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3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress

		17-25 November 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thursday, 25 November 2004

In the morning, IUCN members concluded consideration of the motions for resolutions and recommendations, and approved the IUCN Programme 2005-2008, the Commission mandates and the Financial Plan for 2005-2008. In the afternoon, members convened for the closing plenary to hear a presentation by the President elect Mohammed Valli Moosa and the outgoing President Yolanda Kakabadse.

AWARDS: The John C Philips Memorial Medal was awarded to Luc Hoffmann. The Wolfgang Burhenne Award for CEL service was award to Professor Alexander Kiss. Honorary Membership of IUCN was awarded to Adrian Phillips, Marshall Murphree, and Yolanda Kakabadse.

Outgoing President Yolanda Kakabadse

Luc Hoffmann

Achim Steiner, Director General, IUCN

Listen to Yolanda Kakabadse on the award to Adrian Phillips

Listen to Adrian Phillips

Listen to the awards presentation to the outgoing council members

Listen to Luc Hoffmann

Listen to Mohammed Valli Moosa

Listen to Suvit Khunkitti

Listen to Yolanda Kakabadse


Adrian Phillips		Suvit Khunkitti, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand

	Bill Jackson, IUCN Global Program Director with Yolanda Kakabadse


Alexey Yablokov, Regional Councillor, Eastern Europe and North and Central Asia	IUCN President elect, Mohammed Valli Moosa	Steve Edwards, Head of the Ecosystem Management Programme

	Participants enjoyed a performance of classical Thai dancing before the close of Plenary


	Achim Steiner, presented a moving tribute to Yolanda Kakabadse at the close of the final Plenary session

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Special issue of the IUCN Bulletin dedicated to the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress

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