seeds for life project – kenya william omondi, national co-ordinator, tree seed programme: kenya...
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Seeds for Life Project – KenyaWilliam Omondi, National Co-ordinator, Tree seed Programme: Kenya Forestry Research Institute
PurposeEnhance conservation and sustainable utilisation of Kenya’s plant genetic resources
Activities• Collection of seed and herbarium specimen • Seed storage in Kenya and duplicates in RBG, Kew• Seed studies to backstop conservation• Build capacity of local communities and Institutions to conserve PGR
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Destruction of natural forests
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Degradation of drylands
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Endangered species; e.g. Osiris lanceolata
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Seed collections based on best practice principles
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Seed studies to backstop conservation
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Material Transfer Agreement: KENYA and Royal Botanical
Gardens, Kew• Ensures Kenya Governments consent to the
transfer of seeds to the RBG, Kew Seed Bank for safe keeping and long-time conservation
• Duplicates in Kew exclusively for long term storage
• Research limited to supporting conservation • Kenya retains ownership of the duplicate at Kew• Any other research on the material by Kew can
only be undertaken through a separate agreement
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Emerging issues.... Climate change, habitat degradation and
species loss Conflict between international conventions
and National regulations Definition of access in relation to ex-situ
conservation and seed duplication Total disclosure of origin and some aspects of
IK Modalities of costing, negotiating and sharing
the benefits ...the role of all stakeholders