Conservation Action Planning Workshop

27, 28, and 29 August 2008

	Dr. Barendsen of WildAruba opens workshop with a very supportive message from Minister Wever
	Dr. Robert Lacy of the IUCN CBSG discusses the workshop process with delegates
	Dr. Onnie Beyers presents a history of CBSG and what they do.
	Delegates discuss vision for Aruba's nature
	Ideas --- Where everything starts
	Ideas are assembled and grouped to develop a vision for nature
	Patricia Portier, WildAruba Symposium Committee, discusses new and relevant information presented at the two-day forum.
	Theo Oord presents the ROP land plan under development for Aruba.
	Byron Boekhoudt discusses efforts underway to preserve Aruba's Nature
	Curacao herpetologist, G. van Buurt, discovers a newly identified introduced species, Anolis porcatus, from Cuba at the workshop!  A day later, the brown anole was also discovered.
	Delegates present working group findings
	Probing questions are asked by delegates
	Delegates present working group findings
	Delegates continue to discuss issues during rest times.
	The species planning group discusses goals and actions.
	Delegate presents working groups results in plenary
	Working group proudly shows off results
	Dr. Lacy of the IUCN CBSG discusses final results
	The many goals  are prioritized by all the delegates together.
	A special bond forms between working group members
	The press covers WildAruba
	WildAruba Logistics Team members work quietly in the back of the room to make sure everything runs smoothly.
	Delegate discusses distribution of the native vesper mouse
	The WildAruba Delegates: Giving Our Wildlife a Voice