Photos from the Aarhus Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety
![](/biodiv/bios/bios1s.jpg) | Opening ceremonies of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group |
![](/biodiv/bios/bios2s.jpg) | NGOs, IGOs and representatives from industry sit at the back of the room |
![Non-state actors](/biodiv/bios/bios3s.jpg) | Other NGOs, IGOs and industry folk |
![Executive Secretary, Calestous Juma](/biodiv/bios/juma1s.jpg) | Calestous Juma, Executive Secretary of the CBD Secretariat on the dias at the Biosafety meeting in Aarhus |
![Svend Auken](/biodiv/bios/sven1s.jpg) | Danish Minister of Environment, Svend Auken speaks at the opening ceremony of the Aarhus meeting on Biosafety |
![UNEP](/biodiv/bios/unep1s.jpg) | UNEP Assistant Director speaks |
![Veit Koester](/biodiv/bios/veit1s.jpg) | Veit Koester (Denmark) speaks to the Aarhus Biosafety meeting following his election as Chair for this session |