Briefing Papers for COP-MOP4

The 4th meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4) will be held in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008.

The Third World Network has produced a series of briefing papers for the meeting.

Briefings:

» Report of Liability WG 5: No Agreement Yet, Another Meeting Planned
Download: [doc file-64Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/53v38m

» Some Issues for the Implementation of Article 26 on Socio-economic Considerations
Download: [doc file-53Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/4n7rkn

» Assessing the socio-economic, cultural and ethical impacts of GMOs
Download: [doc file-59Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/48e3cv

» Genetic engineering & omitted health research
Download: [doc file-73Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/3zpdjq

» IAASTD: Overhaul of agriculture systems needed, GM crops not the solution
Download: [doc file-50Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/4mfa3z

» Special threats to the agroecosystem from the combination of GE crops & glyphosate
Download: [doc file-142Kb]
http://tinyurl.com/3or3a5

Related reading
» Greenpeace: Overview of the Current Text on Liability and Redress (pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/3qn3e3

You can also access all these briefings via TWN's Biosafety Information Centre
http://www.biosafety-info.net/meetart.php?mid=24