Dr. Mauricio Diazgranados, Chief Science Officer and Dean of Science, leads the strategic positioning and planning for Science at NYBG. His research in plant and fungal diversity supports communities in locations and economies where nutritional, income, and biodiversity issues are of paramount importance. His projects focus on studying utilized, neglected, and under-utilized plants, their main threats and conservation status, and their sustainable use, primarily in the Tropics.
Global Conservation Consortium of Food Plants
February 4, 2026
5 p.m. | Online
The Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP) is a collaborative initiative led by NYBG and partners to safeguard the world’s food plant diversity. It coordinates global networks, develops conservation strategies, builds capacity, and ensures equitable data and knowledge sharing to secure crops and their wild relatives for future food security.
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About the Speakers
Dr. Alex McAlvay, Kate E. Tode Assistant Curator in the Center for Plants, People, and Culture at NYBG, researches human-plant relationships through genomic, ecological, and ethnobotanical approaches. His current projects span the revitalization of traditional cropping systems in Ethiopia and Georgia, the ecology of Pacific Northwest Forest gardens, Shinnecock Nation traditional prescribed burning practices, connections between endangered languages and ethnobotany in Western Mexico, and the evolutionary history of Brassica crops.
Location Online
Location Online