The successful implementation of a legally binding instrument to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention will
require global outreach to and education of all those whose activities are embraced by the elements of the regime. For the
legally binding instrument to be effective, all those engaged in such activities need to be aware of the obligations not only
of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention but also of the requirements of the legally binding instrument. Such outreach
and education needs to be carried out by the future organization to implement the legally binding instrument and by the States
Parties to the instrument.
This chapter has outlined the way in which the Department of Peace Studies has sought to achieve a world-wide outreach and
education on issues relating to a future legally binding instrument to strengthen the international legal prohibition against
biological warfare as an example of how such global outreach and education can be addressed. For such outreach and education
to be successful, the website providing such information has to have established its credibility. The information presented
needs to be tailored to the recipient audience and needs to be designed to satisfy the requirements of the recipients. It
is also important to separate factual official information from analysis and recommendations.