ICUC and GFU are both active internationally in promoting and backstopping efforts to realize the potential of underutilized species species. While both are making an extremely valuable contribution, they
recognize that there are areas of overlap and opportunities for building further on their complementarities. They have thus, in an unprecedented and voluntary move, expressed the desire to integrate their efforts. This report represents an attempt to evaluate the continuing need for services such as those provided by ICUC and GFU, and to suggest an appropriate institutional profile for a successor.