The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

3 December 2025 The moderator's summary of the Online Forum on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available. More »
17 June 2025 Malta accedes to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, 16 June 2025. More »
7 March 2025 Videos demonstrating how to submit and publish Fifth National Report in the BCH are now available. More »
21 October 2024 New booklet: A joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available. More »

10 December 2025 (2025-149) Peer review of the thematic action plan in the context of synthetic biology. More »
4 December 2025 (2025-147) Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness. More »
14 November 2025 (2025-143) Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology. More »
31 October 2025 (2025-136) Submission of information regarding national legislation, regulations and guidelines on new developments in modern biotechnology that are relevant to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »

10–12 June 2026, Montreal, Canada Twenty-first meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
16–18 June 2026, Montreal, Canada Fifteenth meeting of the Liaison Group on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
19–30 October 2026, Yerevan, Armenia Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.