Goals
To raise awareness of biosafety issues
To build the Centre's institutional capacity to contribute to the
development of a national regulatory framework on biosafety within
Chile
Objectives
The purpose of the project was to enable a Chilean institution to
contribute to the country's implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD), in particular Articles 8(g) and 19, and
of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety.
Main outcomes
1) The project produced 9 research papers on the current legal and
institutional situation in Chile regarding biosafety, as well as on
existing regional and international laws on biosafety;
2) A national seminar entitled, "Biosafety: A Legal Framework for
Chile" to discuss research papers was held on 19-21 March 2002 at
University of Chile, Santiago and was attended by over 60
participants - see seminar report at:
http://www.field.org.uk
3)Research Paper on the Legal and Institutional Framework on
Biosafety in Chile - see copy at:
http://www.field.org.uk
4) Presentation of case studies to illustrate the biosafety legal
regimes of other countries and regions, such as Cuba, the EU,
Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina - copies available at:
http://www.field.org.uk
