Notifications
Invitation to consider options for safety duplicates of seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
02 October 2018
02 October 2018
I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 12/2017 of the Governing Body of the International Treaty, on Cooperation with International Bodies and Organizations.
By the said Resolution, the Governing inter alia requested the Secretary to explore with the...
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is pleased to announce the opening of the online survey on exploring the possibility of establishing a Joint Programme on Biodiversity in Agriculture for Sustainable use...
Regional Workshops on Implementation and Reporting
26 September 2018
26 September 2018
You will recall that, at its Seventh Session, the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture “urge[d] Contracting Parties that have not yet done so, including States that have become Contracting Parties since...
Global Safety Back-up Cryopreservation Facility
31 August 2018
31 August 2018
I have the honour to draw your attention to an independent study commissioned last year by Bioversity International, the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, with financial support from Australia, Germany and Switzerland, on the feasibility...
Innovative funding, big data and other trends in funding biodiversity in agriculture Updating the Treaty’s Funding Strategy
29 August 2018
29 August 2018
I am pleased to bring to your notice, the above mentioned Special Event which will take place in FAO Headquarters on Wednesday 5 September 2018 from 9.30 to 12.30 in the German room (C229).