IISD RS @ Rio Conventions Pavilion, Highlights for Wednesday, 17 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

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9-18 October 2012 | Hyderabad, India

Highlights for Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The Rio Conventions Pavilion convened on Wednesday for Ecosystems Day. The session began with a keynote speech by James Aronson, Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), and panels convened throughout the day on: inspiring action on the ground - the local context; inspiring action on the ground - the national context; and global partnerships for local results. The day concluded with the presentation of the Hyderabad Call for a Concerted Effort on Ecosystem Restoration.

James Aronson, SER

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Inspiring Action on the Ground: Local Context

L-R: Cristina Maria do Amaral Azevedo, Environmental Secretariat of São Paulo State, Brazil; Ritesh Kumar, Wetlands International; Sasha Alexander, SER; James Aronson, SER; Angela Andrade, Conservation International; and Cristo Marais, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa.

Sasha Alexander, SER

Sarat Babu Gidda, CBD Secretariat

Cristina Maria do Amaral Azevedo, Environmental Secretariat of São Paulo State, Brazil

Ritesh Kumar, Wetlands International

Angela Andrade, Conservation International

Cristo Marais, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa

David Coates, CBD Secretariat, intervenes from the floor.

A participant intervenes at the Rio Conventions Pavilion.

L-R: Sergio Zelaya, CBD Secretariat; Ramsar Convention Deputy Secretary General Nick Davidson; James Aronson, SER; Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN; and Simone Quatrini, The Global Mechanism.

Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN

Simone Quatrini, The Global Mechanism

Ramsar Convention Deputy Secretary General Nick Davidson

Hyderabad Call for a Concerted Effort on Ecosystem Restoration

CBD Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias welcomes the Hyderabad Call. Panel L-R: Rebecca Grynspan, Associate Administrator, UNDP; Naoko Ishii, CEO, Global Environment Facility; UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja; Secretary General Ramsar Convention Anada Tiega; Ibrahim Thiaw, Director, DEPI, UNEP; Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN; Peter Kenmore, FAO; Yong Kwon Lee, Korea Forest Service, Republic of Korea; Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Water and Environment, South Africa; and James Aronson, SER.