The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 7) took place on 9-20 February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A wide range of issues were dealt with, some related directly or indirectly to agricultural biotechnology. Daily updates and press reports are available at http://www.biodiv.org/meetings/cop-07/press; official documents, including draft decisions, (almost all available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and information documents (mostly in English only) at http://www.biodiv.org/meetings/cop-07/docs.aspx; or contact [email protected] for further information.

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