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Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (NFI-816)
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Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
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NFI-816 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Ad Hoc ITWG on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
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| Legal Framework |
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Origin
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The Working Group was established by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture at its 15th Session in 2015 to guide the preparation of and review the first report on The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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Statutes
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STATUTES
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Cat.1 |
| Purpose |
The Working Group shall:
- review the situation and issues related to aquatic genetic resources for food and agriculture and advise and make recommendations to the Commission on these matters;
- consider the progress made in implementing the Commission’s programme of work on aquatic genetic resources for food and agriculture as well as any other matters referred to the Working Group by the Commission; and
- report to the Commission on its activities.
In order for the Working Group to carry out this mandate, the Commission will assign specific tasks to the Working Group. |
| Secretary |
Mr Matthias Halwart |
| Membership |
The Members of the Working Group shall be elected at each regular session of the Commission and serve until the next regular session of the Commission. In addition, the Commission shall elect at each regular session a list of up to two Alternate Members for each region. Alternate Members will replace, in the order in which they appear on the list, any Member who has resigned and informed the Secretariat accordingly. The elected Members and Alternate Members will be eligible for re-election.
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| Chairperson |
Mr Alexis Peña (Panama) |
| Number of Members |
28 |
| Current term of office |
2017-2019 |
| List of Members |
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Comoros
- Czechia
- Ecuador
- Egypt
| - Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Iraq
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
| - Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Poland
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Togo
- Tonga
- United States of America
| - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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| Languages |
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
CGRFA/WG-AqGR |
| Frequency of Sessions |
The meetings of the Working Group are held when required and no more than once annually. |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
| Web site |
Information available on the following web sites:
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| First Session |
June 2016 |
| Pattern of sessions |
2016 and 2018 |
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| Remarks |
Subsidiary Body of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
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