The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity has released the report of the Fifth Meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 5).
30 November 2010: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released the report of the Fifth Meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 5), held 11-15 October in Nagoya, Japan.
The report summarizes the meeting’s proceedings and discussions on the agenda items. Annexed to the report are the decisions adopted at COP/MOP 5, including on: the Compliance Committee; the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH); capacity building; the Roster of Biosafety Experts; experiences with documentation requirements for handling, packaging, transport and identification (HTPI) of living modified organisms (LMOs) for food, feed and processing; HTPI standards; rights and/or obligations of parties of transit of LMOs; monitoring and reporting; assessment and review; the Strategic Plan and multi-year programme of work; cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives; risk assessment and risk management; public awareness and participation; financial mechanism and resources; and the budget. [The Report]