The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

What's New

12 February 2026
The COP-MOP 11 decisions booklet is now available in all 6 UN official languages. More »
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 »

Notifications

31 March 2026 (2026-036)
Submission of views on the modalities for a possible Party-driven process to further improve the effectiveness of the processes and meetings under the Convention and its Protocols. More »
23 March 2026 (2026-032)
Peer review of the independent scientific study on synthetic biology. More »
16 March 2026 (2026-030)
Update: Release of the new CBD website after further testing. More »
13 March 2026 (2026-029)
Release of the new CBD website on 15 March 2026. More »

Upcoming Meetings

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. More »
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 BiosafetyMore »