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The National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines is spearheading the development of a multi-year regional proposal on biosafety on the sustainable implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The country will focus on the two thematic areas: 1) Handling, Transport, Packaging, and Identification of LMOs; and 2) Information Sharing and Strategic Knowledge Management & Sustaining Regional Cooperation and Coordination. At the regional level, the project will be led by the United Nations Environment Program while the Competent National Authorities: DA, DOST, DENR and the DOH, will implement the activities the national level. Funding for the project will come from the STAR 7th Cycle Global Environment Facility in the amount of US500,00. In country contribution will be in the form of facilities and manpower.

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As part of compliance to the Article 33 – Monitoring and Reporting of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Competent National Authorities invited the stakeholders to a   Public Consultation on the Fourth National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety held on August 23, 2019 at the Biodiversity Management Bureau, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City.

The draft fourth National Report on the country’s implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was presented, through a public consultation with stakeholders on August 23, 2019, at the Biodiversity Management Bureau, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City. As an offshoot of the said activity, we are providing you the revised version of the report, incorporating the comments/suggestions raised during the consultation process. For the purpose of finalizing the report, we encourage you to go over it once more and send in your comments and/or clarifications, if any, not later than 05 September 2019 to :This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Non receipt of feedback on the matter will be considered nonetheless as final. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please click here to download the revised Fourth National Report as of 30 August 2019.