AHTEG Bureau

Dear AHTEG Bureau members,

Two new documents prepared by Hans in preparation for the face-to-face meeting of the SWG on the Roadmap have been posted in the "Document Exchange" section at http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/docs_ahteg_ra.shtml under the "Documents of the SWG on the Roadmap".

Under the link indicated above there are currently 4 documents marked as
*** Background document for the meeting ***, which are relevant to the meeting. 

We are looking forward to seeing you all in The Hague.

Best regards,
Manoela

Dear All:

it seems that this mail is easier than portal thread. While I put the same message to portal,
While adding basic information is cardinal, but there has been a first round of the discussion, and the further dsocument elaboration shall be built on this.
Since Sol and Branka did not have chance on the bureau phone conference, I shall past below the general observation of the first round of on-line forum.

The memo was made for the Nureau teleconfenrece.

AHTEG tele-conference on July 24 from 8 pm to 9:30pm, 2009
SWG chairs, rapporteur and Secretariats
1. i) good conceptual comments. Not really discussion enter into the guiding doc draft. Just mention own opinions in the most of cases, Jack Tom, and David replied as well as Sol. Elizabeth,  ii) Bioremediation shall be out for discussion
2. Focus on specific types of LMOs: abiotic stress tolerant crops. Furthermore, on drought tolerant crop with scientific information, may be maize. Socio-economic, food safety.  Precaution on possibilities on superweediness due to increased fitness etc. Also on long term environmental effects : but these are already in Annex III of the Protocol.
3. Participation half and half with party/non-party observer; conflict, not in Annex III yes in Annex III, but former cases, do not have much of past experience in the Protocol formation. Include Socio-economic or not.  Also many do not read the draft guiding doc. Base-line: ecology or agriculture and precautionary principle and precautionary approach. Not consideration of product base approach, rather with the components only of LMos. Background info, read literatures, participation of the experts directly working on the traits, people are zooming or peeping, but not much participation.
4. Scope,  Reviewing and Revising with party members, give more home work, the draft doc with using case applications with scientific information, such as maize with drought tolerance and potatoes with salt tolerance. Invite further experts. May be two months for discussion with 2-3 cases, revision toward December, 2009. Then hearing by a diverse audience.
5. I will not be in the Hague. Academic institution meeting will be in Japan, Feb 2010, and some of SWG members may participate.s



KInd regards,


Kazuo

Dear members of the AHTEG Bureau,

On behalf of the Chairs of the SWGs on "LM Mosquitoes" and "Stacked Genes", please take note that the following three documents have been posted in the "Document Exchange" section at http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/docs_ahteg_ra.shtml
under the documents of the respective SWGs as:

z. DRAFT DOCUMENT OF THE SWG ON MOSQUITOES – 2nd draft outline - LM Mosquitoes-1.doc (28 September 2009)

z. DRAFT DOCUMENT OF THE SWG ON STACKED GENES – Draft outline of guidance document (16 September 2009)

z. DRAFT DOCUMENT OF THE SWG ON STACKED GENES – Progress report on the work of the SWG (16 September 2009)

These documents will serve as a basis for the discussions of the AHTEG Bureau during the meeting in The Hague.

Please let me know if you have any question or encounter difficulties in retrieving these documents.

Thank you and best regards,
Manoela

Dear participants of the October meeting of the SWG on the Roadmap,

Two documents have been posted in the "Document Exchange" section at http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/docs_ahteg_ra.shtml: an explanatory document on item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda, on the process of testing of the draft Roadmap, and the dossier on the 1507 maize, that is proposed to be used in the testing process.

These documents will serve as a basis for the discussions of the AHTEG Bureau during the meeting in The Hague.

Best regards,

Hans