Other useful Web links

International

IUCN - The World Conservation Union TRUST - Global Crop Diversity Trust UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Bioversity International CGIAR Web site Crop Genebank Knowledge Base FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ESCORENA - European System of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture FAO - Biological Diversity FAO - Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture FAO - Forestry FAO - Global Plan of Action FAO - International Treaty GFAR - Global Forum on Agricultural Research WIEWS - FAO World Information and Early Warning System of Plant Genetic Resources Other United Nations sites CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

Regional - Europe

Bern convention - the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats CAC - Plants Genetic Resources in Central Asia and Caucasus ESA - European Seed Association EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding EUFORGEN - European Forest Genetic Resources Programme GENRES - Information System on Genetic Resources, ZADI, Bonn, Germany PHASELIEU - Improvement of sustainable Phaseolus production in Europe for Human consumption Planta Europa - Network to conserve European wild plants and fungi SEEDNet - South East European Development Network on Plant Genetic Resources UKGRFA - UK's Information Portal on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture European Union sites CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service COST - European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research EC - Genetic Resources in Agriculture (870/2004) European Union Web site EU Directorate General - Agriculture and Rural Development EU Directorate General - Environment EU Directorate General - Health and Consumer Protection EU Directorate General - Research EU - Sixth Framework Programme (FP6 2002-2006) EU - Seventh Framework Programme: Towards FP7 (FP7 2007-2013) EU Policies - Agriculture EU Policies - Research and Innovation INCO - International Cooperation LIFE - Environment