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36) Crop wild relatives - actions needed to assure conservation of an important genetic resource
This policy brief recommends eight specific actions to assure conservation of important crop wild relatives (CWR) in Nordic region. CWRs are wild species closely related to crops and they can contain many important traits missing from modern cultivars. Because of this, they can be used in adaptation...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
37) EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) initiatives relevant to Genetic Resources - GenRes Bridge project webinar
Run-up webinar series for the GenRes Bridge project Feedback Workshop on the European Genetic Resources Strategy. In this webinar, Pierre Schellekens highlights the initiatives of the EU relevant to Genetic Resources. Read more about the Feedback Workshop here...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
38) The National Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Wild Relatives of Crops and Wild Plants for Food Use (PSC-PSUA).
The Ministry of Agriculture of Spain published a series of videos on their new strategy for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives. This resources is a technical video in Spanish on the National Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Wild Relatives of Crops and Wild Plants for Food Use (PSC-PSUA)....
Category: Strategies and Action Plans
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2024
39) Nordic Ministerial Declaration: Access and Rights to Genetic Resources
Due to the international developments described above, the Nordic countries must now assess the legal status of Nordic genetic resources. This includes determining if genetic resources shall be private or public property, and whether the ownership rights to genetic resources follow the ownership rights...
Category: Agreements/Principles/Declarations
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2003
40) Farmers’ Crop Varieties and Farmers’ Rights: Challenges in taxonomy and law
Over the last 50 years there has been a growing appreciation of the important role that farmers play in the development and conservation of crop genetic diversity, and the contribution of that diversity to agro-ecosystem resilience and food security. This book examines policies that aim to increase the...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Africa; Asia; Global; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America
Publication year: 2016