Documents from European PGR-workshop 2003

Common requirements and approaches to National Programmes. Alvina Avagyan
How NGO's are involved in NP? What can NGO's contribute in NP? Béla Bartha
Promote sustainable use of PGRFA within national programmes. Eliseu Bettencourt
Criteria and methods for choosing varieties/cultivars of vegetatively propagated plants for National Collections. Even Bratberg
Genetic Erosion in Genebanks. Sónia Diaz
How comprehensive should a National plan be? Should it be sectoral or
include all fields (plants, animals, micro-organisms, forestry). Sónia Diaz
Strong National Programme, Driving forces. Ladislav Dotlacil
Criteria of the choice of varieties for on-farm cultivation. Jons Eisele
1) How can we combine conservation of plant varieties with the care of historical (cultural) sites in our counties?
2) Relationship of in situ-conservation and nature protection. Lars-Åke Gustavsson
NP - Co-operation in Europe. Siegfried Harrer
How to deal with genetically modified organisms in gene bank collections/national programs? Leena Hömmö
How do we continue after the programme has ended? Katrin Kotkas
Does our knowledge and tools facilitate collection of the most valuable plant gene resources into the gene banks? Aarne Kurppa
How to improve public awareness in PGR conservation? Juozas Labokas
Is it possible to increase and to promote the sustainable use of PGR by setting up an international label system under the hospice of IPGRI? Marc Lateur
The Implementation of NP in agricultural practice. Elzbieta Lenarczyk-Priwieziencew
In Situ Genetic Reserve Methodologies. Nigel Maxted
Lobbying and Resources for European PGR. Nigel Maxted (Group 1) and Eliseu Bettencourt (Group 2)
Are the Biological Resources Centres (BRC) the future of Genetic Resources? Martine Mitteau
What are the three greatest obstacles in building your national programme and how do you intend to overcome them? Vladimir Pekic
Relations among gene banks and NGO's organizations Wieslaw Podyma and Lars-Åke Gustavsson
MOLECULAR MARKERS IN GERMPLASM EVALUATION. Toni Safner
1. How do you make a national programme successful? 2. Which are the preconditions for having a national programme? Mia Sahramaa, Ivana Dulic Markovic
How to bring old varieties into use, if they still are of interest? Göran Svanfeldt
A common European Gene Bank. Eva Thörn
What can be done to improve training and education on PGRFA? Jozef Turok
The need to quantify the value of PGR to the economy of the state for permanent funding. Miriam Waldman
The need to quantify the value of PGR to the economy of the state for permanent funding. Jens Weibull