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"Seed collection in wild plant species – challenges and lessons learned" is the title of the second CWR lunch webinar that will be held this Wednesday 30 October, 12:00-13:00 (CET). Don't forget to register if you want to listen to the interesting presentations by Magnus Göransson, Kristina Bjureke and Anna Palmé. More information and registration can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d7aeAQeT #NordicCropWildRelatives #Cropwildrelatives #CWR #geneticdiversity #biodiversity #naturebasedsolutions #genebanks

"It is stated in the recent #Nordic ministerial Kalmar II declaration on access and rights to genetic resources, that the Nordics support the International Plant Treaty's multilateral system and its benefit-sharing fund. In addition, I don't think we would have had the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today without the International Plant Treaty", said Lise Lykke Steffensen in the #COP16 #EU-pavillion at a side event arranged by FAO's International Plant Treaty.

🌍 Genetic resources are part of #biodiversity and essential for human life on earth. 🌍 🌱 But who owns them, and who can access them? And how could benefits derived from genetic resources be shared in an equal and just way? 🌱 🪷 This is one of the core issues discussed at #COP16Colombia right now. Learn more about the #Nordic approach in this short explainer. ⬇️ --- The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council I NordGen I International Plant Treaty I Jordbruksverket I Natural Resources Institute Finland / Luonnonvarakeskus I Swedish Environmental Protection Agency I NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences I NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research I Ympäristöministeriö - Miljöministeriet - Ministry of the Environment of Finland I Land og skógur / Land and Forest Iceland I

#Svalbard Global #Seed Vault has been an important contribution to the global #genebank community as the worlds' largest backup facility for #crop diversity. As we deposited seed copies from 7 new genebanks this week, the total number of depositors has now reached 123. 🎉 But what about those plants that for some reason can't be stored in the Seed Vault? The clones and recalcitrant seeds? 🍠 🥑 Interesting topic that will be discussed at #COP16Colombia in a few days ⬇️

🌳 The latest EUFORGEN Newsletter is out, packed with important updates from the 9th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference. Ministers signed the Bonn Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to sustainable forest management and acknowledging the role of EUFORGEN in bolstering forest genetic diversity. The newsletter also dives into the latest #EUFORGEN policy summary on boosting forest resilience, strategies for tackling forest pests and diseases, and new tools for monitoring biodiversity. It also covers research on the adaptability of European tree species and a conservation strategy for Salzmann’s pine in France. 🌲 Don’t miss the upcoming events and #Evoltree webinars, like discussions on rainforest tree genetics and deep-time perspectives on European woodlands. 💚 #ForestGenetics #ClimateAction #Environment #Forests #GeneticDiversity Explore all the insights in this must-read edition! 👇 https://lnkd.in/duHKMRUb

Yesterday, more than 30,000 #seed samples from 23 #genebanks were secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This seed deposit highlights the important function of the Seed Vault as backup facility available for genebanks from all over the world – not least in times of crisis. The participating genebanks in this deposit are based here: #Phillipines #Mexico #India #Morocco #Taiwan #Ethiopia #Zambia #Peru, #Poland #Romania #Thailand #Palestine #Chad #Albania #Bangladesh #Suriname #PapuaNewGuinea #Bolivia #Mali #Nigeria & #CostaRica Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eNtSqRNU

The #COP16Colombia of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently taking place in #Cali, and NordGen staff are there to partake in discussions on how to halt the global loss of #biodiversity. One of the points raised by NordGen is that #genebanks are important instruments for the implementation of the recently adopted Global Biodiversity Framework.

Strong Nordic youth presence at the #COP16Colombia! 💪🏻🌱🌎

“In emergencies, genebanks and the collections they conserve are at risk. For example, the Ukraine genebank has a collection which is important for the entire world. Through a task force with NordGen, Crop Trust and FAO we managed to duplicate and move some of the collections to a safer part of the country. Following this, an emergency reserve for genebanks in crises has been established to support national and international genebanks that contribute the Treaty’s Multilateral System. Unfortunately, more and more genebanks are in need of support", says Álvaro De Toledo Chávarri, Deputy Director at International Plant Treaty at the #COP16Colombia side event on genebanks.

"One of our projects aims to reduce cattle methane emissions through breeding of forages", says Peter Wenzl at @Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT at the official #COP16Colombia side event on genebanks. "Another project has identified cassava accessions in our collection which have resistance against brown streak disease, "