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aquaculture organizations. The objectives of the workshop were
FAO 2021 to promote standardized use of nomenclature and terminology
Report of the Regional Workshop for in the description and categorization of aquatic genetic resources
Asia and the Pacific Region on the (AqGR), especially below the level of species (i.e. farmed types), to
Development of a Registry of Farmed identify priority regional stakeholders who would benefit from and
Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources could contribute to an information system, such as the Registry,
(Incorporating a review of strategic to evaluate the key elements of the prototype Registry using
regionally relevant species and their farmed types and to review
priorities for a Global Plan of Action), the strategic priorities and propose concrete activities under each
Virtual Workshop, 8–12 June 2020 – of the four Priority Areas of the GPA.
Rome
The PDF can be accessed directly at:
This report summarizes the proceedings and outcomes of the www.fao.org/3/cb2359en/CB2359EN.pdf
“Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on the Development of The document card can be found here:
a Global Information System for Farmed Types of Aquatic Genetic www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb2359en
Resources (incorporating a review of strategic priorities for a
Global Plan of Action)” held from 8 to 12 June 2020. The final wrap-
up session was held on 22 June 2020. This workshop, supported
financially by the Government of Germany, was the second in a FAO 2021
series of regional workshops held to generate feedback on the Report of the African Regional
Registry of Farmed Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Registry) Workshop on Development of a
being developed by FAO in response to the findings of the first
report on The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Global Information System for Farmed
Food and Agriculture (SoW-AqGR) prepared under the guidance Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources
of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Incorporating a Review of Strategic Publications
(Commission) and launched by FAO in 2019. As requested by the Priorities for a Global Plan of Action),
Commission, the workshop also sought feedback on an outline of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2–4 December
a Global Plan of Action for Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food 2019 – Rome
and Agriculture (GPA. The workshop was originally planned to be
held face to face in early 2020 but was eventually cancelled due to This workshop was the first of a series of regional meetings to
the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. generate feedback on the Registry of Farmed Types of Aquatic
Genetic Resources (AqGR), being developed by FAO in response
The PDF can be accessed directly at: to a request from the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food
www.fao.org/3/cb3412en/cb3412en.pdf and Agriculture (Commission). The workshop was supported by
The document card can be found here: a grant from the Government of Germany and also included an
www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb3412en activity seeking feedback on an outline of a Global Plan of Action
for AqGR, also requested by the Commission. The objectives of
the workshop were to: promote standardized use of nomenclature
and terminology in the descriptions and categorization of AqGR,
FAO 2021 especially below the level of species (i.e. farmed types); to identify
Report of the Regional Workshop the priority regional stakeholders in an information system,
for Europe and Central Asia on the specifically a Registry of Farmed Types of AqGR; to evaluate the
Development of a Global Information key elements of the prototype Registry using regionally relevant
System of Farmed Types of Aquatic species and their farmed types; review, for each of the four Priority
Genetic Resources (Incorporating Areas of the Global Plan of Action (GPA), the Strategic Priorities
(SPs) and identifying possible activities under each SP; and identify
a Review of Strategic Priorities for potential indicators for the effective monitoring of AqGR within a
a Global Plan of Action) – Virtual future GPA.
Workshop, 5–8 October 2020 – Rome
The PDF can be accessed directly at:
This report summarizes the proceedings and outcomes of www.fao.org/3/cb2343en/cb2343en.pdf
the “Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia on the
Development of a Global Information System for Farmed Types The document card can be found here:
of Aquatic Genetic Resources (incorporating a review of strategic www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb2343en
priorities for a Global Plan of Action)” held from 5 to 8 October
2020. The final wrap-up session was held on 15 October 2020.
This workshop, supported financially by the Government of
Germany, was the fourth in a series of regional workshops
held to generate feedback on the Registry of Farmed Types of
Aquatic Genetic Resources (Registry) being developed by FAO in FAO 2021
response to the findings of the first report on The State of the
World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Report of the Round-Table Discussion:
(SoW-AqGR) prepared under the guidance of the Commission on Moving Forward through Lessons
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) and Learned on Response Actions to Aquatic
launched by FAO in 2019. As requested by the Commission, the Animal Disease Emergencies, 16–18
workshop also sought feedback on an outline of a Global Plan of December 2019 – Rome
Action for Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
(GPA), as requested by the Commission. The workshop was held This report presents the results of a Round-table discussion:
online over a period of five days, with sessions lasting between moving forward through lessons learned on response actions
60 and 120 minutes. The workshop was attended by National to aquatic animal disease emergencies organized by the Food
Focal Points for Aquatic Genetic Resources from Europe and and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in
Central Asia, officials from ministries, governmental organizations, collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development
research institutions and by representatives of regional Cooperation (NORAD) under the auspices of the project GCP/

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