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Carbon markets and conservation of biodiversity |
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Seen from the point of view of the buyers, carbon credits bear a striking resemblance to medieval church indulgences in that their immediate effect is not so much to curb the modern-day sin of emitting greenhouse gases, as to ease the conscience of the emitters. Wayne Hancock of Bioversity International argues that, used wisely, carbon trading schemes can not only provide benefits to the farmers receiving them but also play a role in conserving agricultural biodiversity since conserving diversity on farms is not easily achieved through market incentives.
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Should banana streak virus-infected germplasm be distributed? |
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The International Transit Centre, which holds the largest in vitro collection of Musa cultivars and species, only distributes plant material that has been certified free of pathogens and diseases. Andrew Geering, a plant pathologist at the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries in Australia, argues that it should make an exception for material infected with banana streak viruses, as long as approval is granted by the relevant plant protection authority in the importing country. Pierre-Yves Teycheney, a virologist at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development CIRAD argues that there is not enough information to make an informed decision.
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