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. [Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base]

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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3. Livestock keepers manage animal genetic resources
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4. Management of livestock diversity
Understanding
+
Using
+
Utilization Developing Conservation
+
Maintaining
+
Accessing
Successful management is technically + operationally challenging !
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5. Management of livestock diversity
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6. Interlaken
Declaration
on Animal
Genetic
Resources
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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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8. Global Plan
of Action
for Animal
Genetic
Resources
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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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13. Thank you for your attention !
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