Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report in situ Conservation and Development: 4. Promoting in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild plants     for food production   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   No measures taken as yet Not mentioned Submission of project proposals at regional level Promoting and encouraging joint activities by developing joint projects Egypt   · One of the 3 projects (Germplasm for Arid Land) might deal specifically with this subject · International funding Not mentioned Regional collaboration Financial and technical assistance Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   Attention of the concerned National Services was drawn up on the necessity of taking into account wild crop relatives in the management plans of the protected areas (study in 1994)   Lack of funds to implement the management plans of the protected areas   Not mentioned   Technical and financial assistance for implementing the management plan of protected areas   Palestine   · Through implementation of several regional projects related to the Peace process initiatives · International funds   Technical assistance   Development of Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan   Financial and Technical assistance   Syria   · Efficient measures are taken through supporting, protecting & providing work inputs for reserves · Conservation of endangered species initiated by ICARDA · National and international funding   Financial constraints   · Integration with forest and animal genetic resources · Regional and international collaboration   Financial and technical support   Tunisia   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Turkey   Establishment of in situ Gene Management Zones (GMZ) for conserving wild crop relatives Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned   West Asia Afghanistan   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Bahrain   Information not available Iran   Information not available Iraq   Information not available Kuwait   Information not available Oman   · Three royal decrees issued for natural protection in national parks · No substantial work has been done after 1995 due to financial limitations   · Qualified national personnel in plant genetic resources · Financial constraints   Not in immediate future   Financial and technical supports   Pakistan   Biodiversity Action Plan (Plan) prepared Lack of funding to implement the BAP The BAP implementation will: Strengthen the in situ conservation of wild crop relatives 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   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Wild relatives and wild species have been studied and recommended for introduction in Botanical Gardens Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned TOC