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17 March, 2006<br><i> Montreal, Canada</i>
8 March, 2006 <br><i>Montreal, Canada</i><br><br><table width=150> <tr><b>Other languages:</b></tr> <tr><td> French</td><td><a href="/doc/speech/2006/sp-2006-03-08-women-fr.pdf "><img src='/images/ico-fmt-pdf.gif' border='0' width='20' height='22'></a> <a href="/doc/speech/2006/sp-2006-03- ...
3 March, 2006<br><i>Montreal, Canada</i>
2 March, 2006<br><i>Montreal, Canada</i>
16 March 2006<br><i>Paris, France</i>
18 February 2006<br><i>Montreal, Canada</i>
22 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada
17 February 2006<br><i>McGill University, Montreal Canada</i><br><br>(In French) <a href="/doc/speech/2006/sp-2006-02-17-mcgill-fr.pdf"><img src='/images/ico-fmt-pdf.gif' border='0' width='20' height='22'></a>
3 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada
In less than seven weeks, Curitiba, your city in the State of Parana, which has taken the lead in demonstrating to the world that a 'green city' is not only a viable concept but a living reality, will be elevated to the status of capital of biosafety and biodiversity of the world. Indeed your co ...
Statement by Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to The Tenth Meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Environmental Auditing<br> Moscow, Russian Federation 27 October – 1 November 2005
In his closing remarks to the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-7), Executive Secretary, Hamdallah Zedan noted the unprecedented participation, the highest ever for a meeting of the Conference of the Parties. He emphasized that "the ...
Text of the opening remarks by Dato' Seri Law Hieng Ding, Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment for Malaysia, and president of COP-MOP 1 and COP 7, to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
Speaking at the opening, the representative of UNEP stated: "This first meeting of the MOP is the culmination of a long journey but it is also the beginning of another one, which may be more challenging. The challenge ahead of us is to translate the objectives of the protocol into reality. Addre ...
Speaking at the opening plenary to COP MOP-1, Executive Secretary Zedan outlined the tasks ahead and encouraged all to "stay alert to emerging issues and further develop the programme of work to reflect the ever-evolving reality and state of the art knowledge in the field of biosafety."
In his remarks, Mr. Zedan commented that the ministerial gathering ". . . Provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of accomplishments and to provide an impetus for the next stage in the implementation of the Convention. "
In his Opening Statement to the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity referred to the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention, noting that " One of the striking aspects of the last ten y ...
The world has made great strides in reducing hunger, yet the problem of malnutrition, particularly the "hidden hunger" caused by missing micronutrients, constitues a formidable challenge for the future…
Mr. Zedan's comments to the MA workshop underline the linkages between the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The work on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is emphasized.
Presentation of Dr. David Suzuki to the opening session
This address to the 19th session of the GBF, focuses on the theme of the forum: "Biodiversity and Prosperity" and identifies their fundamental and inseparable relationship.
Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity opened the meeting in compliance of decision VI/10, paragraph 7, of the Conference of the Parties. The decision states that one meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and r ...
In his Opening Remarks to the ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-9), Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasized the broad scope of the meeting's agenda and the importance of the outcomes. ...
Mr. Zedan’s Statement briefly describes the activities of the CBD during the past twelve months and the challenges that lie before the Convention, including "what is perhaps the most fundamental … how to achieve the internationally agreed target of reducing the current rate of biodiversity loss ...
Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the CBD, congratulates the organizers of the Summit, stating: "as the effects of uncontrolled fires are likely to transcend political boundaries, international and regional co-operation in sharing information to promote more effective fire management that ...
The Convention on Biological Diversity: Protected areas and benefits to People
Statement by Mr. Markus Lehmann on behalf of Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary<br>Cancun Mexico, 5 - September 2003
Statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary