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The Programme is overseen by a Steering Committee, consisting of the
Coordinators of National Programmes
of all participating countries. The
European Commission (EC) has been invited to nominate a representative as
full member of this Committee.
Bioversity International,
the
EuroMAB Programme (Man and Biosphere) of
UNESCO, the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding
(EUCARPIA),
the European Seed Association (ESA),
FAO,
NordGen (formerly the Nordic Gene Bank, NGB) and a Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) representative are invited as observers
(see:
Observers in the SC).
An organigram of the interaction of National Programmes with the Networks and the Steering
Committee can be found [here].
The Steering Committee has the overall responsibility for the Programme. It makes decisions
regarding the general scope of the Networks and the establishment or continuation of
Working Groups and approves the Programme's budget. The Steering Committee periodically reviews
the overall Programme and progress made by the Networks. On the basis of such reviews, the Steering
Committee defines the priority activities to be funded through its core budget and
the complementary activities for which additional funding has to be sought outside the core budget.
The Steering Committee mandates the Coordinating Secretariat to carry out its decisions.
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