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A University of California Program, concerned with California's biological diversity and its conservation in the broadest sense: onsite and offsite conservation of the native flora and fauna, collections of germplasm amassed for agricultural, medicinal, and industrial uses, and collections of genetic stocks, tissues, cells, and DNA developed for teaching and research purposes.
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GRCP Home Workshop report available online: Genetic monitoring in California State Parks: Potential for including genetic sampling as part of the IMAP and for consequently improving genetic management of native species Report from workshop held February 16, 2005New report documents importance of...A page of links to International organizations.
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Request Germplasm National Plant Germplasm System, GRIN Arable crop genebank and online database, Christchurch, New Zealand (external link) Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center AVRDC Shanhua, Taiwan (external link) Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE Costa Rica (external link) Centre for Genetic Resources, The Netherlands...A program of the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Goals include: preservation of reference specimens, maintenance of genetically important germplasm, documentation of specific insect stocks, management of databases, distribution of material to researchers and breeders.
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ARS National Invertebrate Genetic Resources Program GRIN American agriculture both as destructive and beneficial organisms. Insect pests, parasites, predators, products, and pollinators are all economically important. It is critically important to distinguish between different species, races, stocks, strains, biotypes, and other genetic entities and to document their...Postgraduate program at the University of Birmingham and Kew Botanic Gardens -- training in plant in situ and ex situ genetic conservation and sustainable utilisation.
http://www.biosciences.bham.ac.u...conservation_and_utilization.htm
Although the UK has not introduced specific legislation to regulate access to genetic resources, this website provides information to assist those that may wish to access genetic resources in the UK and its dependent territories.
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Defra, UK Science Following an intergovernmental decision taken under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UK, in common with the other 180 Parties to the treaty, is requested to “establish a national focal point and one or more competent national...IPGRI is an international research institute with a mandate to advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being of present and future generations. The site contains extensive information on regional activities and networks, country information, specific crops, training materials, legal and technical documents.
http://www.cgiar.org/ipgri/