Socio-economic considerations
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Recalling paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Biosafety
Protocol, which encourages Parties to cooperate on research and
information exchange on socio-economic impacts of living modified
organisms, especially on indigenous and local communities,
Taking note of the wide range of opportunities
available for cooperation on research and information exchange
regarding socio-economic impacts of modern biotechnology in
general, and that of living modified organisms in particular,
1. Invites Parties and other Governments to continue to
cooperate within relevant processes under other organizations and
arrangements, such as those referred to in section III of the note
by the Executive Secretary on socio-economic considerations:
cooperation on research and information exchange
(UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/2/12), which deal with socio-economic impacts
of living modified organisms;
2. Urges Parties, other Governments and relevant
organizations to provide more emphasis to research on
socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms and to allocate
resources for that purpose;
3. Invites Parties, other Governments and organizations
with research activities related to socio-economic impacts of
living modified organisms arising from the impacts of these
organisms on the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity, to share information with other Parties, other
Governments, and other stakeholders through the Biosafety
Clearing-House, on their research methods and results, both
positive and negative;
4. Furtherinvites Parties and other
Governments to share, through the Biosafety Clearing-House, their
information and experiences in taking into account socio-economic
impacts including experiences in implementing the Akwé:Kon
Voluntary Guidelines;
5. Requests Parties, other Governments and relevant
international organizations to provide to the Executive Secretary
not later than six months prior to the fourth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to
the Protocol, their views and case-studies, where available,
concerning socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms;
6. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a
synthesis of the views submitted in accordance with paragraph 5
above for consideration by the Conference of the Parties serving as
the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, at its fourth
meeting.
