Posted April 1999

Report: Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity and Agro-ecosystem Functions

Annex II. Matrix for analysis and synthesis of relevant ongoing activities and instruments

Conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity and the equitable sharing of benefits derived from genetic resources Table: Activities and instruments, including expected outcomes, classified by type of action or instrument (row) and by thematic area (column)
			Institution/Organization/Technical Dept:				Function of Reporting Officer:				Date:
			A		B	C	D	E	F	G	H
	Indicate for each entry: ONGOING (O) or PLANNED (P) Activity		Ecosystem and production system levels (including agroforestry systems and wild-life habitats and border habitats)[15]		Air and climatic factors, land and water resources (including land use pressures)	Plant genetic resources including agroforestry species, wild species and wild sources of food (aquatic/ terrestrial)[16]	Animal genetic resources including wild species, and wild sources of food (aquatic/ terrestrial)	Microbial genetic resources (aquatic/ terrestrial)	Farm inputs and biocontrol organisms	Traditional knowledge (including know-ledge systems of indigenous and local communities)	Marketing conditions and forces including trade issues
1.	Data/information systems
2.	Identification and characterization
3.	Indicator development, monitoring and assessment
4.	Identification and development of methods and approaches (survey and research)
5.	Identification and development of best practices & technologies (survey and research)
6.	Capacity building/training
7.	Education/awareness
8.	Networks and partnerships (farmers; communities; private & public sectors)
9.	Support to national strategies, programmes, action plans
10.	Legislation, codes of conduct and policy development

Notes

16. Columns to be subdivided as appropriate e.g. plants and trees: cereal/leguminous/pasture/industrial/horticultural crops... trees... agroforestry species, etc.