Notifications
Extension of deadline for sending input for the third meeting
23/04/2015
I have the pleasure to refer to inputs requested by the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing (Working Group)...
Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Sustainable Use - Participation of Observers
13/04/2015
In order to facilitate the participation of each interested stakeholder, the Secretariat will need to receive their requests no later than 6 February 2015, in order to ensure that the...
Extension of deadline for sending inputs for the third meeting
13/04/2015
I have the pleasure to inform you of the extension of the deadline for the provision of the inputs referred in Notification GB6-031 for the consideration of Ad Hoc Open-Ended...
Sixth Session of the Governing Body - Announcement of dates and venue - October 2015
13/04/2015
I have the honour to announce that the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty will be held in Rome, Italy, from 5 to 9 October 2015...
Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing
26/02/2015
I have the honour to solicit relevant available information as contribution to the work of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and...
Call for Funding of the Special Funds for Agreed Purposes and Special Fund for the Participation of Developing Countries
23/01/2015
In connection with Meetings of the Governing Body, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System as well as Activities foreseen under the Work Programme and Budget...
Additional Information on the Fourth High-Level Round Table
23/01/2015
Following the earlier Notification GB6-0021, dated 1 August 2014, this Notification provides additional information on the 4th High-Level Round Table on the Treaty, entitled “The International Treaty, Climate Change and...
Invitation to send information mentioned in Resolution 8/2013 of the Fifth Session of the Governing Body “Implementation of Article 9, Farmers’ Rights
23/01/2015
The purpose of this Notification is to invite Contracting Parties to share with the Secretariat any relevant information on any actions or activities planned or undertaken by your country in...
Treaty-Related Side Events and Agenda Items Scheduled at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-12)
23/01/2015
I have the honour to draw to your attention to some of the side events of major relevance for the Treaty's Programme of Work during the upcoming Twelfth meeting of...
Notifications to the Secretary on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture that are in the Multilateral System
23/01/2015
Through Resolution 1/2013 the Governing Body requested “all Contracting Parties that have not yet done so to urgently notify the Secretary on their plant genetic resources for food and agriculture...
Participation of Observers in the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of MLS
23/01/2015
The Secretariat will need to receive the requests of those wishing to participate in the second meeting of the Working Group in an observer capacity no later than 1 december...
International Treaty turns 10
23/01/2015
The 29th of June 2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of the entry-into-force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). A special celebration will be...
Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing - Dates
23/01/2015
I have the honour to announce that the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing (Working...
Invitation to send information on interrelations between the International Treaty, especially its Article 9, and relevant instruments of UPOV and WIPO, pursuant to Resolution 8/2013
23/01/2015
This Notification invites Contracting Parties, stakeholders, and others to share any relevant information on the identification of interrelations between the International Treaty and relevant instruments of UPOV and WIPO pursuant...
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans under the Convention on Biological Diversity
23/01/2015
The purpose of this notification is to bring to your urgent attention, the ongoing process for the revision of national biodiversity strategies and action plans under the Convention on Biological...
International Treaty Event at International Green Week Berlin 2014: “Sharing the Benefits from Food Plants: the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”
23/01/2015
I am glad to inform you that the Treaty will be holding a small high-level event at the upcoming International Green Week in Berlin on 17 January.
Invitation to Complete and Circulate the Questionnaire on the willingness of the stakeholders to use the Multilateral System
23/01/2015
The purpose of this Notification is to invite all interested stakeholders to complete the questionnaire that the Secretariat will take into account in preparing Study 4 for the second meeting...
Invitation to the Fourth High-Level Round Table
23/01/2015
I am pleased to inform you that the Fourth High-Level Round Table on the International Treaty, “The International Treaty, Climate Change and Food Security,” will take place in New York...
Date and Venue of the Consultation on the Global Information System (COGIS-PGRFA)
23/01/2015
I have the honour to inform you that the Consultation on the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (COGIS-PGRFA) will take place in San Diego,...
Progress with the DivSeek Initiative
23/01/2015
Following up to the earlier notification on the same topic (GB6-017-DivSeek Initiative), I am pleased to report on recent progress made with DivSeek, for close coordination with the International Treaty...