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Improving access to FORest GENetic resources Information and services for end-USers
| Funder | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Institut National de Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement |
| Country | France |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2021 |
| End Date | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Duration | 1,825 days |
| Number of Grantees | 22 |
| Roles | Participant; Third Party; Coordinator |
| Data Source | European Commission |
| Grant ID | 862221 |
Grant Description
Forests provide essential societal services: in Europe, they cover 33% of land area and sequester 719 million tonnes CO2; in the EU, they provide jobs to over 3 million people and revenue to 16 million forest owners.These services rely on rich Forest Genetic Resources (Forest GenRes), which are managed in a coordinated way in Europe.
The European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN), founded in 1994, is the most advanced programme of its kind, worldwide.
Its main achievement is a continent-wide collection of in situ Forest GenRes accessions (http://portal.eufgis.org/), called Genetic Conservation Units (GCUs).FORGENIUS will develop methods and tools for greater insight into the characteristics and the value of Forest GenRes accessions presently existing in 35 European countries, and linked through the EUFGIS Information System (http://portal.eufgis.eu).
FORGENIUS will create novel services for users within and outside the conservation communities and will significantly increase and improve data quantity and quality in the European Forest Genetic Resources (Forest GenRes) information system that describes all accessions.
The project’s newly developed services will also allow end-users to characterise prospective new genetic conservation units.
To fulfil these needs, FORGENIUS will use state-of-the-art indices ranging from genomics and phenotyping to remote sensing and predictive models.
FORGENIUS will achieve the following goals: i) assessing genetic, phenotypic, and environmental diversity, as well as resilience of the GCU collection under climate change; ii) providing scientific evidence to support management decisions that promote the resilience and adaptability of the collection; iii) characterising GCUs and their GenRes to identify high-quality germplasm for use in breeding and forest plantations; iv) creating innovative data accessibility and modelling services for users within and outside the Forest GenRes conservation communities.
All Grantees
Agenzia Veneta Per L'Innovazione Nel Settore Primario; Philipps Universitaet Marburg; Bundesforschungs Und Ausbildungszentrum Fur Wald Naturgefahren Und Landschaft; Helsingin Yliopisto; Office National Des Forets; Oulun Yliopisto; Forestry Commission Research Agency; Inrae Transfert Sas; European Forest Institute; Newtvision S.N.C. Di Mori Simone Ebarbiero Valentina; Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; Luonnonvarakeskus; Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare in Silvicultura Marin Dracea; Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche; Fundacion Centro Tecnologico Forestal Y de la Madera; Uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Centro de Investigacion Ecologica Y Aplicaciones Forestales; Centro de Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agroalimentaria de Aragon; Gozdarski Institut Slovenije; Tokat Gaziosmanpasa Universitesi; Institut National de Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement; Jrc -Joint Research Centre- European Commission
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