2025-09-24 19:11:41
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2025 Seventh Regional Biosafety Workshop in Paro, Bhutan
28 Delegates from 13 Asian countries recently concluded the Seventh Regional Biosafety Workshop, convened in Paro, Bhutan, from May 27 to 30, 2025, at the Tashi Namgay Resort. The theme for this event was ‘Advancing Biosafety in Asia: Strengthening National Capacities and Catalyzing Regional Cooperation for Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol in Asia.’
This workshop was organized by the Korea Institute for Promoting Asia Biosafety Cooperation (KIPABiC) and co-hosted by the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) under the Ministry of Health of the Royal Government of Bhutan. The event benefited from technical support provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and financial assistance from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MoTIE) of the Republic of Korea, as well as contributions from the ongoing UNEP-GEF multi-country biosafety project (GEF ID 10991).
