{"id":13680,"date":"2026-06-20T12:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/glflive-on-gene-banks-and-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:36:50","slug":"glflive-on-gene-banks-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/glflive-on-gene-banks-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"GLFLive on gene banks and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a> Germplasm Health Unit, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/kumar-lava\/\">Lava Kumar<\/a>, will be participating at the next GLF Live, which will take place on 13 May. Landscape News\u00a0of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/\">Global Landscapes Forum<\/a> (GLF) is organizing this series of live interviews with experts examining the linkages between COVID-19 and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLF.jpg\" alt=\"GLFLive on gene banks and COVID-19\" width=\"1900\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This edition of GLF Live will focus on the relationship between COVID-19, genebanks, and the conservation of seeds. The Director General of World Agroforestry (ICRAF),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldagroforestry.org\/board-member\/tony-simons\">Tony Simons<\/a>, will be anchoring the session and other participants will include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croptrust.org\/staff\/charlotte-lusty\/\">Charlotte Lusty<\/a>, Head of Programs and Genebank Platform Coordinator at Crop Trust and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icrisat.org\/team\/dr-vania-azevedo\/\">Vania Azevedo<\/a>, Genebank Head at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GLF is the world\u2019s largest knowledge-led platforms on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum is led by CIFOR, in collaboration with co-founders UNEP, the World Bank, and Charter Members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register for this session of GLF Live here: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.globallandscapesforum.org\/44298\/glf-live-with-tony-simons-charlotte-lusty-lava-kumar-and-vania-azevedo\/\">https:\/\/news.globallandscapesforum.org\/44298\/glf-live-with-tony-simons-charlotte-lusty-lava-kumar-and-vania-azevedo\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of IITA Germplasm Health Unit, Lava Kumar, will be participating at the next GLF Live, which will take place on 13 May. 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