Thursday, 24 November
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Plenary
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Liberia signed the African Marine Turtles Memorandum of Understanding.
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Eritrea signed the IOSEA Marine Turtles Memorandum of Understanding.
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Belgium signed the Aquatic Warbler Memorandum of Understanding.
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A panoramic view of the conference hall.
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COW
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Rolph Payet, Seychelles, chaired the Committee of the Whole.
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Avian Influenza Working Group Co-Chair Reinhold Schnidrig, Switzerland,
reported on amendments to the draft resolution on avian influenza.
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Oliver Schall, Germany, said a draft resolution on adverse human-induced
impacts on cetaceans was amended to refer to the UNEP Regional Seas
Programme rather than to the Barcelona Convention.
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Julien Colomer, Australia, reported on minor amendments to the draft
resolution on migratory sharks.
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On future agreements, the Philippines proposed including reference to
existing recommendations, notably to the Whale shark, but the Chair
noted the consolidated resolution on future agreements already addressed
the species.
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Oystein Storkerson, Norway, noted the deletion from the last draft of an
annex containing a list of measures on adverse human-induced impacts on
cetaceans.
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Working Groups
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The Working Group on Avian Influenza removed reference to specific examples
of large-scale monitoring and surveillance programs from the revised draft
resolution, and added reference to an annex listing key research needs.
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The Working Group on Budget met throughout the day and into the evening,
agreeing to a total budget presented and paid in Euros, and finalizing
the wording of the resolution on the financial and administrative matters
of the CMS Trust Fund.
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Side Events
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WWF International presented a lunchtime side event on the Eastern African
Marine Ecoregion, which includes marine and coastal areas of key importance
to migratory species.
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A lunchtime side event on lessons from the Countdown 2010 Initiative
featured speakers from IUCN, UNEP, the CMS Secretariat and the European
Union.
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Nairobi Nightlife
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Drummers...
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Dancers...
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...and Delegates!
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Cultural ambassadors from the Miss Tourism/Miss Earth Kenya welcomed
delegates to the reception, wearing attire with elements from traditional
Turkana, Meru and Maasai tribal fashions, as well as cloaks from modern
Kenyan national styles. These young ladies also visit Kenyan schools to
present environmental education to students.
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