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10th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)


Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
10th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel,
Gland, Switzerland, 27-29 June 2001

 10th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel

Report of the meeting

List of Participants 

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS  
Africa Dr Aboubacar Awaiss, Niger
Dr Harry Chabwela, Zambia
Dr Geoffrey Cowan, South Africa
Asia Professor Mohammad Shatanawi, Jordan (apologies)
Dr Angel Alcala, Philippines
Europe Dr Jan Pokorný, Czech Republic
Professor Toomas Saat, Estonia
Dr George Zalidis, Greece
Professor Peter Maitland, United Kingdom
Neotropics Dr Yara Schaeffer-Novelli, Brazil
Dr Jorge Jiménez, Costa Rica (Chair)
North America Mr Arthur Hawkins, USA
Dr Randy Milton, Canada (Substitute)
Oceania Dr Max Finlayson, Australia
PARTNER ORGANIZATION MEMBERS  
BirdLife International Mr John O’Sullivan
Mr David Pritchard
IUCN Dr Jean-Yves Pirot
Dr Ger Bergkamp
Mr Achim Steiner
Wetlands International Mr Scott Frazier
Dr Douglas Taylor
WWF International Mr Richard Holland
Ms Musonda Mumba
OBSERVERS  
Ramsar Standing Committee Mr Stephen Hunter (Chairman)
CBD/SBSTTA Dr Jan Plesnik (apologies)
CBD secretariat Ms Parastu Mirabzadeh
CMS Scientific Council: Dr Colin Galbraith (apologies)
CMS secretariat Mr Marco Barbieri
UNCCD secretariat Ms Jan Sheltinga (Committee on Science & Technology)
Society of Wetland Scientists Dr Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Dr Bill Streever
International Association of Limnology Professor Jean-Bernard Lachavanne (apologies)
International Mire Conservation Group Mr Andreas Grünig
International Peat Society Dr Jack Rieley
Center for International Earth Science Information Network Dr Antoinette Wannebo
UNEP - Coral Reef Unit Mr Arthur L. Dahl
UNESCO/MAB Mr Salvatore Arico
INVITED EXPERTS Dr Mike Acreman (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK)
Mr Frank Alberts (RIZA, The Netherlands)
Dr Mike Alexander (Conservation Council for Wales, UK)
Mr Gilberto Cintrón (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
Dr Habiba Gitay (IPCC)
Prof. Ian Noble (Millennium Assessment)
Dr Rick van Dam (ERISS, Australia)
Ms Emma Woodward (Australia)
RAMSAR BUREAU Mr Delmar Blasco, Secretary General
Dr Nick Davidson, Deputy Secretary General
Ms Margarita Astrálaga, Regional Coordinator for the Americas
Mr Najam Khurshid, Regional Coordinator for Asia
Dr Tobias Salathe, Regional Coordinator for Europe
Mr Anada Tiega, Regional Coordinator for Africa
Dr Dwight Peck, Executive Assistant for Communications (Rapporteur)
Ms Mireille Katz, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General (logistics)
Mr Alain Lambert, Senior Advisor, Environment and Development Cooperation
Mr Ibrahim Shaame, Accountant (financial matters)
Ms Paulette Kennedy, Projects Administration (financial matters)
Ms Annette Keller, Administration Coordinator
Dr Sandra Hails, Senior Communications Assistant
Ms Valerie Higgins, Communications Assistant
Ms Montse Riera, documentation
Mr Marco Flores, Assistant to the RC for the Americas
Ms Inga Racinska, Assistant to the RC for Europe
Mr Simon Rafanomezantsoa, Assistant to the RC for Africa
Ms Tug Sirisampan, Assistant to the RC for Asia

Appendix II: Photographs of the meeting and reception


For further information about the Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 9 July 2001, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

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