The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, at its tenth meeting, adopted the Implementation Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (decision CP-10/3) and the Capacity-building Action Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (decision CP-10/4).

The Implementation Plan and the Capacity-building Action Plan are key reference biosafety documents for the current decade.  The documents were developed following an inclusive and iterative process.

The Implementation Plan and the Capacity-building Action Plan were adopted to support Parties to the Cartagena Protocol in their implementation and capacity-building efforts. The plans are also expected to support Parties in meeting the targets and goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework that are relevant for biosafety, in particular Target 17, dedicated to biosafety and biotechnology.

Click here to read the Implementation Plan & Capacity-building Action Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in full.