Speeches Delivered at COP 9 GLISPA High Level Event
The following speeches were delivered at the COP9 GLISPA High Level Event on 27 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany. This event was attended by a number of senior government representatives from island nations, and nations with islands, from around the globe. The event, titled ‘A celebration of island leadership: Voluntary commitments to conservation and sustainable livelihoods on islands’ was also attended by the heads of NGOs, donor agencies, and other GLISPA partners.
Welcome
GLISPA Progress and Success
Launch of the Caribbean Challenge
Videotaped message from the Hon. Hubert Alexander Ingraham, Prime Minister, Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Videotaped message from H.E. President Leonel Fernandez Reyna, President of the Dominican Republic and the Hon. Omar Ramirez, Minister of Environment introduced by the Hon. Daneris Santana, Vice Minister for Protected Areas and Biodiversity (no transcript available)
Support for Commitments
Commitments on Island Conservation
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Hon. Marcela Aguiñaga Vallejo, Minister of Environment, Ecuador
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Hon. Tetabo Nakara, Minster of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, Kiribati
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Ahsanal Kasasiah, on behalf of Hon. Freddy Numberi, Minister of Environment, Indonesia
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Hon. Zoran Šikić, State Secretary, Croatia
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Christine Dawson, Head of Delegation, USA
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Jon Hutton, Director, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Open Floor
