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Highlights - Genetic diversity, conservation and crops wild relatives - Public hearing - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 06-12-2017 09:47 AM CET The committee meeting on 7 December consists of the hearing on genetic diversity, conservation and crops wild relatives. Crop wild relatives are closely related to our cultivated crops, but grow naturally under a wide range of environmental conditions. They can be crossed with existing crops to produce varieties that are more adaptable to local climates. Furthermore they can be used to develop crop varieties with greater resilience to climate change. Not only is it important to conserve these species in secure gene banks, it is also important to conserve them in their natural habitats so that they continue to adapt and change. The 'European Biodiversity Strategy' (COM (2011) 244 final) aims to help stopping global biodiversity loss and also reflects EU commitments in the 'International Convention on Biological Diversity'. The purpose of this hearing is to up-date AGRI Committee members on the state-of-play in research and allow for a debate on crop wild relatives, preserving the genetic banks and the role of genetic diversity notably in relation to food security. Further information Draft agenda Poster Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Newsletters - 2017 : Newsletters 2017 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 06-12-2017 09:31 AM CET AGRI NEWS Issue1_2017_9 January AGRI NEWS Issue2_2017_25-26 January AGRI NEWS Issue 3_2017_27-28 February AGRI NEWS Issue 4_2017_13 March AGRI NEWS Issue 5_2017_20-21 March AGRI NEWS Issue 6_2017_11-12 April AGRI NEWS Issue7_2017_2-3 May AGRI NEWS Issue8_2017_15 May AGRI NEWS Issue9_2017_29-30 May AGRI NEWS Issue10_2017_19-20 June AGRI NEWS Issue 11_2017_10-11 July AGRI NEWS Issue12_2017_30-31 August AGRI NEWS Issue13_2017_25 September AGRI NEWS Issue 14_2017_9-10 October AGRI NEWS Issue 15_2017_6 November AGRI NEWS Issue 16_2017_9 November AGRI NEWS Issue 17_2017_22-23 November AGRI NEWS Issue 18_2017_29 November AGRIK NEWS Issue 19_2017_4 December AGRI NEWS Issue 20_2017_7 December Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111