The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Photos from the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties -- the Award ceremonies

"People and Wetlands: The Vital Link"
7^th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999

The Wetland Conservation Award ceremonies

10 May 1999

Prof. Vitaly G. Krivenko, Russian Federation, co-winner in the individual category

Sr Victor Pulido, Peru, co-winner in the individual category

The Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, Kenya, co-winner in the NGO category

Ms Myrsini Makalou, representing The Society for the Protection of Prespa, Greece, co-winner in the NGO category

Representatives of constituent organizations in the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program, Canada, winner in the government/non-governmental coalition category

-- photos by Dwight Peck and Tim Jones

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 19999 0170, fax +41 22 99 0169, e-mail ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 14 August 1999, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.