Integration of Conservation Strategies of Plant Genetic ... - Genres

eventually result in habitat fragmentation, the preservation of the genetic variation within
populations will be of greater importance.
2. making genetic resources available throughout the year, and over many years, whilst controlling
collecting to levels that are sound. This service cannot be provided as cost effectively by
holding the material within the habitats where seed is only available over restricted periods and
repeated recollection will be nesessary to meet each request. This service can add value to the
collections by solving their germination requirements so that users can be assured of a supply
of plants either for investigation to make good the information shortfalls which must be filled
before complete conservation strategies can be developed to hold the plants within their
habitats or as a basis for reintroduction.
3. most efficiently satisfying the Convention on Biological Diversity´s requirements for germplasm
availability whilst allowing rigths to a "fair and equitable share of benefits to be easily attached
to the germplasm distributed.