| Last updated: 18/06/2013 |
This document contains the Report of the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Funding Strategy, held from 18 to 20 September 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Report was published online on the Treaty website and circulated to the National Focal Points through a notification. The Report is accompanied by a cover note summarizing the major outcomes of the meeting. The Committee agreed to have a resumed session which was held from 26 to 27 March 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. The report of the resumed meeting is contained as Addendum 1 to this document.
This report provides an overview of the activities and main results of the first project portfolio of the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (hereafter ’International Treaty’). The portfolio consisted of 11 small-grant pilot projects that were implemented in four different regions (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 2009 t0 2011
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El anuncio se ha realizado en la Conferencia Río+20 21 de junio de 2012, Río de Janeiro - La Unión Europea apoya con 5 millones de euros (6,5 millones de dólares EEUU) al Fondo de Distribución de Beneficios del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, según informó hoy la FAO. |
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L’annonce a été faite à la Conférence Rio+20 |
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Support under plant genetics treaty fund announced during Rio+20 21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro - The European Union is contributing €5 million euros (6.5 million dollars) towards the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO announced today, at a high-level ministerial meeting on the plant treaty at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. |
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Bioversity International acaba de anunciar las becas Vavilov-Frankel 2012 para llevar a cabo investigaciones, desde 3 a 12 meses, en una amplia gama de temas biofísicos, económicos y sociales relacionados con la conservación y el uso de los recursos fitogenéticos en los países en desarrollo. |
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Bioversity International vient d'annoncer les bourses de recherche Vavilov-Frankel 2012 pour effectuer des recherches, de 3 à 12 mois, sur une large gamme de thèmes biophysiques, économiques et sociaux liés à la conservation et l'utilisation des ressources phytogénétiques dans les pays en développement. |
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Bioversity International has just announced the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships 2012 to carry out research, from 3 to 12 months, on a wide range of biophysical, economic and social themes related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries. Under this call, two fellowships of up to USD 20,000 will be made available through a fund that since 1989 has supported 37 young scientists from 24 developing countries. |
Tengo el honor de informar a las Partes Contratantes de la puesta en marcha por Bioversity International de un proyecto de fortalecimiento de las capacidades. El proyecto apoyará la investigación y el fortalecimiento de la capacidad de los países en las actividades relativas a la aplicación del Tratado Internacional, con un enfoque en temas de política relacionados con el Sistema Multilateral de Acceso y Distribución de Beneficios (SML).
J’ai l’honneur d’informer les Parties Contractantes du lancement du projet sus-référencé par Biodiversity International. Le projet supportera les activités de recherche et de renforcement de capacité des pays pour la mise en oeuvre du Traité international, en mettant en relief les questions politiques associées au Système multilatéral d’accès et partage des avantages.