8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Application deadline extended to 17 April: Holistic Foundations For Assessment and Regulation of GE and GMOs

HOLISTIC FOUNDATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Date: 31 July – 11 August 2006 Venue: Science Park/University of Tromsø, Norway TOPICS INCLUDE: * Holistic overv […]

Liability & Redress WG (1) and 2nd Meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

2nd Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Background The issue of liability and redress for damage arising from GMOs under the Biosafety Protocol is on-going work. Article 27 of the Biosafety Protocol stipulates that the 1st Meeting of the Parties shall adopt a process to elaborate ” […]

4th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABSWG-4)

Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms – APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 20 DECEMBER 2005

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Open-Ended Technical Expert Group on Identification Requirements of Living Modified Organisms Intended for Direct Use as Food or Feed, or for Processing, First Meeting

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7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-7)

1st Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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