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
Contents
• What we do?
• Examples of collaboration
• Potential future collaboration
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Livestock keepers manage animal genetic resources
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Management of livestock diversity
Utilization
Understanding
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Using
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Developing
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Maintaining
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Accessing
Conservation
Successful management is technically + operationally challenging 4!
Management of livestock diversity
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Interlaken
Declaration
on Animal
Genetic
Resources
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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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Global Plan
of Action
for Animal
Genetic
Resources
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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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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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Examples of collaboration with NGOs
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organization of workshops
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production of awareness raising material
such as films
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preparation of publications and studies
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contribution to guidelines for AnGR
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development of case studies
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facilitation of State of the World’s
process at national / regional levels
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Potential future collaboration with NGOs
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INGO presence in intergovernmental mechanism
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and it’s
Intergovernmental Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources
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voice of grass root level – link to grass root level
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wish to identify a larger number of NGOs interested in
the management of animal genetic resources
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...and expand fruitful collaboration
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Thank you for your attention !
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