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Crop Wild Relatives - the wild ancestors of our modern crops

- The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) has released a new globally agreed standard for data exchange on crop wild relatives (CWR).

ABS post-2020: What is needed?

- The 10th anniversary of the Nagoya Protocol is an occasion to reflect on the implementation and effectiveness of the international regulations on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out…

Forest of the year 2020

- For the ninth time, the Bund Deutscher Forstleute awards the title "Forest of the Year". The 2020 award goes to the Ivenacker Oaks in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Job advertisement

- The Information and Coordination Centre for Biodiversity is seeking reinforcement in the field of animal genetic resources.

Invasive species: public participation started

- The EU Regulation No. 1143/2014 requires the implementation into national law. The action plans for the priority pathways of invasive species are now available for comment.