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ITCPGR-4 IN THE FAO GLOBAL SYSTEM

Jose Esquinas-Alcazar, Secretary of the CGRFA, introduced the document on the Fourth International Technical Conference in the context of the FAO Global System for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of PGRFA (ITCPGR/96/INF/2). He outlined the process by which the Global System had developed over the years, and noted the call by UNCED to develop a periodic report on the state of the world's genetic resources, and a rolling global plan of action, under the auspices of the fourth international technical conference.