Implementingthe Global Plan of Action

for Animal Genetic Resources

Opportunities for collaboration

Beate Scherf

Animal Genetic Resources GroupAnimal Production and Health Division

Food and Agriculture Organization

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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

Successful management is technically + operationally challenging !

Understanding+

Using+

Developing+

Maintaining+

Accessing

Utilization Conservation

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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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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

Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

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• 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

Examples of 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

• 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

Potential future collaboration with NGOs

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Thank you for your attention !