We are definitely in the final minutes. The sticking point has definitely been the Climate change resolution around the inclusion of terms and mechanisms around forests. Countries with lots of forests do not want to sign anything that will limit what they can do with their forests. Brazil has been the biggest objector and just in the last half hour the final group of countries went into a huddle out on the balcony to find words they could agree with. They are still not fully satisfied but they are going with the group. The chair has just thanked them for not being stubborn.
I have included a photo of Prof Tsugi from Japan who has seen it all before and was not getting into a lather.
Other folks were using the break
In proceedings to take a few photos. Of you are silly enought to want more detail here is the site for today's news.
http://www.iisd.ca/ramsar/cop11/
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