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Africa Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum

ABSF represents all stakeholders in biotechnology in Africa and currently with a registration of over 1,300 individual members in more than 30 African countries. Membership is expanding rapidly and ABSF has a target of 45 African countries by end of 2010.

Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety To The Convention On Biological Diversity

The Parties to this Protocol,

Being Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention",
Recalling Article 19, paragraphs 3 and 4, and Articles 8 (g) and 17 of the Convention,
Recalling also decision II/5 of 17 November 1995 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to develop a Protocol on biosafety, specifically focusing on transboundary movement of any living modified organism resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, setting out for consideration, in particular, appropriate procedures for advance informed agreement,