The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol

Source: https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/supplementary/about

Adopted as a supplementary agreement to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Supplementary Protocol aims to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by establishing international rules and procedures for liability and redress in relation to living modified organisms, as set out in its Article 1.

The Supplementary Protocol provides a definition of “damage”, referring to an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity that is measurable or otherwise observable and significant, taking also into account risks to human health. It establishes an indicative list of factors to be used in determining the significance of an adverse effect.

The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress was adopted on October 15, 2010 at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held in Nagoya, Japan, and entered into force on March 5, 2018. The binding international agreement creates obligations for states that must be implemented at the national level. The negotiation of the Protocol was co-chaired by Colombia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  

Colombia ratified the Protocol in April 2020, reinforcing the Colombian government's commitment to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. 

More information on the Supplementary Protocol here.