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Botanic Gardens Conservation International The world’s largest plant conservation network Botanic gardens and genetic resource access challenges Suzanne Sharrock Director for Global Programmes BGCI Science Places Plants People
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Page 1: Botanic gardens and genetic resource access …ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity...Botanic Gardens Conservation International The world’s largest plant conservation network

Botanic Gardens Conservation International The world’s largest plant conservation network

Botanic gardens and genetic resource access challenges

Suzanne Sharrock

Director for Global Programmes

BGCI

Science Places Plants People

Page 2: Botanic gardens and genetic resource access …ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity...Botanic Gardens Conservation International The world’s largest plant conservation network

Botanic gardens – a global network

• >3,000 botanic gardens and related institutions worldwide

• >115,000 plant species (1/3 of all known plants) in collections (live plants, seeds, DNA, in vitro…)

• Many millions of herbarium specimens

• Databases of additional information

• Focus on conservation, education and research

• Tradition of sharing resources for duplication, research etc.

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electronic

images

(available to

researchers

outside the

institution)

anatomical

specimens purified

DNA)

genetic

sequence

data

live seeds

wild

plant

cryopreserved

seeds (in seed

bank)

Other seed

banks

Reintroduce

d to wild

other

samples &

compounds

living

collections

taxonomic data,

trees of life,

species barcodes

sequence databases

e.g. GenBank,

BOLD propagation/breeding

duplicates

to other

herbaria

progeny in

own & other

collections

Herbariu

m

specimens

data for

conservation

assessments,

maps etc.

© Kate Davis

silica-dried

material

Life of a specimen

tissue

culture

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Collection management

• Collections are scientifically curated

• Bespoke documentation systems to track accessions

• Information on identity and origin (=essential

information for science), use restrictions etc. kept within the system

• Share material generally for conservation / research / education / display

• All relevant information transferred with material

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Implementing CBD and Nagoya

• Proactive approach – Principles on ABS developed in 2000 by diverse group of institutions and countries

• International Plant Exchange Network (IPEN) originally developed by European gardens as a mechanism to facilitate exchange for non-commercial use of living collections, while upholding ABS requirements (presently being updated)

• Training modules to build capacity and raise awareness

• Guidelines and recommendations available via BGCI / national networks

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Access challenges and managing requests

• Access from provider country – generally via research partners / collaborators

• Lack of clarity re. national procedures

not always in place / partners may not know them

may need other non-’access’ permissions (e.g., phytosanitary, export…)

lack of response to enquiries (e.g. PIC for transfer/change of use)

May not be accessing for ‘research’ but for conservation / cultivation/ education / display

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Managing requests

• Large number of requests for material held in collections – e.g Bonn Botanic Garden

• Index seminum is only sent to other BGs • Other requests are direct or via BGCI’s PlantSearch database

2016 2012-2016 annual mean

(2012-16)

(1) Orders from index seminum: 3,327 18,208 3,642

(2) other material transfers from BG Bonn

(outside index seminum): total 502 3,431 686

seeds 91 643 129

plants 323 2384 477

cuttings 39 238 48

leaf material 49 166 33

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Managing requests

• New PIC for change of use – likely to be considered responsibility of potential user not BG

• Potential for increase in requests for pre-CBD material

• Increasing use of non-commercial MTAs • IPEN numbers help to track back to original

provider and documents – but limitations re. restricted material, detailed tracking and demonstrating benefit-sharing.

• Leadership, awareness, capacity and appropriate data management systems are key.

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Thank you for your attention

Questions??


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