Central and West Asia and North Africa Regional Meeting Report THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION. NATIONAL REPORT: SULTANATE OF OMAN Please also indicate the following: Is there a national program for PGFRA (Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture)?. If yes, please give date established. Who is the national coordinator?. NO.   Is there a national committee for PGFRA? If yes, please give the date established and date the committee last met. Who is the chairperson?. NO.   Has there been a national workshop of PGFRA? If yes, when it was held? And please attach a copy of the report, if available. NO.   Please indicate whether/how activities on crop genetic resources are coordinated with forest genetic resources and animal genetic resources. NA.   Please indicate whether the national committee/program on PGRFA has been involved in the drafting and implementation of the national report and action plans for the Convention on Biological Diversity. NA.   Please indicate whether/how the following are involved in the national committee/program on PGRFA. farmers. plant breeders. private sector. NGOs. Universities. NA.   Please summarize briefly the changes the have occurred since 1995 in the national policy and legislation in the area of biodiversity and genetic resources for food and agriculture. Please include any relevant changes in legislation related to patents, plant breeders rights or other sui generis rights, seed legislation, nature protection, the status of reserves, the status of institutions and collections, special subsidies to farmers who contribute to conserving and sustainable using genetic resources, etc. Three Royal decrees issued for natural protection in national parks.   TOC