The EUGENA activities are coordinated by the Steering Board, comprised by one representative of the genebanks per Member Country. The Steering Board is supervised by the ERFP Assembly and assisted by the ERFP Working Group on Ex situ conservation.
For the documentation of the genetic material, which is stored in the EUGENA, the ERFP Working Group onDocumentation and Information supports the Steering Board. The ERFP Secretariat provides technical and administrational support to the EUGENA.
The Steering Board does:
· implement the objectives of the EUGENA · develop a workplan to be approved by the ERFP Assembly
· implement and monitor the workplan,
· seek advice from the Working Group Ex situ Conservation
· seek advice from the Working Group Information and Documentation
· report annually to the ERFP Assembly
· implement the objectives of the EUGENA · develop a workplan to be approved by the ERFP Assembly
· implement and monitor the workplan,
· seek advice from the Working Group Ex situ Conservation
· seek advice from the Working Group Information and Documentation
· report annually to the ERFP Assembly
The EUGENA Member Countries within the ERFP Assembly play a supervising role for EUGENA:
· Approving the EUGENA workplan developed by the Steering Board
· Deciding on the use of ERFP funds for activities of EUGENA
· Receiving and approving annual progress reports on activities from the Steering Board
· General supervision of the European Genebank Network
· Approving the EUGENA workplan developed by the Steering Board
· Deciding on the use of ERFP funds for activities of EUGENA
· Receiving and approving annual progress reports on activities from the Steering Board
· General supervision of the European Genebank Network
The ERFP Working Group on Ex situ conservation will, in relation to EUGENA:
· work on topics proposed by the Steering Board and/ or the Assembly
· propose topics to the Steering Board and/ or the Assembly
· promote participation of genebanks in the network
· maintain a communication network with respect to the ex situ conservation and sustainable use of AnGRy
· work on topics proposed by the Steering Board and/ or the Assembly
· propose topics to the Steering Board and/ or the Assembly
· promote participation of genebanks in the network
· maintain a communication network with respect to the ex situ conservation and sustainable use of AnGRy
The ERFP Working Group on Documentation and Information will, in relation to EUGENA:
· support the documentation of the genetic material of the genebanks in EFABIS
· support exchange of information on material/donor animals in genebanks
· support the documentation of the genetic material of the genebanks in EFABIS
· support exchange of information on material/donor animals in genebanks
The ERFP Secretariat will, in relation to EUGENA:
· act as contractual partner on behalf of the ERFP for the MoU between the member country and ERFP
· provide technical and administrational support for the European Genebank Network
· act as contractual partner on behalf of the ERFP for the MoU between the member country and ERFP
· provide technical and administrational support for the European Genebank Network