Educational Module on Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

Lesson 1, for example, focuses on technical aspects of conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, which will be particularly relevant for civil servants that do not have a technical background in genetics or plant breeding. Lessons 2 and 3, in turn, explain the legal provisions of the International Treaty and decisions of its Governing Body, which will be useful to technical persons involved in gene bank management and plant breeding wishing to improve their understanding of the legal framework they are working in. Lesson 4 has something to offer for each one of the learner groups, as it brings all stakeholders together in the context of a fictitious Contracting Party