ARCHE NOAH, Gesellschaft für die Erhaltung der Kulturpflanzenvielfalt und ihre Entwicklung
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2026 | Sylvain Giraud Head of Unit | Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on plant reproductive material (PRM). | — |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Sylvain Giraud Head of Unit | Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on plant reproductive material (PRM). | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Ladislav Miko acting Director-General | Seeds | — |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Ladislav Miko acting Director-General | Seeds | SRC |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | The Food Chain, Innovation and Challenges, Food Information to Consumers, Nutrition, and Food Waste, Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Plant Health | SRC |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | The Food Chain, Innovation and Challenges, Food Information to Consumers, Nutrition, and Food Waste, Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Plant Health | — |
| 06 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Plant Reproductive Material Proposal | — |
| 06 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Plant Reproductive Material Proposal | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Erhaltung, Verbreitung und Entwicklung pflanzengenetischer Ressourcen ex situ sowie in situ / on farm; Bildungsarbeit, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Beratung, Advocacy
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation on the Production and Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material Intellectual Property Rights (Plant Variety Protection and Patents on Plants and Animals) Nagoya Protocol Plant Health Regulation Biodiversity Strategy Farm to Fork Strategy Genetic Resources Conservation and Management Common Agricultural Policy
Communication Activities
Advocacy work; public campaigns; awareness raising; publication of technical and political position papers; organisation of conferences and other events; international projects related to the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources in agriculture
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
No Patents on Seeds https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/ Ökobüro https://www.oekobuero.at/de/ European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity https://liberatediversity.org/ IG Saatgut https://www.ig-saatgut.de/ Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt e. V. https://kulturpflanzen-nutztiervielfalt.org/ Bio Austria https://www.bio-austria.at/ EU Food Policy Coalition https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/
Organisation Members
Business sponsors: http://www.arche-noah.at/ueber-uns/sponsorpartner
Additional Information
ARCHE NOAH is mainly funded by donations and member's contributions, we have about 14.000 individual members and regular donors, which is the foundation of our budget. No singular contribution exceeds 10% of our budget. On EU grants and projects 2025: (1) We are part of an accredited Erasmus+ mobility project network for adult learning ("Erwachsenenbildung Konsortium Umweltwissen NÖ") (2) FruitDiv, We are part of the Project “Crop wild relatives for sustainable agriculture tentatively“ called FRUITDIV under the European Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 Cluster 6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (3) Obst-Monitoring (2024-2025), funded by the Austrian government and co-funded by EU Next Generation (4) We are partner in the Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnership Project " Aufbau eines Streuobst-Wiki als Beitrag zur Bewältigung des Klimawandels: Miteinander – Ergänzen – Netzwerk bilden ". (5) Samen.Träger (2024-2026) funded by the Austrian government and co-funded by EU Next Generation, but no payments in 2025 (6) Superhochstamm, EIP-Agri, funded by the Austrian government and co-funded by EU Next Generation For 2026, we have not received EU grants yet.