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2007-02-01 | permalink
Local experts discuss bio-safety issues in Antigua & Barbuda
Data entry and IT specialists of various government agencies were being trained last week on live genetically modified organisms (LMOs) which can potentially endanger Antigua & Barbuda’s eco-system if not handled properly. The training session, held last Thursday at the City View Hotel, was facilitated by Dr. Malachy Dottin, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Fund (GEF) Cartagena Protocol Advisor and Stephen Vitoria, UNEP/GEF Regional Advisor on Information Technologies. The training was themed, “Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House.”
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2007-02-01 | permalink
Local experts discuss bio-safety issues in Antigua & Barbuda
Data entry and IT specialists of various government agencies were being trained last week on live genetically modified organisms (LMOs) which can potentially endanger Antigua & Barbuda’s eco-system if not handled properly. The training session, held last Thursday at the City View Hotel, was facilitated by Dr. Malachy Dottin, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Fund (GEF) Cartagena Protocol Advisor and Stephen Vitoria, UNEP/GEF Regional Advisor on Information Technologies. The training was themed, “Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House.”
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