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NordGens workshop in Tallin (Wednesday June 23 2010)
NordGens summer workshop in Tallinn was successful
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Alien tree species (Friday June 11 2010)
The NordGen conference in Uppsala 6-7 October discuss pros and cons of alien species
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Frozen seeds (Thursday June 03 2010)
Swedish Television send a documentary about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and about the food supply in the future.
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Welcome to our new website (Thursday May 27 2010)
We have changed the design of our website. But if you use the website you will notise that it is build in the same way and you can therefore easily find what you are looking for.
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Technical improvements at SGSV (Wednesday May 19 2010)
Technical improvements will be done at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this summer.
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Wanted: old varieties of ornamentals (Monday May 10 2010)
We search for old varieties of seed-propagated annual and biennial ornamental plants.
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Order our Annual Review 2009! (Tuesday April 06 2010)
Now you can order or download NordGen's Annual Review 2009. It also contains some interesting articles.
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Workshop for breeding experts (Thursday March 25 2010)
NordGen Farm Animals is hosting in close cooperation with Estonian University for Life Sciences a workshop in Risk Management in animal breeding programs June14.-18 2010.
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Svensk pomologis nestor har gått bort (Tuesday February 02 2010)
Professor em. i frukt- och bärproduktion vid Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU), Alnarp Ingevald Fernqvist, Malmö har avlidit i en ålder av 84 år.
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Kystgeita, KUN PÅ NORSK (Monday February 01 2010)
Kystgeita er en sterkt truet husdyrrase. Den går ute hele året, og holdes for kjøttproduksjon på noen få øyer på norsk vestkyst. Nå har den fått egen utstilling.
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Plants: New book on European landraces (Monday January 11 2010)
The book gives a broad picture of the actual conservation work of European landraces.
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New book about Cattle of the Yakuts (Tuesday December 22 2009)
The book Sakha Ynaga - Cattle of the Yakuts, tells the story of the survival of the Yakutian cattle in the land of permafrost.
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Biodiversity and climate change (Monday December 21 2009)
Nordgen has made a new folder about the effects of climate change on agriculture and food security. It is called "Biodiversity - a key factor in a changing climate.
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Global matsäkerhet hotas (Monday December 21 2009)
Klimatförändring är det största hotet mot världens matproduktion, menar nordens jordbruksministrar.
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50 000 seed samples are sent to Svalbard (Friday December 11 2009)
Svalbard Global Seed Vault receives major seed shipment as world leaders meet to tackle climate change in Copenhagen.
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COP 15 Climate summit 7-18/12 (Thursday November 26 2009)
NordGen participates in Nordic activies in Bella Center to bring forward the importance of biodiversity.
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Warning from the world's food experts! (Thursday November 19 2009)
Failure to focus on agriculture will undermine success of next global climate agreement.
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Side-event in Rome,18th of November (Thursday November 12 2009)
The title is "Genetic Diversity and Fodd Security in a Time of Climate Change".
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Genetic Resources in protected areas (Wednesday October 21 2009)
Welcome to our conference "Genetic Resources in protected areas", December 1-2, 2009
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Workshop in pre-breeding in cereals (Wednesday October 14 2009)
We are pleased to invite to the workshop "Joined SLU-ECPGR Pre-breeding in Cereals" in November, 24-25 2009
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Vacancies (Wednesday September 30 2009)
We are looking for a specialist in plant genetics.
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Träffa oss i Stockamölla (Thursday September 17 2009)
NordGen deltar i International Garden Society i Stockamölla 18-19 september.
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Ban Ki-Moon on Svalbard (Friday September 04 2009)
UN General sekretary sees the Seed Vault as a symbol of peace and a gift to humanity.
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Biodiversity and the Svalbard Seed vault (Wednesday September 02 2009)
See Cary Fowler från Global Crop Diversity Trust speak.
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Guided tours at the garden laboratory (Tuesday August 18 2009)
Guided tours at the garden laboratory
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Etterlyser gamle fåreraser (Tuesday August 04 2009)
Norsk Genressurssenter arbeider for kartlegging av gamle husdyrraser, og etterlyser informasjon om dyr av de to gamle sauerasene rygja og steigar.
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Professor Stig Blixt deceased (Friday July 03 2009)
Stig Blixt, former Director at the Nordic Gene Bank, has passed away, 79 years old.
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NordGen Annual Review 2008 (Thursday July 02 2009)
Our annual review for 2008 is now available.
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Distinguished Award to Erling Fimland (Thursday June 18 2009)
Erling Fimland, former leader of NordGen Farm Animals, has been granted the Distinguished Service Award of EAAP.
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Access and Acquisition Guidelines (Monday June 01 2009)
During spring 2009 a report on Access and Acquisition Guidelines on Plant Material at NordGen was finalized.
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Genetic diversity in Angelica (Monday May 25 2009)
A project investigating relationships between Nordic populations of Angelica has started.
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Luncheon event at CSD17 in New York (Thursday May 07 2009)
Succes for the luncheon event on genetic resources hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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About the Seed Vault in EUObserver (Wednesday April 22 2009)
Frozen seeds – safeguarding global food supplies is the title of an article signed Halldór Ásgrímsson, Nordic Council of Ministers
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Status for danske genetiske ressourcer (Monday April 20 2009)
Plantedirektoratet i Danmark har fremsendt en landerapport til FAO
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PhD student wanted by KU-Life (Thursday April 09 2009)
Fruit quality evaluation for selectiv harvest using 'imaging'
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Project Ydun is launched (Thursday April 09 2009)
The Ydun project evaluates the potential of local Danish apple varieties for special juice production.
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Baltic-Russian cooperation on GR (Monday April 06 2009)
A memorandom of understanding has been signed to strengthen collaboration between the Nordic and Baltic countries and Northwest Russia.
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NordGen application supported (Thursday March 12 2009)
The Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has now decided to support a NordGen application on access and rights to genetic resources of forest trees.
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Plants that tell stories (Wednesday March 04 2009)
We have gathering all information concerning the seminar i Hillerød, Denmark, in November 2008 called "Plants that tell stories - the cultural heritage of plant genetic resources"
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Seed Vault at Svalbard - 1st Anniversary (Friday February 20 2009)
The 1st Anniversary of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was celebrated the 26th of February. The first year has been a success.
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Dansk satsning på gamla sorter och raser (Monday February 09 2009)
Danska fødevareministeriet ger extra medel för att bevara gamla danska växt- och husdjursgenetiska resurser.
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Per Harald Grue avgår från LMD (Thursday February 05 2009)
Per Harld Grue blev ordentligt avfirad när han pensionerades från norska Lantbruks- og matdepartementet. Han kommer dock att fortsätta som styrelseledamot för NordGen.
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Gamla fröer får nytt liv (Tuesday February 03 2009)
Allt fler vill odla sina egna grönsaker. Dels för att veta vad det är vi äter. Dels för att rädda gamla fina svenska sorter som riskerar att dö ut. Läs mer i SvD:s artikel
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Udda Lundqvist får Nilsson-Ehle medalj (Tuesday January 27 2009)
Dr. Udda Lundqvist får Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademiens medalj för sin långa gärning inom kornområdet
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Internationellt naturfiberår 2009 (Wednesday January 07 2009)
Siden, ylle, sisal, bomull - alla är naturfibrer som kommer att uppmärksammas på olika sätt under året.
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Nordgens nya webbplats är klar! (Monday January 12 2009)
Vi är stolta att presentera Nordgens nya webbplats med ny design och aktuellt innehåll
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NordGen Plants
Pre-breeding for small grain cereals (Thursday May 27 2010)
- How to meet future challenges of food supply under a changing climate
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Wanted: old varieties of ornamentals (Monday May 10 2010)
We search for old varieties of seed-propagated annual and biennial ornamental plants.
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Nordic Bilberry Project (Friday February 26 2010)
During 2006-2009 NordGen has been partner in a project led by the University of Oulu in Finland, working to characterize and evaluate Nordic Bilberry accessions.
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Cereal Pre-Breeding Workshop (Tuesday December 22 2009)
Now you can download the presentations from the workshop in Alnarp 24-25th of November 2009.
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Field trial and collections in Iceland (Thursday November 19 2009)
NordGen is working on collecting and characterizing Icelandic species of medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Genetic Resources in protected areas (Wednesday October 21 2009)
Welcome to our conference "Genetic Resources in protected areas", December 1-2, 2009
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Äldre växtsorter kan bli bevarandesorter (Friday October 16 2009)
Jordbruksverket håller seminarium i Nässjö den 11 november.
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Rye from Gotland (Thursday September 10 2009)
Traditional cultivation of rye on Gotland has maintained local biodiversity. Not only of rye landraces, but also of red listed weeds as rye brome and corncockle.
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Open garden at NordGen (Monday August 31 2009)
A lot of people has visited NordGens regeneration and demonstration plots this autumn
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The first seed harvested (Friday July 03 2009)
The last weeks heat has initiated the harvesting of the first seeds from field and greenhouses this year.
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Genetic diversity in Angelica (Monday May 25 2009)
A project investigating relationships between Nordic populations of Angelica has started.
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NordGen på potetdag på Österlen (Wednesday April 15 2009)
Mandelmanns trädgårdar på Österlen hade åpen hage langfredag. Potet var tema – og NordGen deltok med 30 Nordiske sorter.
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Project Ydun is launched (Thursday April 09 2009)
The Ydun project evaluates the potential of local Danish apple varieties for special juice production.
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Potato for distribution 2009 (Wednesday April 08 2009)
The ordered potatoes are packed and ready for distribution
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Möte om nordiska fältgenbanker (Monday April 06 2009)
Under ett nordiskt möte i Norge i mars dryftades bevarande och bruk av vegetativt förökat växtmaterial i våra fältgenbanker och klonarkiv.
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En nyckelart med problem - Sälgen (Tuesday March 10 2009)
Världsnaturfonden (WWF) vill uppmärksamma betydelsen av sälg som nyckelart i naturen och har utlyst 2009 som sälgens år.
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Plants that tell stories (Wednesday March 04 2009)
We have gathering all information concerning the seminar i Hillerød, Denmark, in November 2008 called "Plants that tell stories - the cultural heritage of plant genetic resources"
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Workshop in Chile (Friday February 06 2009)
In the period January 12 - 16, NordGen staff and other Nordic scientists participated in the 1st International Workshop, arranged by Fitogen at the University de Los Lagos.
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Samarbeid NordGen og Frøsamlerne (Thursday January 22 2009)
NorGen samarbeider med Frøsamlerne om sikkerhetslagring av materiale, oppformering og dokumentasjon
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Besök från centralasien (Tuesday January 20 2009)
Studenter fördjupar sig inom genbankers arbetsuppgifter
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Potet tema på Vitenskasakademien (Monday January 05 2009)
Kerstin Olsson fra SLU and Svein Solberg fra Nordgen deltok med innlegg på konferanse i anleding potetens internasjonale år
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Kål & rovor odlas i sommar. (Monday January 05 2009)
Ett mindre antal rovor och kålsorter kommer att utvärderas av Restaurang Noma & Malmö Operagrill.
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Gísli Magnússon (1621-1696) och kummin (Friday January 02 2009)
NordGen har samlet vekster på Island. Blant annet fant vi karve på plassen til Gisli den Vise.
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NordGen Farm Animals
Bacongris (kun skandinavisk versjon) (Tuesday July 13 2010)
(kun skandinavisk versjon)
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NordGens workshop in Tallin (Wednesday June 23 2010)
NordGens summer workshop in Tallinn was successful
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UrFe-kjøtt (Kun på Norsk) (Monday May 03 2010)
UrFe-kjøtt (Kun på Norsk)
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Geno celebrates 75-yrs aniversery (Monday April 26 2010)
The Norwegian minister for food and agriculture Lars Peder Brekk, adressed in his speach the broad breeding goals for the Norwegian Red, and the maintainance of genetic diversity.
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Husdyrgenetiske ressurser (kun på norsk) (Thursday April 08 2010)
Husdyrgenetiske ressurser (kun på norsk)
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ELBARN area action plan (Thursday March 25 2010)
Regional action plans are now available on web from the EU project ELBARN (Europan Livestock Breeds Ark and Rescue Net)
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Kystgeita (KUN PÅ NORSK) (Monday March 22 2010)
Med bare litt over 100 hundyr igjen av rasen er kystgeita sterkt truet. Dyra finnes nesten bare på øya Selje. Nå er populasjonen i svak økning.
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Nye tilskud (KUN PÅ DANSK) (Tuesday March 16 2010)
Avlerne af oprindelige danske husdyrracer kan nu søge om mere end en million kroner i tilskud.
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Workshop in animal breeding (Wednesday February 10 2010)
NordGen and Estonian University of Life Sciences organize a workshop on Risk Management in animal breeding programs
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Kystgeita, KUN PÅ NORSK (Monday February 01 2010)
Kystgeita er en sterkt truet husdyrrase. Den går ute hele året, og holdes for kjøttproduksjon på noen få øyer på norsk vestkyst. Nå har den fått egen utstilling.
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Middelalder-ost fra KUN PÅ NORSK (Tuesday November 24 2009)
Gårdsmeieriet på Storgården på Almnäs i Sverige bruker melk fra deres egen besetning av den gamle melkekurasen når de nå skal lage middelaldersost.
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Tester ny rase, KUN PÅ NORSK (Monday November 09 2009)
test
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Vil redde dølahesten, KUN PÅ NORSK (Thursday October 29 2009)
Test
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The Farao-Islands own horse breed. (Tuesday August 11 2009)
Færøyenes egen hesterase står i fare for utryddelse. Lær mer om historien her.
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Klimaendringer forandrer sauefarge (Tuesday July 28 2009)
Nationen melder at sauer reagerer på klimaendringer med hensyn til størrelse og farge.
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Farmers march for pigs' genes (Tuesday April 21 2009)
German farmers have marched on the offices of the European Patent Office to block a patent application connected to the genes of their prized livestock
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Too few foals born (Friday March 20 2009)
Not enough foals of the traditional Norwegian horse breeds are born. The Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre is worried.
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Bok om beitende husdyr (Tuesday March 10 2009)
Ønsker du en bok om de beitende husdyra, bevaringsverdige og moderne raser, i ulike former for landskap. En norsk bok fra 2007 er både vakker og velskrevet.
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Global Plan of Action, status (Monday February 23 2009)
Read here more about the progress on implementing the GPA from FAO
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1 million (nyheten finnes kun på norsk) (Monday February 23 2009)
De som driver med avl på gamle danske husdyrraser kan nå søke om dyretilskudd. Søknadsfristen er 20.april.
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Ecological milk from the Røros cow (Tuesday February 17 2009)
Røros Dairy offers milk from the local cow breed. The ecological milk are among other places markedet through the local hotel, in connection with the yearly "Røros Market Fair".
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Side-Event at ITWG5 AnGR (Wednesday February 04 2009)
NordGen hosted a Side-Event in FAO, in January 2009, on rights to Animal Genetic Resources. Here you can find the agenda and presentations
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Exchange of animal genetic resources (Tuesday January 27 2009)
The report " Recommendations and regulations for management and exchange of animal genetic resources - Nordic perspective", a summary, and link to full version
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Welcome to our new web site! (Sunday January 11 2009)
We are working on our new updated and informative pages. If you miss something, visit us again soon.
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Kulturminneåret 2009 i Norge (Sunday January 11 2009)
Norsk Genressurssenter har valgt å markere regjeringens Kulturminneår 2009 ved å presentere en nasjonal husdyrrase hver uke. Først ute er Telemarkskua.
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EVA course 2009 (Saturday January 10 2009)
A new training course in the inbreeding control programme EVA in Denmark 3-4th March 2009
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NordGen Forest
NordGen application supported (Thursday March 12 2009)
The Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has now decided to support a NordGen application on access and rights to genetic resources of forest trees.
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Conference in Bergen September 2009 (Friday June 05 2009)
Climate, tree breeding, pine weevils and environmental values! NordGen invites you to the Nordic conference "Regeneration in afforestation landscapes" in Bergen 28-30 September.
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Climate change and plantations (Monday August 24 2009)
Practical angle at thematic day in Denmark in October
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Regeneration in afforestation landscapes (Wednesday October 07 2009)
Participants from the five Nordic countries heard, saw, and discussed topics related to afforestation and regeneration during NordGen’s conference in Bergen.
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Third "olympic gold" to Sweden! (Thursday January 07 2010)
At the next World Congress, IUFRO will give the ”Outstanding Doctoral Research Award” to Finnvid Prescher, SLU, for his PhD thesis on seed orchards.
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Apply for a NordGen Forest scholarship (Friday January 08 2010)
Do you want to gain experience from colleagues in the Nordic countries, or perhaps write a master thesis on tree breeding? NordGen's scholarship may be something for you.
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Vacant post - genetic resources (Thursday January 14 2010)
Position as director of the Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre is advertised, with application deadline 31. 01. 2010.
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Thematic day on damages (Friday February 12 2010)
Damages on seeds and seedlings were discussed in Finland 18 March.
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Four scholarships in 2010 (Thursday March 25 2010)
NordGen Forest scholarships are given to applicants from Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway this year. The projects span from pine weevils to nutrient analyses.
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Alien tree species (Friday June 11 2010)
The NordGen conference in Uppsala 6-7 October discuss pros and cons of alien species
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Successful thematic day (Thursday January 08 2009)
"Increased forest production - new customer requirements, new seedlings, new techniques?" was the topic in Stockholm 12 March.
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Who owns the genes of forest trees? (Thursday January 08 2009)
NordGen's project on access and rights to genetic resources of forest trees is presented in Vienna September 13.
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Worldwide report on genetic resources (Saturday January 10 2009)
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture i FAO has decided to prepare a report on "The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources".
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