Call Prefix : PR-M

Call Suffix : 2000

Call Cutter : BIC84

Location : SEARCA Library

Format : Printed

Publisher : The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity,

Publication Date : 2000

Publication Place : Montreal, Canada :

Summary : The conclusion of the Biosafety Protocol has been hailed as a significant step forward in that it provides an international regulatory framework to reconcile the respective needs of trade and environmental protection with respect to a rapidly growing global industry, the biotechnology industry. The protocol thus creates an enabling environment for the environmentally sound application of biotechnology, making it possible to derive maximum benefit from the potential that biotechnology has to offer, while minimizing the possible risks to the environment and to human health.