16 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published the 54th issue of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention, covering the period from 1 July-30 September 2011.
8 November 2011: The International Symposium on the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) focused on the significance of the new Protocols on biosafety and access and benefit-sharing (ABS).
3 November 2011: Published on the newly designed Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Biotechnology website, the latest update of FAO BiotechNews highlights recent activities and publications on applications of biotechnologies in food and agriculture in developing countries by FAO, other UN bodies and the centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
November 2011: The Biotechnology Forum of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has announced the latest in its series of moderated "email conferences," titled "Strengthening partnerships in agricultural biotechnologies for the benefit of smallholders in developing countries: Discussing North-South, South-South, Public-Private cooperation and more."
31 October 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is inviting submissions of background materials relevant to the Guidance on Assessment of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to be considered by the ad hoc technical expert group (AHTEG) on risk assessment.
October 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released the report of the eighth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
28 October 2011: The European Commission (EC) has published two commissioned reports evaluating the EU's legislative framework on the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and on GMO food and feed. The reports register general support among the public for the EU legislative framework, but call for better implementation of existing legislation.
24 October 2011: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a statement declaring that there are no scientifically grounded concerns regarding the safety of pollen derived from the genetically modified maize variety MON810.
11 October 2011: The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Ahmed Djoghlaf, visited India to discuss preparations for the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the CBD and its sixth meeting serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP/MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this workshop aims to: promote awareness of recent developments under the Protocol, including decisions of the meeting of the Parties, and major issues and processes underpinning the Protocol's implementation; review the status of implementation in the Pacific subregion and share experiences, best practices and lessons learned in the development and implementation of national biosafety frameworks; and identify national and sub-regional capacity building priority needs and discuss ways to address those needs, including the possibility of developing a Pacific sub-regional capacity-building programme on implementation of national biosafety frameworks. Participants are invited to confirm their attendance by 24 October 2011.
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