Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report in situ Conservation and Development: 1. Surveying and inventorying Plant Genetic Resources     For Food and Agriculture   Country Actions taken since mid-1995/Sources of founding Constrains/Needs Opportunities Support required from regional & international organizations East & South Mediterranean Algeria   Information not available Cyprus   • Collection of new specimens • Study of the endemism of Flora of Cyprus • National funding.   Not mentioned   Submission of project proposals at regional level   Promoting and encouraging joint activiteies by developing joint projects   Egypt   The NPGRU was involved during the last 3 years in surveying and inventorying Plant Genetic Resources Not mentioned Several regional projects are under implementation Not mentioned Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   No inventory of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has yet been carried out Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   Update the catalog of the national flora in 1996 Not mentioned Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance for publishing Flora and Morocco Palestine   Scattered information Technical and financial assistance Information gathered in Israel Financial and technical assistance Syria   · 25 missions conducted for surveying PGR · National funding · Financial constraints · Training Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance Tunisia   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Turkey   Surveying and inventorying activities for in situ conservation is undertaken within the framework of in situ Conservation of Genetic Diversity Project of Turkey Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned   West Asia Afghanistan   No action taken   · Need to carry a survey on PGRFA to asses the erosion and identify sites of diversity and vulnerability due to erosion · War constraints   Not mentioned   Financial and technical support   Bahrain   Information not available Iran   Information not available Iraq   Information not available Kuwait   Information not available Oman   No substantial work has been done due to financial limitations   · Financial constraints are the main factor · Qualified personnel in PGR   Not in immediate future · Full financial support · Sending the information of any germplasm material collected from Oman and conserved else-where in the world   Pakistan   · The in-situ conservation and Development activities are more pronounced in the forest sector · Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) prepared   · Insufficient attention paid to ecological criteria and requirements of local communities in these protected areas · Financial problems to implement BAP · The BAP implementation will: Strengthen the protected areas system in Pakistan · Conserve biodiversity outside protected areas   Financial support   Qatar   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Saudi Arabia   Information not available United Arab Emirates   Information not available Yemen   Information not available   Central Asia Armenia   Information not available Azerbaijan   Inventory activities have been carried out Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Inventory activities have been carried out Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned TOC