Presentation on Tree Diversity Day, 11 October 2012, at the 11th CBD Conference of Parties in Hyderabad, India

1. CoP"11"Convention"on"Biological"Diversity"
International"Centre"for"Research"in"Agroforestry"
(ICRAF)"
Hyderabad,)11)October)2012)
Biodiversity"and"Agro8forestry"
M"S"Swaminathan,"FRS"
UNESCO'Chair'in'Ecotechnology'
M'S'Swaminathan'Research'Foundation,'Chennai,'India'

2. Agroforestry"Systems"

3. Combating"Hidden"Hunger"/"Moringa"oleifera"
Annual"Moringa"
Variety"
developed"at"the"
Tamil"Nadu"
Agricultural"
University"
Promote"the"Consumption"of"Millet"and"Moringa

4. Rich"source"
of"Vitamin"C"

5. Leucaena"leucocephala"(Subabul"in"India)"
Genetic"homogeneity"
enhances"genetic"
vulnerability"to"pests""

6. Mitigating"Climate"Change":""
Role"of"Terrestrial"Carbon"Banks"
o Global'net'primary'productivity'(NPP)'='120'Gt/c/year'
o Most' of' it' is' returned' to' the' atmosphere' through' plant' and'
soil'respiration'
o If'10%'of'NPP'is'retained'in'the'terrestrial'biosphere'(ie,'soil,'
plants,' wetlands,' mangrove' ecosystems)' ,' 12' Gt/c/year' can'
become'part'of'a'terrestrial'carbon'bank'
o Increasing'soil'C'pool'by'1'ton'c/ha/year'in'the'root'zone'can'
increase'food'production'by'30'to'50'million'tonnes'
Source:(Dr(Rattan(Lal(

7. Mitigation"(Reducing"Green"Gas"Emissions)"
Carbon'dioxide' Reducing' deforestation' and' forest '
' d e g r a d a t i o n' a n d' p r o m o t i n g'
afforestation'(REDD)'
'
Methane' Biogas'Plants'
'
Nitrous'Oxide' Neem'Coated'Urea'
A"Biogas"Plant,"a"few"Fertilizer"Tress"and"a"
Farm"Pond"in"every"Farm"

8. Agro8Forestry"System"involving"Fertilizer"
Trees""
Building"Soil"Carbon"Banks"

9. 19 varieties of Yam in 4 species were in Cultivation (as of
2006) but less than 5 in rural market and none in
urban market
Dioscorea alata
1. Inchikachil I & II`
2. Kuzhikavithu I
3.
4.
Kuzhikavithu II
Quintalkachil I
Life Saving Crops
5. Quintalkachil II
6. Anakomban in Wayanad
7. Kaduvakkayyan
8. Urulan kachil
9. Kuppathottikizhangu
10. Elivalankachil
11. Neendi/Veetukizhangu
12. Vella kachil I & II
13. Chorakachil/cherakachil/chuvappukachil/ Neela kachil I, II & III
Dioscorea esculenta
14. Nanakizhangu
15. Vella Enchi kachil
16. Mullan Kachil
Dioscorea rotundata
17.Africankachil
18. Thoonankachi
Dioscorea bulbifera
19. Erachikachil/Adathappu
Convention"on"Biological"Diversity"

10. Mixed"Cropping"–"Coping"Mechanism"Against""
Natural"Calamities"
Kolli"Hills,"Tamil"Nadu"
Climate"Smart"Nutri"Cereals"

11. Herbal"Biovalley"
The' goal' of' the' Biovalley' is' to' promote'
biohappiness'among'tribal'families'through'
integrated' attention' to' the' conservation,'
sustainable'use'and'equitable'sharing'of'the'
bioresources' of' the' area' leading' to' health,'
work' and' income' security.' Conservation'
Farming' will' include' steps' for' soil' health'
enhancement,' harvesting' and' efVicient' use'
of'rain'water'and'saving'and'using'plants'for'
saving'lives'and'strengthening'livelihoods.'
Linking'Biodiversity,'Biotechnology'and'Business'in'a'
mutually'reinforcing'manner'
Biovalley'is'to'Biotechnology'(BT),'what'Silicon'
Valley'is'to'Information'Technology'(IT)'

12. Rio"+"20"(2012)"
Convert'bioresources'into'jobs'
and'income'in'an'
environmentally'sustainable'
and'socially'equitable'manner'
Breaking'the'dichotomy'
between'the'property'of'Nature'
and'poverty'of'people'

13. ""Fighting"Genetic"Anemia"
Community'Gene'&'Seed'Banks'
National'Gene'Bank'
A"similar"Seed"Vault"has"
Svalbard'–'' been"established"by"DRDO"
Global'Seed'Vault' at"Chang"La"in"the"
Himalayas"
Conservation'continuum'

14. Genetic"Garden"of"HALOPHYTES"at"Vedaranyam"
Converting"Sea"Water"into"Fresh"Water"through"Halophytes"
Obligatory'halophytes' Facultative'halophytes'
Tolerate'high'concentration' Most'of'the'species'tolerate'
of'sodium'salts' only'moderate'level'of'salinity'
' '
>'3'times'of'seawater'salinity' Reproduction'requires'low'
' saline'condition'
Even'demand'high'NaCl'for'' '
survival'and'reproduction' Mangroves'
' '
1560'species' 60'species'

15. Agro8Aqua"farming"with"sea"water"

16. Sea"Water"Farming"
Rhizophora"plantation"
Sesuvium"plantation"
"
A""halophyte"
"

18. Traditional"Wisdom"
The"sky"is"held"up"by"trees."
If"the"forest"disappears,"the"
sky"which"is"the"roof"of"the"
world" collapses." Nature"
a n d" m a n" t h e n" p e r i s h"
together"
Amerindian)song)
Guyana)