Consultation in Progress

Cartegena (Biosafety) Protocol

The first meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (MOP 1) will be convened back-to-back with the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-7) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 23 -27 2004. The CEN has again been invited to oversee the selection of an ENGO delegate to the Official Canadian Negotiating Team for the Biosafety Protocol. Additional information for participants is available at the CBD website, www.biodiv.org under the heading First Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, information for participants. ENGO reports from previous meetings are available on the CEN Biotech Working Group webpage.

Bradford Duplisea of the Canadian Health Coalition has been selected to table ENGO interests and to report back to the CEN. Brad participated as a member of the last Official Negotating Team and is also a member of the Biosafety Protocol Advisory Group. Brad can be reached via bradford@duplisea.ca, 819.770.1626. His report is available here (password protected).