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Capacity Building
Article 22
of the Protocol requires Parties to cooperate in the development and/or strengthening of human resources and institutional capacities in biosafety, including biotechnology to the extent that it is required for biosafety, for the purpose of ensuring the effective implementation of the Protocol. In doing so, they are required to take fully into account the needs of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition for financial resources and access to and transfer of technology and know-how.
In order to be able to implement their obligations, Parties need appropriate institutional mechanisms and infrastructure, well-trained human resources, adequate funding, access to relevant information and other types of capacities.
Since the adoption of the Protocol, a number of decisions and initiatives have been taken and mechanisms established at the global, regional and national levels to facilitate the strengthening of the capacities of Parties.
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What's new
7 March 2025
Videos demonstrating how to submit and publish Fifth National Report in the BCH are now available.
21 October 2024
New booklet: A joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available
10 October 2024
The Biosafety Technical Series Issue 6: Legislative Study on Biosafety Mainstreaming is now available.
13 June 2024
The 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 is now available
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2–6 June 2025, Brasilia, Brazil
International training course on risk assessments of living modified organisms
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UNEP-GEF Projects, Jan/Feb 2022
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