• About the Project
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Establishment of a European
information system on forest genetic resources

Work package 1 - Creation of a network of national FGR inventories

• Terms of Reference for a national focal point
• A list of national focal points 
• A Memorandum of Understanding for sharing and using data (under finalization)
• Summary of the workshop on FGR documentation in Europe
• Newsletter articles on EUFGIS:

1. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, issue No 34 - July 2007, “EUFGIS – a new project on FGR documentation is launched”
2. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, issue No 35 - December 2007, “EUFGIS project organizes workshop on FGR documentation”
3. Forest Research, UK, The Biodiversity and Conservation Newsletter of Ecology Division Ecotype, issue No. 39 “Establishment of a European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources”, http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/ecotype
4. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 36 - July 2008, ‘Developing an information system on gene conservation units of forest trees’
5. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 37 - December 2008, ‘EUFGIS update’
6. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 38 – July 2009, ‘The EUFGIS information system is taking shape’

Work package 2 - Development of minimum requirements and information standards for dynamic gene conservation units

• Results of the survey on in situ conservation and FGR documentation
• Summary of the 1st Expert Group meeting, Birkerød, Denmark, 25 October 2007
• Summary of the 2nd Expert Group meeting, Avignon, France, 8-9 April 2008
• Summary of the 3rd Expert Group meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1-2 October 2008
• Pan-European minimum requirements for gene conservation units of forest trees
• Data standards for the gene conservation units
• Documentation manual for national FGR inventories (under development)
• Case studies (under development)

Work package 3 - Creation of the information infrastructure

• EUFGIS Intranet (accessible only for the national focal points)
• User manual (under development)
• Helpdesk support - please kindly contact Milko A. Škofič tel +39 066118286 or Michele Bozzano tel +39 066118221

Work package 4 - Building the information system

• Summary of the pilot group meeting
• Summary of the 1st training workshop (Central and Western European countries), Vienna, Austria on 24-26 March 2009
• Summary of the 2nd training workshop (Eastern and South-Eastern European countries), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 21-23 April 2009
• Summary of the 3rd training workshop (the Mediterranean countries), Avignon, France, 5-7 May 2009
• Summary of the 4th training workshop (Northern European countries), Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-14 May 2009)