European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The ERFP objectives are: • to support the in situ and ex situ conservation and sustainable use of AnGR in European countries. • to facilitate the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for AnGR in Europe. •to assist and enhance the AnGR activities of NCs at the European level. •to develop and maintain regular contact and exchange of relevant information on AnGR horizontally between European NCs and EAAP and vertically with the Global Focal Point in Rome using existing structures. • to stimulate the funding and organisation of regional projects, research, workshops and national programmes for AnGR within the European Region. •to maintain an appropriate liaison with the European Commission, the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and regional and international NGOs. For scientific aspects, it is supported by the European Association of Animal Production’s Working Group on Anim (...)
EU Legislative Interests
1. Monitor work of EU Commission legislative procedures connected to the Animal Genetic resources. 2. CAP policy and financial supports for the Animal Genetic Resources 3. ABS and Animal Genetic Resources 4. Nagoya Protocol and on farm conservation and management strategy for Animal Genetic Resources
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
https://www.animalgeneticresources.net/index.php/countries/ https://www.eurc-eab.eu/