The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

What's New

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 »

Notifications

5 January 2026 (2026-002)
Reminder: Submission of the fifth national report on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
5 January 2026 (2026-001)
Discussions of the Open-Ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology. 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 »

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.
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.