Celebrating 22 years of Safety in the use of Living Organisms Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Credit: https://www.cbd.int/ The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling , transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting in modern biotechnology. The protocol creates an […]
Registration opens for the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) 2025 Registration has opened for the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) 2025. The 13th edition of the conference will be held in Pretoria, Tshwane, South Africa from December 1-5, 2025. The biennial conference, a product of the Canada based World Federation of Science Journalists […]
The government of Burkina Faso has terminated the Target Malaria project across the country. The announcement was made by the Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation (MESRI) on August 22, 2025. The decision to terminate the project was made following decisions N° 2025-000011/MESRI/CAB/ANB on August 18, 2025, and N°2025-096/MESRI/SG/CNRST/DG on August 22, 2025. The […]
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), through its Africa Integrated Vector Management (IVC) Programme, hosted an East African regional engagement on biosafety and environmental regulation workshop themed advancing transboundary dialogue on research, regulation, and application of genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control and elimination 12th -13th August 2025 in Kampala Uganda. The meeting aims to […]
A Regional Biotechnology Strategy being formulated in the East African Community, promises to standardise sector regulation. Once approved, a key component of the Strategy implementation will entail the establishment of the EAC Biotechnology Harmonisation Programme. The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) is formulating the strategy. Sector experts are meeting in Nairobi from August […]
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