At the conclusion of the meeting, the Director-General and the Prime Minister signed the Kinshasa Declaration, in which the Congolese Government commits to implement the Strategic Action Plan proposed by the Congolese Wildlife Authority.

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The Director-General was present for the adoption of the Dhaka Ministerial Declaration on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by 33 countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director, IGBP, opened with a keynot address saying that the first State of the Planet Declaration had sober findings.

UNESCO: State of the Planet under discussion

Appearing at the news conference with Blanco, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael Brown, said President Bush would sign a federal disaster declaration for Louisiana.

CNN: Louisiana evacuees told to stay put

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared the emergency in his capacity as director of the county's Homeland Security and Emergency Management and instructed the department to file a local disaster declaration with the state.

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