The United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), in Tokyo, Japan, has published a 36-page report entitled "In search of biosecurity: Capacity development on access to genetic resources, benefitsharing, and biosafety in Central Asia and Mongolia". It was prepared based on country reports from Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and Mongolia as well as the proceedings and outcomes of the workshop "In search of biosecurity: Capacity building on access to genetic resources, benefit sharing and biosafety in Central Asia and Mongolia, held from 30 June to 3 July 2002 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and organised, among others, by UNU/IAS and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). See http://www.ias.unu.edu/binaries/UNUIAS_CentralAsiaReport.pdf or contact [email protected] for more information.

09/11/2003