What's New

• Report of the Fourth 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
• Outcome of COP-MOP 4.
• Turkmenistan accedes to the Protocol on 21 August 2008.
  This brings the number of Parties to 148
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Upcoming Meetings and Documents

• Fourth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House
  Montreal, Canada, 17 - 18 November 2008
• Fifth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19 - 21 November 2008
• First meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  Mexico City, Mexico, 23 - 27 February 2009
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Latest Notifications

Notifications issued by the Secretariat to inform Parties, other stakeholders and the interested public of activities, meetings and events undertaken or requested by the Secretariat pertaining to implementation of the Protocol.

• 2008-110
  Ref.: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638
  Date: 05/09/2008
  Subject: Nominations to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) established an open-ended online forum on specific aspects of risk assessment through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) as well as an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The Executive Secretary was requested to convene ad hoc online discussion groups, two AHTEG meetings and at least one real-time online conference per region prior to each of the two AHTEG meetings. To fulfil this request, an Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management will be established through the BCH where experts will have an opportunity to take part in the online discussion groups and the real-time online conferences.
  Action required by 10 October 2008
   
• 2008-108
  Ref.: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/UN/ABw/64757
  Date: 29/08/2008
  Subject: Outreach Materials for the Fifth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  I am pleased to inform you that a CD containing a number of outreach materials related to the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which will be marked on 11 September 2008, has been sent to all the National Focal Points and other stakeholders. A CD ISO Image can also be downloaded directly from the web page on the CBD website dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Protocol at: http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/anniversary
  
   
• 2008-107
  Ref.: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/ABw/64647
  Date: 27/08/2008
  Subject: Invitation for Nominations to the Roster of Biosafety Experts
  At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), in Decision BS-IV/4 , adopted a number of measures to further strengthen the Roster of Biosafety Experts. These included criteria and minimum requirements for experts to be nominated to the roster, updated guidelines for the roster, as well as a revised nomination form. In paragraph 3 of the above-mentioned decision, Parties and other Governments were requested to make fresh nominations in accordance with the new criteria and minimum requirements and using the revised nomination form. Also, in paragraph 4, the Executive Secretary was requested to remove all existing records in the roster within three months and refill the roster with experts who are nominated or re-nominated by Parties and Governments.
  
   
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