Table 2.

Perceived public benefits of AEGIS.

(a)	Improved collaboration among European countries.
(b)	Cost-efficient conservation activities within and among European genebanks.
(c)	Reduced redundancy in European collections.
(d)	Improvement of quality standards for conservation, information management and the facilitation of the use of conserved germplasm across Europe.
(e)	More effective and better quality regeneration.
(f)	Facilitated access to all the germplasm included in AEGIS.
(g)	Improved security of germplasm through standardized commitments and safety duplication.
(h)	Improved linkages between ex situ and in situ conservation as well as linkages with users.
(i)	Improved sharing of knowledge and information.

Source: [14].