Biodiversity for food security

The Tropical Rainforest Living Collection (TRLC) Merisuli team works on the entire process of rainforest restoration — from seed surveys, nursery management, tree planting, to maintenance and census of the planted trees.

AS the planet warms, the need for biodiversity in food crops will become increasingly important as we search for strains and varieties that are able to tolerate the heat, can grow in different environments and can fend of the different pests and diseases that a warmer planet may bring.

This information is mostly contained in the genotypes of wild varieties and strains of our favourite foods. We are being forced to look past the few crops that are globally relied on for human consumption and start planning for a future where these existing crops may become less viable.