On 3 November 2001, the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) adopted, by its resolution 3/2001, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Interim Arrangements for its Implementation.
The objectives of the Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security.
The Treaty will be open for signature until 4 November 2002 and will establish a new and binding framework for cooperation in the area of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. The
Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will act as the Interim Committee for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and, upon its establishment, will be the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted, at its sixth meeting, held in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 7 to 19 April 2002.
