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CGC Chairs Web ConferenceOctober 26, 2011
Karen A. Williams Ned Garvey
Plant Exchange OfficeNational Germplasm Resources Lab
Beltsville, Maryland
[email protected]@ars.usda.gov
The NPGS Plant Exploration/ExchangeProgram
Role of the CGCs
“Identify gaps in U.S. collections and develop proposals to fill these gaps through exchange and collaborative collecting trips.”
BeetMorocco 2010
The NPGS Plant Exploration/Exchange Program
Purpose: To fill gaps in the NPGS collections
Administration: Plant Exchange Office (PEO), National Germplasm Resources Lab
Funding: $125,000 annually
Helianthus simulansLouisiana 2010
Plant exploration: field collection of samples of landraces and wild species not already conserved in genebanks
Plant exchange: visits to foreign germplasm collections to assess collections and arrange for exchange
Exploration vs. Exchange
John Innes Center, U.K.
Wild potato, U.S.
Proposals
• accepted yearly
• separate guidelines for exploration and
exchange proposals – sent to CGCs in January
• endorsement by CGC and crop curator required
• pre-proposals for foreign explorations
requested in April
• deadline is in July every year
• email submission encouraged
NPGS Plant Explorations - 2011
Camelina Georgia
Small fruits (exchange) Canada
Fruits and nuts Albania
Apple United States
Bean United States
Sunflower United States
Johnsongrass United States
Ash United States
Herbaceous ornamentals United States
Small fruits and mint United States
Potato United States
PEOPEO Assistance with Proposals Assistance with Proposals
• Contact us before developing a proposal
• We can offer advice on which countries are accessible for exploration
• PEO has contacts in many countries
• Contact us with germplasm needs even if you are not developing a proposal
Access to Plant Genetic ResourcesAccess to Plant Genetic Resourcesfor International Explorationsfor International Explorations
• prior informed consent (PIC) obtained from national authorities in all countries that are parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Includes agreement on the sharing of benefits• The SMTA of the International Treaty may be used
to specify terms of access• contacting national authorities managed by the
Plant Exchange Office• it is not possible to obtain PIC in many countries
Benefit Sharing Associated with NPGS Plant Explorations
• associated with most foreign explorations• non-monetary “in-kind” benefits (training,
equipment purchase, increase projects, etc.)• increases the capacity of host country
to conserve PGR• determined in close consultation with host country partners• examples of benefit sharing – training, regeneration of collected materials,
equipment purchases
The future of Access forInternational Plant
Explorations• Use of SMTA may be more common (used to provide access to germplasm on two NPGS explorations and one exchange trip thus far)
• Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization -- a legally-binding agreement developed by the Parties to the CBD International Regime for Access and Benefit Sharing