Press Release

French Minister of Environment and Nicolas Hulot Address the Opening Meeting of SBSTTA 12 In Paris

Paris, 2 July 2007: The twelfth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 12) opened today at UNESCO headquarters, in Paris. The meeting was opened by the Chair of SBSTTA, Mr. Christian Prip. Key speakers at the opening ceremony included: Mr. Jean-Louis Borloo, French Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and Planning; Mr. Nicolas Hulot, prominent French environmentalist and founder of the Fondation Nicolas Hulot; Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO; Mr. Bakary Kante, of the Division of Environmental Conventions of UNEP and representing Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP; Mr. Christian Prip, Chairman of SBSTTA; and Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention.

Publication Date
2007-07-02