Sowing the seeds for interdisciplinary plant research and development in the Tropical Andes

Olivier Dangles; Silvia Restrepo; Rommel Montúfar

doi:10.1002/ppp3.27

Sowing the seeds for interdisciplinary plant research and development in the Tropical Andes

Olivier Dangles^*, Silvia Restrepo, Rommel Montúfar

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Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

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Abstract

In the Tropical Andes millions of people depend upon the use of wild and domesticated biodiversity for their livelihoods, but the complex interactions between the ecological and social components of the region’s ecosystems remain poorly understood. Better knowledge of these interactions can help provide solutions to reduce poverty in this region. The joint international laboratory on Biodiversity in Natural and Cultivated phytosystems of the Tropical Andes (BIO_INCA) aims to fill crucial gaps in knowledge by advancing research at the interface between biology, ecology, agronomy, social and human science, and economics, which will not only help address the challenge of ecologically sustainable agriculture, but also contribute to United Nations sustainable development goals on Zero hunger and Life on land.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-106
Number of pages	5
Journal	Plants People Planet
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.27
State	Published - 1 Mar 2019

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We warmly thank Rebecca Nelson, Henrik Balslev and Timothy Tranbarger for insightful comments on a previous version of the manuscript, and Quentin Struelens for his help with the graphic design of Figure . We also thank Toby Pennington and an anonymous reviewer for their useful comments on a previous version of the manuscript. We are grateful to all BIO_INCA members for sharing ideas and viewpoints during the launching of the BIO_INCA International Joint Laboratory in Bogotá on March 14–18, 2018. The financial support to OD by the ECOBIO Department of IRD for his stay at Cornell University is greatly appreciated.

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Keywords

Agriculture
Biodiversity in Natural and Cultivated phytosystems of the Tropical Andes (BIO_INCA)
International Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Tropical Andes
United Nations
ecology
phytobiome
sustainable development

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