Feedback workshop on the European Genetic Resources Strategy
24-26 November 2020 (online)
Central to the development of the European Genetic Resources Strategy is the involvement of a wide array of stakeholders in genetic resources conservation and sustainable use—including management practitioners, end-users and policymakers.
During the feedback workshop, the draft European Genetic Resources Strategy was presented and participants discussed and developed the key commitments of the strategy. These key committments will form the basis of the Action Plan that will be appended to the main strategy document.
This workshop follows a series of consultations, including the ‘Sharing Perspectives’ workshop.
The workshop was convened online rather than as originally planned in Padua, Italy.
Read more about the European Genetic Resources Strategy
Webinars
A series of webinars provided background information for the workshop.
Briefly, three webinars addressed global (FAO) and EU strategies/policies of relevance for the European Genetic Resources Strategy which is currently under development. Another two webinars presented the draft strategy itself, as well as a concept for integrated conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources at landscape level (demonstration cases).
Anne Teller, European Commission 'Genetic Resources aspects in the framework of the EU's Green Deal and relevant Strategies', Monday 26 October, 11:30-12:00
Irene Hoffmann, 'FAO relevant initiatives on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Tuesday 27 October, 11:30-12:00
Pierre Schellekens: EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) initiatives relevant to Genetic Resources, Friday 30 October, 11:30-12:00
Nigel Maxted and Shelagh Kell: Securing genetic resources in Europe – Development of the European Genetic Resources, Friday 13 November, 11:30-12:00
Jade Phillips, Enrico Sturaro and Tor Myking: Conservation of Genetic resources at landscape level (demonstration cases), 16 November, 11:30-12:00
