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La Resolución Directoral N° D000129-2026-MIDAGRI-SERFOR-DGGSPFFS-DGSPF autoriza la colecta de muestras de las especies de flora silvestre correspondientes a los 44 géneros y 8 especies y el acceso a los recursos genéticos y sus derivados de: Amaranthus, Ochoterenaea, Schinopsis, Thevetia, Bidens, Eclipta, Conyza, Ambrosia, Arrabidaea, Jacaranda, Morisonia, Cleome, Carica, Escallonia, Tetrorchidium, Acalypha, Bauhinia, Amburana, Senegalia, Pterocarpus, Zygia,Minthostachys, Hyptis, Ceiba, Pseudobombax, Ficus, Brosimum, Castilla, Piper, Triplaris, Coccoloba, Rumex, Drypetes, Polylepis, Alseis, Elaeagia, Macrocnemum, Cinchona, Serjania, Dodonaea, Cestum, Acnistus, Equisetum, Trattinickia lawrencei, Manilkara bidentata, Eugenia subterminalis, Oryctanthus alveolatus, Psittacanthus subalatus, Banara arguta, Lantana reptans, Sterculia frondosa, Sommera sabiceoides. Las muestras de flora silvestre proceden de condiciones in situ de las siguientes localidades: - Campo Verde, provincia de Coronel Portillo, departamento de Ucayali; - San Carlos, provincia de Bongará, departamento de Amazonas; - Río Negro/Satipo, provincia de Chanchamayo, departamento de Junín; - San Ramón, provincia de Chanchamayo, departamento de Junín; - Tambopata, provincia de Tambopata, departamento de Madre de Dios; - Oxapampa, provincia de Oxapampa, departamento de Pasco, - Tarapoto, provincia de San Martín, departamento de San Martín; - La banda de Shilcayo, provincia de San Martín, departamento de San Martín; - Juan Guerra, provincia de San Martín, departamento de San Martín.
Recherche - Ressources génétiques: All is fair in love and war: adaptive chemical diversity, and its role in mimicry and ecological speciation – SEXBOMB (ANR-21-CE02-0008-01) Our understanding of how biodiversity comes about is surprisingly limited. Studies of ecological adaptation and speciation can be useful but have focused almost exclusively on conspicuous visual or auditory signals, and replicated studies across species and adaptive traits are needed to understand the ubiquitousness and conditions under which local adaptation can lead to speciation. Here I propose to assess the role and importance of chemical signal composition, a generally overlooked and inconspicuous trait, in a tribe of chemically defended butterflies (Ithomiini:Nymphalidae) showing remarkable ecological flexibility and novelty. The current project proposes to 1) disentangle the role of evolutionary history and ecological adaptation, 2) determine how chemical composition relates to other functional and ecological traits, and 3) ascertain how receivers, be they predators and/or potential mates, influence chemical signal composition, potentially driving mimicry and ecological speciation.
Recherche - Ressources génétiques: Projet URBILOT - Compréhension de la structure et du fonctionnement des communautés benthiques influencées par les activités anthropiques - Distribution biogéographique des espèces synanthropiques.
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Nine ABS products developed under ABS Framework in 2025
The National Biodiversity Centre conducted the first day of a two-day awareness program for the tourism sector on 17 March 2026 at Serbithang. The program covered biodiversity conservation, global and national biodiversity frameworks, biopiracy, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol, and Bhutan's Access and Benefit Sharing mechanisms. Participants also visited NBC's biodiversity facilities and the Biodiversity Interpretation Centre and Orchidarium at the Royal Botanical Garden, Serbithang. The program aims to enhance awareness and encourage the tourism sector to actively contribute to biodiversity conservation and documentation through the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (BBP).
Bhutan Launched Ten (10) new Bioprospecting Products developed under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Framework
As part of the larger consultation and validation for the preparation of the First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, an awareness programme was conducted for the wider stakeholders at the national and subnational level. Two objectives were achieved through this innitiative: Consultation and validation of the report, creating awereness on on the Nagoya Protocol and ABS innitiatives in Bhutan
