Longyearbyen — A journey that started six months ago in Beirut and Rome concluded today on Spitsbergen Island, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad completed his Arctic Walk for...

SVALBARD, Norway (9 June 2022) – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is once again opening its door to seeds from around the world. Eleven genebanks from Africa, America, Asia and Europe are set to deposit a total of 19,391 seed samples on...

Rome, Italy, 06 June 2022 – FAO, on behalf of the International Treaty, and DivSeek International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at improving the interoperability of information systems dealing with crop germplasm around the...

 Fifth Cycle of Benefit-sharing Fund Rome, Italy, 20 May 2022 – On the occasion of Biodiversity Day, the International Treaty has just issued a new call for project proposals to be supported by...

Newest member brings total to 149 Contracting Parties  Rome, Italy, 2 May 2022 – The Dominican Republic becomes the 149th Contracting Party of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...