RT Report T1 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Text and Annexes A1 Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, K1 biosafety K1 treaty (text) K1 biological diversity SN 92-807-1924-6 YR 2000 FD 2000 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27553 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27553 NO In accordance with the precautionary approach contained in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the objective of this Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, and specifically focusing on trans-boundary movements. NO https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026