Through Resolution 1/2013 the Governing Body requested “all Contracting Parties that have not yet done so to urgently notify the Secretary on their plant genetic resources for food and agriculture that are in the Multilateral System, in accordance with Article...

The Secretariat will need to receive the requests of those wishing to participate in the second meeting of the Working Group in an observer capacity no later than 1 december 2014, in order to ensure that the appropriate arrangements can...

This Notification invites Contracting Parties, stakeholders, and others to share any relevant information on the identification of interrelations between the International Treaty and relevant instruments of UPOV and WIPO pursuant to Resolution 8/2013. This Resolution was adopted by the Governing...

I have the honour to inform you that the Consultation on the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (COGIS-PGRFA) will take place in San Diego, California, USA, on 7 and 8 January 2015.

Following up to the earlier notification on the same topic (GB6-017-DivSeek Initiative), I am pleased to report on recent progress made with DivSeek, for close coordination with the International Treaty and, in particular, within the current work for the development...