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Cartagena Protocol<br />

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was adopted<br />

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Other <strong>UNEP</strong>-GEP Biosafety projects include: <strong>UNEP</strong>-<br />

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Cartagena Protocol applies precaution not just to<br />

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entire process, which the Cartagena Protocol does<br />

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<strong>UNEP</strong> Global Environmental Facility Initiative<br />

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In addition, as of 30 May 2012, there are 35 countries<br />

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Europe, and 26 countries in Latin America and the<br />

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reforms, or policies that caters to its own needs. Most<br />

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region in our world, they still pose a threat to the<br />

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sector dominance has meant that most agricultural<br />

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management rather than drought tolerance or yield<br />

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potential of GMOs has already changed the direction<br />

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