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The European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! (ECLLD) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the dynamic management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
Our core belief is that the diversification of our food systems can be achieved through the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders involved in cultivated biodiversity.
The Coordination boasts a robust network of 22 members with a network of 170 national organizations operating across 21 European countries with a membership base exceeding 35,000.
In collaboration with approximately 15,000 farmers, we actively engage in the conservation and management of around 40,000 plant varieties.
Where we are
We want to bring diversity back in our food system!
Countries across all the Europan Region
Staff and volunteers
Organisations part of the network
Varietes maintend and managed by the network
Individual Members
Farmers and gardeners involved in dynamic management of cultivated biodiversity
Discover the new Seed Knowledge HUB, developed within the framework of the Erasmus+ Seeds of Growth project, your open-access gateway to resources, tools, and knowledge on seed saving, community seed banks, agrobiodiversity, and farmers’ seed systems across Europe.
NEWS
Calendar of “One Month of Cereals”
During this year's events, various activities and projects are combined with opportunities for meetings in the field, surveys for experimentation and participatory improvement activities, in-depth studies and exchange of experiences. Visits to the common...
An overseas look! Seeds of the people
Seeds of the People On April 17, as part of the World Day of Peasant Struggles, we shared an audiovisual series on the Venezuelan Seed Law. Built on the basis of the constituent debate, this law constitutes a popular action plan for food sovereignty and the...
Proceedings of the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference-Synergy that Sustains
Proceedings of the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference February 14 - 17, 2018 Corvallis, Oregon • Oregon State University Synergy that Sustains History & Mission Organic Seed Alliance’s mission is to (OSA) advance ethical seed solutions to meet food and...
DYNAmic seed networks for managing European diVERSITY!
In the panorama of the dynamic maintenance of the biodiversity, many actors are involved. The project DYNAVERSITY aims to strengthen bonds and sinergie among farmers, researchers, community of dynamic management of the agro-biodiversity, also looking for an...
Working Paper on Farmers’ Right to Participate in Decision-making
APBREBES Working Paper on Farmers' Right to Participate in Decision-making The right of farmers to participate in making decisions, at the national level, on matters related to the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and...
Message to the International Treaty!
To sign or support the appeal, please send us back the name of your organization • Mauro Conti, IPC ( International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty ): ipc- cip@foodsovereignty.org • Émilie Lapprand, French Farmers' seeds...
Outdoor Laboratories for Agrobiodiversity
Forum of the Outdoor Laboratories for Agrobiodiversity in Montpellier April 30, 2015 - from 14:00 to 17:30 Institut des Régions chaudes Montpellier SupAgro - 1101, Avenue Agropolis The Outdoor Laboratories method was started in 2013 to establish...
Seed laws that criminalise farmers
GRAIN and LVC published a booklet: "New publication - Seed laws that criminalise farmers: resistance and fightback". You can download the paper
Seed legislation, seed marketing, advocacy, seed systems, scientific publication, school and seminar, patents
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Legal Watch
The legal watch is realised by the French Farmers’ seeds network, Réseau Semences Paysannes. Informations are related to seeds marketing, intellectual property rights, genetic ressources.
It is presented in French.
on EU topics
- Plateforme ACLP, Communiqué du 27 février 2025 - L’ACLP participe à la table ronde sur la propriété intellectuelle et les semences au Salon international de l’agriculture de Paris 2025
- Convention sur la diversité biologique, Communiqué du 24 février 2025, Le Fonds de Cali est lancé en marge de la reprise de la session de la COP16
- OMPI, Communiqué du 5 décembre 2024 - Le Malawi est le premier pays à ratifier le Traité de l’OMPI sur la propriété intellectuelle, les ressources génétiques et les savoirs traditionnels associés
- Confédération suisse, Avis du Conseil fédéral sur le rapport de la CSEC-N relatif à la prolongation du moratoire sur le génie génétique, 29 janvier 2025
- ACLP, Communiqué du 5 février 2025 - L’ACLP organise une session d’information pour les décideurs politiques de l’UE
