The learning module "Law and policy of relevance to the management of plant genetic resources", first published in 2003, has now been revised and published, together with a regional learning plan "Review of regional policy instruments, developments and trends". This second edition is edited by S. Bragdon, C. Fowler, Z. França and E. Goldberg and produced by the CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP), the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The learning module is aimed mainly at those who have practical management and/or policymaking responsibilities for plant genetic resources. It provides the trainer with all the information and materials required for planning and implementing a five-day workshop, subdivided into 13 sessions, where Session 10 deals with "Phytosanitary and biosafety measures". The regional learning plan has been designed to complement the base learning module and, as a trainers tool, it is complete with region-specific agreements, trends analysis, hand-outs, overheads, case studies and group exercises for four regions: Latin America; Sub-Saharan Africa; Central and West Asia and North Africa; and developing countries of Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. See http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/training/policytrainingmodule/ or contact [email protected] for more information.

01/12/2005