No. | Convention | DateLiberia Becoming A Party | About Liberia's Progress | Activities to Follow |
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Cartargena Protocol on Biosafety |
February 16, 2000 | As part of Liberia’s ratification of this protocol, a National Biosafety Framework project was launched by the EPA to enhance Liberia’s capacity in dealing with Living Modified Organisms and Genetically Modified Organisms. As a country, and through the project, Liberia now has in a place a risk assessment and risk management guideline and regulation on Bio-safety, a GMO detection laboratory at National Standard, a Biosafety policy and draft legislation on Biosafety prepared; as well as a communication strategy and BCH. |
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NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING(ABS) |
August 15, 2015 |
Liberia, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently implementing public awareness, education and information dissemination on the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) project. The project is intended to provide information, education and awareness to Liberian stakeholders on the need of the protocol and significance of stakeholders in taking appropriate measures towards access to genetic resources, benefit-sharing and compliance. The project targets mainly policy makers, traditional leaders and traditional knowledge holders and healers. |
Information Awareness and Stakeholder Engagement |
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United Nations Convention to combat Desertification (UNCCD) |
1994 | Under this convention, Liberia with the full involvement of the EPA completed the Sustainable Land management Project which resulted into the preparation of the country's NAP (National Action Plan on sustainable land management). Liberia also completed the alignment of her NAP with the 10 years Strategic plan project. | |
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MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON OZONE LAYER |
1. Vienna Convention January 1,1995 2.Montreal Protocol on Ozone layer January 1,1996 3.London Amendment January 1,1996 4.Copenhagen Amendment January 1,1996 5.Beijing Amendment 30 August, 2004 6. Montreal Amendment-1997 |
The following are key achievable so far:
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Basel Convention | Came into force in 1992 Liberia became a party 16 January 2002 | |||
Stockholm Convention | Came in to force 22 May 2001 Liberia became a party in 2002 | |||
Rotterdam Convention |
Came into force 10 Sept 1998, Liberia became a party 22 august 2002 |