Abstract:
. Uganda is among 170 parties that signed and/or ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the
Convention on Biological Diversity.
• Uganda’s Minister of State for Environment signed the Protocol and ratified it on 30th November 2001, an
indication that the country is committed to ensuring the safety and prosperity of Ugandans through safe devel
opment and deployment of products resulting from modern biotechnology.
• The Protocol aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living/ genetically modified organisms (L/
GMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity and human
health.