The CBD Secretariat has launched the web-portal or the upcoming Online Forum on Public Participation Concerning Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and is inviting parties to nominate participants and exchange case studies, best practices and lessons learned.
25 March 2014: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has launched the web-portal for the upcoming Online Forum on Public Participation Concerning Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and is inviting parties to nominate participants and exchange case studies, best practices and lessons learned.
The forum aims to facilitate an exchange of views and information regarding the techniques of public participation in the context of the Protocol, including: public debates, surveys, public meetings, advisory bodies, online modern techniques and traditional techniques.
A resource section provides an opportunity for parties, other governments and stakeholder organizations to submit case studies, best practices and lessons learned. The actual Forum will be open from 28 April to 9 May, 2014.
The Forum is part of the Protocol’s work programme on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs for the period 2011-2015. [CBD Notification][Online Forum Website]