Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources

Aim

The EAAP Working Group AnGR (WG-AnGR) contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of Animal Genetic Resources, recognizing the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, 1992) and the FAO Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources (FAO, 2007). The WG-AnGR co-operates with the European Regional Focal Point (ERFP) on all matters of mutual interest in the field of AnGR, and liaises with FAO, the European Union and other (intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental) bodies involved in the management and conservation of AnGR. The Working Group co-operates with both ERFP and FAO to the management and development of EFABIS (European Farm Animal Biodiversity Information System) and DAD-IS (the global Domestic Animal Diversity Information System). The WG-AnGR is directly linked to the Genetics Commission of EAAP, but the aim of the WG-AnGR is also to work across disciplines.

Members of the Working Group

President: J. Fernandez (Spain) jmj@inia.es

Vice president: C. Danchin-Burge (France)

Members: I. Curik (Croatia), S.J. Hiemstra (the Netherlands), P. Berg (Denmark), J. Ramljack (Croatia), E. Stuaro (Italy) and G. Hadjipavlou (Cyprus)..

Observers: representatives of FAO and ERFP Secretariat.

 

Recent activities of the WG-AnGR: