european forest genetic resources programme
Building a sound future for Europe’s forest genetic resources
3 September 2010
In our increasingly commercialized world - who owns forest genetic resources? How can the wise use of forest genetic resources help fight the negative effects of climate change and boost woody biomass production for green energy? And how best can detailed data on European forest trees and their genetic make-up and conservation be easily shared amongst researchers, scientists, foresters and others? [More]
Advances in forest ecosystem genomics
27 August 2010
Ecosystem genomics is an emerging field of research linking genetics, genomics, ecology and evolution to study the response of individual organisms and communities to biotic and abiotic influences. It is widely accepted that forests play a major role in climate change, so a deep understanding of how they function and respond to environmental changes is particularly important. Advances in forest ecosystem genomics offers new opportunities to study the structure and evolution of gene diversity at the individual population and community level. [More]
France: Preservation and use of the diversity of forest genetic resources to strengthen the adaptability of forests to climate change
26 October 2009
France has produced a 4-pages leaflet as a set of recommendations for the preservation and use of forest genetic resources in the context of climate change [More]
Sixth EUFORGEN Steering Committee meeting
13 June 2009
National Coordinators and observers from 27 countries participated in the sixth Steering Committee meeting of EUFORGEN, held in Thessaloniki, Greece on 9-12 June 2009. Representatives of Bioversity International and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also attended the meeting, hosted by the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. [More]
European Forest Week 2008
25 October 2008
On October 20th - 24th, 2008, over 100 forest-related events were organized in 30 countries to celebrate the first European Forest Week. At regional level, a concentration of various events was organized jointly by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) and the European Commission at the FAO headquarters in Rome on 21-24 October. The events were built around the 66th session of the UNECE Timber Committee and 34th session of the European Forestry Commission of FAO, participated by more than 400 participants from 45 countries. The purpose of the European Forest Week was to increase the visibility of forests and the forest sector, and raise awareness about their importance, as agreed by the fifth MCPFE Conference in Warsaw in November 2007. [More]
MCPFE Work Programme under development
10 May 2008
In January 2008, the Liaison Unit of the MCPFE process moved from Warsaw to Oslo, following the hand-over of the responsibility for its coordination from Poland to Norway at the fifth Ministerial Conference in Warsaw in November 2007. [More]
EUFGIS workshop: documentation of in situ gene conservation of forest trees in Europe
25 October 2007
The EUFGIS (Establishment of a European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources) project, coordinated by Bioversity International and co-funded by the European Commission under the Council Regulation (No 870/2004) on genetic resources in agriculture has initiated the development of an information system for dynamic gene conservation units of forest trees in Europe. [More]
Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe
9 November 2007
The Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) was held on 5-7 November 2007 in Warsaw, Poland.
The Summit brought together delegations from 42 European countries, the European Community, five observer countries and 28 observer organizations to discuss how forests can improve and benefit the quality of life. At the end of the conference, the Signatory States and the European Community adopted the Warsaw Declaration and two Ministerial Resolutions. [More]
Establishment of a European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources
1 April 2007
EUFGIS started its activities to strengthen documentation work in the area of forest genetic resources. EUFGIS is one of the actions supported by the European Commission under the Council Regulation (No 870/2004) on genetic resources in agriculture. It is coordinated by Bioversity International and has six other participating partners. The project will run until 30 September 2010. [More]
Genetic diversity insurances against climate change for sustainable forest management
20 March 2006
Climate change is predicted to increase average temperatures by 2–4°C in Europe over the next 50 years and cause considerable changes in regional and seasonal patterns of precipitation. This will alter the environmental conditions to which forest trees in Europe are adapted and create additional challenges for forest management, with consequent impacts on the economic and social benefits derived from forests. [More]
The EUFORGEN Programme is coordinated by Bioversity International.
Bioversity is the operating name of the
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
and the International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP).
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