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1	slider1	Mountain range covered with thick forest overlooking a paddy field
2	slider2	River flowing over a rocky terrain inside the thick jungle
3	slider3	The first meeting of the Technical Expert Group of the Biosafety Project
4	slider4	Discussion during the inception workshop for risk assessment guidelines
5	slider5	Media workshop on “Implementing Biosafety for safe use of genetically modified organisms in Sri Lanka”
6	slider6	The inception workshop for risk assessment guidelines
7	slider7	Focused group discussion with rice farmers
8	slider8	Workshop on testing of GMOs
9	slider9	Participants in the inception workshop of the biosafety project
10	slider10	Project Management Unit of the Biosafety Project

Welcome to the Sri Lanka Biosafety Clearing House

Sri Lanka is a Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB), an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. Ministry assigned for environment is the nodal ministry for implementation of the CPB in Sri Lanka.

The Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) is a web-based mechanism to facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical, environmental, legal information on, and experience with, LMOs to assist parties in the implementation of the CPB.

The Sri Lanka Biosafety Clearing House website, set up by the Ministry of Environment (MOE), is a repository of information pertaining to all the aspects of the safe handling, transport and use of LMOs in the country. It therefore serves as the national equivalent of the BCH which is maintained by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The website has been established as a part of FAO/GEF supported project on “Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB)”.