Contributions of ICRAF to the implementation of the global plan of action for the conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources

The Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources, submission by ICRAF.
ICRAF was established in 1978 to promote agroforestry research in developing countries. A Genetic Resources Unit was added in 1990 and the work on tree genetic resources (TGR) further strengthened with the establishment of the ICRAF genebank in 1997, which now hosts the world’s largest holdings of agroforestry tree genetic resources. ICRAF is an article 15 Centre under an MoU with FAO on behalf of the governing body of the International Treaty On Plant Genetic Resources For Food And Agriculture (ITPGRFA) with regard to ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held in trust by ICRAF. ICRAF was part of the CGIAR Genebank Platform 2011-2021. Of the eleven CGIAR Genebanks, the ICRAF Genebank is the only one primarily conserving tree genetic resources. ICRAF led the global research programme “Tree Genetic Resources to bridge production gaps and promote resilience” 2017-2021, which was a flagship project under the CGIAR Research Programme (CRP) on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). ICRAF merged in 2019 with CIFOR to become CIFOR-ICRAF while maintaining also separate legal entities. Trees and forest genetic resources, and biodiversity is one of CIFOR-ICRAFs research for impact themes 2020-2030.
To see the full FAO report, please read it here .

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