This chapter discusses ex situ conservation approaches; why an effective in situ/ex situ link is critical; ex situ material as a source for in situ population enhancement; ex situ safety duplication; complementary conservation; genetic diversity utilization; practical considerations and decision...

This paper discusses the explicit recognition to the role of indigenous communities to both accumulation and conservation (in situ, ex situ and on-farm) of knowledge and information on plant genetic diversity. In addition, a case study on the contribution of farming families in Kolli Hills, Tamil...

The need for the conservation of Arabica coffee in the forests of southwestern Ethiopia is discussed. Beginning with the geographic and genetic origin of coffee, the diversity of the gene pools, human impacts on the forest landscape, and the current conservation status of coffee are also discussed. ...