Austria

Mödring mountain range in Sankt Peter ob Gurk, municipality Straßburg, Austria. Credit: Naturpuur/Wikimedia

National coordinator

Heino Konrad
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Seckendorff.Gudent-Weg 8
A-1131 Vienna, Austria
heino.konrad@bfw.gv.at

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Letter of Agreement for Phase VII signed on 03 Oct 2024

Member in 1994-2009 and since 2017

Ex situ genetic resources conservation - Discussion platform

Heino Konrad
nominated member for <i>ex situ </i>discussion platform

Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), Department for Forest Biodiversity and Nature Conservation

Forest genetic resources - related policies - Discussion platform

Heino Konrad
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), Department for Forest Biodiversity and Nature Conservation

Adaptation to climate change

Berthold Heinze
representative/attending

Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), Department of Forest Growth, Silviculture and Genetics

Production and use of forest reproductive material

Heino Konrad
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), Department for Forest Biodiversity and Nature Conservation

in situ genetic conservation unit
ex situ genetic conservation unit
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Focal point

Heino Konrad
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)

The European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS) provides geo-referenced and harmonized data on genetic conservation units of forest trees in Europe.

Further information

The Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW) has the mandate to develop indicators for measuring biological diversity in forest ecosystems. See the Austrian Forest Biodiversity Index.

Country report for the FAO First State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

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