title: A proposal for the establishment of the National Center for Phytogenetic Resource Conservation in the Venezuelan Republic.
abstract: The conservation of biodiversity, a valuable natural resource, is considered essential. In the face of continued threats to this resource the establishment of a National Center for Phytogenetic Resource Conservation in Venezuela is proposed. The proposed center would have the following main objectives: inventory of resources, establishment of a plant gene bank, basic ecological research, promotion of cultivation of useful but endangered species, promotion of national and international information-exchange, and protection of natural habitats. The organizational structure of the proposed center is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales, Venezuela.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agudo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006077:Government Agencies; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration; D014687:Venezuela