Letter K/X/AGPD-806
02/08/2011
The Governing Body took a number of decisions that require action by Contracting Parties. The purpose of this communication is to bring to the attention of Contracting Parties those decisions...
NCP GB4 National Focal Points
02/08/2011
Significant correspondence concerning the implementation of the International Treaty is being addressed to Contracting Parties on a regular basis. In order to facilitate the rapid distribution of such correspondence to...
NIO GB4 Invitation Partners BSF
02/08/2011
The Secretary assists the Governing Body to establish and maintain cooperation with other relevant international organizations, including their participation in the Funding Strategy of the Treaty and its Benefit-sharing Fund....
Invitation to submit views and experiences on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights
02/08/2011
The Secretary of the International Treaty invites Contracting Parties and other relevant organizations to submit views and experiences on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights, as set out in Article 9...
Invitation to comply with the Governing Body's requests related to the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
02/08/2011
The Secretary of the International Treaty invites Contracting Parties and other relevant organizations to submit, as appropriate, all the information requested by the Third Session of the Governing Body in...
Call for Proposals 2010: Benefit-sharing Fund - text adopted by Bureau
02/08/2011
The text of the Call for Proposals 2010 has been revised on 6 August 2010. The text previously published did not contain all the modifications made by the Bureau of...
Invitation to provide information relating to the Funding Strategy of the International Treaty
02/08/2011
The Secretary of the International Treaty invites Contracting Parties and non-Contracting Parties to submit information in relation to financial resources of the Funding Strategy that are not under the control...
Extension of deadline for submitting pre-proposals under the Call for Proposals 2010
02/08/2011
The Secretary of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is pleased to inform that the deadline for submitting pre-proposals under the...
Notification: NCPO GB4 Invitation
02/08/2011
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has the honour to extend an invitation to attend the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the...
Third Party Beneficiary Procedures - Nomination of Experts
02/08/2011
The purpose of this notification is to bring to your attention decisions that are addressed to Contracting Parties in relation to the compilation of a list of experts in accordance...
Location of the Headquarters of the Global Crop Diversity Trust
03/08/2011
I have the honour to inform Contracting Parties of the recent decision taken by the Executive Board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust concerning the location of the headquarters of...
Ministerial Breakfast Briefing in New York on 22 September 2011
25/08/2011
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have the honor to inform...
Capacity Building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing
19/09/2011
I am pleased to inform you that a capacity building workshop on access and benefit-sharing will be held on 29-30 October 2011, in Montreal, Canada, back to back with the...
Contracting Parties and relevant organizations are invited to submit views, experiences and best practices on the implementation of Article 9 - Farmers’ Rights
20/09/2011
The Governing Body at its Fourth Session invited Contracting Parties and other relevant organizations to, within the next twelve months, submit: Views, experiences and best practices on the implementation of...
Contributions due to the Core Administrative Budget and amounts due to the Working Capital Reserve
19/12/2011
This notification refers to the Resolution 9/2011 of the Report of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body and to the Indicative Scale of Contributions for the biennium 2012-13 adopted...
Third Joint Capacity Building Workshop on Access and Benefit-Sharing
08/02/2012
I am pleased to inform you that a capacity building workshop on access and benefit-sharing will be held on 30 June – 1 July 2012, at the Vigyan Bhawan Convention...
Contribution to the Benefit-sharing Fund in the context of a new e-licensing platform
19/03/2012
The Secretary of the International Treaty has the honour to inform Contracting Parties of the launching by Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Syngenta) of a new e-licensing platform that generates contributions...
Launch of Easy-SMTA
16/05/2012
The Secretariat of the International Treaty is pleased to announced that a new version of the Information Technology Tool in support of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of...
Workshop to discuss a platform for the co-development and transfer of technologies
06/08/2012
Through resolution 3/2011 the Governing Body emphasized the need to raise the profile the Benefit-sharing Fund of the Treaty and invited Contracting Parties and other relevant stakeholder to explore innovative...
Letter re-inviting Contracting Parties and relevant organizations to submit views, experiences and best practices on the implementation of Article 9 - Farmers’ Rights
06/08/2012
The Treaty Secretariat posted a notification on the website of the Treaty on 21 September 2011 inviting Contracting, international relevant organizations and National Focal Points to submit views, experiences and...