Ibpgr the international board for plant genetic resources

IBPGR the international board for plant genetic resources

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•The International Board for Plant Genetic
Resources (IBPGR) is an international
scientific-organization under Consultative
Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) and established by
them in 1974.

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Functions of IBPGR
•to advance the conservation and use of
plant genetic resources for the benefit of
present and future generations
•the establishment of genetic resources
programmes where none previously
existed.

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•funded the training of 1700 scientists and
technicians throughout the world in all
aspects of genetic resources work, from
collecting and seed physiology to
database management.
•collection of 200,000 samples of crops in
120 countries
•Development of a computerized database

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•In 1991, IBPGR became the International
Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

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History
•1974 - Started a major effort to collect
genetic resources as the International
Board for Plant Genetic Resources
(IBPGR)
•1987 - Initiated a research programme on
the conservation and study of plant
diversity
•1991 - Became the International Plant
genetic Resources institute (IPGRI)

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•1994 - Merged with the International
Network for the Improvement of Banana
and Plantain (INIBAP)
•2002 - Founded the Global Crop Diversity
Trust together with the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)
•2004 - Served as technical support in
negotiations for the International Treaty of
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture

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•2005 - Started work with partners and
smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
to conserve and use the African Cherry
Tree in a sustainable way
•2006 - INIBAP and IPGRI begin working
under the name Bioversity International
•2006 - 'Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition'
initiative launched at the Convention on
Biological Diversity Conference

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•2009 - Developed 'Seeds for Needs' to
help farmers adapt to climate change
•2012 - Became a co-organizer of the
international collaboration 'Landscapes for
People, Food and Nature' led by
Ecoagriculture Partners
•2012 - Launched a new research agenda
and strategic priorities

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•2009 - Developed 'Seeds for Needs' to
help farmers adapt to climate change
•2012 - Became a co-organizer of the
international collaboration 'Landscapes for
People, Food and Nature' led by
Ecoagriculture Partners
•2012 - Launched a new research agenda
and strategic priorities

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Situation in Pakistan
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forest policy 1955
•Followed by 1962, 1975, 1980, 1988,
1991 and 2001
•Forest policy 2005
•KPK forest policy 2002

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•United nation convention on combating
desertification (UNCCD) 1997
•Punjab forest policy 1999
•KPK forest policy 2001

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At province levels
•Punjab wild life act 1974
•(protection, preservation, conservation)
•Baluchistan wild life protection act 1974
•Punjab fisheries ordinance 1961
•Sind fisheries ordinance 1980