Socio-economic considerations
The Conference of the Parties serving
as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Recalling
paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Biosafety Protocol, which encourages Parties
to cooperate on research and information exchange on socio-economic impacts
of living modified organisms, especially on indigenous and local communities,
Taking note of the wide range of opportunities available for cooperation on research and information exchange regarding
socio-economic impacts of modern biotechnology in general, and that of living
modified organisms in particular,
1. Invites Parties and other Governments to continue to cooperate within relevant
processes under other organizations and arrangements, such as those referred
to in section III of the note by the Executive Secretary on socio-economic
considerations: cooperation on research and information exchange (UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/2/12),
which deal with socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms;
2. Urges Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to provide more
emphasis to research on socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms
and to allocate resources for that purpose;
3. Invites Parties, other Governments and organizations with research activities
related to socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms arising from
the impacts of these organisms on the conservation and sustainable use of
biological diversity, to share information with other Parties, other Governments,
and other stakeholders through the Biosafety Clearing-House, on their research
methods and results, both positive and negative;
4. Further
invites Parties and other Governments to share, through the
Biosafety Clearing-House,
their information and experiences in taking into account socio-economic impacts
including experiences in implementing the Akwé:Kon Voluntary Guidelines;
5. Requests Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations
to provide to the Executive Secretary not later than six months prior to the
fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of
the Parties to the Protocol, their views and case-studies, where available,
concerning socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms;
6. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a synthesis of the views submitted
in accordance with paragraph 5 above for consideration by the Conference of
the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, at its
fourth meeting.
