The development of a National Framework for Biosafety is a complex process that involves the gathering and storing of information on Laws and Regulations, National Competent Authorities, and decisions on Living Modified Organisms. Such information can be stored and managed locally, and then reported to the International Biosafety Clearinghouse as prescribed by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The development of such a framework and database can be greatly facilitated through use of a blank database template, into which data can be entered.
The United States has invested considerable time and resources into the creation of this website and database, and wishes to share its experience with others. By doing so, it hopes to facilitate transparent, science-based evaluations of Living Modified Organisms. The United States will be making the template (architecture) for its website and database freely available to interested parties.
Countries and interested parties can now download the blank template from this site and enter
their data directly into it. This will greatly facilitate the development
of national databases. The United States will provide support to
developing countries wishing to use this template by co-sponsoring training workshops
in conjunction with UNEP-GEF, as well as providing phone and email technical support.
The design template, which will store national data and create the
reportable XML files,
will meet the standards set within the pilot phase of the Biosafety
Clearinghouse.
- Template National Database in MS Access 2000 Available Now!
- Template Web Pages accessing National Database for querying and display
- English Version: Available Now!
- Multilingual Version: Available Now!
- Ongoing Technical Support via phone and email
- Limited support with Full Release: Available Now!
Parties from developing countries that are interested receiving additional help in using the template National Database and/or the Template Web
Pages should contact us.
Information concerning the regional training workshops will be posted on
this website as they are developed.
These capacity building projects are being developed with support from the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Fund
of the Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
This NBII web site was developed with support from the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Fund
of the Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
Continuing support for this website is provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Center for Biological Informatics of the U.S. Geological Survey
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