Global Status - Biosafety regulations

Global Status

Biosafety Regulations

More and more countries are increasingly putting in place systems of regulatory oversight to cover products of modern biotechnology intended for release into the environment. This page provides information and relevant links to key documents and contact points.

Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) (http://bch.biodiv.org/)
The BCH provides access to information relevant to the Biosafety Protocol. Users can search the BCH databases for information in the following categories:

- National Contacts
- Laws and Regulation
- Decisions and Declarations
- Capacity Building
- Roster of Experts
Biosafety International Network and Advisory Service (BINAS) (http://binas.unido.org/binas/)

Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS) is a service of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). BINAS monitors global developments in regulatory issues in biotechnology.

Other relevant links:

ASEAN

ASEAN guidelines on risk assessment of agriculture-related genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
(http://www.aseansec.org/6226.htm)

Central and Eastern Europe

Please visit http://www.biosafety-cee.org/ for information on:
- national biosafety frameworks of countries in CEE
- regional activities for biosafety, such as regional meetings
- sub-regional activities for biosafety, such as sub-regional centres for support
- links to other web sites and projects relevant to biosafety in the CEE region.

Summary Report on the Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops - [View the 2004 report]

Transgenic Crops - [Click Here]

Extensive Study on Bt Cotton - [Click Here]

Download the complete copy of the ISAAA Briefs on Global Status/Review of GM Crops - [Click Here]

SciDev.Net's dossier on GM crops - [Click here]

Global Status of Approved Genetically Modified Plants - [Click here]

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