Notifications
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...
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...
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...
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 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 provide comments
21/01/2015
As part of the ongoing cooperation between the secretariats of the International Treaty and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) I have the honour to provide the following information to you,...
Invitation to send input for the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System
14/01/2015
The purpose of this Notification is therefore to invite (1) Working Group Members to submit the above mentioned textual elements; (2) stakeholders of the seed sector to provide proposals for...
Steering Committee Discusses action plan for the Near East and the North Africa
16/07/2014
FAO hosts the first Steering Committee to discuss the implementation of the Near East and North Africa Action Plan for the Benefit-Sharing Fund in the Near East and North Africa...
Information about the DivSeek Initiative
30/05/2014
I am pleased to inform you about DivSeek, an initiative which, with the support of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, is grouping relevant experts of the global plant community around...
Invitation to complete two questionnaires - Synergies Project UNEP
08/05/2014
UNEP would appreciate responses to this questionnaire by the end of 6 June 2014, in order to prepare an analysis as a basis for discussion at a workshop later in...
Observers to the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing
24/04/2014
The Terms of Reference of the Working Group, which are contained in Resolution 2/2013, stipulate that Contracting Parties which have no representatives on the Working Group may participate, upon request...
Announcement of the First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing
08/04/2014
I have the honour to announce that the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing (Working...
Inputs for the Consultation on the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (COGIS-PGRFA)
21/03/2014
I have the honour to draw your attention to the opportunity to provide relevant available information as contribution to the work of the Consultation on the Global Information System on...
Call for Proposals 2014: Benefit-sharing Fund
07/03/2014
Any governmental or non-governmental organization, including farmers and farmers’ organizations, genebanks and research institutions, as well as regional and international organizations, based in eligible countries that are Contracting Parties to...
Information relating to the implementation on Article 6 of the Treaty: Sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources
07/03/2014
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...
Call for Nominations to Participate in the Second Workshop for the Strengthening of the Capacities of National Programs on Plant Genetic Resources in Latin America (CAPFITOGEN)
24/02/2014
The Secretariat of the International Treaty is pleased to announce the call for nominations to participate in the Second Workshop for the Strengthening of the Capacities of National Programs on...
Call for Funding of the Special Funds in connection with Activities foreseen under the Work Programme and Budget 2014-15
06/02/2014
The purpose of this notification is to inform Contracting Parties of the current depletion of funds and to invite them to make contributions to the Special Funds in support of...