| Activities |
Main Actors |
Timeframe |
Status |
| Notification inviting the submission of information on synthetic biology (SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84279) |
Secretariat |
6 February 2015 |
Concluded |
| Setting up the online nomination system for participants in the online forum whereby the nominees are identified according to the type of nomination (i.e. Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations, etc) |
Secretariat |
1 – 28 February 2015 |
Concluded |
| Notification inviting nominations for participants to the online forum, from among which the members of the AHTEG will be selected (SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84355) |
Secretariat |
28 February 2015 |
Concluded |
| Submission of information on synthetic biology |
Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant stakeholders |
1 February –
30 April 2015 |
Concluded |
| Nomination of participants to the online forum, from among which the members of the AHTEG will be selected |
Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant stakeholders |
1 March 2015 –
ongoing |
Ongoing |
Online discussion on: - Topic 1: “How to address the relationship between synthetic biology and biological diversity”
- Topic 2: “Similarities and differences between living modified organisms (as defined in the Cartagena Protocol) and organisms, components and products of synthetic biology techniques”
- Topic 3: “Operational definition of synthetic biology, comprising inclusion and exclusion criteria;
|
Online forum |
27 April –
11 May 2015 |
Concluded |
Online discussion on: - Topic 4: “Potential benefits and risks of organisms, components and products arising from synthetic biology techniques to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and related human health and socioeconomic impacts relevant to the mandate of the Convention and its Protocols”
- Topic 5: “Best practices on risk assessment and monitoring regimes currently used by Parties to the Convention and other Governments”
|
Online forum |
25 May –
8 June 2015 |
Concluded |
Online discussion on: - Topic 6: “Adequacy of existing national, regional and/or international instruments to regulate the organisms, components or products derived from synthetic biology techniques”
- Topic 7: “Degree to which the existing arrangements constitute a comprehensive framework in order to address impacts of organisms, components and products resulting from synthetic biology, in particular threats of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity”
|
Online forum |
22 June –
6 July 2015 |
Concluded |
| Selection of AHTEG members from among those participating in the online forum |
Secretariat |
July 2015 |
Concluded |
| Consultation with the SBSTTA Bureau on the recommended AHTEG members |
SBSTTA Bureau |
July 2015 |
Concluded |
| Drafting and publishing background documents for the AHTEG meeting |
Secretariat |
July – August 2015 |
Concluded |
Face-to-face meeting of the AHTEG
(Go to meeting website) |
AHTEG |
21 - 25 September 2015 |
Concluded |
| Notification inviting Parties, other Governments, indigenous and local communities, and other relevant stakeholders to peer-review of the outcomes of the process |
Secretariat |
October 2015 |
Concluded |
| Submission of peer-review comments on the outcomes of the process |
Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant stakeholders |
November 2015 – January 2016 |
Concluded |
| Synthesis of comments received through the peer-review process |
Secretariat |
January – February 2016 |
Concluded |
Twentieth meeting of the SBSTTA
(Montreal, Canada) |
SBSTTA |
25 April –
7 May 2016 |
Concluded |
Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD
(Cancun, Mexico) |
COP |
4 – 17 December 2016 |
Concluded |
