Nordic Crop Wild Relative (CWR) Conservation for a More Resilient Agriculture

Abstract

Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) are wild species that are closely related to crops and can be used to adapt agricultural plants to climate change and other future challenges. This project has improved the conservation of CWR in the Nordic region and has made them more accessible to users, such as researchers and plant breeders. It has also increased our understanding of their diversity, distribution, current status, and how climate change could affect them. The project results support ongoing and future conservation efforts, both on the national and regional levels. In addition, Nordic cooperation on CWR has been strengthened, and the project has communicated its findings to a broad audience, including conservation professionals, policymakers, scientists and the interested general public.