What's New on the Biosafety Protocol What's New on the Biosafety Protocol http://www.cbd.int/biosafety Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ New introductory video of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/video.shtml Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The COP-MOP 11 decisions booklet is now available in all 6 UN official languages https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_publications.shtml Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The moderator's summary of the Online Forum on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/fb84/f0bc/60f3fb9bed089cc280a2b49d/cp-cb-om-2025-01-02-en.pdf Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Malta accedes to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, 16 June 2025 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties#tab=1 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT The report of the Fourth Joint Aarhus Convention and Convention on Biological Diversity Round Table on Public Awareness, Education, Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 11-12 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland is now available https://unece.org/environment/documents/2024/05/working-documents/report-fourth-joint-aarhus-convention-and Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Biosafety Technical Series Issue 6: Legislative Study on Biosafety Mainstreaming is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/en/database/VLR/BCH-VLR-SCBD-273276-1 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT New booklet: A joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/resources.shtml#tab=2 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Videos demonstrating how to submit and publish Fifth National Report in the BCH are now available. https://bch.cbd.int/en/kb/tags/bch-announcement/How-to-submit-and-publish-the-Fifth-National-Report-in-the-BCH/6762e3c4f4cc6fe53b5e1a31 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT A joint CBD/Aarhus Convention video on the pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr4s8KBYNhQ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT The recording of the preparatory webinar for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available https://youtu.be/ljfNKMdLsGA?si=kEFe8xGVL3Hawgur Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Issue 19 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/bpn19.shtml Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Webinar Recording: Finding Help materials in the Biosafety Clearing-House, 11 April 2024 https://youtu.be/sioPjba5H2E?si=jwjr5KPql9NZ_aew Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT COP-MOP 10 Decisions Booklet is now available https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_publications.shtml Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres for the 20th Anniversary of the Cartagena Protocol in Biosafety https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/UN Secretary General's statement.pdf Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 18 August 2023 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Issue 18 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/bpn-18.shtml Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Webinar: Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2023, 7:00 a.m. EDT https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2023/ntf-2023-089-cpb-20th-en.pdf?dowload Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Issue 4 of the Action Agenda for Nature and People newsletter is now available https://www.cbd.int/action-agenda/04.shtml Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Issue 17 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/bpn-17.shtml Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Peru ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 9 September 2022 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 29 June 2022 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT Belgium ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 15 July 2022 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT Issue 3 of the Action Agenda Newsletter on Biodiversity Commitments for non-state actors is now available. https://www.cbd.int/action-agenda/03.shtml Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Webinar recording of the launch of CBD Technical Series No. 100 on Synthetic Biology, April 27, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fuh5Nf91P4&feature=youtu.be Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Webinar recording of the launch of Biosafety Technical Series 05: Training Manual on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 25 April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgy_hj9g5k&feature=youtu.be Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Issue 16 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/bpn-16.shtml Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT Video recording of the new platform of the Biosafety-Clearing House (BCH) is now available https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4yoXk7tzMgBioR9tbLPfGhmKLaHdS38g Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT New and improved Biosafety Clearing-House platform now available online to assist Parties in implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2021/pr-2021-12-08-bch-en.pdf Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Issue 2 of the Action Agenda Newsletter on Biodiversity Commitments for non-state actors is now available. https://www.cbd.int/action-agenda/02.shtml Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Recording of the Webinar on biosafety commitments for the Action Agenda for Nature and People, 27 September, is now available https://www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/biosafety-commitments-for-the-action-agenda-for-nature-and-people/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Survey on the Action Agenda on Nature and People and engaging non-state actors to make biosafety commitments https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccJZm4S_ZZeFOpzptKG7FGEpUNEYzMjRTQlBaUkY5QkxCTExFSThUT1QwMC4u Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Austria ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 20 May 2021. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Surveying on the stakeholder knowledge of the Biosafety Clearing-House https://www.icgeb.org/bch-iii-project/ Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/resources.shtml#tab=2 Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT UN Biodiversity Conference virtual meetings to address key Cartagena Protocol Biosafety issues https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2021/pr-2021-05-02-bs-en.pdf Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Issue 1 of the Action Agenda Newsletter is now available. https://www.cbd.int/action-agenda/newsletter.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT Issue 14 of the Biosafety Protocol Newsletter, the biosafety newsletter, is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_newsletter.shtml Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT Video on biosafety education is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/education.shtml Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress celebrates tenth anniversary https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2020/pr-2020-10-15-bs-liability-en.pdf Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT The COP-MOP 9 Decisions booklet is now available in all UN official languages. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_publications.shtml Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Sierra Leone acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2020 http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=0 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Maruma Mrema appointed head of UN Biodiversity Convention. https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2020/pr-2020-06-08-cbd-en.pdf Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Issue 9 of the BioCap Newsletter, the Biodiversity Capacity Development Update, is now available (biosafety updates on page 3 and 9) https://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/biocap/biocap-09-en.pdf Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Uzbekistan acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 25 October 2019. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Democratic People's Republic of Korea acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 1 October 2019. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT France ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 1 October 2019. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Croatia acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 6 September 2019. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Italy ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 9 April 2019. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT A webinar for the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held on 11 September 2018. The recording is now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DLbHAEF4GY&t=80s Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 10 October 2018. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT The 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2018, webpage is now available https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/15thAnniversary.shtml Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Republic of Moldova ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 30 July 2018. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT A downloadable/printable poster and a new factsheet are now available for the celebration of the entry into force of the Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, 5 March 2018 https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/supplementary/NKL_workshops.shtml#tab=1 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Issue 13 of the Biosafety Protocol News, biosafety newsletter, entitled "Joint Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety/Aarhus Convention Cooperation Public Access to Information and Public Participation" is now available http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_newsletter.shtml Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT Democratic Republic of the Congo acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 4 October 2017. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT The report of the fourteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/cpcc-14/official/cpcc-14-05-en.pdf Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT The report of the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls on living modified organisms in Pacific small island developing States is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=5619 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT Central African Republic ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2017. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT Kuwait acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 1 June 2017. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=0 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT On the 5th of June 2017, Kuwait ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, an agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity, bringing the total number of ratifications to 100. https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2017/pr-2017-07-06-abs-bs-kw-en.pdf Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT Cuba acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 26 April 2017. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT The report of the second joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living modified organisms (LMOs)/genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is available. http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/pp/wgp/WGP-21/Documents/AEC/ece.mp.pp.wg.1.2017.8_aec.pdf Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT This year's theme for International Women's Day highlights women in the changing world of work, and sets our collective sights on the objective of making gender equality a reality by 2030. https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2017/sp-2017-03-08-iwd-en.pdf Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Two new biosafety self-paced learning modules on public access to biosafety information and public participation in decision-making regarding LMOs are available in the new e-Learning Platform https://scbd.unssc.org/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT The report of the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls on living modified organisms in small island developing States in the Caribbean is available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bshtpiws-2016-01/official/bshtpiws-2016-01-03-en.pdf Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT The report of the GRULAC Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms is available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsdiws-2016-02/official/bsdiws-2016-02-02-es.pdf Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2016/pr-2016-12-18-un-bidov-conf-en.pdf Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT I am honoured to have this opportunity to address you on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico at this United Nations Biodiversity Conference, in Cancun, Mexico, 2016. https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2016/sp-2016-12-05-cop13-mex-president-en.pdf Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT I am pleased to welcome you all to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol, here in Cancun, Mexico. https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2016/sp-2016-12-04-cop13-opening-en.pdf Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT A webinar entitled "Integrating Biosafety into NBSAPs and Other Conservation Planning Tools" took place on 25 October 2016 at 9:00 EDT http://nbsapforum.net/#read-thread/2228 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT With Swaziland's accession on 21 September 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only four more ratifications to enter into force. https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2016/pr-2016-10-03-bs-en.pdf Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT The results of the Survey on the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning LMOs are now available. https://www.surveymonkey.net/results/SM-38GLK62M/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT Mali acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 23 June 2016. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Montreal, 25 May 2016 - With Congo's accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force. https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2016/pr-2016-05-25-kl-en.pdf Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT The twelfth issue of the biosafety newsletter - the Biosafety Protocol News - is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/newsletter/bpn-12.pdf Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT The report of the eleventh meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=5572 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT The report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management is now available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsrarm-ahteg-2015-01/official/bsrarm-ahteg-2015-01-04-en.pdf Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT Togo ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 8 February 2016. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT A CBD/Aarhus Convention checklist and summary of tools and resources are now available. http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/pa_main.shtml Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT The report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology is now available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/synbio/synbioahteg-2015-01/official/synbioahteg-2015-01-03-en.pdf Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT The report of the workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms is now available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsdiws-2015-01/official/bsdiws-2015-01-03-en.pdf Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT The report of the twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-12/official/bscc-12-05-en.pdf Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT With Slovakia's ratification on 29 April 2015, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only nine more ratifications to enter into force. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2015/pr-2015-05-07-bs-en.pdf Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT With Denmark's ratification on 25 February, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received 75% of the necessary ratifications, with only 11 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2015/pr-2015-03-09-NKL-Protocol-en.pdf Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Governments attending a United Nations meeting on the safe use of living modified organisms have agreed on various actions to advance the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2014/pr-2014-10-03-bscopmop7-en.pdf Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 7) opened today at the Alpensia Convention Center in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The meeting is the first of three major biodiversity meetings being held in Pyeongchang. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2014/pr-2014-09-29-bscopmop7-en.pdf Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT New Factsheet: Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/factsheets/factsheet_strategicplan_en.pdf Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: Meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms - First of three major United Nations meetings opens Monday http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2014/pr-2014-09-26-bsmop7-en.pdf Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT United Arab Emirates acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 12 September http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT The report of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsrarm-05/official/bsrarm-05-06-en.pdf Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT The summary outcomes of of the ninth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bch/bchiac-09/official/bchiac-09-02-en.pdf Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Slovenia ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 8 May 2014 and Uganda acceded to the Supplementary Protocol on 25 June 2014 http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT The report of the tenth meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=5388 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for July to December 2013 is now available (page 36). http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-61-en.pdf Thu, 08 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Viet nam acceded to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 23 April 2014 and Finland accepted the Supplementary Protocol on 25 April 2014 http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 05 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Socioeconomic Considerations is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bs-ahteg-sec-01/official/bs-ahteg-sec-01-03-en.pdf Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Report of the Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of LMOs is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsws-lmo-01/official/bsws-lmo-01-02-en.pdf Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Report of the Joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs is now available. http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/pp/wgp/WGP_17/ece.mp.pp.wg.1.2014.6_aec.pdf Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress reaches the halfway mark to entry into force with ratification by Hungary. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-12-17-bs-en.pdf Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT New publication: Framework and Action Plan for Capacity-Building for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/publications/bs_frameworkactionplan_en.pdf Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for January to June 2013 is now available (page 27). http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-60-en.pdf Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT 11 September 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The theme for the anniversary is: "10 Years of Promoting Safety in the Use of Biotechnology. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/10thAnniversary.shtml Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Albania acceded to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 29 January 2013. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 16-17 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.unece.org/gmo_2013.html Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Germany ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 27 August 2013. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Asia-Pacific regional training workshop on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs is now available. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=5215 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Tenth Meeting is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-10/official/bscc-10-05-en.pdf Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mongolia ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 21 May 2013. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Luxembourg ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 14 May 2013. https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Youth Guide to Biodiversity (1st edition), including a biosafety and agriculture part, is now available (page 122-123) https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=104830 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 57th, 58th and 59th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April to June 2012) (July to December 2012) is now available. http://www.cbd.int/secretariat/qr/default.shtml Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: European Union approves Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-03-26-eu-en.pdf Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability & Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 - 13 February 2013, Bangalore, India http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-11-india-en.pdf Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Africa Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Public Awareness, Education and Participation concerning the Safe Transfer, Handling and Use of Living Modified Organisms http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=5140 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Afghanistan acceded the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 20 February 2013 and will become the 166th Party to the Protocol on 21 May 2013. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lebanon deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 6 February 2013 and will become the 165th Party to the Protocol on 7 May 2013. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-02-13-lebanon-en.pdf Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ireland ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 14 January 2013. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-01-22-nklsp-en.pdf Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT 56th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January to March 2012) http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-56-en.pdf Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Report of the 6th Meeting of the COP-MOP http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-06/official/mop-06-18-en.pdf Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The photo gallery for the COP-MOP 6 is now available http://www.flickr.com/photos/mop6/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT 10th Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News is now available entitled: The role of media in promoting biosafety awareness http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/newsletter/bpn-10.pdf Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: Hyderabad, 27 September 2012 - Some 2000 delegates from more than 150 countries will convene this coming Monday in Hyderabad, India, for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP 6). http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-27-mop6-en.pdf Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 6) opened yesterday at the International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-02-mop6-en.pdf Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opens in Hyderabad, India. http://bch.cbd.int/mop6/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Hyderabad, India, 1 October 2012 http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-10-01-mop6-en.pdf Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The live webcast is now available http://cbdcop11india.in/pe.html Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The calendar for the fair on national experiences with the national implementation of the Biosafety Protocol during MOP 6 is now available. https://bch.cbd.int/mop6/cepafair/ Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Media accreditation form, with instructions and FAQs, is now available. http://www.cbd.int/cop/cop-11/doc/cop-11-media-accreditation-en.doc Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Information Note for Participants for COP-MOP 6 is now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-06/other/mop-06-info-note-en.pdf Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Launch of the COP-MOP 6 Website https://bch.cbd.int/mop6/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety closed for signature yesterday with a total of 51 signatories. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-03-08-nklr-en.pdf Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Online Forum on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning the Safe Transfer, Handling and Use of Living Modified Organisms (4 - 18 June 2012) https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/pa_forum2012.shtml Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Inter-Regional Workshop on Capacity Needs for the Implementation of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslrrw-cbn-01/official/bslrrw-cbn-01-02-en.pdf Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the ninth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-09/official/bscc-09-04-en.pdf Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the eighth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing and/or Funding Biosafety Capacity-building Activities http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=4978 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Online Forum on Strategic Approaches to Capacity-building in Biosafety and the Comprehensive Review of the Capacity-Building Action Plan (20 February - 4 May 2012) http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art22/cbforum2012.shtml Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building for the Effective Implementation of the Biosafety Protocol http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=4914 Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 55th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2011) http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-55-en.pdf Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the workshop on capacity-building and exchange of experiences as related to the implantation of paragraph 2 of article 18 of the biosafety protocol now available. http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/bs/bswscbhtpi-01/official/bswscbhtpi-01-02-en.pdf Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Workshop on Capacity-building for research and information exchange on socio-economic impacts of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=4742 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Brazil, Central African Republic and Thailand signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 6 March 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 51. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mexico signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 5 March 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 48. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Japan signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 2 March 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 47. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 22 February 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 46. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Czech Republic ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 13 February 2012. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Electronic Version of the Publication "The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2011" Is Now Available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2011-en.pdf Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Chad signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 30 January and Ukraine signed on 31 Janaury. This brings the total number of signatories to 43. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 1 February 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 45. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Slovakia signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 20 January 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 38. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Republic of Moldova signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 25 January 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 39. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senegal and Mongolia signed the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 26 January 2012. This brings the total number of signatories to 41. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/#tab=1 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslrrw-apac-01/official/bslrrw-apac-01-03-en.pdf Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: Latvia becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-07-latvia-ratification-en.pdf Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report of the International Symposium on COP 10 and COP-MOP 5 Outcomes, Tokyo (15 March 2011) http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/report-symposium-cop10-mop5-en.pdf Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tool for the analysis of Second National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety now available on the BCH http://bch.cbd.int/database/reports/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 54th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2011) http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-54-en.pdf Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report of the eighth meeting of the Compliance Committee http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-08/official/bscc-08-03-en.pdf Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: Uruguay ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-06-bs-en.pdf Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 50th-51st edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-December 2010) http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-50-51-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, February 2011 http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-02-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 52nd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2011). http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-52-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, April 2011 http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-04-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2011 http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-05-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 53rd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2011) http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-53-en.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Biosafety Protocol News Issue 9 - National Administrative Systems for Biosafety /Feedback Questionnaire https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_newsletter.shtml Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report of the African Regional Workshop on the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslrrw-afr-01/official/bslrrw-afr-01-03-en.pdf Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report of the 7th Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing and/or Funding Biosafety Capacity-building Activities http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscmcb-07/official/bscmcb-07-03-en.pdf Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report of the 8th meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslgcb-08/official/bslgcb-08-02-en.pdf Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2008-en.pdf Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: The International Treaty on Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms Receives Sixteen Signatures. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-12-NKL-en.pdf Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Communique: Mauritania Becomes 23rd Signatory to the Two New Biodiversity Treaties http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-mauritania-en.pdf Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, December 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-12-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, January 2011. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-01-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT New Publication: A Guide to the Roster of Biosafety Experts http://bch.cbd.int/database/attachment/?id=10883 Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Nagoya - Kula Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will be opened for signature on 7 March 2011, at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-039-bs-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Electronic Version of the Publication "The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2010" Is Now Available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2010-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT New Publication: The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. English Version. https://bch.cbd.int/database/attachment/?id=10898 Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Nagoya - Kula Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opens for signature at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37701&Cr=biodiversity&Cr1= Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT New: Video on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_media_video1.shtml Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT An Introductory Note in Preparation for Signature and Ratification of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress http://bch.cbd.int/nkl_suppl_protocol/introductorynote.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Biosafety Protocol News Issue 8 - Working towards a common goal: Ten years of international cooperation on implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/newsletter/bpn-08.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, March 2011. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-03-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: Morocco Ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-29-morocco-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Communique: Panama and Peru sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-05-panama-peru-kualalumpur-en.pdf Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Launch of the Forum on the Strategic Plan and the Assessment and Review, 1-28 February 2010. http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/spforum.shtml Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, November 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-11-en.pdf Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, October 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-10-en.pdf Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, September 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-09-en.pdf Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-05/official/mop-05-17-en.pdf Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Registration procedure for Nagoya meetings, from 04 October 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-10/other/cop-10-onsite-registrations-en.pdf Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: A United Nations Conference on the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology Opens Tomorrow http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-10-pre-mop-en.pdf Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Nagoya, Japan, 11 October 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-11-mop5-en.pdf Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress for Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms born in Nagoya http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-12-nklp-en.pdf Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: World Community Adopts a new UN Treaty on Living Modified Organisms http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-16-nkl-protocol-en.pdf Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, August 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-08-en.pdf Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Media Advisory: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to meet in Aichi-Nagoya from 11 to 15 October 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-28-mop5-en.pdf Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank's Biosafety Policy and Framework Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 September 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-16-thailand-en.pdf Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, July 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-07-en.pdf Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Notification: COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 Side-events are available on-line http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-161-side-event-en.pdf Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Communiqué: Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-06-somalia-en.pdf Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Somalia accedes to the Protocol. This will bring the number of Parties to 160. http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Guinea-Bissau accedes to the Protocol. This will bring the number of Parties to 159 http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/parties/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the seventh meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslgcb-07/official/bslgcb-07-02-en.pdf Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of its Third Meeting http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=3647 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, June 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-06-en.pdf Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The full transcripts of the Second Series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management (February 2010). https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/realtime_ra.shtml#past Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsrarm-01/official/bsrarm-01-03-en.pdf Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management Under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsrarm-02/official/bsrarm-02-05-en.pdf Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the sixth coordination meeting for governments and organizations http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscmcb-06/official/bscmcb-06-02-en.pdf Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2010. http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-05-en.pdf Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Second Meeting http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=BSGFLR-02 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Fact sheet on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 https://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/factsheets/iyb-cbd-factsheet-biosafety-en.pdf Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT New Publication: Year in Review 2009 http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2009-en.pdf Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-29-biosafety-en.pdf Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Message from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-11-cp-unsg-en.pdf Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: Governments and Organizations involved in Biosafety Capacity-Building Projects convene in Costa Rica. https://www.cbd.int/press-releases/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of its First Meeting. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsgflr-01/official/bsgflr-01-04-en.pdf Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bosnia and Herzegovina accedes to the Protocol. This will bring the number of Parties to 157 https://www.cbd.int/biosafety/signinglist.shtml?sts=rtf&ord=dt Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT New Publication: Brochure on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Reducing the environmental risks of modern technology https://www.cbd.int/programmes/outreach/awareness/publications.shtml?grp=cpb Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the sixth meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bslgcb-06/official/bslgcb-06-03-en.pdf Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Summary Outcomes of the Fifth Meeting of the BCH Informal Advisory Committee (BCH IAC). The BCH IAC provides guidance regarding the technical issues associated with the ongoing development of the BCH. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bch/bchiac-05/official/bchiac-05-02-en.pdf Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the sixth meeting of the Compliance Committee now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-06/official/bscc-06-04-en.pdf Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Notification: Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), 11 - 15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan. http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-106-mop5-en.pdf Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Fifth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-building Activities. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscmcb-05/official/bscmcb-05-04-en.pdf Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Launch of the Website of the Online Survey on the Application of and Experience in the Use of Socio-Economic Considerations in Decision-Making on Living Modified Organisms http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/socioeconomics.shtml Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Biosafety Protocol News Issue 6 - Public Awareness and Participation: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Recent Initiatives http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-06.pdf Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and Risk Management on the Work of its First Meeting. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bsrarm-01/official/bsrarm-01-03-en.pdf Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Comoros accedes to the Protocol. This will bring the number of Parties to 156 https://www.cbd.int/biosafety/signinglist.shtml?sts=rtf&ord=dt Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Biosafety Protocol News Vol. 3 Issue 5 - Experiences and Lessons Learned in Capacity-Building http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-05-en.pdf Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Central African Republic and Honduras ratify the Protocol. This will bring the number of Parties to 153 https://www.cbd.int/biosafety/signinglist.shtml?sts=rtf&ord=dt Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Report of the fifth meeting of the Compliance Committee now available. http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/bscc-05/official/bscc-05-04-en.pdf Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The first round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management <font color='red'> extended to 30 November 2008. http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/discussiongroups_ra.shtml Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Online conference on capacity-building <font color='red'> extended to 28 November 2008 http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/forum_cb.shtml Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Burundi accedes to the Protocol. This brings the number of Parties to 150 https://www.cbd.int/biosafety/signinglist.shtml?sts=rtf&ord=dt Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT New publication - Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements -including the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. https://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cpb/cpb-mea-en.pdf Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Advance text) http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-04/official/mop-04-18-en.pdf Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press release: Agreement reached to work towards a legally binding instrument on Liability and Redress with regard to GMOs. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-16-mop4-en.pdf Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: International Community to Meet in Germany for a United Nations Conference on Living Modified Organisms and Biodiversity. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-02-mop-en.pdf Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release: Largest international gathering on Biosafety meets in Bonn to finalize arrangements for the Cartagena Protocol. http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-12-mop-en.pdf Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Communiqé: Training Workshop for Government Officials in the Use of the Biosafety Clearing-House Successfully Concluded. http://www.cbd.int//doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-11-bch-en.pdf Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT New Publication: Rules, Procedures and Mechanisms Applicable to Processes under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. New Publication: Rules, Procedures and Mechanisms Applicable to Processes under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. http://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/bs-rules-en.pdf Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Outcomes of the Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on liability and redress, Bonn, 7-10 May 2008. Outcomes of the Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on liability and redress, Bonn, 7-10 May 2008 http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-04/official/mop-04-11-add1-en.pdf Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT