Launch of The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Follow-up to the Seventeenth Regular Session of the Commission. English Arabic French Russian Spanish

Accra, Ghana The United Nations has proclaimed 22 May The International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This year, the celebrations for the International Day for Biological Diversity focus on biodiversity as the foundation for our food and health and a key catalyst to...

The Seventeenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) met in Rome, Italy, from 18 to 22 February 2019. The Report of the Seventeenth Regular Session is available here.     

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