Recording of the launch event

Launch of the Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

An overarching Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe, bolstered by individual strategies for plant, animal and forest genetic resources, was launched on 30 November 2021 in Brussels at a meeting of MEPs, EU policymakers and other stakeholders.

During the same event, also the three domain-specific strategies for plant, animal and forest genetic resources produced by the three European genetic resources networks were presented.

Below you can view the recordings of the various sessions of the event.

Opening and Introduction: Genetic Resources Strategies for Europe

Opening of the event by Christian Huyghe (French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France.

Speakers:
Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Robert Režonja (Director-General, Forestry and Hunting Directorate, Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food)
- Jože Podgoršek - RECORDED (Minister, Slovenian Ministry of of Agriculture, Forestry and Food)
European Parliament
- Marlene Mortler RECORDED (Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development)
Global commitments in Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Irene Hoffmann REMOTE (Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO))
European Commission’s activities on genetic resources with a focus on Research and Innovation
- Annette Schneegans REMOTE (European Commission, Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development) GenRes Bridge project & the three European genetic resources networks
Michele Bozzano (GenRes Bridge Project – European Forest Institute (EFI))

The Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

The Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe was presented by Shelagh Kell, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, on behalf of the GenRes Bridge consortium.

The Plant Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

The Plant Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe was presented by Theo van Hintum, CGN Wageningen, The Netherlands, on behalf of ECPGR (the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources).

The Animal Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

The Animal Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe was presented by Danijela Bojkovski, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, on behalf of ERFP (the European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources).

The Forest Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

The Forest Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe. Presented by Anna Maria Farsakoglou, European Forest Institute, Finland, on behalf of EUFORGEN (the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme).

Panel Discussion: The Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

Panel members (for more info see here)

Representatives of the European Commission
- DG AGRI: Annette Schneegans
- DG ENV: Anne Teller
- DG CLIMA: Peter Loffler
Representatives of the three European genetic resources networks
- PLANT: Frank Begemann (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Germany) on behalf of ECPGR
- ANIMAL: Sipke-Joost Hiemstra (Centre for Genetic Resources of Wageningen University of Research, the Netherlands) on behalf of ERFP
- FOREST: Frank Wolter (Nature and Forest Agency, Luxembourg) on behalf of EUFORGEN

Summary of the Panel discussion and concluding remarks:
Nigel Maxed (University of Birmingham, UK), on behalf of GenRes Bridge Project.

Closing of the event

Strategies for Europe. Prospects by Michele Bozzano (GenRes Bridge Project coordinator, EFI) and Bruno Ferreira (Director General for food, French Ministry of Agriculture and Food).