The biosafety outstation conducts research on the biosafety of genetically modified organisms.

UNIDO implements a biosafety diploma course, which is the first academically accredited biosafety course in the world.

(7) Regional Training Center of BioSafety

BFL General Trust Fund for Biosafety

The UNEP GEF Biosafety Unit manages 8 of the 12 GEF funded demonstration projects on implementation of national biosafety frameworks.

The biosafety unit provides institutional services related to the biosafety of genetically modified organisms and their release to the environment.

The Centre has since extended its work in this area with the establishment of a biosafety unit and a biosafety outstation.

C. Programme area C Biosafety and the environment

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first international legal instrument on biosafety, was adopted in January 2000 and entered into force in September 2003.

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

In addition, the UNEP GEF national biosafety frameworks development project has developed support tool kits for each major phase in the development of a national biosafety framework.

The Centre publishes the Collection of biosafety reviews , a compilation of scientific studies in areas of major interest on biosafety and risk assessment by internationally recognized scientists.

In particular, the biosafety unit conducts an intense training programme for the safe use of genetically modified organisms which is further enhanced by the new biosafety outstation.

UNEP, through its biosafety activities, has also been working with industry representatives through the Global Industry Coalition and non governmental organizations interested in biosafety through the Third World Network.

UNIDO is also collaborating with CAB International to develop authoritative and unbiased biosafety knowledge management tools to assist in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Biosafety Clearing House Mechanism.

Other ongoing activities in that area include the preparation of a biosafety manual the holding of training courses and the establishment of a Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS) that will provide expert advice to developing countries on biosafety issues at both technical and policy levels through promotional projects.

UNIDO has been streamlining the activities of its biosafety clearing house, in the light of ongoing capacity building programmes of the Global Environment Facility and UNEP, with a focus on providing information and training on biosafety.

Most biotechnology related activities within the United Nations are in the areas of biosafety and the environment.

The Biosafety Clearing House provides information, expertise, and a monitoring system of transboundary movements of living modified organisms.

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity Text and Annexes, 2000, Montreal, secretariat of the Convention

Croatia was determined to work within the framework of the relevant United Nations conventions on climate change, biodiversity and biosafety.

The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.

The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.

Section 16 of the regulations states that research on the imported pathogens at biosafety level 3 or 4 must be conducted at the facility indicated on the application permit, and that applications must be made for subsequent transfers, which must receive approval by Health Canada.

Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

(a) Organization of a workshop for small island developing States under the UNEP GEF global project on the development of national biosafety frameworks

9. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

13. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

It details how various countries implemented their biosafety measures, research and development activities, commercialized technologies and protection of intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge.

It reaffirmed the commitment to respect traditional lifestyles relevant to biological diversity and the need to implement the Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

It has worked with the Canadian, Swiss and United States Governments to provide software to assist countries in setting up national Biosafety Clearing House components.

Held 11 14 May 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to discuss the development of regulatory regimes and administrative systems for national biosafety frameworks.

Thus, by applying the biosafety standards of developed countries it is not always possible to reach conclusions on the type of biological activities being carried out elsewhere.

organisms. The UNEP's path breaking work by UNEP on capacity building in developing countries for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety continues to be essential.

3. Also notes the outcome of the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held at Nairobi from 1 to 5 October 2001

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in January 2000, entered into force in September 2003.

Level Data of Level 10

3. Also notes the outcome of the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held at The Hague from 22 to 26 April 2002

For that reason, several United Nations bodies are helping countries to develop biosafety mechanisms to promote the safe use and application of biotechnology to maximize benefits and minimize risks.

UNEP has taken the lead in this programme area, having focused on biosafety by promoting the protection of the environment through the safe application of biotechnology and its products.

Invites the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention to consider doing so

Invites the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention to consider doing so

Service (Other level) LL, Local level.

Service (Other level) LL, Local level.

Further to its 2003 expert consultation on the environmental effects of genetically modified crops, FAO has received requests from Member States for assistance in building or strengthening national biosafety systems.