WEEK 12 -- Apr. 21

Lecture: International Biosafety Policy - transnational agreements, different national approaches

Discussion: Issues raised by lecture and readings.

Group Activity: Map out current status of international biosafety policy for your group's case

Readings due Week 13: None-see special events for that week.

Due Week 13: Annotated bibliography 5 on relevance of international agreements to the group's case

ASSOCIATED LINKS * NOT REQUIRED READING

Agenda 21, Chapter 15: Conservation of Biodiversity
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21chapter15.htm

Agenda 21, Chapter 16: Environmentally Sounds Management of Biotechnology
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21chapter16.htm

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; Articles to be read TBA
http://www.biodiv.org/biosafety/protocol.asp