Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions; Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and Chairperson, GEF; Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention on Mercury; and Yibin Xiang, CBD Secretariat