European Forest Genetic Resources Programme

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1 European Forest Genetic Resources Programme Jarkko Koskela EUFORGEN Coordinator Bioversity International Cuenca, Spain, 3 November 2014

2 Outline History Highlights of achievements Future

3 Forest genetic resources (FGR) are the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and other woody plant species that are of actual or potential economic, environmental, scientific or societal value FAO State of the World s Forest Genetic Resources.

4 History Strasbourg Resolution 2 (Conservation of forest genetic resources) of the 1 st FOREST EUROPE Conference (1990) called for a functional but voluntary instrument of international cooperation to promote and coordinate: 1) in situ and ex situ conservation of genetic diversity of European forests, 2) exchange of reproductive materials, and 3) monitor progress in these fields.

5 History Preparatory phase Follow-up committee of four experts (Finland, France, Poland and Portugal) Inputs from other European experts as well as from Bioversity International (then called International Plant Genetic Resources Institute), FAO and the European Commission Operational recommendations and a proposal was endorsed by the Helsinki Conference in 1993 EUFORGEN became operational in October 1994

6 Goal & areas of work The overall goal of EUFORGEN is to promote the conservation and appropriate use of forest genetic resources as an integral part of sustainable forest management in Europe. Areas of work 1. Conservation of FGR 2. Use of FGR 3. Making available information on FGR 4. Creating awareness on the importance of genetic resources

7 Structure Member countries (25) (Nov 2014) Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom National Coordinators -> Steering Committee National experts provide inputs to the EUFORGEN work (a pool of approx. 100 experts) Secretariat at Bioversity International

8 Mode of operation Phase I ( ) networks Picea abies Populus nigra Quercus suber Noble Hardwoods Social Broadleaves Phase II ( ) networks Conifers Populus nigra Mediterranean Oaks Noble Hardwoods Temperate Oaks and Beech

9 Mode of operation Phase III ( ) networks Conifers Scattered Broadleaves Stand-forming Broadleaves Forest Management Phase IV ( ) Working groups with specific tasks and deadlines Workshops

10 Technical Guidelines Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Field map (A. campestre) Black alder (Alnus glutinosa) Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Oriental sweet gum (Liquidambar orientalis) Wild apple and pear (Malus sylvestris, Pyrus pyraster) Black poplar (Populus nigra) Wild cherry (Prunus avium) European white oaks (Quercus petraea, Q. robur) Service tree (Sorbus domestica) Wild service tree (S. torminalis) Lime (Tilia cordata) White elm (Ulmus laevis) Silver fir (Abies alba) Norway spruce (Picea abies) Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) Aleppo and Brutia pines (Pinus halepensis / P. brutia) Black pine (P. nigra) Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) Italian stone pine (Pinus pinea) Scots pine (P. sylvestris)

11 Distribution maps Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)

12 EUFGIS Portal and database Geo-referenced data on genetic conservation units of forest trees in Europe Pan-European minimum requirements for the genetic conservation units Common data standards (unit, tree populations) Data are provided and managed on-line by National Focal Points

13 Genetic conservation units 3164 units, 100 tree species, 3972 populations, 34 countries

14 Genetic conservation units Natural or man-made tree populations that are typically located in forests managed for multiple uses, protected areas or seed stands. Dynamic conservation of genetic diversity

15 Other EUFORGEN achievements Contributions to international reporting efforts Other publications and reports

16 Other EUFORGEN achievements Forthcoming reports of the working groups Pan-European genetic conservation strategy for forest trees Genetic monitoring of conservation units of forest trees Use and transfer of forest reproductive material in the context of climate change Policies relevant to FGR conservation and use FGR conservation and climate change

17 FUTURE Phase V ( ) objectives: 1. Collate, maintain and disseminate reliable information on forest genetic resources in Europe 2. Coordinate and monitor the conservation of forest genetic resources in Europe 3. Develop guidelines and analyses on topics and issues relevant for the use of forest genetic resources in Europe. Mode of operation Working groups Workshops Network of EUFGIS National Focal Points

18 FUTURE Continued implementation of Strasbourg Resolution 2 and other relevant FOREST EUROPE commitments EUFORGEN also contributes to the implementation of CBD commitments and the Global Plan of Action for Forest Genetic Resources

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