Biotechnology

Emerging Issues

• Background
• Threats of unintended gene transfers
  

Major Assessments

• TRANSFER OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES, COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING: environmentally sound management of biotechnology - Report of the Secretary-General (PDF)
  E/CN.17/2001/PC/11. Prepared by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat as task manager for chapter 34 of Agenda 21 and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as task manager for chapter 16, with contributions from United Nations agencies and international organizations. March 2001.

• CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: text and annexes (PDF)
  UNEP-Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; 2000. Montreal. ISBN: 92-807-1924-6.
  The objective of this Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, and specifically focusing on transboundary movements. (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)

	Biotechnology News
	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will enter into force on 11 September 2003 First Global Biotechnology Forum to be held in Chile, 2-5 March 2004

 

	Resources
	Agenda 21, Chapter 16 FAO - Biotechnology UNCTAD/Biotrade UNEP/Biosafety UNIDO/BINAS Non-UN resources ICGEB