COP12

Synthetic Biology in the CBD-COP12

Michelle Pazmino October 15, 2014 0 Comments

by Michelle Pazmiño // The “new and emerging issue” of Synthetic Biology is said to be misunderstood by many stakeholders of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is defined by the Convention as: “the use of computer-assisted, biological engineering to design and construct new synthetic biological parts, devices and systems that do not exist in nature and the redesign of existing...

Youth intervention on Synthetic Biology. CBD-COP12

Michelle Pazmino October 8, 2014 0 Comments

by Michelle Pazmiño // The following intervention was prepared by Kabir Arora (India) and Michelle Pazmiño (Ecuador) on the subject item number 24 of the Draft Decisions text for the CBD-COP12: GYBN Intervention on Synthetic Biology Pyeongchang, South Korea, October 8th 2014 Madam Chair, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to share our position in regard to this...

Convention on Biological Diversity – COP 12. Pyeongchang, South Korea

Michelle Pazmino October 8, 2014 0 Comments

by Michelle Pazmiño // A drum performance at the Opening Ceremony marked the first day of what is going to be a series of meetings where representatives of different Parties negotiate the present and future of earth’s biodiversity: the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Self-evident, this means intense work, hours of being seated at the plenary room,...