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Visit us at Green Week in Berlin!

- The Information and Coordination Center for Biological Diversity will once again be represented with a stand at Green Week in Berlin this year. Our team will be presenting a range of rare and endangered plant and animal species to…

Crop diversity in the international spotlight

- Celebrate with us the Global Crop Diversity Day on November 21st in Peru, at the international center for potato diversity. In the run-up to the 11th Governing Body Session of the Plant Treaty, researchers, politicians, and…

English version of the German National Strategy for Genetic Resources now available!

- The English version of the German “National Strategy on Genetic Resources for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries” is available just in time for the meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources of the Food and Agriculture…

Status quo of the implementation of the EU Animal Breeding Legislation for endangered livestock breeds

- The EU Reference Centre for Endangered Animal Breeds has published a report on the implementation of the EU Animal Breeding Legislation with regard to endangered breeds.

Hesse expands funding for endangered livestock breeds

- The breeding of 18 endangered indigenous breeds of livestock such as horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats is now subsidised throughout the state of Hesse. A total of 13 new breeds have been included in the subsidy guidelines.…

Agriculture and nature conservation go hand in hand to preserve biodiversity

- Opinion paper of the Advisory Board on Animal Genetic Resources on landscape conservation and contract-based nature conservation with endangered native livestock breeds

Combining animal breeding and animal welfare to preserve biodiversity

- Statement of the National Advisory Council on Animal Genetic Resources on the draft amendment of the national Animal Protection Law.

EU regulation on nature restoration adopted by EU Environment Council

- After many controversial discussions on the draft, 20 EU member states have now voted in favor of the regulation.

New funding announcement to promote future-proof and sustainable breeding strategies

- As part of the programme to promote innovation, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture supports innovations for the development of future-proof and sustainable breeding strategies.

Statement on the conflict between the return of the wolf and the conservation of endangered native livestock breeds

- The Advisory Council on Animal Genetic Resources has published a short statement on the conflict between the return of the wolf and the conservation of endangered native livestock breeds, in which it advocates measures that allow…