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Horticulturally genetics has proven important for attractive cultivar form selections (e.g. the Purple Paramour form of Banksia robur) and for selecting more robust genetic stock for propagation and ex situ conservation.
The ANBG has adopted the Common Policy Guidelines for Participating Institutions: Principles on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing to guide it in providing access to biological material and sharing benefits arising from the use of that material. The ANBG makes efforts, where possible, to share benefits from the use of genetic resources with the owners of the land from which the original material was obtained. The benefits may be non-monetary or monetary (in the case of commercialisation).

Aims
    * Through partnership with CANBR:
        link our many genetic resources, as IBIS Extended Specimens, to allow for more consistent curation and record keeping
        promote these genetic resources and make them available for a wide range of research projects and conservation outcomes
        strategically link and expand our genetic resource collections with national and international collaborative efforts (e.g. the Genomics of Australian Plants initiative working with CHAH).
    * Make greater efforts to share the benefits arising from the use of biological material with the owners of the land from which the material came, and foster expertise in this area for relevant staff.

Issues
    * Genetic sequencing and data storage can be resource intensive. We need to grow these capabilities through CANBR. Staff and associated researchers need training and skill development to more effectively collect, document and curate genetic collections and their associated data.
    * Where the benefit from the use of genetic resources is monetary, the ANBG needs to fairly and equitably share this with landowners. Identifying relevant landowners for legacy collections can be challenging.

What we are going to do

Policies
2.8.1       The ANBG will collect, manage and curate its genetic resources in accordance with specific best practice policies and guidelines (e.g. Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2014, Plant germplasm conservation in Australia 2021).
2.8.2       The ANBG will encourage and facilitate access to its genetic resources for a broad range of research and conservation outcomes, in a manner that is consistent with Australia's international obligations and relevant legislative requirements.
2.8.3       Availability of plant material for genetic research is discoverable for researchers and other end users via IBIS databases (Section 2.6).
2.8.4       The ANBG will fairly and equitably share monetary and non-monetary benefits with landowners where feasible, in accordance with the Common Policy Guidelines for Participating Institutions: Principles on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit‑Sharing.

Actions
2.8.5       Include genetic collections and data to maximise value of our specimens (extended specimens) in the ANBG and CANBR and with international linkages.
2.8.6       Manage ANBG genetic resources