The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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 »

14 November 2025 (2025-143) Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology. More »
31 October 2025 (2025-136) Submission of information regarding national legislation, regulations and guidelines on new developments in modern biotechnology that are relevant to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
22 October 2025 (2025-133) Online discussions of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms. More »
3 October 2025 (2025-124) Reminder and extension of deadline: Submission of views on options to further improve the effectiveness of meetings under the Convention and its Protocols. More »

24 November–5 December 2025, Online Online discussions of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms. More »
9–11 December 2025, Montreal, Canada Thirteenth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House. More »
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.