On March 4th, the Seminar themed on “Conservation and Benefit Sharing of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Focusing on Agricultural Biodiversity After 2020” co-organized by China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS) ended successfully in Beijing. Among the heavyweight international guests attending the forum, in addition to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative in China and DPR Korea Dr. Vincent Martin, it also includes the Secretary of FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) Mr. Kent Nnadozie.
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Before the seminar, CBCGDF was personally written by Mr. Nnadozie about the importance of building a possible platform for dialogue and cooperation under the CBCGDF’s proposal, and it would be very useful to organize the seminar as suggested.
CBCGDF builds a platform for the exchange of biodiversity of genetic resources, bringing together leading experts, scholars and relevant departments in the fields of genetic resources, benefit sharing, and environmental law to jointly promote the development of the biodiversity related international rules on global environmental governance, genetic resources and so on. In November 2017, CBCGDF officially became an ITPGRFA observer for FAO. In February 2018, CBCGDF and ITPGRFA conducted in-depth discussions on issues of common interest such as the digital sequence of genetic resources. In the summer of 2018, CBCGDF communicated with FAO, and the efforts to promote a seminar were not stopped. In this regard, Mr. Nnadozie believes that the convening of the seminar will help policy makers and relevant officials to participate in the process of seeking recognition by China. He and his colleagues agreed that it is very important for China to join the “International Treaty” and cooperate to promote its purpose. He is very happy to be able to attend this seminar in person.
Mr. Nnadozie's keynote speech at the seminar focused on the introduction and interpretation of the International Treaty, as well as China's current links. Here, in particular, his PPT selection of this seminar is organized as follows to readers.
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(Slides credit: Kent Nnadozie. Please indicate the source.)
Original Chinese article:
http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4854/7975.html
By / Niu Jingmei