The BCH Knowledge Base is an online tool designed to help users become familiar with the Clearing-House, learn how to submit records, search for information and complete other important tasks.
Announcements
- BCH Activity Spotlight: Zimbabwe
- Congratulations to all countries that submitted their Fifth National Report by the deadline!
- Biosafety Clearing-House and Risk Assessment Training Workshop, 17-18 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia
- Submissions of information on the additional voluntary guidance materials (EGD-LMOs)
- How to submit and publish the Fifth National Report in the BCH
- Online Forum on Capacity-building for Biosafety to support the implementation of the Capacity-building Action Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Getting started
- How do I create an account and become a registered user?
- What type of users can submit information in the BCH?
- BCH National Focal Points
- Procedure for nominating National Focal Points
- Who are the National Authorized Users (NAUs)? (video)
- How do I designate or update a National Authorized User (NAU)? (video)
Submitting information
- What are common formats?
- Record validation process (video)
- How do I submit and publish a new record in the clearing-house? (video)
- How do I update information on the Country Profile page? (video)
- I am a BCH Focal Point: how do I "Approve", "Edit" or "Reject" a record? (video)
- Workflow and record status tracking (video)
FAQs
- What are the various categories of records in the BCH?
- What is the general process for submitting a record?
- What is the Dashboard?
- How do I submit and publish a new record in the clearing-house? (video)
- How do I edit an already published record? (video)
- How can I share my draft record? (video)
- What is “inline” record creation and how do I create a record inline? (video)
- How can I search for information in the Clearing-House?
- What is Record UID? (video)
- How do I reset my password?
