Important partners of international cooperation and binding international agreements in conservation, sustainable use and international exchange of biological diversity in food and agriculture are
• the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and in particular the Commission on Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture and the Committee for Fisheries
• the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Agriculture and Food
• (International Seed Treaty, read more)
• the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, read more) and its Nagoya Protocol
• the World Trust Fund for Crop Diversity (Crop Trust)
• the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
• the World Biodiversity Council (IPBES, read more)
• the EU Commission with responsibilities in the fields of agriculture, rural development, consumer
protection and environment, among others
• European cooperation programmes for genetic resources (read more)