Summary
The fifth Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services opened in Bonn, Germany.
In the morning, delegates heard keynote speeches and opening statements and addressed organizational matters.
In the afternoon, plenary considered progress in implementing the IPBES work programme, and initiated discussions on budget and capacity building.
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Morning Plenary
Participants watching a video before the morning plenary
IPBES Chair Robert Watson
IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie
Christiane Paulus, Germany
Edoardo Zandri, UNEP
The panel at morning plenary
Reinhard Limbach, Deputy Mayor of the City of Bonn
Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary
Guy Midgley, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
José Romero, Switzerland
Peter Bridgewater, Australia
Kristina Raab, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research
Ilham Mohamed, Maldives
Ana María Hernández Salgar, Colombia
Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon
(L-R) Kate Louw, Stefan Jungcurt, Eugenia Recio and Beate Antonich, IISD/ENB
Hesiquio Benítez Díaz, Mexico
Christine Dawson, US
David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Larbi Sbai, Morocco
Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia
Najme Ghaedizade, Iran
Carlos Alberto De Mattos Scaramuzza, Brazil
Afternoon Plenary
The dais during the afternoon plenary
Hany Tatwany, Saudi Arabia
Sofía Treviño Heres, Mexico
Fumiko Nakao, Japan
Anton Mezhnev, the Russian Federation
Xavier Sticker, France
Thomas Brooks, IUCN
Junsheng Li, China
Andrew Stott, UK
Emmanuelle Matras Swynghedauw, France
Luthando Dziba, South Africa
Fiona Fraser, Australia
Santiago D'Alessio, Argentina
Luis Francisco Rosa Pérez Tuesta, Peru
Signing of IPBES-CITES Cooperation Agreement
IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie and David Morgan, CITES Secretariat
Reception
Around the Venue
