The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Africa Regional Meeting on Ramsar COP9, Arusha, 4-8 April 2005

Photographs

Group photograph outside the Arusha International Conference Centre (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Simba Hall: children from Malagarasi - Muyovozi Wetlands Ramsar site singing at the opening ceremony. (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Opening day at Simba meeting hall (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Children from Malagarasi - Muyovozi Wetlands Ramsar site leaving Simba Hall (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Emmanuel Severre, Tanzania's Director of Wildlife on the opening ceremony (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

From left to right: Mr. Raphael Mollel (Senior Permanent Secretary in the Vice President Office); Mr. Mohammedi Babu (Regional Commissioner for Arusha); and Dr. Peter Bridgewater (Ramsar's Secretary General) (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Presentation at Tarangire National Park (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Tarangire National Park (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Tarangire National Park (Photograph by Sandra Hails)

Tarangire National Park (Photograph by Sandra Hails)

Presentation at Serena Lodge (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Presentation at Serena Lodge (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Manyara Lake (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

View of Manyara Lake (Photograph by Sebastià Semene)

Cocktail party offered by the Wildlife Division: Leseho Sello (South Africa) dancing with villagers from Malagarasi - Muyovozi Wetlands Ramsar site (Photograph by Rose Hogan)

Cocktail party offered by the Wildlife Division: villagers from Malagarasi - Muyovozi Wetlands Ramsar site (Photograph by Rose Hogan)

Cocktail party offered by the Wildlife Division: Peter Bridgewater (Ramsar Secretariat) dancing with villagers from Malagarasi - Muyovozi Wetlands Ramsar site (Photograph by Rose Hogan)

Peter Bridgewater (Ramsar Secretariat) and Paul Mafabi (Uganda)

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 20 May 2005, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.