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Monday, 30 October 2017

Final scenes from Manila - CMS CoP 12



Another view of the great hall at the Philippines International Conference Centre during CMS CoP1
Speech by Erik Solheim, Executive Director of United Nations
Environment Programme in which, among other things he highlighted
concerns about marine debris


Alfred Apau Oteng-Yeboah the Conference-appointed councillor for African fauna
who chaired the working group looking at the African animal proposals
An intervention from Nicola Hodgins of
Whale and Dolphin Conservation
The Humane Society International Team and the troop of Filipino performers who are supporting the shark proposals 


Colin Limpus - the CoP-Appointed Councillor for Turtles.

New Zealand delegatres
South Africa's spokesman


Rod Hay the Chair of the Committee of the Whale (and the plenary session) listening to an NGO intervention.

Mark Jones of  Born Free

The hall during the first ever vote on a species listing proposal.
Fishy display in the reception area.












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