National Strategic Action Plan Template for Crop Wild Relatives Conservation

Joana Magos Brehm prepared a template for National Strategic Action Plans (NSAP) for the conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives (CWR). The template is based on the FAO-commissioned 'Resource Book for Preparation of National Conservation Plans' and guidelines from the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It has been tested and refined through use in countries including Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia.

Use Cases

• Drafting a national conservation strategy based on the structured template sections
• Standardizing conservation planning across countries to enable regional upscaling
• Informing policy development with technical data collected using the companion template

Strengths

• Template is based on FAO-commissioned guidelines and several years of research
• Has been used and received feedback from at least three countries: Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia
• Available in both MS Word and PDF formats for layout reference

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Joana Magos Brehm, based on FAO-commissioned resources and the SADC CWR project.

Collection Method

Developed as a template based on existing guidelines and refined through country-level application.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Intended for global use; tested in Southern African countries.