Biosafety: Catalogue of Documents

Catalogue

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International Organisations' Biosafety Activities

Agenda 21

Chapter 15, Agenda 21: Chapter 15, Conservation of Biological Diversity, of Agenda 21, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. 21KB/20KB English
Chapter 16, Agenda 21: Chapter 16, Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology, of Agenda 21, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. 27KB/45KB English

Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity: Full-text of the Convention as presented at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. Annexes identify critical areas of biological identification and monitoring and create a mechanism for arbitration of disputes. Includes country signatories. 33KB/70KB English
CBD Resolutions: Resolutions Adopted by the Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity, calling for implementation of the Convention and addressing organization and infrastructure, May 1992. 20KB/16KB English
CBD Decisions: Decisions II/5, II/6 and II/7 of the Second Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Jakarta, Indonesia, November 1995. On need for protocol on biosafety, financial resources and mechanism, conservation and sustainable use. 21KB/17KB English

IRRO/MSDN: Information Resource on Release of Organisms to the Environment / Microbial Strain Data Network

IRRO Fact Sheet: IRRO Fact Sheet, Minutes of June 1995 Meeting, and Steering Committee Membership. Summarizes background information and activities, lists IRRO databases. Minutes address steering committee membership considerations and the IRRO survey of on-line data resources. 22KB/16KB English
IRRO Survey: IRRO Fact Sheet, Minutes of June 1995 Meeting, and Steering Committee Membership. Presents findings of IRRO's study to assess the awareness of and accessibility to on-line databases of environmental release and related data. Appendices provide index to databases, access information. End-users from 37 countries participated in the survey. 46KB/117KB English

Catalogue

International Organisations' Biosafety Activities

Agenda 21

Convention on Biological Diversity

IRRO/MSDN: Information Resource on Release of Organisms to the Environment / Microbial Strain Data Network

OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

WCMC: World Conservation Monitoring Centre

National Biosafety Activities

Brazil

Malaysia

The Netherlands

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

Non-Governmental Organisations

Industry and Commercial Organisations

Companies

Public Interest Organisations

Universities

Individuals and Other Types of Groups