Third Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats (Gorilla MOP3)

The Third Meeting of the Parties of the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement) will be held from 18 to 20 June 2019 in Entebbe, Uganda. The Meeting is hosted by the Government of Uganda with the generous support of the Government of Luxembourg.

The main objectives of the Third Meeting of the Parties are:

• To strategize the future direction for the implementation of the Gorilla Agreement;
• To formulate a new Programme of Work;
• To review the implementation of the Gorilla Agreement, the Action Plans and the Resolutions; and
• To discuss institutional arrangements of the Gorilla Agreement.

Background

The Gorilla Agreement provides a legal framework to maintain and restore Gorilla populations and their habitats. The Agreement covers the Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli), Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), and Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). For further information please visit the Gorilla Agreement's website.

Information for Press/Media

More information about the Third Meeting of the Parties of the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement) as well as contacts for press inquiries can be found in the Media Advisory.

Registration

All participants including Parties, non-Party Range States, and Observers, are kindly requested to register through the online registration form by 4 May 2019. 

Observers may participate in the Meeting in accordance with Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Agreement.

Logistical information

Participants are kindly requested to contact the Ugandan Diplomatic Mission as soon as possible to obtain a visa to Uganda. For further details, please see the information note or visit the E-immigration website at: https://visas.immigration.go.ug/#/help/visa

The meeting will be held in the Imperial Golf View Hotel in Entebbe, Uganda. For futher details please see the information note to the participants.