Participants from intergovernmental and civil society organizations Evan Bloom, US Rueanna Haynes, Trinidad and Tobago Virachai Plasai, Thailand, on behalf of G-77/China Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, on behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon L-R: Carlos Garcia Soto, Spain, and Mahlatse Mminele, South Africa Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS) Mahlatse Mminele, South Africa, on behalf of the African Group Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS) Evgeny Zagaynov, Russian Federation L-R: René Lefeber and John Brincat, EU Fred Sarufa, Papua New Guinea Hector Celarié, El Salvador View of the inaugural plenary of the PrepCom Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International, in conversation with PrepCom 1 participants. View of the inaugural plenary of the PrepCom The dais during the first day of the PrepCom 1 Delegates from the Philippines Ma Xinmin, China Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago Jihyun Lee, CBD, presented on current information on EBSAs Marlene Moses, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States L-R: Tidiani Couma, Monaco; Daniela Diz, ENB/IISD; and Angel Horna, Peru Catherine Boucher, Canada Valerie Bruell-Melchior, Monaco Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) PrepCom participants observing a moment of silence for the victims of recent terror attacks. Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica Delegates from the Philippines discussing elements to be included in the draft text. Lydia Slobodian, IUCN Ward Appeltans, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Evan Bloom, US Takehiro Nakamura, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Tek Prasad Dhungana, Nepal Delegates from Indonesia consulting Tanyarat Mungkalarungsi, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Yves Suter, Switzerland Paul Holthus, International Chamber of Commerce and World Ocean Council Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS Jung So-hyun, Republic of Korea Amena Yauvoli, Fiji Josel Mostajo, the Philippines Merete Tandstad, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Delegates from the Philippines discussing elements to be included in the draft text L-R: John Brincat, EU, in conversation with Kimo Goree, Vice-President, IISD Lora Nordtvedt Reeve, Ocean Care Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) L-R: Tom Diederen, René Lefeber, Wini Broadbelt and Sidney Kemble, the Netherlands L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS View of the room of PrepCom 1 from the perspective of the dais L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago Jihyun Lee, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) L-R: Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia, in conversation with John Brincat, EU 3bbnj_mexico_7723 Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica, during informal consultations L-R: Prim Masrinuan, Thailand; Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica; and Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria Courtenay Rattray, Jamaica Delegates from the Netherlands consulting Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States Haryo Budi Nugroho, Indonesia Florian Botto, Monaco Edward Kleverlaan, International Maritime Organization (IMO) René Lefeber, EU L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Ma Xinmin, China Jihyun Lee, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh Michael Bliss, Australia Florence Descroix-Commanducci, ACCOBAMS Jessica Battle, WWF Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, Viet Nam Evan Bloom, US Rueanna Haynes, Trinidad and Tobago Prim Masrinuan, Thailand, on behalf of the G-77/China Andreas Obrecht, Switzerland Tilani Silva, Sri Lanka Thembile Joyini, South Africa, on behalf of the African Group Maxim Musikhin, Russian Federation Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago, convenes PrepCom 1 plenary Delegates from the Philippines Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway John Adank, New Zealand