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Dennis Hosack, Programme Officer and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��-Shell Relationship Manager, travelled to Australia the last week of November, 2008 to meet with Rio Tinto staff, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� members, and other stakeholders. Dr. Hosack visited Rio Tinto staff and operations in Melbourne, Newcastle, Singleton, the Hunter Valley, and Perth, Australia, before heading to Jakarta, Indonesia to continue the meetings. ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� members and partners met with included: Conservation Council of Australia; Western Australia Department of Water, Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland; Birds Australia (Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union); The Samdhana Institute; Walhi (Friends of the Earth Indonesia); UNESCO, Coastal and Small Island, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific; Indonesia Biodiversity Foundation (Kehati); WWF Indonesia; UNDP, Human Right, Legal & Justice Sector Reform; and Judicial Reform Team in Supreme Court of Indonesia.

In mid-January, Dr. Hosack met with additional ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� members who have ongoing relationships with Rio Tinto, including Birdlife International, Earthwatch, Flora and Fauna International, and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Currently, the negotiations continue to proceed, with ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and Rio Tinto discussing a site visit to one of Rio Tinto’s mine sites before mid-2009, in order to receive further feedback on issues and potential relationship issues to be addressed in any future agreement.

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