COP-MOP 4 - Information for Media

What's New

• 2008-05-12
  Media Advisory: Joint Press Conference by the Government of Germany and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Untied Nations Conference on Living Modified Organisms,Bonn, 13 May 2008, 9:30 a.m. Hotel Maritim, Saal Reger. More details in English and German.

• 2008/05/11
  COP-MOP 4 Webcast: For the duration of the conference, all official meetings and press conferences will be available live and on-demand with English, German or floor audio streams. A selection of side events will be available on-demand. http://www.cbd.int/mop4/webcast

COP-MOP 4 Press Conferences/Briefings

Title	Room	Date	Start	End	Notes
Daily Press briefing CBD Secretariat	Saal Reger Groundfloor	13-May-2008	09:00	09:30	Liability and Redress
Press Conference Vice-Minister Ursula Heinen, CBD Executive Secretary, Jochen Flasbarth,BMU	Saal Reger Groundfloor	13-May-2008	09:30	10:00	Opening
Press conference: "Sustainable family farming creates biodiversity and cools down the earth! Via campesina presents its position and activities towards CBD conference"	Press Centre	13-May-2008	10:00	11:00	La Via Campesina - Isabelle Delforge
Daily Press briefing CBD Secretariat	Saal Reger Groundfloor	14-May-2008	09:00	09:30	Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification
Daily Press briefing CBD Secretariat	Saal Reger Groundfloor	15-May-2008	09:00	09:30	Risk Assessment
GE Trees	Press Centre	15-May-2008	09:30	10:00	Global Justice Ecology Tree Project - Orin Langelle
Press Conference: Planet Diversity	Press Centre	15-May-2008	11:00	12:00
Press Conference: Planet Diversity	Press Centre	16-May-2008	11:00	12:00
Press conference - MOP 4 Presidency, CBD Executive Secretary	Saal Reger Groundfloor	16-May-2008	13:00	14:00	Closing Press Conference

Interviews with the Executive Secretary and briefings with CBD officials

To arrange interviews with the Executive Secretary and briefings with CBD officials, please contact:

Information Officer
Marie Aminata Khan
Tel.: +49 170 5556748
E-mail: marie.khan@cbd.int

Spokesperson
David Ainsworth
+49 170 5585819
E-mail: david.ainsworth@cbd.int

When requesting an interview, please indicate which media organization you represent and submit a brief list of questions to be answered.

Please note:
Information on media accreditation for CBD meetings is for internal use only and confidential. The CBD secretariat does not distribute media lists.

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Press Kit

• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Press Kit (Full)

Individual press kits:

• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
• Compliance
• Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification of Living Modified Organisms
  (Article 18)
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)
• Liability and Redress (Article 27)
• Socio-economic Considerations (Paragraph 2, Article 26)
• Public Awareness and Public Participation (Paragraph 1, Article 23)
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety

Useful References

• Press Centre Information
• General information on media accreditation