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Training module on conservation and sustainable use under the International Treaty now available online
23/01/2012
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has just published an educational module on conservation and sustainable use as part of a series...
The International Treaty launches a website with one stop-access for plant genetic resources policy
18/01/2012
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has launched a new website that offers a single one-stop-access point to plant genetic resources information by listing meeting...
FAO says traditional crops key to facing climate change
14/11/2011
Rome – Traditional food crops and other plant varieties worldwide are in urgent need of protection from climate change and other environmental stresses, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Ministers discuss in New York the connections of the Nagoya Protocol and the International Treaty
21/09/2011
Rome/New York - Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Foreign Affairs and well as senior intergovernmental officials from more than 30 countries will discuss tomorrow the close linkages between the Nagoya...
Bioversity International announces the 2012 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships
05/08/2011
Bioversity International has just announced the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships 2012 to carry out research, from 3 to 12 months, on a wide range of biophysical, economic and social themes related to...
Policy makers and senior officials attend a briefing in Rome on the coherent implementation of the International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol
30/06/2011
More than 100 policy makers and seniors officials attending the FAO conference this week were briefed today by the Secretaries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food...
Launch of InforMEA – the United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
14/06/2011
Geneva -The Multilateral Environmental Agreements Information and Knowledge Management Initiative (MEA-IKM), launched today a harmonized information system to assist Parties and the environment community at large to access information...
Collaborating to build capacity for two new treaties on genetic resources
05/06/2011
Montreal - The secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will collaborate to deliver a two-day...
Presentation of the project for the constitution of “Fondazione Archeologia Arborea”
20/05/2011
The Organizing Committee for the constitution of the Italian “Fondazione Archeologia Arborea” will present this plant conservation initiative during a public event that will take place in Milan on 24 May.
The...
Countries approve in Bali additional funding to support on-farm conservation
28/03/2011
At the 4th Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Bali, Indonesia, delegates from 127 countries unanimously approved a resolution on the...
127 Nations Signatories to Global Treaty to Save and Share Crop Diversity
16/03/2011
BALI — According to a report prepared by the Secretariat to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture made available today at the Fourth Session of...
Indonesia First Developing Country to Contribute to Crop Benefit Sharing Fund
15/03/2011
BALI – In a surprise statement at the Ministerial meeting in Bali to strengthen the links between biodiversity, food security and climate change, the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia HE...
First cycle of Treaty Benefit-sharing Fund projects teams farmers with scientists and fields with labs
14/03/2011
Stories have been harvested from the first cycle of Treaty Benefit-sharing Fund projects and are presented in a series of fact sheets now available online at the Treaty Web site....
“Help desk” adds unique level of support to project applicants through series of regional workshops and open phone lines
14/03/2011
The evaluations submitted at the end of the six regional workshops held to support applicants in preparing their proposals for Treaty Benefit-sharing Fund Grants were filled with compliments. To the...
Treaty communication Media Resource Kit being developed
14/03/2011
In response to ongoing calls to help countries improve their ability to increase the visibility of the Treaty and its important role, the Secretariat has begun the development of a...
First of series of Educational Modules for implementing the Treaty launched at GB4 side event
14/03/2011
A series of educational modules to introduce the Treaty to specific stakeholder groups is being prepared under the coordination of the Secretariat. The first module was presented and officially launched...
Farmers’ Rights Consultation identifies gaps and needs Recommendations to be shared with the GB4
14/03/2011
The Global Consultation Conference on Famers’ Rights, held 23–25 November in Addis Ababa brought together 51 participants from 30 countries to look at issues of critical importance in recognizing and...
The European Region announces the inclusion of more than 300 000 accessions in the Multilateral System
14/03/2011
The total number of accessions reported by the European Region to be in the Multilateral System of the Treaty has gone up to 318 000 accessions during the 2010/2011 biennium,...
Experience Andean traditions and crop diversity through Potato Park video posted online
14/03/2011
The Peruvian Benefit-sharing Fund Project, set high in the Andes, comes to life through a video produced by the Secretariat that has been posted online. The video, in Spanish and...
125 project proposals being considered for funding by the Benefit-sharing Fund
14/03/2011
125 project proposals filled with ideas for setting up strategies or action plans, or for organizing on-the-ground activities – all with the overall goal of helping farmers adapt to climate...