International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


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Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing

08/12/2014 - 11/12/2014

The Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 December 2014, including regional and inter-regional consultations. The Co-Chairs of the Working Group are Dr. Bert Visser and Mr. Modesto Fernández. The venue of the meeting was the Palais des Nations.

Programme of the Information Seminar on Innovative Approaches (8 December at 15:00) & PRESENTATIONS

Supporting Documents for Synoptic Study 1

Supporting Documents for Synoptic Study 3

Supporting Documents for Synoptic Study 4

The New Interface of the On-line Computer Tool

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Draft Provisional Agenda

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Annotated draft provisional agenda and provisional indicative timetable

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Synoptic Study 1: Estimating Income To Be Expected From Possible Changes In The Provisions Governing The Functioning Of The Multilateral System

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Synoptic Study 2: Policy And Legal Study On The Feasibility And Effects Of Changes To The Multilateral System

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Synoptic Study 3: An Analysis On How To Enhance Mechanisms For Capacity-Building, Technology-Transfer And Information-Exchange

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Synoptic Study 4 : Consultation with Stakeholder Groups

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List of documents

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Information Note for Participants

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The Current Status Of The Multilateral System Of Access And Benefit-Sharing

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Facilitator's Summary: Informal Stakeholder Workshop on Multilateral System of the International Treaty – Meridian Institute

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CGIAR services to enhance capacity building, technology transfer and information-exchange related to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

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Background Study 1

Estimating Income to be expected from possible changes in the Provisions Governing the functioning of the Multilateral System

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Background Study 4

An in-depth analysis of the factors that influence the willingness of stakeholder groups to make contributions to the Benefit-sharing Fund and to access plant genetic resources for food and agriculture from the Multilateral System

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IT/OWG-EFMLS-2/14/Report

Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing

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