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Forest Genetic Diversity Building Knowledge – Implementing Priorities
Linda ColletteSecretary
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Tree Diversity Day
Rio Conventions Pavilion, CBD COP12, 10th October 2014
PyeongChang, South Korea
1. FAO, its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Biodiversity
2. The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
3. The Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
Biodiversity @ FAO• FAO Global Goal 3
– Sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations
• Strategic Objective 2– Increase and improve provision of
goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner
• Permanent bodies– Commission on Genetic Resources for Food
and Agriculture– Committee on World Food Security– International Treaty on PGRFA– International Plant Protection Convention
FAO integrates biodiversity
in the work to reach
global food security and
zero hunger
FAO and Aichi Biodiversity Targets
• Global Assessments• Global Plans of Action• Forest and Landscape Restoration
Mechanism• Sustainable Forest Management• Sustainable agriculture practices• Sustainable Fisheries• Sustainable Aquaculture
FAO biodiversity-related instruments
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Animal breeds
• 8 300 animal breeds known• 8% are extinct and 22% are at risk of extinction
Trees• Over 80 000 tree species• Less than 1% have been studied for potential use
Fish • Provide 20% animal protein to about 3 billion people• Over 175 000 species of fish, mollusks, aquatic plants etc.• 10 species about 30% marine capture fisheries • 10 species about 50% aquaculture production
Plants • Over 80% of the human diet• 30 000 edible terrestrial plants • 7 000 are cultivated or collected• 5 cereal crops provide 60% energy intake
Micro-organisms and invertebrates• Key for ecosystem services• Contributions still poorly known and acknowledged
The knowledge – policy cycle
•National assessments•Resources assessments•Capacity assessments•Knowledge assessment
Country report
•State of resources, use, conservation, capacity
•Status and trends•Gaps and needs
State of the World •Priority actions
•Research needs•Partnerships
Global Plan of Action
•Knowledge creation•Indicators•Assessment of resources•Progress
Monitoring
Knowledge gaps and research needs are identified at each
stage of the “cycle”
Commission’s outputs
On-going
Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
19982007
2010
Global Plans of ActionState of the World Reports
2014
2014
2007
2011
1998
1. FAO, its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Biodiversity
2. The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
3. The Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
• Contributes to the FAO global assessments on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• Provides the information base for monitoring the status and trends of FGR
• Identifies needs and priorities for action
(FAO, 2014)
Coverage
A total of 86 country reports covering 85% of the world’s total global forest
Weighting the reasons for
species prioritization (2260 priority
species)
Economic
Socio-cultural
EnvironmentInvasiveness
Biodiversity2
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World Africa Asia EuropeL. America Near East Pacific
Species prioritization
Most forest genetic resources are conserved in situ
Conservation of forest genetic resources
In situ conservation: the conservation of
ecosystems and natural habitats and the
maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural
surroundings
Ex situ conservation is limited due to high cost involvedGood examples: the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership 10% of the world’s wild plants in seed banks for long term conservation including tree seeds
Conservation of forest genetic resources
Ex situ conservation: the conservation of
components of biodiversity outside their natural
habitats, including FGR in planted forests, tree
breeding programmes, ex situ gene conservation
stands or field gene banks, seed and pollen banks, in
vitro storage and DNA storage
Other findings• Knowledge
– Insufficient and poorly managed knowledge and information on FGR
• Capacity– Insufficient institutional and
technical capacity to address FGR management needs (particularly in developing countries)
1. FAO, its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Biodiversity
2. The State of the World Forest Genetic Resources
3. The Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
Global Plan of Action FGR• 4 Priority Areas
1. Improving the availability of, and access to, information on FGR
2. In situ and ex situ conservation of FGR3. Sustainable use, development and
management of FGR 4. Policies, institutions and capacity
building
• 27 Strategic Priorities
Global Plan of Action FGR• Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use
and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
– Policy instrument negotiated by countries to address global FGR priorities
– Contributes directly to several Aichi Biodiversity Targets (5, 13, 14, 15)
Implementation Strategy for the GPA FGR
• Advocacy and International awareness
• National commitment:– National Action Plan – Mainstreaming FGR in relevant
programmes
• Collaboration and Partnership – national, regional international levels
• Support countries in securing Funding
• Monitoring and reporting on the implementation
– Feedback to FAO and Commission
Restoration and FGR• Restoring degraded ecosystems has become a global
priority (Aichi Target 15 and Bonn Challenge)
– FGR will play critical role in successful restoration and needs to be mainstreamed (SOW thematic study)
– FAO is supporting restoration through several major initiatives (FLR Mechanism, GGWSSI, etc)
Thank you
More information on: http://www.fao.org/forestry/fgr