Presentation from the Informal Consultation on Livestock Issues between the FAO Animal Production and Health Division and interested Non-Governmental Organizations. 1–2 December 2009 Italy, Rome FAO Headquarters.
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Implementing the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources: Opportunities for collaboration
1. Implementing
the Global Plan of Action
for Animal Genetic Resources
Opportunities for collaboration
Beate Scherf
Animal Genetic Resources Group
Animal Production and Health Division
Food and Agriculture Organization
2. Contents
• What we do?
• Examples of collaboration
• Potential future collaboration
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7. Interlaken Declaration
• animal genetic resources are critical to food security &
sustainable livelihoods
• maintain & use the full diversity of animal genetic resources to
meet production challenges
• facilitate access to these resources, & ensure fair & equitable
sharing of benefits arising from their use
• recognize contribution of local & indigenous communities
• fill gaps in capacities to manage animal genetic resources
mobilize new & additional resources, & long-term support
for national & international programmes
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9. Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources
• internationally agreed framework
• aims at sustainable use, development & conservation
of animal genetic resources
• supports & increases overall effectiveness of national,
regional and global efforts
• facilitates:
– mobilization of resources
– development of institutions
– capacity building
– cooperation
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10. Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources
Priority Areas
1. Characterization, inventory & monitoring of trends
and associated risks (2 SP)
2. Sustainable use & development (4 SP)
3. Conservation (5 SP)
4. Policies, institutions & capacity building (13 SP)
23 Strategic Priorities for Action
provide agenda for action
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11. Examples of collaboration with NGOs
• organization of workshops
• production of awareness raising material
such as films
• preparation of publications and studies
• contribution to guidelines for AnGR
• development of case studies
• facilitation of State of the World’s
process at national / regional levels
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12. Potential future collaboration with NGOs
• INGO presence in intergovernmental mechanism
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and it’s
Intergovernmental Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources
• voice of grass root level – link to grass root level
• wish to identify a larger number of NGOs interested in
the management of animal genetic resources
• ...and expand fruitful collaboration
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