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Ordibehesht 1383 (April 2004)

• "For the first time in Iran, widespread cultivation of transgenic rice", Abrar-e-Eghtessad, 2nd Ordibehesht 1383
  (April 21st 2004). Article in Farsi.

Esfand 1382 (March 2004)

• "Disagreement over the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety", by Mehdi Zaredoust, Sobhe Eghtessad, 21st Esfand 1382 (March 11th 2004). Article in Farsi .
• "A single protocol, several pretenders", by Mehdi Zaredoust, Sobhe Eghtessad, 20 Esfand 1382 (March 10th 2004). Article in Farsi.

Bahman 1382 (January 2004)

• "The Cartagena Protocol to ensure biodiversity and human health", a discussion with Dr. Mahnaz Mazaheri Assadi, Entekhab , 9th Bahman 1382 (January 29th 2004). Article in Farsi.
• "Shaffagh, a new brand of high crop yielding rice comes to the market", Iran , 8th Bahman 1382 (January 28 2004). Article in Farsi.

Articles from international sources

April 2004

• Cows ate GM maize and died – Public enquiry needed. Announcing Science in Society #21, Spring 2004. From the Editor.
• A response to criticism about our work on GE biosafety: The Cartagena protocol, the Precautionary principle, “sound science” and “early warnings”. Terje Traavik, Dr. philos. Scientific Director, GEN K-Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology, Professor of Gene Ecology, University of Tromso.
• Australia: US struggles in rearguard campaign for GE crops

March 2004

• Trilateral agreement: a pre-emptive strike by exporting countries. Third World Network Information Service, March 13, 2004
• Genetically Modified Crops – A Decade of Failure (1994-2004). Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, March 10, 2004.
• Biosafety Protocol takes bold moves, By Martin Khor and Lim Li Lin, Third World Network. March 4, 2004.
• Mendocino County voters ban GM crops and animals, by Mike Geniella. Press Democrat, March 3rd 2004.
• Earth Matters: An eye on GM infiltration. By Sarah Sabaratnam, March 2, 2004
• On the road to safer crops. By TAN CHENG LI , March 2, 2004
• Latin America: UNEP regional office urges caution on transgenics , from its Global Environment Outlook report 2003.
• Genetically modified foods and health: a second interim statement. British Medical Association, Board of Science and Education, March 2004
• Gone to seeds. By the Union of Concerned Scientists (USC), March, 2004.

February 2004

• Is Biotechnology Losing Its Nerve? By ANDREW POLLACK, New York Times, February 29, 2004
• Empty promises. By Hilary Chiew, February 27, 2004
• New rules on GMOs adopted. By Koh Lay Chin and Farrah Naz Karim, Feb 27, 2004
• Genetically Engineered DNA Found in Traditional Seeds - Study Has Implications for Trade, Organic Agriculture, Human Health in food and environment. By Union of Concerned Scientists, USA. February 23, 2004.

January 2004

• British report gives mixed verdict on GM crops, AFP, January 14th 2004

December 2003

• Sacramento, Calif., university's project in genetically engineer crops withers. By Edie Lau, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.. Knight-Ridder Tribune, Dec. 31, 2003
• Tomato seed from seed bank found to be genetically modified. University of California, Davis, December 18, 2003

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EVENTS

• Convention on Biological Diversity, 7th COP to CBD, 9-20 Feb 2004, Kuala Lumpur . Organized by Third World Network.
• International Biosafety Seminar, Sunday, 22 February 2004 Ballroom, Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Organised by Third World Network, in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology and the New Zealand Institute of Gene Ecology.
• First meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 23 to 27 February 2004, Kuala Lumpur
  

Convention on Biological Diversity, 7th COP to CBD

9-20 Feb 2004, Kuala Lumpur

List of the events that Third World Network (TWN) is organizing during the COP7 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity and MOP1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (9-27 Feb, 2004) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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International Biosafety Seminar

Sunday, 22 February 2004 Ballroom, Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Organised by Third World Network, in collaboration with
the Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology
and the New Zealand Institute of Gene Ecology.

The seminar will highlight some of the latest independent scientific biosafety research, including socio-economic research and case studies, emerging trends in genetic engineering and biological weapons, implications for biosafety regulation, and the new genetics of gene ecology and the fluid genome. The objective is to provide delegates to the First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, with critical information for their discussions and negotiations.

08.30 Registration and coffee

09.00 Opening Session

• Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network
• Dato' Zainal Haji Dahlan, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Malaysia
• Mr. Svein Tveitdal, Director, Division of Environmental Conventions, UNEP (on behalf of Dr. Klaus Topfer, Executive Director, UNEP)
• Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the CBD

09.30 Session One

• Professor Terje Traavik, Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology
• Dr. Jack Heinemann, New Zealand Institute of Gene Ecology
• Dr. Arpad Pusztai (formerly of Rowett Research Institute, Scotland)

11.15 Coffee Break

11.45 Session Two

• Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Institute of Science in Society, UK
• Dr. Susan Bardocz (formerly of Rowett Research Institute, Scotland)

12.45 Discussion, including on linkages to MOP 1 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (including national biosafety regulations, Art. 18, liability and redress)

13.15 Lunch

14.15 Session Three

• Edward Hammond, The Sunshine Project, USA
• Adolfo Boy, Grupo de Reflexion Rural, Argentina
• Lim Li Ching, Third World Network/ Institute of Science in Society

16.00 Tea Break

16.30 Discussion, including on linkages to MOP 1 (including national biosafety regulations, Art. 18, liability and redress)

17.30 Close of seminar

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First meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as
the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

23 to 27 February 2004 - Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) is the governing body of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Its primary role is to keep under regular review the implementation of the Protocol and to make decisions necessary to promote its effective implementation.

The first meeting of the COP-MOP will be held from 23 to 27 February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This meeting will deal with the following issues, among others: information sharing including the Biosafety Clearing-House; capacity-building; liability and redress; compliance; and handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms. It is also expected that the meeting will adopt a medium term programme of work specifying the issues to be addressed by COP-MOP from its second to its fifth meetings.

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