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ENB UPDATE A compilation of reports recently published by IISD Reporting Services Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Daily Reports [See photos] CGRFA 17 Highlights Wednesday, 20 February 2019 | FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy On Wednesday, delegates continued their deliberations on plant, forest, animal, and micro-organism and invertebrate genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA). Highlights of the day included: A debate on the implications of seed policies and regulations for on-farm conservation; A discussion on a proposed guide for the implementation of genebank standards for plant GRFA; A review of the implementation the Global Plan of Action on Forest Genetic Resources (GPA-FGR); An update on the preparation of the second report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources (SOW-AnGR); Discussions on guidelines for sustainable livestock value chains and methods for valuing ecosystem services provided by livestock; and An initial discussion on future work on micro-organisms and invertebrate GRFA. [Read full report]
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