Bulletin Board

Dear participants,

Please find some updates regarding a poll on Article 23, an online forum on risk assessment next week and an anniversary webinar 11 September 2023.

Poll:

At its tenth meeting, the COP-MOP, in decision CP-10/3, adopted the Implementation Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the period up to 2030. The Implementation Plan has a goal related to Article 23 of the Cartagena Protocol with related objectives, indicators and outcomes. The Implementation Plan is complemented by the Capacity-building Action Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Capacity-building Action Plan has a goal related to Article 23 of the Cartagena Protocol with related key areas for capacity-building, capacity-building activities, indicators and outcomes.

As a participant of the bulletin board on Article 23 and your interest in Article 23, we kindly invite you to share information through a poll on experiences of public awareness, education and participation regarding LMOs. Please submit information no later than 16 October 2023 at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFz7RqfHpbb7rDgji0XxE-XZ50jnPsRdq3QMFSJDczNwWhCg/viewform?usp=sf_link 

The information provided will be made available in biosafety meetings to support the Implementation Plan and the Capacity-building Action Plan.

Online Forum on Risk Assessment regarding LMOs:
The forum will take place at https://bch.cbd.int/en/portals/risk-assessment/forum/second-session
From 21 to 25 August 2023.

Webinar on the Anniversary of the Protocol:
The webinar will be held 11 September 2023, 7:00 a.m. EST
The link to the webinar is at https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/20thanniversary2023.shtml

Best regards,
Ulrika