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Fifth Session of the
United Nations Forum on Forests
United
Nations Headquarters, New York | 16-27 May 2005
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Tuesday, 17 May
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Ceremonial Tree Planting by Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai
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During the lunch break on Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai of Kenya planted a tree in the garden on
the north lawn of United Nations headquarters. Also participating in
or attending the planting were Professor Judith Mbula Bahemuka (Ambassador
and Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations), Rachel A.
Arungah (Permanent Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Environment and
Natural Resources), Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Assistant Secretary-General of
the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs), Professor Manuel
Rodriguez Becerra of Colombia (Chairman of UNFF 5), Pekka Patosaari
(Coordinator and Head of the UNFF Secretariat), many members of Kenya's
delegation, other delegates and media.
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The following photographs were taken by IISD digital editor Dan Birchall,
a member of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team covering
UNFF 5. For full-resolution images,
click on the small images below. If you wish to re-use any of these
photographs in print or on web sites, please contact Kimo Goree
(kimo@iisd.org) for permission and to
ensure the photos are properly credited. Thank you.
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