45 YEARS OF COOPERATION IN EUROPE FOR DIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY!
In this 4 min video ‘Saving European plant and food diversity: together, we are stronger!’, Marc Lateur tells a story about apple diversity, with a happy ending (Marc Lateur is the ECPGR National coordinator from Belgium).
WATCH VIDEOEVA – The European Evaluation Network for Plant Genetic Resources
Established by ECPGR in 2019, EVA unites European PGRFA stakeholders to enhance knowledge of plant genetic diversity in genebanks and promote its use in breeding and research.
WATCH VIDEOUnlocking Europe’s plant genetic resources: EVA project delivers results
The final report of the first EVA project highlights six years of collaboration generating data to unlock genebank potential and strengthen Europe’s…
Final report available for the New AEGIS project
The New AEGIS project has strengthened genebank quality standards, expanded EURISCO data coverage and revitalized collaboration across the European…
'Crop wild relatives in EURISCO' final project report now available
The German-funded project has concluded, with 16 countries contributing nearly 20,000 population records to the European Search Catalogue for Plant…
ECPGR 18th Steering Committee meeting
The 18th meeting of the ECPGR Steering Committee will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 1 to 4 June 2026. [More info]
The Plant Genetic Resources Strategyfor Europe sets ambitious goals and actionable steps for conservation and use by 2030.
Read the policy brief: Plant genetic resources conservation and sustainable use – What should Europe urgently do?
Genetic Resources Journal

An open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research, methods, case studies, reviews and opinions on genetic resource use and conservation, supported by ECPGR and ERFP.
Submit your manuscript at: www.GenResJ.org
Crop wild relatives in EURISCO

The project endowed the European region with a centralized, public and web-searchable inventory of passport data for in situ CWR priority populations.
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Our vision
The widest plant diversity is preserved for sustainable agriculture,
food security and quality
Our mission
European Network to promote conservation, management and sustainable use
of plant genetic diversity





