International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources - First meeting of Governing Body
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is a legally binding instrument negotiated by FAOs member states that came into force in June 2004. Its objectives are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from their use. The 1st meeting of the Governing Body of the Treaty took place on 12-16 June 2006 in Madrid, Spain, attended by some 350 representatives of 120 countries and the European Union. See documents of the meeting (most are in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) at http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/gb1.htm; three FAO press releases at http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000339/index.html (21 June), http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000324/index.html (12 June) and http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000316/index.html (8 June); or contact [email protected] for more information
