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Numerous resources have been developed that support the Implementation Plan and the Capacity-building Action Plan for the Cartagena Protocol. A selection of these resources is made available below, under different tabs related to: public awareness; education; access to information; and public participation. In addition to these specific resources, some general resources are also made available under the general tab below.
The views expressed in the resources do not necessarily reflect the views of the Secretariat or the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
- Public Awareness
- Education
- Access to Information
- Public Participation
- General
Public Awareness
Resources - New Booklet 2024: Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024, English version (Other UN languages will be available shortly) - English - French - Spanish - Chinese - Russian
- Promotional video of the joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024 - link
- Online discussions on non-state actors’ engagement in the Action Agenda for Nature and People, 27 Sept. to 10 Oct. 2021 - link
- Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, May 2021 - English - Spanish - Chinese - Arabic - French - Russian
- 2021 - 2030 National communication plan template, including a media engagement guide - link (French and Russian will be made available shortly)
- 2021 - 2030 National communication plan template, including a media engagement guide - link
- Resources from the online discussion on public awareness regarding LMOs, March - April 2018 - link
- The Convention on Biodiverity's Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA): A Toolkit for National Focal Points and NBSAP Coordinators - link
- Media and Outreach page, including international days, presentation templates, photo gallery, press page, RSS and press releases, news - link
- Biosafety Awareness Survey Template - link
- Factsheets and Banners - link
- Biosafety-related Publications and Information Resources - Biosafety Information Resource Centre (BIRC) - link
- Biosafety Protocol Newsletter - link
- Video on the Cartagena Protocol - link
- Youth Guide to Biodiversity (page 122) - link
- 15th Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Protocol (2018) webpage link
Plans, guides, manuals and strategies
- ABNE Communication Guide for Biosafety Regulators, 2010 - pdf
- APAARI Communication Strategy 2010-2015 - pdf
- Participatory Communication Strategy Design: A Handbook, 2004, prepared by the SADC Centre of Communication for Development in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - link
- Risk Communication Manual (FAO Asia-BIONET, 2005) - pdf
- Using the Media to Promote Awareness and Action - pdf
- Communicating: A guide for project participants (EU Research & Innovation) - link
- Workbook: Creating a Communications Plan - pdf
Public Awareness Surveys and Survey Reports
The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization. This website provides information on surveys and methods, including a survey manual, used by the Afrobarometer. This document provides information on a survey on public opinion and presence of LMOs in Cambodia. This document has a section on communication and public participation that highlights the use of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) survey approach as a first step towards the development and formulation of a communication and public awareness strategy. This document provides information on a survey on public opinion on GMOs in Lithuania. This is the fourth comprehensive survey of U.S. consumer attitudes and public sentiment about genetically modified food conducted by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. Similar comprehensive surveys were previously conducted in January 2001, August 2003 and September 2004. This article describes results from the Public Acceptance of Agricultural Biotechnology and focuses on the views of the public on the GMO as a central feature of the controversy. This link provides the results from a survey on Korean public perception of LMOs and the LMO Act. This presentation highlights some key points in methodology used by UNFCCC. These guidelines provide information on methods to design household surveys. The handbook provides information on methods to conduct a household survey. The handbook provides information on methods to conduct a household sample survey in developing and transition countries. The document has been prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. It has a number of recommendations for preperations on sampling survey reports. A document provides information on the current conditions and justification for the study on environmental awareness, the review of the major hypothesis on environmental awareness formation, a review of major study on relationship between values/worldwiew and environmental awareness and a review of major studies that link environmental awareness and behaviour. This record provides a toolkit of the Phase 1, Toolkit Module "Taking Stock" by UNEP-GEF. It contains, among other things, information on the scope of surveys.
Education
Resources - New Booklet 2024: Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024, English version (Other UN languages will be available shortly) - English - French - Spanish - Chinese - Russian
- Promotional video of the joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024 - link
- Capacity-building video on biosafety education regarding LMOs, including best practices from different regions, 2020 - link
- Resources from the online discussion on public education regarding LMOs, April - May 2017 - link
- Academically-Accredited Biosafety Courses - link
Access to Information
Resources
- New Booklet 2024: Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024, English version (Other UN languages will be available shortly) - English - French - Spanish - Chinese - Russian
- Promotional video of the joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024 - link
- Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, May 2021 - English - Spanish - Chinese - Arabic - French - Russian
- 2021 - 2030 National communication plan template, including a media engagement guide - link
- Resources from the online discussion on public access to biosafety information, June 2012 - link
- E-Learning Module on Access to Biosafety Information - Link
- Checklist of Key Measures for the Ratification and Implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Context of LMOs/GMOs - link
- Summaries of Tools and Resources to Support Implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Context of LMOs/GMOs - link
- BCH - link
- BCH Regional Advisors - link
- BCH Twitter link
- Mailing List for BCH and Protocol News - link
Agreements and guides - Moving from Principles to Rights: Rio 2012 and Ensuring Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice for Everyone - pdf
- Success at Rio+20?: The case for regional conventions on environmental access rights, an information note prepared by the World Resources Institute, 2012 - pdf
- Implementing Access to Information: A Practical Guide for Operationalising Access to Information Laws, 2008, prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative: pdf
- African Regional Findings and Plan of Action for the Advancement of the Right of Access to Information, 2010: pdf
- African Platform on Access to Information, 2011, a declaration adopted by the Pan African Conference on Access to Information held in Cape Town, South Africa, 17-19 September 2011 - pdf
Guides from the Aarhus Convention - Lucca Guidelines on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice with Respect to Genetically Modified Organisms Implementation, Annex to decision II/1 on genetically modified organisms, 2003 – pdf
- Principes directeurs relatifs à l’accès à l’information, la participation du public et l’accès à la justice en ce qui concerne les organismes génétiquement modifiés, 2003 – pdf
- A simplified guide to the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters - pdf
- Un guide simplifié de la Convention d’Aarhus sur l’accès à l’information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l’accès à la justice en matière d’environnement – pdf
Laws and Regulations - Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC – pdf
- Directive 2003/4/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 28 janvier 2003 concernant l'accès du public à l'information en matière d'environnement et abrogeant la directive 90/313/CEE du Conseil – pdf
- Draft Model Law on Access to Information in Africa, 2011 – pdf
- Projet de loi type sur l’acces a l’information pour l’Afrique, 2011 – pdf
Meetings and Workshop Reports - Report of the Fourth Joint Aarhus Convention and Convention on Biological Diversity Round Table on Public Awareness, Education, Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 11-12 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland (advance edited copy) - Link
- Report of the joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on public access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, 16-18 December 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the second joint CBD/Aarhus Convention Round table on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living/genetically modified organisms (LMOs/GMOs),15-17 November 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the joint CBD/Aarhus Conventon Round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 16-17 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the Joint Aarhus Convention/CBD workshop on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding LMOs/GMOs, 8-9 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - Link
- Report of the International workshop on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding GMOs, 19-20 May 2008, Cologne, Germany - Link
Public Participation
Resources - New Booklet 2024: Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024, English version (Other UN languages will be available shortly) - English - French - Spanish - Chinese - Russian
- Promotional video of the joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, October 2024 - link
- Joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, May 2021 - English - Spanish - Chinese - Arabic - French - Russian
- 2021 - 2030 National communication plan template, including a media engagement guide - link
- Resources from the online discussion on public participation regarding LMOs, April to May 2014 - link
- E-Learning Module on Public Participation regarding LMOs - link
- Checklist of Key Measures for the Ratification and Implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Context of LMOs/GMOs - link
- Summaries of Tools and Resources to Support Implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Context of LMOs/GMOs - link
- Mailing List for Announcements of Laws, Risk Assessments, Notifications etc. - link
- Facebook - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - link
Guides and handbooks - Moving from Principles to Rights: Rio 2012 and Ensuring Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice for Everyone - pdf
- Public Participation in African Biosafety Regulations and Policies, 2010, an Issue Paper prepared for the African Union Commission – pdf
- Public Participation and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: A practical guide, prepared for DFID and GEF, 2003 – link
- UNEP-GEF toolkit module on public consultation and analysis, 2006, published by the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Project – pdf
- Trousse à outils de la phase 2: Consultation et analyse relatives à la structure nationale de biosécurité (SNB) – pdf
- Public Participation Guide: A Guide for Meaningful Public Participation in Environmental Assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2008, prepared by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency: pdf
- Guide sur la participation du public - Guide sur la participation significative du public aux évaluations environnementales en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur l'évaluation environnementale: pdf
- Public Participation in Making Local Environmental Decisions: The Aarhus Convention Good Practice Handbook, 2000 (based on outcomes of the workshop on public participation in making local environmental decisions, held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK in December 1999) – pdf
- A Handbook for Public Participation in Environmental Assessment In Southern Africa - pdf
- Public involvement in environmental issues in the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) countries – Background and overview (2002), published by Asia-Europe Environmental Technology Centre (AEETC) - pdf
Guides from the Aarhus Convention - Lucca Guidelines on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice with Respect to Genetically Modified Organisms Implementation, Annex to decision II/1 on genetically modified organisms, 2003 – pdf
- Principes directeurs relatifs à l’accès à l’information, la participation du public et l’accès à la justice en ce qui concerne les organismes génétiquement modifiés, 2003 – pdf
- A simplified guide to the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters - pdf
- Un guide simplifié de la Convention d’Aarhus sur l’accès à l’information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l’accès à la justice en matière d’environnement – pdf
Meetings and Workshop reports - Report of the Fourth Joint Aarhus Convention and Convention on Biological Diversity Round Table on Public Awareness, Education, Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 11-12 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland (advance edited copy) - Link
- Report of the joint Aarhus Convention/CBD round table on public access to information and public participation regarding LMOs, 16-18 December 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the second joint CBD/Aarhus Convention Round table on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living/genetically modified organisms (LMOs/GMOs),15-17 November 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the joint CBD/Aarhus Conventon Round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs, 16-17 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Link
- Report of the Joint Aarhus Convention/CBD workshop on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding LMOs/GMOs, 8-9 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - Link
- Report of the International workshop on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding GMOs, 19-20 May 2008, Cologne, Germany - Link
- Report of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on: Risk Assessment and Management and Public Awareness and Participation (November 12 -15, 2002, Windhoek, Namibia - pdf
- Rapport sur l’Atelier sous-régional pour l’Afrique francophone sur: L’évaluation et la gestion des risques et La sensibilisation et la participation du public, 22-25 avril 2003, Dakar, Senegal - pdf
General
Resources
- Recording of the Aarhus Convention/CBD side event on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs - link
- Recording of the Preparatory meeting for COP-MOP 11, 2024 - link
- 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety page - link
- 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety page - link
- Resources from the Programme of Work and its priority areas page - link
- Media and Outreach page - Link
- Video on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - link
- List of National Laws and Regulations relating to Article 23 - link
Publications - Publications: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - link
- Publications: Protocols and decisions booklets - link
Agreements and guides - Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development - pdf
- Environmental Governance in Asia: Independent Assessments of National Implementation of Rio Declaration’s Principle 10 (TAI, 2012) - pdf
Meetings and Workshop Reports - Report of the Asia-Pacific regional training workshop on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs, 25-29 March 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam - Link
- Report of the Africa Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Public Awareness, Education and Participation concerning the Safe Transfer, Handling and Use of Living Modified Organisms, 5-9 November 2012, Kampala, Uganda - Link
- Proceedings of the SADC Regional Workshop on “Public Awareness, Education and Participation in Biosafety and the Environment”, 21 – 26 May 2006, Gaborone, Botswana - pdf
- Report of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on: Risk Assessment and Management and Public Awareness and Participation (November 12 -15, 2002, Windhoek, Namibia - pdf
- Rapport sur l’Atelier sous-régional pour l’Afrique francophone sur: L’évaluation et la gestion des risques et La sensibilisation et la participation du public, 22-25 avril 2003, Dakar, Senegal - pdf
Surveys - Evaluation: Survey on key indicators of the Programme of Work of Article 23 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - link
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