For the current year, 2015, the Commission has invited countries to report to FAO on activities carried out that contribute to the implementation of the Second GPA using these adopted indicators and reporting format. The Governing Body of the International Treaty at its 5th Session also requested its Contracting Parties and stakeholders to report on their implementation activities to the Governing Body using the indicators for monitoring the implementation of the Second GPA and relevant reporting formats for consideration at the International Treaty’s Sixth and Seventh Sessions.
Data provided by countries will be used to produce a global assessment of the implementation of the Second GPA which will be reviewed by the Commission’s Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on PGR at its Eighth Session in June 2016. Countries’ reporting will also contribute to the development of a composite index for each of the three PGRFA targets and to generate a synthetic snapshot of the state of the conservation and use of PGRFA and of the requisite national capacities for these activities.