EUFORGEN’s workplan is shaping up
30/11/2015 - Read MoreDuring its 11th meeting in November, EUFORGEN’s Steering Committee defined the areas of work for three working groups that will operate during Phase V…
New EUFORGEN coordinator
1/11/2015 - Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Michele Bozzano has been appointed as the new EUFORGEN Coordinator in November 2015 after the departure of Jarkko…
FOREST EUROPE Madrid Ministerial Resolution 2: Protection of forests in a changing environment
22/10/2015 - Read MoreThe role of EUFORGEN as an effective instrument of international cooperation was recognised by the seventh FOREST EUROPE ministerial conference in…
First seeds of forest trees deposited at Svalbard
3/03/2015 - Read MoreLast week, the first seed lots of forest trees (Norway spruce and Scots pine) were officially deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Danish,…
Mapping of plant and animal genetic resources underway
22/12/2014 - Read MoreIn July 2014, the European Commission (DG Agriculture and Rural Development) launched a two-year “Preparatory action on EU plant and animal genetic…
EUFORGEN ready to launch Phase V
17/12/2014 - Read MoreIn January 2015, EUFORGEN will commence its fifth phase (2015-2019). The Steering Committee, consisting of National Coordinators from all member…
Climate change and conservation of forest genetic resources
11/12/2014 - Read MoreClimate change and forests have again been vividly discussed topics around the world before and during the 20th Conference of Parties to the UN…
Side event in conjunction with FOREST EUROPE meetings, Cuenca, Spain
3/11/2014 - Read MoreOn the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN), Bioversity International and the Liaison Unit…
Nagoya Protocol entered into force
30/10/2014 - Read MoreThe Nagoya Protocol entered into force on 12 October 2014, following the ratification by 50 countries. It had been agreed in October 2010 in Nagoya,…
EUFORGEN turns 20
3/10/2014 - Read MoreThis month the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme reaches the mature age of 20 years. To celebrate its anniversary, we have produced a short…
