1. European Crop Wild Relative Diversity Assessment & Conservation Forum PGR Forum (Plant Genetic Resources Forum) WELCOME

2. Workshop 1 General Objectives Introduce participants and advisory board to PGR Forum Introduce participants and advisory board to PGR Forum Review project management, finance, reporting and exit strategy Review project management, finance, reporting and exit strategy Agree on communication tools and project publicity Agree on communication tools and project publicity Review PGR Forum workpackage objectives and plan thematic workshops Review PGR Forum workpackage objectives and plan thematic workshops

3. PGR Forum: An Opportunity For PGR Discourse Framework 5 Programme for Research Framework 5 Programme for Research Key action 2 ‘Global change, climate and biodiversity’ Key action 2 ‘Global change, climate and biodiversity’ 2.2.3 ‘Assessing and conserving biodiversity’ 2.2.3 ‘Assessing and conserving biodiversity’

4. PGR Forum: An Opportunity For PGR Discourse Thematic Network Thematic Network Duration Duration –36 Months –start date 1 st November 2002 EC Funding Received EC Funding Received –733,700 € = AN OPPORTUNITY

5. PGR Forum Aim PGR Forum’s aim is to provide a European forum for the assessment of taxonomic (species) and genetic (molecular) diversity of European crop wild relatives and develop appropriate methodologies that can be applied to conserve this diversity.

6. PGR Forum Objectives 1 To achieve this aim PGR Forum has five subordinate objectives: To debate the assessment and conservation of European crop wild relative plant genetic resources at species and component population levels To debate the assessment and conservation of European crop wild relative plant genetic resources at species and component population levels To produce an assessment of baseline biodiversity data, threat and conservation status for crop wild relatives To produce an assessment of baseline biodiversity data, threat and conservation status for crop wild relatives

7. PGR Forum Objectives 2 To develop in situ methodologies: To develop in situ methodologies: –Data structures and documentation –Management and monitoring regimes –Assessment of genetic erosion –Assessment of genetic pollution To communicate project results to European stakeholders, policy makers and user groups To communicate project results to European stakeholders, policy makers and user groups To establish a European forum that enhances dialogue between European national and regional crop wild relatives conservationists, the policy makers and end-users communities. To establish a European forum that enhances dialogue between European national and regional crop wild relatives conservationists, the policy makers and end-users communities.

8. PGR Forum Rationale 1 Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on Biological Diversity FAO State of the World Report FAO State of the World Report International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture FAO Global Plan of Action for Europe FAO Global Plan of Action for Europe European Community Biodiversity Strategy European Community Biodiversity Strategy European Plant Conservation Strategy European Plant Conservation Strategy

9. PGR Forum Rationale 2 Critical loss of species and plant genetic diversity (21% of Europe’s vascular plants are classified as threatened by IUCN) Conservation strategies are seriously hampered (a) gaps in basic biodiversity data and (b)lack of appropriate genetic conservation techniques Sustainable genetic resource use and wealth creation

10. PGR Forum Community Plant genetic conservationists (e.g. ECP/GR, IPGRI) Plant genetic conservationists (e.g. ECP/GR, IPGRI) Plant conservationists (e.g. IUCN, EEA, Planta Europa) Plant conservationists (e.g. IUCN, EEA, Planta Europa) Taxonomists (e.g. Euro+Med) Taxonomists (e.g. Euro+Med)

11. PGR Forum Work Programme 1 The project will be implemented through a series of interrelated workpackages: – –WP1 European crop wild relative assessment.   European list of crop wild relatives   With minimum biodiversity data – –WP2 Threat and conservation assessment.   Assess relative threat using IUCN Red List criteria   Current in situ and ex situ conservation status – –WP3 In Situ Data management methodologies.   Formulate data structures, data management and analysis methodologies (including GIS) for in situ (genetic reserve and on-farm) plant conservation

12. PGR Forum Work Programme 2 – –WP4 Population management methodologies   Formulate methodology for generation of management plans   Formulate monitoring techniques for in situ plant genetic conservation – –WP5 Genetic erosion and genetic pollution methodologies   Formulate molecular, ethnobotanical and other methodologies to assess genetic erosion   Formulate molecular, ethnobotanical and other methodologies to assess genetic pollution (conventionally and biotechnologically)

13. PGR Forum Partners Five workshops + dissemination conference Five workshops + dissemination conference 23 partners from: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Russia, United Kingdom, IUCN and IPGRI 23 partners from: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Russia, United Kingdom, IUCN and IPGRI Universities, government, European and international organisations Universities, government, European and international organisations

14. PGR Forum Management Workpackage 1 Workpackage 2 Workpackage 3 Workpackage 4 Workpackage 5 Workpackage 6 European Commission Advisory Board Project Coordinator 18+5 Project Participants Steering Committee PGR Forum Products Web Page / Crop Relative database & CD / Newsletter / Reports / Conference Proceedings / Academic papers Workpackage Coordinators Stakeholder Panel

15. PGR Forum Specific Innovations European crop wild relative database European crop wild relative database Data structure and documentation methodology Data structure and documentation methodology Population in situ management and monitoring methodology Population in situ management and monitoring methodology Genetic erosion and genetic pollution assessment methodology Genetic erosion and genetic pollution assessment methodology Improved and facilitated access to European crop wild relative data via web site Improved and facilitated access to European crop wild relative data via web site Increased national European crop wild relative capacities Increased national European crop wild relative capacities Conservation gap analysis Conservation gap analysis

16. PGR Forum Finance Personnel costs Personnel costs –Project Officer and Workshop Assistants Equipment Equipment –Disallowed Travel Travel –18 full partners –4 additional partners from Eastern European countries –France –Advisory Panel (8 x 2) –End user / policy makers (8 x 1) Other Other –Publications, Newsletter, CD, Software Overheads Overheads –20% to each partners

17. Personnel costs Project Officer Project Officer 38 months (188,541€) Coordinator Coordinator 53 hours (8,557€) Workshop Assistants Workshop Assistants WP1 – 1 month GB / EL (1,372€ / 1,050€) WP2 – 1 month DK / IUCN (2,874€ / 2,100€) WP3 – 1 month DE (5,621€) WP4 – 1 (2) month ES (9,685€) WP5 – 1 month PT / GB (1,158 / 1,513€) WP6 – 2 months IPGRI (10,928€) WP6 – 3 months IPGRI (16,312€)

18. PGR Forum Equipment Disallowed Disallowed Project equipment supplied by the University of Birmingham Project equipment supplied by the University of Birmingham

19. Travel Costs Partners x 18 Partners x 18 –Flights –Workshop costs –Preparation and post-workshop work costs –Overall costs vary between partners (8,671 – 13,729€) Eastern European countries Eastern European countries –All (7,806€) France France –Workshop costs only Coordination Coordination –Advisory Panel (8 x 2{+1}) = (19,188€) –4 x End users / 4 x policy makers (8 x 1) = (5,440€)

20. Other Costs Publications (production & dissemination) Publications (production & dissemination) –Newsletter x 6 (28,500€) –CD of database (5,100€) –Software (8,690€) –Books ? Total costs Total costs = 733,700€ Overheads Overheads –20%

21. Project Reporting Technical Technical –Every 12 months –Submission of completed proforma to Project Officer –Project Officer and Coordinator to collate and submit to EC Financial Financial –Every 12 months –Full partners submit direct to EC –See Contract Annex II p. 23-24 for eligible costs –4 Additional Eastern European partners to submit receipts to Project Officer every 12 months –France’s participation partially funded –Project Officer and Coordinator to collate and submit to EC

22. Communications and publicity Participant contacts list Participant contacts list Intra-project communication Intra-project communication Project logo Project logo Project newsletter: content, format, audience Project newsletter: content, format, audience Publicity opportunities e.g IPGRI Newsletter for Europe, Plant Talk, Botanic Gardens Conservation News, Species Publicity opportunities e.g IPGRI Newsletter for Europe, Plant Talk, Botanic Gardens Conservation News, Species

23. Expense claims: Subsistence Participants to pay own hotel bill and claim from their PGR Forum budget, EXCEPT: Participants to pay own hotel bill and claim from their PGR Forum budget, EXCEPT: –Additional participants: Lazslo Holly, Martine Mitteau, Wieslaw Podyma, Diana Rusu and Tamara Smekalova –Advisory board: Stephen Jury and Helmut Knüpffer

24. Expense claims: Subsistence What IS included: What IS included: –Room, meals, transport and excursion What IS NOT included! What IS NOT included! –Telephone and internet usage, mini bar, hotel bar, and alcoholic drinks with meals

25. Expense claims: Travel Participants to claim travel expenses from their PGR Forum budget Participants to claim travel expenses from their PGR Forum budget –Keep all receipts for end of year reporting –Make copies of receipts for your own record WS1 Additional participants and Advisory Board to complete UoB claim form and return with receipts and ticket stubs to Project Officer WS1 Additional participants and Advisory Board to complete UoB claim form and return with receipts and ticket stubs to Project Officer Please ensure you use the cheapest form of transport when possible!! Please ensure you use the cheapest form of transport when possible!!