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Conservation of forest diversity

- Report on the conservation and sustainable use of tree and shrub species in Germany's forests published.

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

DSI as a potential obstacle to ambitious biodiversity targets?

- In preparation of the posponed UN Biodiversity Summit due to the pandemic, the debate about the post-2020 biodiversity targets and the role of digital sequence information continues. Here we would like to draw your attention to…

Award for EU-Project GenTree

- The EU-Project GenTree „Optimizing the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Europe“ was awarded the prestigious "Prix spécial du jury" at the 8th annual "Les Etoiles de l'Europe".

FAO Newsletter on Genetic Resources

- In January, the first issue of the new e-newsletter was released by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, based at FAO.

New Guidance Document on the scope of the EU ABS Regulation

- The Commission adopted Guidance document C(2020)8759 on the scope of application and core obligations of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 (EU ABS Regulation).

Preserving biodiversity - an integrated conservation approach

- Case studies from Norway to Lebanon show how genetic resources of plants, animals and trees can co-exist and be conserved in an integrated approach.

Milestone for the European Strategy

- GenRes Bridge held a workshop from the 25–26 of November which marks another milestone in the development of the European Genetic Resources Strategy.

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…