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Submission of information on synthetic biology (2023-006)

  21 Mar 2023

In decision 15/31, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity established a process for broad and regular horizon scanning, monitoring and assessment of the most recent technological developments in synthetic biology and agreed to start its work. The Conference of the Parties also decided to establish a multidisciplinary Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology (multidisciplinary AHTEG) to support the process for broad and regular horizon scanning.

In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties invited Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations to provide the Executive Secretary with relevant information on trends in new technological developments in synthetic biology to inform the horizon scanning, monitoring and assessment. 

Accordingly, Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations were invited to submit information and supporting documentation relevant to (i) the trends in new technological developments in synthetic biology referred to in paragraph 6 of decision 15/31, which correspond to the trends identified in the report of the 2019 Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology; and (ii) any additional trend that should be considered.

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