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What is Agrodiversity
… biodiversity, also known as agrobiodiversity or the genetic resources for food and agriculture, includes: … Crop species/varieties Livestock and fish species Plant/animal germplasm Soil organisms in cultivated areas … TO AGROBIODIVERSITY * Since the 1900s, some 75 percent of plant genetic diversity has been lost as farmers worldwide …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The issue: biosafety 5 Box 4. History 6 Box 5. Examples of genetic modification 9 IV Cross-cutting issues 11 Box 6. … to specific aspects of its imple- mentation. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (adopted 1951, amended … (UNEP), Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) – Information Resource for the Release of Organisms (IRRO) …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The issue: biosafety 5 Box 4. History 6 Box 5. Examples of genetic modification 9 IV Cross-cutting issues 11 Box 6. … to specific aspects of its imple- mentation. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (adopted 1951, amended … (UNEP), Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) – Information Resource for the Release of Organisms (IRRO) …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… � Acronyms ABS Access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits … to building awareness of the key role played by women in resource management and benefit distribution. 12 Section II … a key role in the selection, improvement and adaptation of plant varieties often managing a very diverse range of …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 1.5 Ecological and Genetic Implications … 22 vi 2.4.2 International Plant Protection Convention (1951) … 22 2.4.3 Regional Plant Protection Organisations … of loss of biodiversity and environmental and natural resource damage. As a result, the introduction of alien …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… a study to identify how the rights of farmers over their plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge, also known as … undertaken by GFAR to better reconcile farmers’ rights and plant breeders’ rights in the intellectual assets principles …
Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)
… 5.2 Social feasibility 5.3 Regulatory compliance 5.4 Resource availability Contents of Guidelines V Figure 1. The … for instance by increasing population size, by increasing genetic diversity, or by increasing the representation of … for animal movement and those of the International Plant Protection Convention7 may facilitate importation …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… decision-making around the trade-offs involved in finite resource allocation 38 5.9 Resolving critical uncertainty … Group: Robert Lacy, Kathy Traylor-Holzer. Medicinal Plant Specialist Group: Danna Leaman. Wildlife Health … further in Annex 4. Genetics An understanding of the genetic population struc- ture of planned species may be very …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… national accounts of biodiversity-related natural resource stocks (such as forests and water) and where … mammals and amphibians is still increasing (Target 12). Genetic diversity of domesticated livestock is eroding, with … cultivated plants is maintained 3 Ex situ collections of plant genetic resources continue to improve, albeit with some …