During the early 2000s, delegates to the U.N.-sponsored Convention on Biological Diversity negotiated a "biosafety protocol" to regulate the international movement of organisms genetically modified with the newest, most precise techniques, which they dubbed "living modified organisms," or LMOs. The protocol is based on the bogus "precautionary principle," which dictates that every new product or technology - including, in this case, an improvement over less-precise technologies - must be proven completely safe before it can be used. Rather than creating a uniform, predictable, and scientifically sound framework for effectively managing legitimate risks, the U.N.'s biosafety protocol established an amorphous global regulatory process that encourages overly risk-averse, incompetent, or corrupt regulators to hide behind the precautionary principle in delaying or denying approvals. It has become a self-defeating impediment to the development of new and better products. To "celebrate" the 15th anniversary of the Protocol, the UN Environment Program is seeking articles about various aspects of it, illustrating yet again the poor judgement and audacity of United Nations' programs and officials.

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联合国庆祝监管崩溃。

在2000年代初期，联合国赞助的《生物多样性公约》的代表们商定了一项“生物安全议定书”，以规范采用最新，最精确的技术对转基因生物进行国际转移，他们将其称为“改性活生物体”。该协议基于虚假的“预防原则”，该原则规定，在使用新产品或新技术（包括在这种情况下，是对较不精确的技术的改进）之前，必须证明其完全安全。联合国的生物安全协议没有建立统一，可预测，科学合理的框架来有效管理合法风险，而是建立了一个无定形的全球监管程序，该程序鼓励过度规避风险，不称职，或腐败的监管机构在延迟或拒绝批准时隐藏了预防性原则。它已成为开发新的更好产品的自self障碍。为了“庆祝”《议定书》 15周年，联合国环境规划署正在寻求有关《议定书》各个方面的文章，再次说明联合国计划和官员的判断力和胆量。