17th Session 2019	18th Session 2021	19th Session 2023	20th Session 2025	21th Session 2027
Sectoral matters
Animal genetic resources (AnGR)		Review of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for AnGR		Presentation of The Third Report on the State of the World’s AnGR	Review of the Global Plan of Action for AnGR
Aquatic genetic resources (AqGR)	Presentation of the finalized State of the World’s AqGR	Consideration of the draft Global Plan of Action for AqGR			Review of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for AqGR
Forest genetic resources (FGR)	Review of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of FGR		Presentation of The Second Report on the State of the World’s FGR	Review of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of FGR
Micro-organisms and invertebrates (MIGR)		Review of work on MIGR		Review of work on MIGR
Plant genetic resources (PGR)	Review of status and trends of seed policies		Presentation of The Third Report on the State of the World’s PGR		Review of implementation of the (Second) Global Plan of Action for PGR
Cross-sectoral matters
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (SoW BFA)	Follow-up to SoW BFA	Follow-up to SoW BFA	Follow-up to SoW BFA		Follow-up to SoW BFA and presentation of The Second Report on the State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Access and benefit-sharing (ABS)	Develop explanatory notes for subsectors of GRFA to complement the ABS Elements	Review of work on ABS		Review of work on ABS
Biotechnologies		Review of the work on biotechnologies for the conservation and sustainable use of GRFA		Review of the work on biotechnologies for the conservation and sustainable use of GRFA
“Digital sequence information” (“DSI”) on genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA)	Consider the use of “DSI" on GRFA and the potential implications for conservation, sustainable use and ABS of GRFA		Consider the use of “DSI" on GRFA and the potential implications for conservation, sustainable use and ABS of GRFA		Consider the use of “DSI" on GRFA and the potential implications for conservation, sustainable use and ABS of GRFA
Climate change**		Review of work on climate change and GRFA	Review of draft questions on climate change and GRFA Review of revised Voluntary Guidelines		Review of work on climate change and GRFA
Nutrition and Health	Review of work on GRFA and nutrition	Concept note on biodiversity for food and agriculture and human health	Review of work on GRFA and nutrition and health		Review of work on GRFA and nutrition and health
Management	Progress report/review of the Strategic Plan Reporting on SDGs	Options paper for future organization of work	Progress report/review of the Strategic Plan Reporting on SDGs		Progress report/review of the Strategic Plan Reporting on SDGs

Note: As reviewed by the Commission at its Seventeenth Session in the light of comments received from its intergovernmental technical working groups. *The term is taken from decision CBD COP XIII/16 and is subject to further discussion. There is a recognition that there are a multiplicity of terms that have been used in this area (including, inter alia, “genetic sequence data”, “genetic sequence information”, “genetic information”, “dematerialized genetic resources”, “in silico utilization”, etc.) and that further consideration is needed regarding the appropriate term or terms to be used.
**As updated by the Commission at its Eighteenth Regular Session (CGRFA-18/21/Report, Appendix B).