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Finding Information

Welcome to the ‘Finding Information’ section of the BCH. Here a wide variety of scientific, technical, environmental, legal and capacity building information can be accessed.

National Contacts
Follow this link to search for: (i) National Focal Points, (ii) Competent National Authorities and (iii) National Biosafety Websites and Databases

Laws and Regulations
Follow this link to search for: (i) National Laws, Regulations and (ii) Guidelines and Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral Agreements

Country's Decisions and other Communications
Follow this link to search for: (i) Decisions on LMOs under Advance Informed Agreement; (ii) Decisions on LMOs for food, for feed or for processing under Article 11; (iii) Other decisions & declarations; (iv) Risk Assessment Reports

Capacity Building
Follow this link to search for: (i) Biosafety Capacity Building Projects; (ii) Capacity-Building Opportunities; (iii) Compendium of Academically-Accredited Biosafety Courses; and (iv) Capacity-Building Needs and Priorities

Roster of Experts
Follow this link to access a database of experts in biosafety, searchable using various fields.

Directory of International Organizations involved in Biosafety Activities
Follow this link to access information about international organisations involved in activities relevant to implementation of the Biosafety Protocol with summaries of their activities and contact information.

LMOs
Follow this link to search for: (i) the LMO-UID Registry; (ii) Gene Registry and (iii) Organism Registry

Biosafety Information Resource Centre
Follow this link to access electronic catalogues of biosafety-related publications and information resources including: news services; e-mail listservs; online databases and search engines; reports and case studies; journals and newsletters; and teaching materials (manuals, toolkits and presentations). Its objective is increase the accessibility and utilization of available biosafety information and resources by policymakers, educators, researchers, and the general public.

Scientific Bibliographic Database on Biosafety
Follow this link to access a bibliographic collection of scientific studies relevant to biosafety and risk assessment of biotechnology. This searchable database is updated monthly and contains records of scientific articles (full reference + abstract) published in national and international scientific periodicals from 1990 onwards. Each record is vetted by ICGEB scientists for its contribution to the numerous scientific debates concerning Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

   
   
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