CGIAR and FAO: Joining forces on genetic resources

Emile Frison, Director General

Bioversity International

1974

IBPGR Foundation

1983

FAO Commission on Plant Genetic Resources

International Undertaking on PGRFA

1987

Creation of the ICWG-GR

1992

Adoption of the CBD

1994

Establishment of the SGRP

1996

CBD PoW on Agricultural Biodiversity

GPA for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of PGRFA

1998

First SoW published on PGRFA

2001

Adoption of the IT on PGRFA

2006

1st Session of the Governing Body of the IT on PGRFA (GB1)GB agreements with Centers

2007

GPA on AnGRGB2

2004

IT on PGRFA comes into force

2003

Trust establishment 2009 2010

GB3

COP 10 Nagoya Protocol

CGIAR-FAO: a long and strong partnership on genetic resources

2011

GB4

2000

1971

CGIAR creation

CGIAR-FAO: a long and strong partnership on genetic resources

1974

IBPGR Foundation

1983

FAO Commission on Plant Genetic Resources

International Undertaking on PGRFA

1987

Creation of the ICWG-GR

1992

Adoption of the CBD

1994

Establishment of the SGRP

1996

CBD PoW on Agricultural Biodiversity

GPA for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of PGRFA

1998

First SoW published on PGRFA

2001

Adoption of the IT on PGRFA

2006

1st Session of the Governing Body of the IT on PGRFA (GB1)GB agreements with Centers

2007

GPA on AnGRGB2

2004

IT on PGRFA comes into force

2003

Trust establishment 2009 2010

GB3

COP 10 Nagoya Protocol

2011

GB4

2000

1971

CGIAR creation

The CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP)

• Established in 1994

• Representatives of the Centres and the FAO constitute its Steering Committee - the Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources (ICWG-GR)

• Bioversity acted as convening centre and Programme Leader

CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee

Multi-stakeholder committee:• CGIAR Donors (North and South)• CGIAR Centers (2 DGs and 2 BC)• Science Council• NARS• Non Governmental Organization• Farmers Organization• Private sector (Chair of ISF)• FAO / CGRFA• Secretary of IT invited as observer

The Treaty was adopted by the FAO Conference on 3 November 2001

12%20%

14%

8%

5%

11%

10%

Building a multilateral system for PGR:

The International treaty on PGRFA

Multilateral System

P1

R1

R2

SMTA2

SMTA1

SMTA3

On-farm conservation

information exchange &

tech.transfer

sustainable use

1,1% of net sales

PrioritiesCriteria

Operational Procedures

PrivateSectorVoluntary

contributions(eg, NW, IT)

Benefit-sharing fund

CP

Int’l org Natural and legal person

Others

Others

GB

International Treaty

priority: farmers in developing countries who conserve and sustainably

utilize PGRFA

550,000+ transfers by CG Centres, first 1.5 years

Agreements between the GB of the Treaty and the 11 CGIAR collections of PGR

• Settled the status of these international collections as being held “in trust” for the world community and

• Under the policy guidance of the Governing Body of the IT

• Represent half of the genetic resources in the multilateral system

• Represent over 90% of the genetic resources exchanged with SMTA

Global Information System on PGR

SINGER EURISCO GRIN

Genebanks’ information

systems

www.croptrust.org

In 2003 Bioversity (for the Centres) and FAO created the

Global Crop Diversity Trust

Building a global system

Legal framework

Regional and sectoral

collaborationFunding strategy & mechanisms

Global analyses

Global information system

Agreed Agenda

PolicyTechnical

Fina

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Animal genetic resources

• Ex situ Conservation of animal genetic resources:Montpellier workshop in 2005

• Global Plan of action on animal genetic resources:Interlaken 2007

CGIAR Contribution to the Commission on Genetic Resources

Multi-year Programme of Work:

• 2011: Climate change and genetic resources Key issues for Aquatic Genetic Resources

• 2013: SoW Forest Genetic Resources Key issues for Microbial Genetic Resources

• 2015: Access to Aquatic Genetic Resources Review of work on Microbial Genetic

Resources• 2017: SoW on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture Update SoW Plant Genetic resources

Update SoW Animal Genetic resources

Thank you!