Manuale che spiega il quadro internazionale e europeo su accesso al germoplasma e condivisione dei benefici, con scenari pratici e indicazioni per Case delle Sementi in Europa.
FAO International Treaty (Farmers’ Rights, Conservation & Sustainable Use, MLS & ABS)
Banques de semences communautaires : accès aux ressources génétiques et solutions de partage des avantages (Manuel 3)
Manuel 3 (DYNAVERSITY) sur l’accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage des avantages pour banques de semences communautaires, couvrant CDB, Nagoya, TIRPAA, cadre européen, scénarios pratiques et outils (ATTM/SMTA).
Seeds, Access & Rules: policy and legal frameworks for Community Seed Banks – CSB Lab Workshop 3 (video)
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Video of a workshop (25 Mar 2026) on international and EU seed laws and what they mean for Community Seed Banks, covering the Treaty/SMTA, Nagoya, UPOV, EU seed marketing reform, conservation varieties and practical implications.
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Full text of the FAO International Treaty establishing a Multilateral System for access and benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources, Farmers’ Rights, governance and implementation measures.
Dynaversity concepts for agrobiodiversity
DYNAVERSITY‘s summary of five key concepts for agrobiodiversity: seeds and varieties, seed networks, conservation (in situ/ex situ), governance (ITPGRFA, farmers’ rights), and diverse agroecological food systems.
Supportive Policy Frameworks for Dynamic AgroBioDiversity Management Networks
DYNAVERSITY policy brief calling for EU policy to support dynamic, networked on-farm management of agrobiodiversity through coordination, funding, participatory breeding and alignment with CAP, Farm to Fork and ITPGRFA.
Community Biodiversity Management: dialogue between representatives of Community Seed Banks and international institutions – report from the workshop held on 22 September 2017 at FAO HQ, Rome
Report of a 22 Sept 2017 FAO workshop (DIVERSIFOOD/Bioversity/ITPGRFA) summarising CSB roles, case studies and a SWOT: CSBs are vital for dynamic conservation, access to local seed and participatory breeding but need policy recognition, funding and capacity.
Community Seed Banks: access to germplasm and benefit sharing models
Manual explaining international and EU frameworks (CBD/Nagoya, ITPGRFA), practical ABS tools (SMTA/Easy-SMTA) and scenarios for how Community Seed Banks and farmers can access, share and manage germplasm.
Implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) in light of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)
Briefing paper showing how UNDROP strengthens and clarifies Farmers’ Rights under the ITPGRFA, affirms human-rights primacy over conflicting laws, and defines State and UN agency obligations for seed policy and governance.
Farmer-managed seed systems, Community Seed Banks and Farmers’ Rights – a synthesis
Synthesis on farmer-managed seed systems and community seed banks: their importance for seed security, legal and policy barriers, and a policy agenda to realize Farmers’ Rights.
