Eighteenth Regular Session
Virtual Event, 27/09/2021 - 01/10/2021
Report of the Eighteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
CGRFA-18/21/List of Participants
List of delegates and observers (multilingual)
Statutes of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Rules of Procedure of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Declaration of competences and voting rights submitted by the European Union and its 28 Member States
Biodiversity for food and agriculture for food security, nutrition and human health
FAO activities on biodiversity for food and agriculture for food security, nutrition and human health
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Climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture
The role of genetic resources for food and agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation
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Report of the Fifth Session of the Team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-sharing
Access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture: Review and outlook
Inputs by Members on access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture
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Digital sequence information on genetic resources for food and agriculture: Innovation opportunities, challenges and implications
Biotechnologies for the sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture
Recent developments in biotechnologies relevant to the characterization, sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture
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Report of the first part of the Second Meeting of the Group of National Focal Points for Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Report of the second part of the Second Meeting of the Group of National Focal Points for Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture – Revised Draft Needs and Possible Actions
Co-Chairs’ report on the informal consultations on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture – Revised draft Needs and Possible Actions
Finalization of The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Report of the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Seventeenth Regular Session by the Commission at its Seventeenth Regular Session
Draft Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Progress report on the development of a global information system for farmed types of aquatic genetic resources for food and agriculture
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African regional workshop on development of a global information system of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a global plan of action)
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Regional workshop for Asia and the Pacific Region on the development of a global information system of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a global plan of action)
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Regional workshop for Europe and Central Asia on the development of a global information system of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a global plan of action)
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Regional workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean and North America on the development of a global information system of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a global plan of action)
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Regional workshop for the Near East on the development of a global information system of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a global plan of action)
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Report of the Third Session of the Committee on Fisheries Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies
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Report of the Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries
Report of the Tenth Session of the Committee on Fisheries Sub-Committee on Aquaculture
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Draft Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Submissions by Members
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Report of the Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources
Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Seventeenth Regular Session
Status of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
Development of a new global information system on forest genetic resources
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Status of preparation of The Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
Report of the Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Seventeenth Regular Session
Review of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources
Draft practical guide on innovations in cryoconservation of animal genetic resources
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Draft practical guide on genomic characterization of animal genetic resources
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Status of the development of the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
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Detailed analysis of the factors influencing the reporting of information in the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
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Synthesis progress report on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources – 2020
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Sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators, including honey bees
Draft study on sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators, including honey bees
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Sustainable use and conservation of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents, and biostimulants
Draft study on sustainable use and conservation of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents, and biostimulants
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Review of work on micro-organism and invertebrate genetic resources for food and agriculture
Progress report on the implementation of the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators
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Progress report on the implementation of the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity
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Report of the Tenth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Seventeenth Regular Session
FAO Activities in Support of the Implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Draft Practical Guides for the Application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Strengthening cooperation among global information systems on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
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Report of the First International Multi-stakeholder Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Impact of implementation of seed legislation on diversity of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
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Preparing The Third Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Preparation of Country Reports for The Third Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Possible re-organization of the Commission’s future intersessional work
Commission linkages with the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Cooperation with international instruments and organizations
Report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Report from the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Collaboration with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Special event: Biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework