Biosafety protocol
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What are developing countries doing to regulate biosafety?
- ( K. Garforth (ed);S. Manga (ed);C. Frison (ed) / Centre for International Sustainable Development Law , 2008)
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This scoping study examines the current context for biosafety and how this has been applied in the development of new national biosafety regulatory regimes. The field of biosafety, which arose...
- Ensuring that the proliferation of environmental protection institutions are more effective
- ( A. Najam; M. Papa; N. Taiyab / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2006)
- Since environmental issues entered the international agenda in the early 1970s, global environmental governance (GEG) institutions have been developing rapidly. As a consequence, however, the GEG syst...
- Targetting biosafety laws
- ( GRAIN , 2005)
- This opinion article examines political processes surrounding the Biosafety Protocol. It argues that, because of the actions of some national governments acting on behalf of Biotech firms, the protoco...
- An overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity
- ( B. Torheim / Development Fund, Norway , 2005)
- This report gives an overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity. In particular it explores the following four concepts:Intellectual P...
- Issues arising from the implementation of the Biosafety Protocol
- ( N. Kalaitzandonakes / International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council, USA , 2004)
- This paper, based on analysis by Professor N. Kalaitzandonakes and with input from the International Policy Council (ICP), identifies potential issues that will arise as the Biosafety Protocol (BSP) i...
- Assessing the biodiversity in central Asia and Mongolia
- ( United Nations University , 2004)
- This report focuses on central Asia and Mongolia, both rich in genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The paper highlights the rich biodiversity of the region, the origin of many wild cultivars ...
- Unravelling the Cartagena Protocol
- ( R. Mackenzie / World Conservation Union , 2004)
- The main purpose of this guide is to facilitate the understanding of the legal obligations of parties under the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol on biosafety is a treaty commit...
- Recommended model for countries developing national biosafety legislation
- ( Third World Network , 1999)
- Nations of the South are increasingly faced with the prospect of the introduction into their countries of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products derived from GMOs. This paper outlines a mo...
- Assessing the trade and welfare effects of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in horticulture markets
- ( D. Roberts; B. Krissoff / Economic Research Service, USDA , 2004)
- During the Uruguay round of negotiations in 1995 WTO members agreed to multilateral rules governing the use of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (the SPS Agreement). These aimed to ensure that measu...
- National decision making considerations in developing international biosafety regulation
- ( R. Mackenzie; D. Glover / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2003)
- The Cartagena Protocol provides countries with an opportunity to assess the risks associated with a GMO before authorising it to be imported for the first time. Some aspects of the new regime still re...
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