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and Mediterranean conifers, as well as Quercus spp.,
Eucalyptus spp., Populus spp.
6) United Nations Environment Programme

 Its headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya.
 It is an agency of United Nations.
 It works with various governments, other UN organizations
and non-govt. organizations around the globe to monitor the
state of global environment. Much of the UNEP’s work is aimed
at promoting public awareness of the importance of genetic
diversity and methods of conserving and managing that
diversity for the future.

7) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)

 Its headquarters is in Paris, France.
 UNESCO’s involvement in gene conservation is primarily
through its MAB Programme (Man and Biosphere Programme)
 The objectives of MAB are to establish project areas based on
ecosystem concept (including human activity) to conserving
representative ecosystems with zoned management to
developing biosphere reserves that conserve biological diversity
and its genetic resources.

8) Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR).

 Its secretariat is located in Washington DC, USA.
 It was established to help coordinate the efforts of developed
and developing countries, public and private institutes and
international and regional organizations to support a network of
13 international agricultural research centers.