Skip to main content
Land and Agriculture

Definition(s)

Genetic resources are, according to the CBD living material that includes genes of present and potential value for humans. Plant genetic resources includes all our agricultural crops and even some of their wild relatives because they too often have valuable traits.(Source: Nordgen)

Hierarchy

In other languages

French
ressource phytogénétique
Russian
генетические ресурсы растений
Spanish
recurso genético vegetal
Chinese, Simplified
植物遗传资源
Arabic
مورد جيني نباتي

Explore content

Follow up the links below to see InforMEA content related to plant genetic resource coming up from several external sources.

Multilateral environment agreements tagged with plant genetic resource

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with plant genetic resource. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Nagoya Protocol
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture