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    Newsletter
    Biosafety newsletter ජෛව සුරක්ෂිතතා පුවත් හසුන உயிர் பாதுகாப்பு செய்திமடல் 2021
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    The 6th publication (Volume 3 Issue 1) of the Biosafety Newsletter contains information about key meetings and activities that took place from September 2020 through April 2021 in the National Biosafety Project (Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety). The cover page and the middle pages are dedicated to inform the audience about the several risk assessment guidelines developed through the project and the trainings on using the guidelines. In this publication, the international consultants share their experience with the National Biosafety Project. The back cover is dedicated to inform the audience about the launch of the Sri Lanka Biosafety clearing house (BCH) website by the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, which is a key milestone of the project. The newsletter also mentions about online meetings and workshops held such as the 4th Project steering committee (PSC) meeting, various trainings including monitoring and inspection of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), accessing information through the BCH and maintaining the Sri Lanka BCH. Also included are other biosafety awareness activities and the development of the biosafety communication strategy for Sri Lanka. Further, the newsletter includes synopses about GMOs in relation to agriculture development, biosensors, bio-based industries, health care products and public perception of risks. ජෛව සුරක්‍ෂිතතා පුවත්හසුනේ 6 වන ‍ප්‍රකාශනයේ (3 වෙළුම 1 කලාපය) ඇතුළත් වන්නේ 2020 වර්ෂයේ සැප්තැම්බර් මාසයේ සිට 2021 වර්ෂයේ අප්‍රේල් මාසය දක්වා වූ කාලයේදී ජාතික ජෛව සුරක්‍ෂිතතා ‍ව්‍යාපෘතිය (ජෛව සුරක්‍ෂිතතාවය පිළිබඳ කාර්ටජිනා සන්ධානයට අනුකූලව ජාතික ජෛව සුරක්‍ෂිතතා රාමුව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම) මගින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ ප්‍රධාන රැස්වීම් සහ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් පිළිබඳ තොරතුරුය....... உயிர்ப்பாதுகாப்பு செய்தித்தாளின் 6வது வெளியீடு (பதிப்பு 3 வெளியீடு 1) தேசிய உயிர்பாதுகாப்பு கருத்திட்டத்தில் (உயிர்பாதுகாப்பு தொடர்பான கார்டஐீனா ௭ண்ணக்கருவிற்கு அமைாக தே௪ிய உயிர்பாதுகாப்பு செயற்றிட்டததின் அமுலாக்கம்) 2020 செப்தெம்பர் தொடக்கம் 2021 எப்ரில் வரை நடைபெற்ற பிரதான பிரதான ௯ட்டங்கள் மற்றும் செயற்பாடுகள் தொடர்பான தகவல்களைக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றது.........
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    Findings and perceptions on Biosafety
    ජෛව සුරක්ෂිතතාවය පිළිබඳ සොයාගැනීම් හා අදහස් | உயிரியல்பாதுகாப்பு மீதான கண்டுபிடிப்புகளும் எண்ணங்களும்
    2018
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    The aim of the booklet is to provide information on biosafety to a cross section of the population including university academics, students, persons involved in research and development in various scientific disciplines, farmers and the general public. In broad terms biosafety refers to the potential risks associated with advances in biotechnology in particular risks associated with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) also known as Live Modified Organisms (LMO). With regard to GMOs the potential benefits and risks to consumers of GM products are also given consideration. In addition guidelines and regulations for the safe release of GMOs, agricultural development using genetically modified crops, research and development in genetic modification, GM products in healthcare, impacts on GM crops on biodiversity & climate change and the importance in genetic modification in sustainable development in Sri Lanka are given importance in the booklet. Furthermore biosafety in laboratories, safe use & handling of microorganisms and containment of hazardous materials were also given consideration in knowledge dissimilated in the booklet.
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    Biosafety newsletter - ජෛවසුරක්‍ෂිතතා පුවත් හසුන - உயிரியல்பாதுகாப்பு செய்திமடல், December 2020 - Vol 2 Issue #2 2020
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    The 5th issue of the Biosafety Newsletter contains information about key meetings and activities that took place from December 2019 through to August 2020 in the National Biosafety Project (Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety). The coverage of the 5th issue is dedicated to inform the audience about the progress made in relation to training of relevant stakeholders on monitoring and inspection of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and training on uploading information and maintenance of the Sri Lanka Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) website. The newsletter also mentions about biosafety awareness to the Ministry of Environment, Central Environmental Authority and undergraduates from the University of Colombo and University of Visual Arts. Further, it covers the 3rd Project steering committee meeting, meeting on biosafety awareness material and the six radio programs with experts from different areas on biosafety that were broadcasted live through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. The newsletter also includes synopses about biosafety in relation to labelling of LMOs, bioweapons, and accreditation of LMO testing laboratories in Sri Lanka and a cartoon depicting the current regulatory process of LMOs in the country. Sinhala ජෛව සුරක්ෂිතතා පුවත්හසුනේ 5 වන කලාපයේ ඇතුළත් වන්නේ 2019 වර්ෂයේ දෙසැම්බර් මස සිට 2020 වර්ෂයේ අගෝස්තු මාසය දක්වා වූ කාලයේදී ජාතික ජෙෙව සුරක්ෂිතතා ව්‍යාපෘතිය (ජෙෙව සුරක්ෂිතතාවය පිළිබඳ කාර්ටජිනා සන්ධානයට අනුකූලව ජාතික ජෙෙව සුරක්ෂිතතා ක්‍රියාරාමුව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම)...... Tamil உயிரியல் பாதுகாப்பு செய்தித்தாளின் 5வது வெளியீடு தேசிய உயிரியல் பாதுகாப்பு செயற்றிட்டத்தில் (உயிரியல் பாதுகாப்பு தொடர்பான கார்டஜீனா எண்ணக்கருவுடன் தொடர்பாக தேசிய உயிரியல் பாதுகாப்பு வேலைத்திட்டத்தின் ௮முலாக்கம்)......

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