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The Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Tenth Meeting is now available.




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Report of the Asia-Pacific regional training workshop on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs is now available.




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Germany ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 27 August 2013.




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Round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 16-17 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland.




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11 September 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The theme for the anniversary is: "10 Years of Promoting Safety in the Use of Biotechnology.




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The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for January to June 2013 is now available (page 27).




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New publication: Framework and Action Plan for Capacity-Building for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety




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The Report of the Joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs is now available.




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The Report of the Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of LMOs is now available.




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The Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Socioeconomic Considerations is now available.




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The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for July to December 2013 is now available (page 36).




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The report of the tenth meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available.




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The summary outcomes of of the ninth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House is now available.




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The report of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management is now available.




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New Factsheet: Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety




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The report of the twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available.




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The report of the workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms is now available.




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The report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology is now available.




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A CBD/Aarhus Convention checklist and summary of tools and resources are now available.




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The report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management is now available.




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The report of the eleventh meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety is now available.




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The twelfth issue of the biosafety newsletter - the Biosafety Protocol News - is now available.




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The results of the Survey on the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning LMOs are now available.




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A webinar entitled "Integrating Biosafety into NBSAPs and Other Conservation Planning Tools" took place on 25 October 2016 at 9:00 EDT




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The report of the GRULAC Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms is available.




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The report of the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls on living modified organisms in small island developing States in the Caribbean is available.




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Two new biosafety self-paced learning modules on public access to biosafety information and public participation in decision-making regarding LMOs are available in the new e-Learning Platform




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The report of the second joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living modified organisms (LMOs)/genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is available.




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Kuwait acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 1 June 2017.




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The report of the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls on living modified organisms in Pacific small island developing States is now available.




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The report of the fourteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available.




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Issue 13 of the Biosafety Protocol News, biosafety newsletter, entitled "Joint Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety/Aarhus Convention Cooperation Public Access to Information and Public Participation" is now available




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A downloadable/printable poster and a new factsheet are now available for the celebration of the entry into force of the Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, 5 March 2018




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The 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2018, webpage is now available




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A webinar for the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held on 11 September 2018. The recording is now available.




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Democratic People's Republic of Korea acceded to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 1 October 2019.




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Uzbekistan acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 25 October 2019.




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Issue 9 of the BioCap Newsletter, the Biodiversity Capacity Development Update, is now available (biosafety updates on page 3 and 9)




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13 facts worth knowing about Google DeepMind




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Will Prime Minister Boris Johnson be good for the UK tech sector?

Here's what we expect from the new government's IT policies




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How technology is changing the sports fans' experience

The sports industry is harnessing digital engagement to enhance fan experiences and cope with threats to its traditional business model




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Tech jobs of the future: which jobs will be in most demand?




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NHS promised £250m for AI: where will the money go?

Healthcare insiders explain their hopes and fears for the government's plan to create a new AI lab within NHSX




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Five takeaways from the WeWork IPO filing

The office space company has filed for an initial public offering, here are five things you need to know about one of the year's hottest IPOs




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Tech jobs of the future: five IT careers that don't exist yet




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Facial recognition on the rise: can current laws protect the public?

The ICO is investigating reports that a property developer has quietly installed a facial recognition system in London's King's Cross. We spoke to experts from the legal and technology sectors to find some clarity about the rules




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University spinouts: processes, benefits and risks of the system

Spinout founders, investors and insiders give their tips on turning academic research into successful businesses




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What is synthetic data and how can it help protect privacy?

Hazy CEO Harry Keen explains why artificially produced data is gaining favour over information generated by real-world events




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Housing minister announces plans to boost UK proptech sector with data

Esther McVey said the government will release local data on properties and land to help the proptech sector thrive




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How Queen's Belfast became the UK's best spinout university

Researchers from the venture capital firm Octopus Ventures gave much of the credit to QUBIS, the university's dedicated commercialisation arm