Statement

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Second Meeting of the Advisory Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 30 April 2007

I wish to welcome the distinguished experts to the second meeting of the Advisory Group for Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity. I am particularly pleased to welcome the representative from the Government of Brazil, a Party to the Convention with a particular interest in Article 8(j) and a rich diversity of indigenous and local communities, and the representative of the Government of Germany, which will host the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to be held in Bonn in May 2008.

Publication Date
2007-04-30