News
The CBD as a vehicle to promote biotechnology?
30. October 2024
Fresh from COP16, our campaigner reports on the push to shift the CBD’s focus from regulating gene drives and other biotechnologies to promoting them—putting biodiversity at risk.
COP16 – what is at stake for gene drives?
25. October 2024
Parties to the “Rio” Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol are meeting in Cali, Colombia, between October 21 to November 1, 2024. What is at stake for gene drives in the coming days?
COP16: Precaution and integrity at stake in the guidance materials on risk assessment of LMOs containing engineered gene drives
23. October 2024
Why new Gene Drive guidelines could put biosafety and integrity at risk if Parties to the Cartagena protocol adopt them this week
IUCN regional meeting avoids discussion on genetic engineering in natural ecosystems
9. October 2024
As scientists and environmentalists grapple with synthetic biology, a crucial debate failed to materialize at the IUCN regional meeting in Bruges.
Recap of SBSTTA 26 – what happened to gene drives?
5. July 2024
Assessing the outcome of the SBSTTA 26 in Nairobi with a special focus on gene drives and the way forward to COP16.
Seminar and Press Conference on Gene Drives in Nairobi
17. May 2024
Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are currently discussing controversial technologies in Nairobi. One such technology is engineered gene drives.
SBSTTA 26: Urgent need for international biosafety oversight and the right to say no, as gene drive mosquito projects expand in Africa
14. May 2024
By Sabrina Masinjila, African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) research and advocacy officer
SBSTTA 26: Robust risk assessment needed for LMOs containing engineered gene drives
13. May 2024
Exploring the challenges and implications of engineered gene drives in living-modified organisms, this article delves into the complexities of risk assessment and the pressing need for international regulatory frameworks.
SBSTTA 26: Ensuring good governance of synthetic biology
13. May 2024
As the 26th Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity starts in Nairobi, we will be sharing insights through articles authored by members of the CBD-Alliance's Working Group on Synthetic Biology, to which we belong.
World Malaria Day 2023 and the gene drives deception
16. May 2023
At the occasion of World Malaria Day (25 April), the Stop Gene Drives Campaign encourages you to take a closer look at the insights and perspectives shared by prominent actors and other organisations closely monitoring the subject on this significant day.