The cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms lmos resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. Information specific to bsl 1 and bsl 2 will follow. Biosafety rules get thumbs up nature biotechnology. A looseleaf binder that can easily accommodate changes or new materials is the recommended option for maintaining a laboratory biosafety manual. Regardless of how you decide to store your biosafety manual, you must complete the biosafety manual table of contents form. The protocol was adopted in montreal on january 2000 cartagena protocol on biosafety, 2000.
Environmental conventions and protocols notes, download. The contending trends in the negotiations for a biosafety protocol 3. Class ii biosafety cabinets thermo fisher scientific us. The montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone. Cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity the parties to this protocol, being parties to the convention on biological diversity, hereinafter referred to as the convention, recalling article 19, paragraphs 3 and 4, and articles 8 g and 17 of the convention. The provisions specified in this biosafety manual are applicable to all persons working in laboratories including. Biosafety level ii applicable to facilities in which work is done with indigenous moderaterisk agents present in the community and associated with human disease of varying severity. Bruninga susan 2000 industry applauds biosafety protocol. Biosafety protocol official documents convention on biological diversity montreal, 20 28 january 2000. Department of health and human services, hhs publication cdc 998395. Class ii bsc is specified in the european standard en 12469 and the class ii, type a2 bsc is specified in nsfansi 49, yy 0569, and other.
After several years of negotiations, the protocol, known as the cpb to the cbd, was finalized and addressed the transboundary movement of the products of modern biotechnology and ensured that these products would be as safe as possible. Recalling also decision ii5 of 17 november 1995 of the conference of the parties to the convention to develop a protocol on biosafety, specifically focusing on transboundary. Only a few alterations have been made, especially in the text concerning decontamination and inactivation. The biosafety protocol allows countries the choice to protect themselves against genetically modified crops. An analysis of results an iisd briefing note1 introduction when, on january 29, 2000, negotiators from over countries checked out of their montreal hotel rooms carrying agreed final text of an international agreement on biosafety, nobody was more surprised than the environmental community. Three years on, the protocol has now entered into force, and the commitments it. The cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms lmos resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health. In this booklet you will find all the information that was already present in the earlier editions.
Bsl ii is appropriate when work is done with any humanderived blood, body fluids, tissues, or primary human cell. Simon brown daud hassan application of the precautionary. Compared to the fiasco of 1999, in 2000, there was a somewhat successful treaty to regulate the international transport and release of genetically modified organisms to protect natural biodiversity. Biosafety protocol stevens institute of technology. Institutional biosafety manual, version 102016 page 6 of 53. Biosafety level 4 bsl4 is the highest level of biosafety precautions, and is appropriate for work with agents that could easily be aerosoltransmitted within the laboratory and cause severe to fatal disease in humans for which there are no available vaccines or treatments. One of the most contentious issues in these negotiations was the inclusion of socioeconomic considerations in the evaluation for import of an lmo. Its been observed that upsc has been asking every year about treaties and agreement related to environment so we had made an effort to provide a concise and easy list of environmental treaties for upsc.
A biosafety risk assessment should consider every activity and procedure in a laboratory that involves infectious disease agents. A biosafety protocol meeting was hosted in montreal, canada january 24, 2000 to january 28, 2000. Szier 4 2000 the biosafety protocol 5 the biosafety protocol. Biosafety in microbiology and biomedical laboratories,u. Select from a series of certified biological safety cabinets class ii, type a2 biosafety cabinets. This form can be downloaded as a fillable pdf form found on the ehs website at. The parties to this protocol, being parties to the convention on biological diversity, hereinafter referred to as the convention.
Recalling article 19, paragraphs 3 and 4, and articles 8 g and 17 of the convention. The cartagena protocol on biosafety biosafety protocol or protocol, 1 adopted in january 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the 1992 united nations convention on biological diversity cbd, 2 could soon become one of the first binding multilateral international agreements dealing specifically and exclusively with some of the challenges. Buenker, michael 2001, the signing of the stockholm convention, environmental policy and law, vol. Abdication of responsibility for biosafety in the name of free trade by tewolde berhan gebre egziabher 1. Executive summary the biosafety protocol is an international agreement reached in montreal, january 2000 aimed at regulating the transboundary movement of living modified organisms lmos, or. Biosafety protocol cbd press release cartagena protocol adopted 29 january 2000 belgian biosafety server updated 3 february, 2000 with full text of protocol. Environmental conventions and protocols are important topics of environmental studies.
Cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on. I will use the terms biosafety protocol and the protocol interchangeably throughout this article to refer to the cartagena protocol on biosafety. Bringing social analysis into a multilateral environmental. Pi but is shared with the institutional biosafety committee ibc, biosafety professionals, laboratory staff and other stakeholders which may include lab animal veterinarians and caretakers, farm staff, operations staff, occupational health practitioners, etc. University environmental health and safety for the respective campus will be responsible for. The laboratory biosafety manual should be a living, working document that is an important resource for personnel engaged in the activities using biological and or rdna materials.
It was adopted on 29 january 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the convention on biological diversity and entered into force on 11 september 2003. On the international stage of gmo politics there are two sets of players. In order for electronic andor vm biosafety manuals to be acceptable, all personnel must know how and where to access the documents and vm. The biosafety protocol allows nations pursuing biosafety to ban gmos by using the precautionary principle, even. Click download or read online button to get biosafety in industrial biotechnology book now. The biosafety protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.
Environmental treaties for upsc lets study together. Sign in here to access free tools such as favourites and alerts, or to access personal subscriptions. Over ninety percent of biosafety cabinets worldwide are class ii biosafety cabinets of the type a2 variety. Biosafety protocol the cartagena protocol on biosafety.
The purpose of the institutional biosafety manual is to assist both personnel and management in complying with the objectives of the cdcnih biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories bmbl, 5th edition december 2009, nih guidelines for research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules april 2016, the. Laboratory biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment. A biosafety risk assessment allows a laboratory to determine the relative level of risks its different activities pose and helps guide risk mitigation decisions so they are targeted to the most important risk. The montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer 1 preamble the parties to this protocol, being parties to the vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer, mindful of their obligation under that convention to take appropriate measures to protect human health and the environment against.
Request pdf on dec 1, 2000, peter newell and others published the 2000 cartagena protocol on biosafety. While it is generally recognised that biotechnology has potential benefits for the protection of the environment and for improving human health, by the same token questions have been raised. Earth negotiations bulletin report saturday, 29 january, 2000. Cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity text and annexes cartagena protocol on biosafety montreal, 2000 protoang 112000 3.
Download environmental conventions and protocols notes pdf in hindi and english for upsc exam here. Compared to the fiasco of 1999, in 2000, there was a somewhat successful treaty to regulate the international transport and release of genetically modified organisms to. The cartagena protocol on biosafety is a legally binding global protocol that seeks to contribute to ensuring the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms lmos created through modern biotechnology. The biological safety manual or biosafety manual has been adopted by arizona state university to be a resource for information, guidelines, policies and procedures that will enable safe research and to help eliminate, or reduce, the potential for exposure to biohazards. Cefic and eurochlor 2000, cefic and eurochlor comments on persistent organic pollutants. Biosafety in industrial biotechnology download ebook pdf. Over the years, environment and ecology have been evolved as one of the most important topics of upsc and state pcs exams. Bruninga, susan 2000, industry applauds biosafety protocol that allows for more information sharing, international environment reporter, vol. The purpose of this biosafety manual manual is to define policies and procedures pertaining to the use of biological materials in research and teaching at charles r. This is the third, revised edition of the booklet biosafety in the laboratory. The protocol derives much of its significance from the fact that it provides the first lineaments of a legal regime addressing some environmental and human impacts of genetic.