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Photos from Biodiversity COP-3

Updated 5 November 1996

The Third Conference of Parties to the Biodiversity Convention opened Monday with election of the Bureau and speeches from a number of organizations' leaders. A few of them are shown here. On the dias
COP-3 begins
Outgoing COP President Sarwono Kusumaatmadja of Indonesia COP President Maria Julia Alsogaray
Passing the baton: Indonesia's Minister of Environment and COP-2 President Sarwono Kusumaatmadja handed over the leadership of the COP to COP-3 President Maria Julia Alsogaray, Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources
UNEP Deputy Executive Director Reuben Olembo GEF CEO Mohamed El-Ashry
UNEP Deputy Executive Director Reuben Olembo and GEF CEO Mohamed El-Ashry were among the speakers encouraging greater cooperation toward implementation of the CBD.

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