24 January 2011: The CBD Secretariat has announced the launch of an online forum under the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH). The forum seeks to promote a better exchange of information, views and experiences on the current status of the BCH through online discussions.

While discussions will be publicly available to all BCH registered users, the ability to post messages is restricted to national focal points (NFPs) for the Biosafety Protocol, NFPs for the BCH, national authorized users, and national website administrators. Registration is required to access the forum. [The Forum] [CBD Announcement]