International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services (IISD RS) @ 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, 17-21 September 2007, Montreal, Canada

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19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
(MOP-19)

17-21 September 2007
Montreal, Canada

Summary report of the 20th Anniversary Seminar of the Montreal Protocol "Celebrating 20 years of Progress"

Highlights from Thursday, 20 September

Executive Secretary Marco Gonzalez (center) with Illegal Trade Contact Group Co-Chair Paul Krajnik (right) and Tom Land, US, Maria Nolan, Chief Officer, Multilateral Fund, and Preparatory Segment Co-Chair Mikkel Sorenson

Contact Group: TOR for the study on Multilateral Fund Replenishment

Co-Chairs David Omotosho, Nigeria, and Jozef Buys, Belgium

Co-Chair Jozef Buys with Tadanori Inomata, UN Joint Inspection Unit (left), and Executive Secretary Gonzalez with Multilateral Fund Chief Officer Maria Nolan

Co-Chair Buys with Luis Santos, Uruguay

Delegates from Australia and Colombia discussing the revised text.

Contact Group: Illegal trade

Illegal trade Contact Group Chair Paul Krajnik, Austria (standing), with delegates before the start of the meeting.

ENB writer Melanie Ashton speaks with Chair Krajnik (left photo).

Contact Group: HCFCs

HCFC Contact Group Co-Chairs Mikheil Tushishvili and Maas Goote (left) and Co-Chair Tushishvili with delegates

Evening Plenary

An evening plenary session convened to hear progress reports from contact groups.

TEAP Champion Awards

TEAP members pose for a group shot after receiving their awards

Ozzy Ozone

Ozzy Ozone, defender of the Ozone, launches an ozone activity booklet, developed by UNEP and the Environmental Management Authority of Trinidad and Tobago; Nicole Yolette Altidor, Haiti, and Martin Alegria, Belize, with Ozzy presenting Ozzy with the book (left) and Marissa Gowrie, Trinidad and Tobago with Ozzy (right).

Ozzy Ozone with Bernadette Rounds Ganilau, Minister for Environment, Labour and Industrial Relations, and Tourism, Fiji (left)

Rolling the die and playing the Ozzy Ozone game to see who can become an ozone layer protector (left), and Ozzy with Anne-Marie Fenner and Mugure Kibe Ursulet, UNEP/DTIE (right)

Ozzy Ozone with Rejendra Shende, UNEP/DTIE, developer of the Ozzy Ozone character (left), and delegates get their photo taken with Ozzy

Recovering and Zero Emission Modular (RAZEM)

Recovering and Zero Emission Modular (RAZEM) system enables the recovery and recycling of methyl bromide; Eddy Williame, Desclean, demonstrates the process.

Environment Canada booth