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#62191999-09-15
Negotiations to seek resumption of Biosafety talks
The world's governments will hold informal talks here from 15 to 19 September in an effort to build political momentum for the conclusion of a legally-binding agreement on reducing any potential risks resulting from the transboundary movement of living modified organisms (LMOs)
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#62222000-12-01
Biosafety meeting to help governments reduce GMO risks
Montpellier, France, December 2000 – With the debate over genetically-modified foods continuing to make headlines around the world, officials from the 177 member governments of the Convention on Biological Diversity are meeting in Montpellier from 11 – 15 December to discuss practical steps for ...
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#62302002-04-01
Governments to advance work on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Hague, April 2002 – With the legally-binding Protocol on Biosafety gaining momentum towards its entry into force, delegates from over 160 governments as well as non-governmental, inter-governmental and indigenous and private sector organizations will meet here for continuing discussions from ...
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#62372003-06-13
Countdown begins for entry into force of Biosafety Protocol<br>Republic of Palau becomes the 50th country to ratify
Montreal, June 13 2003 –Ratification today by Palau triggers the countdown to the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first legally binding international agreement governing the movement of living modified organisms across national borders. It will take effect on 11 Sept ...
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#62392003-09-09
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety takes effect
Montreal, September 9, 2003 – The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first legally binding international agreement governing the transboundary movement of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology enters into force on Thursday, 11 September 2003.
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#62502003-09-09
Entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Press Kit
Dr. Klaus Toepfer, the Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), The Honourable Rejoyce Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism for South Africa, and Mr. Juan Mayr, the former Colombian Minister ...
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#62422003-09-11
WRI Welcomes New Treaty Governing Living Modified Organisms
WASHINGTON, DC, September 9, 2003 – The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes the coming into force of the first legally-binding international treaty governing shipments of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology
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#68332004-02-15
The Governing Body of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Holds its First Meeting
<p>Montreal, 15 February 2004 – More than 1000 delegates representing governments and relevant organizations will convene in the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur, from 23-27 February 2004, for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena ...
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#69942004-02-21
Media Advisory - Launch of the book: "The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: A Record of the Negotiations" and the Opening Press Conference of COP MOP 1
A new book entitled: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: A record of the Negotiations , published by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be launched on Monday, February 23, the opening day of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of ...
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#70422004-02-27
Biosafety Protocol now operational as governments agree documentation rules for GMO trade
Kuala Lumpur, 27 February 2004 - The 87 member states of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which entered into force in September 2003, have adopted documentation requirements and other procedures for promoting the safety of international trade in living (or genetically) modified organisms (kn ...
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#74292004-06-10
The Gambia Becomes the 100th State to Ratify the Biosafety Protocol
Ratification of the Biosafety Protocol by The Gambia comes one year after the Republic of Palau became the 50th State to ratify on 13 June 2003, which triggered the countdown to the entry into force 90 days later, on 11 September 2003. Full text of the Press Release available here
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#115802005-05-20
Member governments of the Biosafety Protocol to meet to finalize documentation rules for genetically modified commodities
Montreal, 24 May 2005 – More than 800 government officials, civil society and business representatives will meet here next week from 30 May to 3 June for the second meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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#118062005-05-30
Biosafety Protocol conference to finalize shipping documentation rules for genetically modified commodities
Montreal, 30 May 2005 – The 119 member governments to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety are meeting here this week until 3 June to clarify international trade rules for genetically modified commodities.
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#120442005-06-06
Biosafety Protocol Conference ends without agreement on shipping documentation rules for genetically modified commodities
Montreal, 3 June 2005. The 118 countries and the European Community, who are members to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, have ended their second meeting without agreement on the shipping documentation requirements for bulk shipments of living modified organisms (LMOs), (also known as geneti ...
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#196032006-02-14
Procedure for Media Accreditation (Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 13 - 17 March 2006 And Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 20 - 31 March 2006 Curitiba, Brazil).
Only bona fide representatives of the mass media – press, photo, radio, television, and film – will be accredited to cover these meetings to be held at the Convention and Exhibition Center (Expo Trade), Curitiba, Brazil. To avoid delays upon arrival at the meeting venue, please submit the form o ...
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#201482006-03-07
Governments to resume negotiations in Brazil on the implementation of the international treaty on living modified organisms.
Montreal, 7 March 2006 – More than two years ago, upon the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan stated that “the Protocol establishes a framework that will facilitate environmentally sound application and management ...
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#398402007-10-18
Legal and Technical Experts Meet Next Week to Discuss International Rules on Liability and Redress for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Living Modified Organisms
MONTREAL, 18 October 2007 – A working group of legal and technical experts on liability and redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will meet in Montreal next week from 22 to 26 October. More than 200 participants, including delegates from Governments, civil society and in ...
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#470512008-05-02
International Community to Meet in Germany for a United Nations Conference on Living Modified Organisms and Biodiversity
Montreal, 2 May 2008– More than 2,000 delegates, including ministers and representatives from Governments, civil society and business, will meet in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008, for the fourth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP). The meeting is expec ...
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#472662008-05-11
Training Workshop for Government Officials in the Use of the Biosafety Clearing-House Successfully Concluded
Bonn, 11 May 2008. A training workshop on the use of the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) ended last evening with a call to mobilize additional resources to further build the capacities of developing countries in this area. More than 60 participants, including over 50 national focal points for t ...
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#473112008-05-12
Largest international gathering on Biosafety meets in Bonn to finalize arrangements for the Cartagena Protocol
Bonn, May 12 2008- Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opened their fourth meeting today at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, in Germany. More than 3000 delegates from 147 countries assembled to fulfill their commitment to ensuring the safe use of modern biotechnology, including reaching a ...
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#475062008-05-16
Agreement reached to work towards a legally binding instrument on Liability and Redress with regard to GMOs
Bonn, 16 May 2008 - After four years of intensive negotiation, the 2,000 participants attending the Bonn Biosafety Meeting, the largest ever gathering on biosafety, agreed to work towards legally binding rules and procedures for liability and redress for potential damage caused from the tran ...
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#509572008-09-08
International Treaty on Biosafety marks its Fifth Anniversary
Montreal, 8 September 2008 ─ On 11 September, the world community will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, an important milestone in ensuring the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biote ...
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#575462009-03-06
Governments and Organizations involved in Biosafety Capacity-Building Projects convene in Costa Rica
San José, 6 March 2009 – More than 50 participants from Governments and organizations involved in the implementation and financing of biosafety capacity-building activities will meet in San José, Costa Rica, from 9 to 11 March to share experiences and discuss strategies for improving capacity-bu ...
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#654442009-11-19
Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit
Montreal, 19 November 2009 – A powerful delegation from Japan visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in Montreal on 16-17 November to discuss substantive preparations for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to ...
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#723532010-08-06
Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 6 August 2010 – Somalia deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 26 July 2010 and will become the 160th Party to Protocol on 24 October 2010. The accession comes at a time when the world community is celebrating the International Year of Biodiver ...
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#737602010-09-28
Media Advisory - Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to meet in Aichi-Nagoya from 11 to 15 October 2010
Montreal, 28 September 2010 – Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety are preparing to hold their fifth ordinary meeting from 11 to 15 October 2010 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, at the Nagoya Congress Center (NCC). More than 3,000 delegates representing governments, civil society and industry a ...
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#741272010-10-10
A United Nations Conference on the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology Opens Tomorrow
Nagoya, 10 October, 2010 – A five-day meeting of the governing body of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, known as the “Conference of the Parties serving as meeting of the Parties to the Protocol” (or COP-MOP) opens here Monday at the Nagoya Congress Centre. More than 4,000 delegates, includi ...
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#741352010-10-12
The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress for Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms born in Nagoya
Nagoya, 12 October, 2010 – After more than six years of intense negotiations, Parties to the Biosafety Protocol finalized the negotiation of a new treaty known as the “Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”.
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#742992010-10-16
World Community Adopts a new UN Treaty on Living Modified Organisms
Nagoya, 16 October 2010. At 6.15 p.m. Friday here in Japan, a new international treaty, “the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”, was adopted at one of the largest intergovernmental meetings ever held on the safe use of m ...
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#773772011-03-07
A New International Treaty to Address Damage that may Result from Living Modified Organisms Opens for Signature
Montreal, 7 March 2011 – At a ceremony held today in New York, the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was opened for signature by Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Th ...
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#786402011-04-29
Morocco Ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 29 April 2011 – Morocco deposited its instrument of ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 25 April 2011 and will become the 161st Party to the Protocol on 24 July 2011. The ratification comes as the Protocol enters a new phase which will be guided by a ten-year Strateg ...
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#788072011-05-05
Panama and Peru sign the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
Montreal, 5 May 2011 – Panama and Peru, on 3 and 4 May respectively, became the 5th and 6th countries to sign the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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#789322011-05-12
The International Treaty on Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms Receives Sixteen Signatures
Montreal, 12 May 2011 – Fifteen countries and the European Union yesterday signed the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at a ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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#791712011-05-20
Mauritania Becomes 23rd Signatory to the Two New Biodiversity Treaties
Montreal, 20 May 2011 – Mauritania has signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization and the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, mak ...
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#807892011-07-25
Spain becomes 40th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the 25th signatory of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 25 July 2011 –On 21 July 2011, Spain became the 40th Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ...
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#811902011-08-10
Antigua and Barbuda becomes twenty-sixth signatory to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
Montreal, 10 August 2011 – Yesterday, Antigua and Barbuda became the twenty-sixth Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the first small island developing State, to sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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#821752011-09-20
International treaty on damage resulting from living modified organisms receives four new signatures
Montreal, 20 September 2011 – Four countries—Belgium, Germany, Poland, and Portugal—today signed the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at a ceremony held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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#827352011-10-11
Hyderabad ready to host the world biodiversity community
Montreal, 11 October 2011 –The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ahmed Djoghlaf, paid a working visit to India from 5 to 8 October 2011 to discuss preparations for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and its sixth meeting serving a ...
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#833462011-10-31
Benin becomes sixty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol and the thirty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
Montreal, 31 October 2011 – Benin, on 28 October 2011, became the sixty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the thirty-sixth signatory of ...
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#835082011-11-06
Uruguay ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 6 November 2011 – On 2 November 2011, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and will become the 162nd Party to the Protocol on 31 January 2012.
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#843752011-12-07
Latvia becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
Montreal, 7 December 2011 – On 30 November 2011, Latvia became the first country to ratify the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The first ratification comes just over a year after the Supplementary Protocol was adopted ...
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#849182012-01-05
Cyprus becomes seventy-second signatory of the Nagoya Protocol and the thirty-seventh signatory of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
Montreal, 5 January 2012 – Cyprus, on 29 December 2011, became the seventy-second signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the thirty-seventh signato ...
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#857612012-02-13
Bahrain to become the 163rd Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 13 February 2012 – Bahrain deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 7 February 2012 and will become the 163rd Party to the Protocol on 7 May 2012.
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#858432012-02-15
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias assumes helm at Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 15 February 2012 – Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias today began his tenure as the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the Secretariat’s offices in Montreal, Canada.
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#864862012-03-08
The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress receives 51 signatories
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. Since the beginning of this year the Supplementary Protocol received 14 more signatures from the following Parties to the ...
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#904922012-09-27
United Nations meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms opens Monday
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).
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#905462012-10-02
World Meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms Opens in India
Hyderabad / Montreal, 2 October 2012. 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, Ind ...
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#905932012-10-06
The UN Meeting on Biosafety Ends with An Agreement to Advance Work on the Issue of Socioeconomic Considerations Regarding Living Modified Organisms
Hyderabad, 6 October 2012 - The sixth meeting of the governing body of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ended last night here in Hyderabad, India, with an agreement to advance discussions to clarify socioeconomic issues associated with living modified organism (LMOs).
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#918662013-01-22
Ireland 10th state to ratify the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 22 January 2013 – Ireland has become the 10th country to ratify the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification on 14 January 2013, making it the first country to ratify t ...
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#921882013-02-13
Lebanon to become 165th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 13February 2013 – 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.