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Printed copies of the Report of the Fourth Session are available upon request
16/02/2012
The Secretariat can make printed copies of the Report of the Fourth Session available upon request to participants of the Governing Body, national focal points and other government officials in...
The Secretary of the Treaty talks about the 2009-2011 projects funded by the BSF
16/02/2012
In this short video the Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Dr Shakeel Bhatti talks about the Treaty's Benefit-sharing Fund and how it...
The Treaty calls for submissions on Farmers’ Rights from Contracting Parties and Relevant organizations
16/02/2012
The Governing Body has invited Contracting Parties and other relevant organizations to submit views, experiences and best practices on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights as set out in Article 9....
The Benefit-sharing Fund: a new approach towards building partnerships
16/02/2012
Since the launch of the first call for proposals by the Benefit Sharing Fund (BSF) in 2009, there has been a significant increase in the size of the Fund’s portfolio....
The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food visits the International Treaty
16/02/2012
The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Prof. Olivier de Schutter, visited the International Treaty on 17 January to discuss with the Secretary of the International Treaty, Dr Shakeel...
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...