Luanda — Angola is participating in the ninth Conference of the Parties in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which opened on 19th May and will continue until the 30th of this month, in Germany, ANGOP has learnt.

Angola is being represented in the event by a delegation that comprises the national director for Natural Resources of the Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment, Soki Kwedi Kwenda, the planning and environment department head of the Gamek hydroelectric project, Rafael Miguel Neto, as well as senior staff of the Angolan Embassy in Germany.

The forum, which is happening in the conferences hall of the Miritim Hotel, was opened by the executive secretary of the convention, Ahmed Djoghlaf, witnessed by 3000 delegates that represent over 180 countries, as well as by representatives of non governmental organisations.

The event will debate themes like "Biological diversity of islands", "World initiative on Taxonomy", "Environmental education and sensitisation of communities" and "Building of dams and consequences to biodiversity".