The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

What's New

6 April 2026
New introductory video of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available. More »
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 »

Notifications

18 September 2026 (2026-072)
Modalities for the early submission of statements for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17), the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 6). More »
15 September 2026 (2026-070)
Joint Preparatory Webinar for the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, 1 October 2026. More »
10 September 2026 (2026-069)
REMINDER NOTIFICATION: Credentials for the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17), Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 12), and Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 6), 19 to 30 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia. More »
17 August 2026 (2026-062)
Hosting of the eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol. More »

Upcoming Meetings

1 October 2026, Online 8-10:00 a.m. EDT
Preparatory webinar for the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol. More »
17–18 October 2026, Yerevan, Armenia
Biosafety Clearing-House and Risk Assessment Training Workshop. 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 »