The establishment and implementation of in situ conservation goals for national CWR diversity involve 12 steps:
- Review in situ conservation gaps.
- Combine in situ conservation gaps with the results of the diversity analyses.
- Incorporate climate change analyses into site selection.
- Select the preliminary in situ CWR conservation sites for target CWR.
- Integrate in situ conservation priorities with national/international agri-environmental schemes.
- Ground truth of preliminary sites to determine whether sites are suitable for in situ conservation of target CWR.
- Reformulate in situ conservation priorities (if necessary).
- Select final CWR in situ conservation sites and actions.
- Ensure the sites (genetic reserves) comply at least with the minimum quality standards.
- Ensure communities are involved in local CWR diversity conservation and management.
- Produce in situ site and CWR taxa conservation action/management plans.
- Establish routine collection of CWR diversity for ex situ conservation back-up.