Reports are now available from three meetings held recently regarding capacity-building for the effective implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. They are from the 1st Coordination Meeting of Institutions offering Biosafety-Related Training and Education Programs, held on 4-6 October 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland; the 1st Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities, held on 26-27 January 2005 in Montreal, Canada; and the meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety, held on 27-28 January 2005 in Montreal, Canada. See http://www.biodiv.org/biosafety/news.aspx or contact [email protected] for more information.

14/02/2005