The first meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Forest Genetic Resources will review preparation of The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources, status and trends in biotechnologies for the conservation and utilization of genetic resources for food and agriculture, and the work programme.
18 March 2011: At the initiative of Japan, the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has established a dedicated Trust Fund for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS).
18 March 2011: At the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant and Genetic Resources (ITPGR), which convened from 14-18 March 2011, delegates adopted procedures and mechanisms on compliance and reached consensus on the long-standing item of the financial rules of the Governing Body.
15 March 2011: In the February Issue of its Monthly Bulletin, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) highlights several recent activities, including the opening for signature of the Nagoya Protocol.
14 March 2011: Speaking at the opening of the Southern Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop (SARC) on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), stressed that protecting biodiversity means protecting the essence of peoples and cultures.
15 March 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) circulated a number of notifications relating to the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS), including the announcement that Timothy Hodges (Canada) is no longer in a position to serve as Co-Chair of the intergovernmental process.
14 March 2011: Indonesia became the first developing country to make a financial contribution to the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR). The Fund, established in 2008 in response to the erosion of crop biodiversity, supports farmers to conserve and adapt traditional seeds.
11 March 2011: The Ministerial Conference on Biodiversity, Food Security and Climate Change, held on 11 March 2011, in Bali, Indonesia, adopted the Bali Ministerial Declaration on the Role of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Food Security.
14 March 2011: The fourth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) opened on 14 March 2011, in Bali, Indonesia, and will continue until 18 March 2011. It was preceded by a High-Level Ministerial Conference, organized by the Government of Indonesia (11 March 2011), and two days of regional consultations (12-13 March 2011).
7 March 2011: Convened from 28 February-4 March 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, in the framework of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the third intersessional working group advanced in technical discussions regarding intellectual property (IP) and genetic resources.
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