Photos

The official conference photo – a group of highly motivated experts
that have significantly contributed to the success of the GDI

The core of GDI (1): the ‘commercial view’ from the conference room

The core of GDI (2): the ‘conservation view’ from the conference room

Registration for the 3rd GDI Expert Meeting opened on Sunday, 9 Oct 2011 at 4pm

Julius Kipng’etich, Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service
& Jerusha Arothe-Vaughan at the opening reception

Julian Metcalfe of Earthmind officially opens the 3rd GDI Expert Meeting on 9 Oct 2011
and introduces the keynote speaker, Julius Kipng’etich, Director of Kenya Wildlife Service

After an excellent and very informative opening speech, the participants
gather for the inaugural dinner

Arthur Ejis of the Dutch government chairing the opening session

Vincent Manu, Solidaridad West Africa (Ghana), Camille Jepang Sandjong,
IUCN (Cameroon) and Robert Lamb, Federal Office for the Environment (Switzerland)
- the GDI experts represented 18 different nationalities at the meeting

Ettie Winter of Hannover University
& Lucy Waruingi, Head of Programmes, African Conservation Centre

Cynthia Asafi Wechabe of Indigenous Information Network

Maria Alice Alexandre, Executive Secretary of Life Institute in Curitiba,
chairing the session on Financing Green Development

Andrew Seidl of IUCN answering questions after an excellent presentation
on how to promote the GDI business case

Merja Makela of the Finnish Embassy in Tanzania

Wim Hiemstra, Programme Leader of ETC Compas
& Ruth Nyagah, Managing Director of Africert

Gustami Zainuddin of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment