GE.08-60020

UNITEDNATIONS

Convention to CombatDesertification

Distr.GENERAL

ICCD/COP(8)/INF.47 January 2008

ENGLISH/FRENCH/GERMAN/ITALIAN/PORTUGUESE/SPANISH ONLY

Conference of the PartiesEighth sessionMadrid, 3–14 September 2007

List of participants

The attached list of participants attending the eighth session of the Conference of theParties to the Convention, held from 3 to 14 September 2007, has been prepared on the basis ofinformation received by the secretariat as at 14 September 2007.

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PARTIES

AFGHANISTAN

H.E. Mr. Ghulam Mustafá JawadDeputy MinisterMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandryand Food

Mr. Said Hamed Wahdat AhmadzadaSegundo Secretario de Esta MisionDiplomaticaEmbassy of Afghanistan, Madrid

ALBANIA

H.E. Mr. Lufter XhuveliMinisterMinistry of Environment, Forestry and WaterManagement

Mr. Sajmir HoxhaDirector for Nature Protection PolicyMinistry of Environment, Forestry and WaterManagement

Mr. Tom ThercajAdvisor of the MinisterMinistry of Environment, Forestry and WaterManagement

ALGERIA

Excmo. Sr. D. Mohammed HanecheEmbajadorEmbajada de Argelia, Madrid

M. Abdesselam ChelghoumSecrétaire GénéralMinistère de l'Agriculture et duDéveloppement Rural

M. Mohamed Seghir MellouhiDirecteur GénéralDivision des ForêtsMinistère de l'Agriculture et duDéveloppement Rural

M. Abdellah NedjahiDirecteur GénéralInstitut National de Recherche en Foresterie

M. Djamel EchirkInspecteur Général de l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, del'Environnement et du Tourisme

M. Abdelkader MekidecheDirecteur de la Coopération InternationaleMinistère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, del'Environnement et du Tourisme

M. Abdelkader KhelifaDirecteur de la Mise en Valeur des Terres etde la Lutte contre la DésertificationDirection Générale des ForêtsMinistère de l'Agriculture et duDéveloppement Rural

Mr. Tibourtine NabilSecretario DiplomaticoAssociation de Réflexion, d'Echanges etd'Action pour l'Environnement et leDéveloppement

ANDORRA

Ms. Meritxell MarsaFirst SecretaryEmbassy of Andorra, Spain

ANGOLA

Hon. Mr. José Diekumpuna SitaMinisterMinistry of Urban Affairs and Environment

Eccmo. Sr. Virgílio Marques de FariaEmbajador,Director de la DORINTMinistry of External Relations

Excmo. Sr. Armando Da Cruz NetoEmbajadorEmbajada de Angola, Madrid

Mr. João Da Costa VintémNational Directorate for EnvironmentMinistry of Urban Affairs and Environment

Mr. Arsenio Victorino MachadoDirector Gabinete de IntercambioInternacionalMinistério do Urbanismo e Ambiente

Mr Pedro Agostinho de NeriDirectorMinistry of Local Government

Ms. Edith Lourenco CatraioConsejera de esta Mision DiplomaticaEmbajada de Angola, Madrid

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ANGOLA (continued)

Excmo. Señor Pedro Lando Bumba CangaTécnico de la DORINTMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Sr. Domingos Francisco Assunçao G. PiresProtocoloEmbajada de Angola, Madrid

Sr. Zacarias PandaProtocoloEmbajada de Angola, Madrid

Sr. Rafael Jesús Contreras HerreroProtocoloEmbajada de Angola, Madrid

ARGENTINA

Sr. Miguel Enrique PelleranoSubsecretario de Planificación y PolíticaAmbientalSecretaría de Ambiente y DesarrolloSustentable

Ing. Octavio Pérez PardoDirector Nacional de Conservación del Sueloy Lucha contra la DesertificacionSecretaría de Ambiente y DesarrolloSustentable

Sr. Ricardo Segundo LarrieraMinistro de SegundaMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores,Comercio Internacional y Culto

Sra. Maria Belen BogadoSecretario de SegundaEmbassy of Argentina, Madrid

Sr. Pablo Hernan Viegas AurelioAsesor Legal y Tecnico Dirección deConservación del Suelo y Lucha contra laDesertificaciónSecretaría de Ambiente y DesarrolloSustentable

Sra. Carolina Von OertelTécnico Subsecretaría Planificación y PolíticaAmbientalSecretaría de Ambiente y DesarrolloSustentable

ARMENIA

H. E. Dr. Simon PapyanFirst Deputy MinisterMinistry of Nature Protection

Mr. Ashot VardevanyanDeputy HeadBioresources Management AgencyMinistry of Nature Protection

AUSTRALIA

H.E. Mr. Noel CampbellAmbassador to SpainEmbajada de Australia, Madrid

Dr. Annemarie WattNatural Resource Management Policy BranchLand, Water and Coasts DivisionDepartment of Environment and NaturalResources

Mr. Edward PalmisanoTercer Secretario y Agregado CulturalEmbajada de Australia, Madrid

AUSTRIA

Ms. Katharina WieserHead of Unit for Environment andSustainable DevelopmentFederal Ministry for European andInternational Affairs

Mr. Wolfgang SpadingerAustrian Ambassy MadridEmbassy of Austria, Spain

Ms. Brigitte PfriemerSecond SecretaryEmbassy of Austria, Spain

Ms. Sandra WibmerAdvisor, Environment and Natural ResourcesAustrian Development Agency

AZERBAIJAN

Mr. Ogtay JafarovSenior ConsultantNational Expertise DepartmentMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Mr. Javid KazimovAttaché of the EmbassyEmbassy of Azerbaidjan, Madrid

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BAHAMAS

Ms. Loraine CoxSenior Technical OfficerBahamas Environment, Science andTechnology Commission

BAHRAIN

H. E. Mr. Mansoor Hasan Abdulrasool BinRajabMinister of Municipalities Affairs andAgricultureMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

Mr. Jaafar Habib Ahmed HasanAssistant Undersecretary for AgriculturalProductionMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

Mr. Own Ali Abdulla Al-KhenaiziTechnical Adviser to the MinisterMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

Mr. Ayman Ahmed Mohsen Mohsen Al-KhudurTechnical Adviser to the MinisterMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-JowderHead of Planning Studies Department andUrban Planning AffairsMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

Mr. Mohamed Abbas Isa YusufSenior,Documentation & Information SpecialistMinistry of Municipalities Affairs andAgriculture

BANGLADESH

H.E. Dr. Saiful Amin KhanAmbassadorEmbassy of Bangladesh, Madrid

Mr. Muhammad Shafi ul AlamMinisterEmbassy of Bangladesh, Madrid

BARBADOS

H. E. Ms. Elizabeth ThompsonMinisterMinistry of Energy and the Environment

Mr. Lionel NursePermanent SecretaryMinistry of Energy and the Environment

Mr. Steve DevonishDirectorNatural Heritage DepartmentMinistry of Energy and the Environment

Ms. Nicole Scholar-BestEnvironmental OfficerEnvironment UnitMinistry of Energy and the Environment

BELARUS

Dr. Uladzimir SauchankaHeadDepartment for Land, Forest and LandscapeProtectionMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironmental Protection

BELGIUM

Mr. Jozef BuysChargé de MissionMinistry of Foreign Affairs

BELIZE

Mr. Ramon FrutosActing Chief MeteorologistNational Meteorological Service

BENIN

S.E. Mme Juliette Koudenoukpo BiaoMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement et de laProtection de la Nature

Mme Armande Zanou AïvohozinPoint Focal de la ConventionMinistère de l'Environnement et de laProtection de la Nature

M. Thomas AdoumasseDirecteur des Organisations InternationalesMinistère de l'Environnement et de laProtection de la Nature

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BHUTAN

Mr. Chencho NorbuProgramme DirectorNational Soil CenterMinistry of Agriculture

Mr. Karma GaleyLand Management OfficerMinistry of Agriculture

BOLIVIA

Excmo. Sr. D. Abel Mamani MarcaMinistroMinisterio del Agua

Sr. Alex Santiago Galvez MananiFuncionarioMinisterio del Agua

Sr. Marco Barroso MendizabalFuncionarioEmbajada de Bolivia, Madrid

Sr. Alvaro Francisco del Pozo CarafaEncargado de NegociosEmbajada de Bolivia, Madrid

Sra. Carla Borda RochaDirectora General de Asuntos JuridicosMinisterio del Agua

Excma. Sra. Dña. Maria del CarmenAlmendras CamargoEmbajadoraEmbajada de Bolivia, Madrid

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Prof. Mihajlo MarkovicHeadInstitute of Agroecology and Soil Sciences,Faculty of AgricultureMinistry of Foreign Trade and EconomicRelations

BOTSWANA

Mr. Emmanuel OtsogilePrincipal Natural Resources OfficerDepartment of Environmental AffairsMinistry of Environment, Wildlife andTourism

Mr. Sonny MokgwathiSenior Forestry and Range Resources OfficerDepartment of Forestry and Range ResourcesMinistry of Environment, Wildlife andTourism

BRAZIL

Sr. Fernando CoimbraHead of the Environment DivisionMinistry of External Relations

Mr. Pedro A.F.C. de AndradeEnvironment DivisionMinistry of Foreign Relations

Sr. Egon KrakheckeSecretary for Extrativism and SustainableRural DevelopmentMinistry of Environment

Sr. José Roberto de LimaCoordenador TécnicoSecretaria de Extrativismo eDesenvolvimento Rural SustentavelMinistry of Environment

Sr. Carlos Roberto De Carvalho FonsecaInternational Issues AdvisorMinistry of Environment

Sra. Daniela Freitas Fenerich RussoMinistry of Environment

Sra. Eliana de SouzaMinistry of Environment

Sr. Marco Antonio Ferreira BuenoMinistry of Environment

Sr. Vania Apolonio TrajanoMinistry of Environment

Sr. Julio Cesar RochaState of BahiaOffice for Water Resources

Sr. Leib CarteadoDirectorOffice for Water Resources

Sr. Othelino Nova Altes NetoState of MarahaoSecretary for the Environment and NaturalResources

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BULGARIA

Ms. Tatyana Marinova DimitrovaExpertSubsurface and Underground ResourcesDirectorateMinistry of Environment and Water

Mr. Hristo Vladimirov TasezDirector Department Investment PoliticsMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry

BURKINA FASO

S.E. M. Laurent SedogoMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement et du Cadre deVie

M. Michel P. SedogoPoint Focaldu Comité pour la Science et la TechnologieMinistère de l'Environnement et du Cadre deVie

Mme Delphine Bernadette OuédraogoDirectrice du Partenariat et de la Coordinationdes Conventions Internationales en Matièred'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Environnement et du Cadre deVie

M. Michel Jérôme TankoanoChargé de ProgrammeConseil National pour l'Environnement et leDéveloppement Durable (SP/CONEDD)

Mme Christine Segdo AkoloAssistante du MinistreMinistère de l'Environnement et du Cadre deVie

BURUNDI

Mme Marie-Rose KaburaPoint focal de l'UNCCDDirecteur Général des Forêts, du Tourisme etde l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, del'Environnement et du Tourisme

M. Albéric NdayisabaConseiller à la Direction Générale des Forêts,Tourisme et de l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, del'Environnement et du Tourisme

CAMBODIA

Mr. Koum SaronDirector GeneralMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries

Mr. Chuop ParisDeputy DirectorDepartment of International CooperationMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries

CAMEROON

M. Joseph Claude AbedaDirecteur des ForêtsMinistère des Forêts et de la Faune

CANADA

Mr. Paul SamsonActing Vice PresidentPolicy BranchCanadian International Development Agency

Mr. Christopher BraeuelSenior Policy AdvisorEnvironment DivisionCanadian International Development Agency

Ms. Catherine ColemanSenior Policy AdvisorEnvironment DivisionCanadian International Development Agency

Mr. Lawrence Townley-SmithAgriculture EcologistPrairie Fram Rehabilitation AdministrationAgriculture and Agri-Food

Mr. Stephen RandallLegal OfficerOceans and Environmental Law DivisionForeign Affairs and International Trade

CAPE VERDE

H.E. Mr. Arnaldo Andrade RamosEmbaixador Extraodinario e PlenipotenciarioEmbassy of Cape Verde, Madrid

Dra. Maria Ivone Andrade LopesDirectrice de l'Environnement,Direction Générale de l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Agriculture

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CAPE VERDE (continued)

Dra. Adelaide RibeiroDirectora dos Servicos de EstudosPlaneamento e Cooperacao

Eng. Domingos BarrosIngénieur ForestierDirection Générale de l'Agriculture,Sylviculture et ElevageMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Agriculture

Dra. Cristina PereiraChefe da Aeccao ConsularEmbassy of Cape Verde, Madrid

Sr. Manuel BritoTécnico da DGASPMinistère des Affaires Etrangères

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Mme Sophie Pulchérie GbadinConseiller Culturel,Chargée des Relations avec l'UNESCOAmbassade de Centrafrique, Paris

M. Michel César ManzangueAssistant du Point Focal CCDMinistère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche,Chargé de l'Environnement

CHAD

S.E. Dr. Haoua Outhman DjameMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement, de la Qualitéde Vie et des Parcs Nationaux

Mr. Sandjima DouniaSecrétaire GénéralMinistère de l'Environnement, de la Qualitéde Vie et des Parcs Nationaux

M. Gaourang Mamadi N'garkeloDirecteur du Cabinet du Ministre del'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche

M. Maïbe KomandjeCoordonnateur NationalMinistère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche

CHILE

Sr. Wilfredo Alfaro CatalánCoordinador Nacional PANCCD-ChileSecretario Ejecutivo Pro-Tempore PASPUNAMinisterio de Agricultura

Sr. Eduardo Gàndara WolchJefe Secretaria Relaciones InternacionalesCorporacìon Nacional ForestalMinisterio de Agricultura

Sr. José Miguel Torres HidalgoDirector Regional CONAF Region deCoquimboCorporacion Nacional ForestalMinisterio de Agricultura

Sr. Mario Lagos SubiabreRepresentante Comité Consultivo NacionalLCD&SServicio Agricola y Ganadero

CHINA

H.E. Mr. Lieke ZhuVice-MinisterState Forestry Administration

Mr. Wei SuDeputy Director GeneralDepartment of Treaty and LawMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Puchun JinDeputy Director GeneralDepartment of InternationalCooperationState Forestry Administration

Mr. Tuo LiuDirector GeneralNational Bureau to Combat Desertification

Mr. Min JinVice PresidentChinese Academy of Forestry

Ms. Ting LiFirst SecretaryDepartment of Treaty and LawMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Guangqing ChenSecretary to the Vice MinisterState Forestry Administration

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CHINA (continued)

Ms. Xiaoxia JiaDivision Chief of CCD Implementationand International CooperationNational Bureau to Combat DesertificationNational Bureau to Combat Desertification

Ms. Xin LiuProgramme OfficerDivision of Multilateral AffairsDepartment of International CooperationState Forestry Administration

Mr. Zhong ZhengProgram OfficerState Forestry Administration

Mr. Haihua QuProgramm Officer of CCD Implementationand International CooperationNational Bureau to Combat Desertification

Mr. Hongbo JuDirectorInstitute of Resource and InformationTechniqueChinese Academy of Forestry

Ms. Kun PanProgramme OfficerDepartment of Treaty and LawMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Jie WangDeputy Division DirectorDepartment of Nature and EcologyConservationState Environmental ProtectionAdministration

COLOMBIA

Sra. Faryde Carlier GonzalezSegundo Secretario de Relaciones ExterioresMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores

COMOROS

M. Ambadi IssoufResponsable du programme forestierInstitut national de recherche pourl'agriculture, la pêche et l'environnementMinistère du Développement Rural, de laPêche, de l'Artisanat et de l'Environnement

CONGO

M. Alexis MingaDirecteur Général de l'EnvironnementMinistère du Tourisme et de l'Environnement

COSTA RICA

Sr. Rubén Muñoz RoblesDirector de Cooperación y RelacionesInternacionalesPunto Focal UNCCDMinisterio de Ambiente y Energia

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

M. Yao Bernard KoffiDirecteur de la Qualité de l'EnvironnementMinistère d'EtatMinistère de l'Environnement et des Eaux etForêts

M. Patrick Léon PédiaChargé du développement durableMinistère de l'Environnement et des Eaux etForêts

CROATIA

Ms. Jasenka NecakHead of SectorSector for Atmosphere, Sea and SoilMinistry of Environmental Protection,Physical Planning and Construction

Mr. Darnir ZupanHead of SectionUN DepartmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs and EuropeanImmigration

CUBA

Excmo. Sr. D. Alberto Velasco San JoséEmbajadorEmbajada de Cuba, España

Sr. Jorge Luis Fernández ChameroDirectorDirección de Colaboración InternacionalMinisterio de Ciencia, Tecnología y MedioAmbiente

Sr. Enrique Moret HernandezDirección de Colaboración InternacionalMinisterio de Ciencia, Tecnología y MedioAmbiente

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CUBA (continued)

Ing. María Nery Urquiza RodríguezEspecialistaCentro de Información, Gestión, y EducaciónAmbientalMinisterio de Ciencia, Tecnología y MedioAmbiente

CYPRUS

Ms. Christina PantaziEnvironment OfficerEnvironment ServiceMinistry of Agriculture, Natural Resourcesand Environment

CZECH REPUBLIC

Mr. Jirí HlavácekAdviser to the MinisterDirector of Multilateral RelationsMinistry of Environment

Ms. Ivana BikováDepartment of Multilateral RelationsMinistry of Environment

Ms. Katerina JilmovàDepartment of Multilateral RelationsMinistry of Environment

Mr. Jaroslav ZàhoraMendel University of Agriculture andForestry in Brno

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

M. Djunganumbe EtumesakuPoint Focal National UNCCDConseiller chargé de l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Environnement

DENMARK

Mr. Geert Aagaard AndersenAmbassadorDepartment for Environment and SustainableDevelopmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Niels PultzAmbassador of Denmark to SpainEmbassy of Denmark, Spain

Ms. Lisbeth Moller JespersenHead of SectionMinistry of Foreign Affairs

DJIBOUTI

S.E. M. Abdoul kader Kamil MohamedMinistreMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et dela Mer, chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques

M. Aboubaker Doualé WaissSecrétaire GénéralMinistère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, del'Environnement et de l'Aménagement duTerritoire

M. Mohamed Moussa MohamedDirecteur de l'Agriculture et des ForêtsMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et dela Mer, chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques

DOMINICA

Mr. Lloyd Gabriel PascalDirector,Environmental Coordinating UnitMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and theEnvironment

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Ing. Ernesto Reyna AlcántaraViceministroSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Dr. Victor R. Vinas-NicolàsAsesor andCorresponsal Cientifico-Tecnico UNCCDSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Sr. Freddy BautistaSubsecretario de EstadoSecretaria de Estado de la Juventud

Sr. Sesar RodriguézDirector Ejecutivo Consorcio AmbientalDominicano (CAD)Punto Focal Alterno RIOD

ECUADOR

Ing. Jorge Arturo Guzmán OrtegaFonctionario de la Dirección de BiodiversidadMinisterio del Ambiente

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EGYPT

Dr. Ismail Abdel Galil HusseinChairman ofDesert Research CenterMinistry of Agriculture and LandReclamation

Sr. D. Assem Hanafy ElseifyConsejeroEmbassy of Egypt, Madrid

Sr. D. Hesham Abdel Alim KhalilEncargado de NegociosEmbassy of Egypt, Madrid

EL SALVADOR

Sr. Carlos Humberto SalazarDirección de Patrimonio NaturalMinisterio del Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Sra. Anabella MachucaMinistra ConsejeraEmbajada de El Salvador, Madrid

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Excmo. Sr. D. Vicente Rodriguez SiosaMinistroMinisterio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente

Sr. Santiago Francisco Engonga OsonoDirector GeneralMinisterio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente

Sr. Antonio Micha OndoIngeniero TécnicoDirección General de Medio AmbienteMinisterio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente

ERITREA

H.E. Mr. Arefaine BerheMinisterMinistry of Agriculture

Mr. Redae TeclaiCoordinator of UNCCD ProjectMinistry of Agriculture

Mr. Heruy Asghedom WoldemariamDirector General of Agricultural Promotionand DevelopmentMinistry of Agriculture

ETHIOPIA

Mr. Dessalegne MesfinDeputy Director GeneralEnvironmental Protection Authority

Mr. Ababu Anage ZelekeHead, Ecosystem DepartmentEnvironmental Protection Authority

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Mr. Marco MorettiniPolicy Desk OfficerEnvironment and Rural DevelopmentDirectorate General DevelopmentEuropean Commission

Mr. Etienne CoyettePolicy OfficerInternational Environmental Governance andDeveloping CountriesDirectorate General EnvironmentEuropean Commission

Mr. Jacques HuchetPolicy OfficerEuropean Commission

Mr. Luca MontanarellaAction LeaderLand Management and Natural HazardsDirectorate General Joint Research CentreEuropean Commission

Ms. Claudia OlazabalHead of Sector Environment and AgricultureDirectorate General EnvironmentEuropean Commission

Ms. Marie YeroyanniManagement of Natural Resources andServicesDirectorate General ResearchEuropean Commission

Mr. Gian Luigi FaureAdministratorDGE IIExternal RelationsDevelopment CooperationGeneva Secretariat of the Council of EU

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FIJI

Mr. Inoke RatukalouLand Use and Resources Policy AdviserSecretariat of the Pacific Community

FINLAND

Mr. Markku AhoCounselorDepartment for Global AffairsMinistry for Foreign Affairs

Ms. Tita KorvenojaSenior AdviserUnit of International AffairsMinistry of the Environment

Mr. Matti NummelinEnvironmental AdviserDepartment for Development PolicyMinistry for Foreign Affairs

FRANCE

M. Bruno DelayeAmbassadeurAmbassade de France, Espagne

M. Laurent StefaniniAmbassadeur Délégué à l'EnvironnementMinistère des Affaires Etrangères etEuropéennes

M. Moncef FollainRédacteur Environnement, DéveloppementDurableDirection des Nations Unies et desOrganisations InternationalesAffaires EconomiquesMinistère des Affaires Etrangères etEuropéennes

Mme Estelle GodartChargée de missionBureau des politiques environnementalesMinistère des Affaires Etrangères etEuropéennes

M. Marc FagotChargé de missionService des affaires internationalesMinistère de l'Ecologie, du développement etde l'aménagement durables

M. Jean Marc HoffmannChef de BureauService des Affaires InternationalesMinistère de l'Ecologie, du développement etde l'aménagement durables

M. Jean-François RichardChargé de MissionDivision Développement Agricole et RuralAgence française de développement

Mme Constance Corbier-BarthauxChargée de MissionDivision Environnement et EquipementAgence française de développement

M. Marc Bied-CharretonPrésident du Comité Scientifique Français dela DésertificationComité scientifique français contre ladésertification

M. Antoine CornetReprésentant de l'Institut de Recherche pourle DéveloppementInstitut de recherche pour le Développement)

Mr. Gérard BegniChercheurCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

M. Richard EscadafalDirecteur de RechercheCESBIOInstitut de recherche pour le Développement)

M. Jean-Paul ChassanyProfesseur d'économieÉcole nationale supérieure d'agronomie deMontpellierInstitut national de la Recherche Agronome

Mme Anne SuardConseillèreAmbassade de France, Espagne

GABON

S.E. M. André Christ NguimbiMinistre Délégué auprès du Vice PremierMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature et de la Ville

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GABON (continued)

M. Georges RigondjaInspecteur de l'EnvironnementMinistère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eauxet de la Pêche

M. Jean Bodia MounangaConseiller du Ministre Délégué auprès duVice Premier MinistreMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature et de la Ville

Mme Marianne BibalouPremier Conseiller à l'AmbassadeAmbassade du Gabon, Madrid

GAMBIA

H.E. Mr. Edward SinghateySecretary of State for Forestry and theEnvironmentDepartment of State for Forestry and theEnvironment

Mr. Jato SillahDirector of ForestryForestry Department

Mr. Ebrima DarboeAdministrative OfficerDepartment of State for Forestry and theEnvironment

GEORGIA

Mr. Giorgi KolbinHeadDivision of International RelationsMinistry of Environment Protection andNatural Resources

GERMANY

Dr. Christoph KohlmeyerHead of Unit 314Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperationand Development

Dr. Manfred KonukiewitzDirector "Global and Sectoral Tasks"Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperationand Development

Mr. Ralf WyrwinskiDesk OfficerFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperationand Development

Mr. Christian KrügerDesk OfficerUnit 404Federal Foreign Office

Dr. Annette RexrothEmbassy of Germany, Madrid

Dr. Reinhard BodemeyerCCD projectGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Mr. Anselm DuchrowCCD ProjectGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Barbara KunzCCD projectGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Mr. Ulrich NicklasCCD ProjectGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Dr. Anneke TruxCCD Project CoordinatorGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Mariam Akhtar-SchusterBiocentre Klein Flottbek and BotanicalGardenEuropean DesertNet

Dr. Benno PilardeauxScientific AdvisorGerman Advisory Council on Global Change

Dr. Heike OstermannGTZ MoroccoGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Antje HagenaEmbassy of Germany, Madrid

GHANA

H.E. Mr. Maxwell Kofi JumahDeputy MinisterMinistry of Local Government, RuralDevelopment and Environment

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GHANA (continued)

H.E. Mr. Francis TsegahAmbassadorEmbassy of Ghana, Madrid

Ms Betty Osafo-MensahCounsellorPolitical and EconomicEmbassy of Ghana, Madrid

Mr. Stephen Osei-AmakyeDeputy DirectorHead of the Department of NaturalResources/Desertification ControlEnvironmental Protection Agency

Mr. Jonathan Addo AlloteyExecutive DirectorEnvironmental Protection Agency

GREECE

Ms. Aggeliki BouraExpert CouncellorD5 DirectorateMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Athena MourmourisEnvironmental Engineer-PlannerMinistry of Environment, Physical Planningand Public Works

Ms. Despoina PaitaridouForesterMinistry of Rural Development and Food

Mr. Konstantinos KosmasProfessor of Soil ScienceAgricultural University of Athens

GRENADA

Mr. Augustus Ronald ThomasF1 Forestry OfficerForestry and National Park's DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands andFisheries

GUATEMALA

Sr. Juan Mario Dary FuentesMinisterMinisterio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Ing. Johany Estuardo Suchini PadillaPunto Focal TécnicoMinisterio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

GUINEA

S.E. M. Mahmoud CamaraMinistreMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, del'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts

M. Djiramba DiawaraChef de la Division Foresterie RuraleDirection Nationale des Eaux et ForêtsMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, del'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts

Mme Christine SagnoDirectrice nationale des Eaux et ForêtsMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, desEaux et Forêts

GUINEA-BISSAU

M. Kaoussou DiomberaConseiller du MinistrePoint Focal de l'UNCCDMinistère de l'Agriculture et dudéveloppement rural

GUYANA

Mr. Andrew BishopCommissioner of Lands and SurveysGuyana Lands and Surveys Commission

HAITI

S.E. M. Jean Marie Claude GermainMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement

M. Nicolas JanvierSecrétaire Général au Cabinet Particulier duMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement

M. Vernet JosephPoint focalProgramme de lutte contre la désertificationMinistère de l'Environnement

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HONDURAS

Ing. Jorge PalmaSubsecretario de AmbienteSecretaría de Estado en los Despachos deRecursos Naturales y Ambiente

Ing. Kenneth Rivera AyestasDirector General de Recursos HidricosSecretaría de Estado en los Despachos deRecursos Naturales y Ambiente

Ms. Carolina BocanegraDirectora de Cooperacion ExternaSecretaría de Estado en los Despachos deRecursos Naturales y Ambiente

Excmo. Carlos Humberto Pineda MejíaVice-Ministro de AmbientePunto Focal de la ConvenciónSecretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente

Mr. Eduardo MartellAmbasadorSecretaría de Estado en los Despachos deRecursos Naturales y Ambiente

HUNGARY

Dr. Adrienn SallaiCounselorMinistry of Environment and Water

Mr. Tamàs SzentmàryAgricultural AttachéEmbassy of the Republic of Hungary, Madrid

ICELAND

Mr. Bjarni SigtryggssonCounselorMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Andrés ArnaldsDeputy DirectorSoil Conservation Service

INDIA

H.E. Ms. Meena GuptaSecretary of StateMinistry of Environment and Forests

Mr. Siddhartha BehuraSpecial SecretaryMinistry of Environment and Forests

Mr. Sanjay KumarDeputy Inspector GeneralMinistry of Environment and Forests

INDONESIA

Ex. Sr. D. Slamet Santoso MustafaEmbajador de Indonesia en EspanaEmbassy of Indonesia, Madrid

Sr. Markum SingodimedjoMiembro del Parlamento IndonesioEmbassy of Indonesia, Madrid

Mr. B. Tamam AchdaMiembro del ParlamentoMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Musthofa Taufik Abdul LatifConsejeroEmbassy of Indonesia, Madrid

Mr. Yoshi IskandarPrimer SecretarioEmbassy of Indonesia, Madrid

Mr. Adi WinarsoTercer SecretarioEmbassy of Indonesia, Madrid

Mr. Naik SinukabanProfessor of Soil ScienceDepartment of SoilsBogor Agricultural University

Mr. Ir SuharisnoDirector of Watershed ManagementDirectorate General of Land Rehabilitationand Social ForestryMinistry of Forestry

Mr. Saeful RachmanDirectorate General of Land Rehabilitationand Social ForestryMinistry of Forestry

Dr. Syaiful AnwarHeadWatershed Data and InformationMinistry of Forestry

Mr. DaroriDirector General of Land Rehabilitation andSocial ForestryMinistry of Forestry

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IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

H.E. Dr. Forood SharifiDeputy MinisterHead of FRWOForest, Range and Watershed ManagementOrganization

Mr. Naser MoghaddasiNational Focal Point UNCCD - FRWOForest, Range and Watershed ManagementOrganization

Dr. Hassan AhmadiProfessorCST Expert Group MemberKaraj Natural Resources Faculty

Dr. Seyed Ata RezaeiHead of Desert DepartmentResearch Institute of Forests and Rangelands

IRELAND

Mr. Robert MeadeAssistant Principal OfficerDepartment of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Sonja HylandCounsellorEmbassy of Ireland, Madrid

ISRAEL

H.E. Mr. Raphael SchutzAmbassador of Israel to SpainEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Mr. Amos WohlMinister for Economic and CommercialAffairsEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Mrs. Alona Fisher KammMinisterEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Ms. Beth-Eden KiteDirector of TrainingMASHAVMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Prof. Alon TalJacob Blaustein Institute for Desert ResearchBen Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Uriel SafrielProfessor of EcologyDepartment of Ecology, Systematics andEvolutionHebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Avigad VonshakDirectorJacob Blaustein Institute for Desert ResearchBen Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Pedro BerlinerJacob Blaustein Institute for Desert ResearchBen Gurion University of the Negev

Dr. Nir AtzmonResearcherEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Mr. Jonathan BadichiEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Mr. Naftali CampanosAdministrationEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

Mr. Edwin YaboCounselorEmbassy of Israel, Madrid

ITALY

H.E. Ms. Patrizia SentinelliVice Minister for Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs

H.E. Mr. Bruno DettoriUndersecretary for EnvironmentMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Claudio MartiniPresidenteRegione Toscana

Mr. Giorgio SfaraMinister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator forEnvironmental AffairsDirectorate General for DevelopmentCooperationMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Marco BaccinMinister PlenipotentiaryHead of the Bureau of the Vice Minister forForeign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs

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ITALY (continued)

Mr. Paolo SopranoDirectorDivision for Sustainable DevelopmentGeneral Direction for EnvironmentalResearchMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Mauro PeriniDirectorRegione Toscana

Mr. Pier Luigi PetrilloDirectorInternational AffairsOffice of the Cabinet of the MinisterMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Ms. Francesca De CrescenzoExpertDivision for Sustainable DevelopmentGeneral Direction for EnvironmentalResearchMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Prof. Piero GagliardoPresidenteComitato Nazionale per la lotta alla Siccità ealla Desertificazione

Ms. Federica IncocciatiInternational Affairs ObservatoryCabinet of the MinisterMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Ms. Loredana Dall'OraExpert,Division for Environmental Research andDevelopmentMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Rafi KornExpertCabinet of the MinisterMinistry of Environment and Territory

Ms. Anna LuiseOfficerNational Agency for EnvironmentalProtection and Technical Service

Prof. Giuseppe EnneDirectorResearch Centre on Drought andDesertificationUniversity of Sassari

Mr. Pietro LaureanoArchitectMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Dr. Rudi BertiMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Maurizio SciortinoExpertNational Body for Environment and Energy

Ms. Orietta CasaliResearcherNational Body for Environment and Energy

Ms. Federico BenvenutiMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Lorenzo BalivaMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Ottavio Di BellaMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Mr. Aldo DejanaHeadBureau of the UndersecretaryMinistry of Environment, Land and Sea

Dr. Lavinia MontiJoint OfficerEnvironmental Affairs CoordinationDirectorate General for DevelopmentCooperationMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Mauro PedalinoExpertAfrica DeskDG Development CooperationMinistry of Foreign Affairs

JAMAICA

Mr. Philbert BrownSenior DirectorMinistry of Local Government andEnvironment

JAPAN

Mr. Jun YamazakiDeputy Director GeneralMinistry of Foreign Affairs

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JAPAN (continued)

H.E. Mr. Motohide YoshikawaAmbassadorEmbassy of Japan in Spain, Madrid

Mr. Koji HattoriDeputy DirectorGlobal Environment Issues DivisionMinistry of Environment

Dr. Eiji ToyodaOfficialClimate Change DivisionInternational Cooperation BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Yoshikawa YoshifumiFirst SecretaryEmbassy of Japan in Spain, Madrid

Mr. Kazuhiko TakeuchiProfessorLaboratory for Landscape Ecology andPlanningDepartment of Ecosystem StudiesGraduate School of Agricultural and LifeSciencesUniversity of Tokyo

Mr. Santiago MinanoAdviserEmbassy of Japan, Madrid

JORDAN

H.E. Eng. Faris Al JunaidiSecretary GeneralMinistry of Environment

Mr. Hussein ShahinDirectorNature Protection DirectorateMinistry of Environment

KENYA

H.E. Mr David MwirariaMinisterMinistry of Environment and NaturalResources

Prof. James Ole KiyiapiPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Environment and NaturalResources

Amb. Wellington P. GodoAmbassador PermanentRepresentative Mission to the United NationsUNEPNational Environment Management Authority

Dr. Timothy Uzziah Khayadi M'mellaDeputy SecretaryMinistry of Environment and NaturalResources

Mr. Kirimi KaberiaChargé d'AffairesEmbassy of the Republic of Kenya, Madrid

Mr. Timothy KalumaSecond CounselorKenya Mission to the United Nations

Mr. Samson BokeaResearch OfficerNational Environment Management Authority

Dr. Godfrey OlukoyeSenior LecturerEnvironmental SciencesKenyatta University

Mr. Frank MsafiriTechnical OfficerDepartment of Resource Surveys and RemoteSensingMinistry for Environment and NaturalResources

Dr. Avignon Muusya MwinziGeneral DirectorNational Environment Management Authority

Mr. Kimani G. KuriaHead/ChanceryEmbassy of the Republic of Kenya, Madrid

Mr. Martin MwitiPersonal AssistantMinistry for Environment and NaturalResources

KIRIBATI

Ms. Teboranga TiotiDeputy SecretaryMinistry of Environment, Lands andAgriculture Development

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KIRIBATI (continued)

Ms. Tererei Abete-ReemaDirectorEnvironment and Conservation DivisionMinistry of Environment, Lands andAgriculture Development

KUWAIT

Ms. Ebtisam Al-ObaidDirector of Soil & Aridlands DepartmebrEnvironment Public Authority

KYRGYZSTAN

H.E. Mr. Sooronbay JeenbekovMinisterMinistry of Agriculture, Water Economy andProcessing Industry

Mr. Kubanychbek KulovDirectorKyrgyz Research Irrigation InstituteNational Focal Point for UNCCDMinistry of Agriculture, Water Economy andProcessing Industry

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Ms. Viengvone KittavongDeputy Director GeneralDepartment of Treaties and LawMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Kongsaysy PhommaxayDirectorDivision of International CooperationDepartment of EnvironmentCabinet of Science, Technology andEnvironment Agency

LATVIA

Mr. Rolands BebrisDirectorDepartment of Environmental ProtectionMinistry of Environment

Ms. Evisa AbolinaSenior OfficerEnvironmental Protection DepartmentMinistry of Environment

LEBANON

Mr. Hussein Dib NasrallahDirector of Studies and CoordinationMinistry of Agriculture

LESOTHO

H.E. Mr. Ralechate Lincoln MokoseMinisterMinistry of Forestry and Land Reclamation

Ms. Nkareng Mahlompho MotaPrincipal SecretaryMinistry of Forestry and Land Reclamation

Mr. Neo MothokhoChief Conservation OfficerMinistry of Forestry and Land Reclamation

Mr. Malefetsane Joachim NthimoActing DirectorSoil and Water ConservationMinistry of Forestry and Land Reclamation

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Dr. Bashir Ahmad NwerFocal Point of UNCCDMinistry of Agriculture

Dr. Abubakr Embarek El MansouriSecretarioComité Popular General para la Agricultura yRecursos Ganaderos y Marinos

Dr. Hassin Mohammed Hadi AmarRepresentative from the Directorate Generalfor International OrganisationsMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Abudlgani AunDelegateNational Committee to CombatDesertification

Mr. Anwer Said SulaimaniRepresentative of National Programme toDevelop Vegetative Cover (NPDV)National Programme to Develop VegetativeCover (NPDV)

Dr. Mohamed El EtweirMemberEmbassy of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madrid

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MADAGASCAR

Mme Herivololona RalalarimananaPoint Focal NationalMinistère de l'Environnement, des Eaux etForêts

Mme Lucienne TsilavirainyMembre du Comité de Pilotage du Pland'Action pour le Développement RuralCadre auprès du Ministère del'Environnement, des Eaux et ForêtsMinistère de l'Environnement, des Eaux etForêts

MALAWI

Mr. Wellings Watson Mtawa SimwelaDeputy Director of ForestryDepartment of ForestryMinistry for Mines, Natural Resources andthe Environment

Mr. Custom Nkhamoza NyirendaForestry Extension Office DepartmentMinistry for Mines, Natural Resources andthe Environment

MALI

S. E. M. Natié PleaMinistreMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Assainissement

M. Alassane Boncana MaigaConseiller Technique du MinistreMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Assainissement

M. Mamadou GakouSecrétaire Technique PermanentCadre Institutionnel de la Gestion desQuestions EnvironnementalesMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Assainissement

M. Souleymane CisseMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Assainissement

Ms. Michaela Braun-YaoConseillère techniqueMinistère de l'Environnement et del'Assainissement

MAURITANIA

S.E. Mme Aïcha Sidi BounaMinistreMinistère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministrechargé de l'Environnement

S.E. M. Salem Ould MemouEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioAmbassade de la République Islamique deMauritanie, Madrid

M. Sidati Ould CheikhChargé d'Affaires a.i.Ambassade de la République Islamique deMauritanie, Madrid

M. Mohamed Yahya Ould LafdalDirecteur de la Programmation, de laCoordination Intersectorielle et de laCoopérationMinistère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministrechargé de l'Environnement

Mme Fatma CheikhFonctionnaireMinistère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministrechargé de l'Environnement

MAURITIUS

Mr. Vishnu TezooActing Conservator of ForestsMinistry of Agro-Industry and Fisheries

Mr. Seemadree Appanah PaupiahProject ManagerUNDP/CTEF/GIOM Project

MEXICO

Excmo. Sr. D. Juan Rafael Elvira QuesadaMinistroSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Ing. Jorge Luis García RodríguezSubgerente de Monitoreo de Suelos y Luchacontra la DesertificaciónComisión Nacional Forestal

Sr. Jose Cibrian TobarGeneral DirectorComisión Nacional Forestal

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MEXICO (continued)

Sr. Luis Alberto Lopez CarbajalDirector General del Sector Primario yRecursos Naturales RenovablesSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Sr. Vicente Arriaga MartinezCoordinador General de Conservacion yRestauracionComision Nacional Forestal

Sr. Ernesto Sosa GallegosEncargado de Asuntos PoliticosEmbajada de Mexico, Madrid

Sra. Guadalupe Rivera RuizDirectora de SuelosSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Sr. Enrique Lendo FuentesTitular de la Unidad Coordinadora de AsuntosInternacionalesSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

Sr. Fernando Carbonell ParedesCoordinator General de Comunicacion SocialSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y RecursosNaturales

MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

Ms. Cynthia EhmesProgram ManagerEnvironment and Sustainable DevelopmentUnitDivision of Resource Management andDevelopmentDepartment of Foreign Affairs

MOLDOVA

H.E. Mr. Constantin MihailescuMinisterMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Mr. Ilie BoianFirst Deputy DirectorState Hydrometeorological ServiceMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources

MONACO

M. Jérôme FroissartChef de DivisionDirection de la Coopération Internationale

MONGOLIA

Mr. Lkhagvaa UndesDeputy Director,Sustainable Development Strategic PlaningDepartmentMinistry for Nature and Environment

MOROCCO

M. Farid AoulouhajMinistro Consejero de la Embajada en MadridEmbassy of Morocco, Madrid

M. Mohamed GhanamChef de Service de Coordination et de Suivide la CCDHaut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à laLutte contre la Désertification

M. Abderrahim DiabIngénieurMinistère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, del'Eau et de l'Environnement

MOZAMBIQUE

Excmo. Sr. D. Àlvaro Do Ó Da SilvaEmbaixadorEmbassy of Mozambique, Madrid

Ms. Sónia da SilveiraDeputy National Director for EnvironmentalManagementMinistry for Coordination of EnvironmentalAffairs

Mr. Jose Manuel GuambePermanent SecretaryMinistry for Coordination of EnvironmentalAffairs

Ms. Lolita Hilario FondoNational Focal PointMinistry for Coordination of EnvironmentalAffairs

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MYANMAR

Mr. Kyaw HtunDirector of Planning and StatisticsDepartmentMinistry of Forestry

NAMIBIA

H.E. Rev. Willem KonjoreMinisterMinistry of Environment and Tourism

Mr. Henny SeibebPersonal Assistant to the MinisterMinistry of Environment and Tourism

Ms. Uazamo KauraConservation ScientistDirectorate of Environmental AffairsMinistry of Environment and Tourism

Mr. Sem ShikongoDeputy DirectorDirectorate of Environmental AffairsMinistry of Environment and Tourism

Ms. Julianne ZeidlerIntegrated Environmental ConsultantsNamibiaMinistry of Environment and Tourism

NEPAL

Mr. Laxman Prasad MainaliOfficiating SecretaryMinistry of Environment, Science andTechnology

Mr. Khum Raj PunjaliJoint SecretaryChief of the Environment DivisionMinistry of Environment, Science andTechnology

NETHERLANDS

Ms. Therese Marjan SchippersHead Natural Resources and EcosystemManagement DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Ronald Peter HavingaSenior Policy AdvisorMinistry for Foreign Affairs

NIGER

M. Hassane SaleySecrétaire exécutifConseil National de l'Environnement pour unDéveloppement DurableCabinet du Premier Ministre

Mme Zalia YacoubaChargée de l'Unité lutte contre ladésertification/énergieConseil National de l'Environnement pour unDéveloppement Durable

M. Iro Moussa MorphiDRE LCDTahouaME/LCD

M. Hamadou MamoudouCoordonateur Projet PAFNME/LCD

Mme Aïssa OuahidoChargée de Programme EnvironnementPNUD

M. Yayé Manou AmadouExpertSuivi-Evaluation/CapitalisationConseil National de l'Environnement pour unDéveloppement Durable

M. Djibril SaidouMembre du comité Jeunesse MediaterreAssociation Alternative au Niger

M. ElHadj Mahamane Abdou DodoRepresentant ONGCoordination nationale de la plateformepaysanne du Niger

Mme Noura FatchimaRepresentant ONGAssociation Nigerienne des Scouts del’Environment

NIGERIA

Mr. Muntari Abdu KaitaMinister in the EmbasyEmbassy of Nigeria, Germany

Mr. Ositadinma AnaeduMinisterPermanent Mission of Nigeria to the UnitedNations, Geneva

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NIGERIA (continued)

Mr. O.A. BamgboseAssistant DirectorMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Haruna GinsauChargé d'AffairesEmbassy of Nigeria, Madrid

NORWAY

Mr. Per Ludvig MagnusAmbassadorEmbassy of Norway, Madrid

Mr. Jon Heikki AasSenior AdvisorMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Michael AngstreichSenior AdvisorMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Gunn PaulsenSenior AdviserDirectorate for Nature Management

Mr. Frank EkloAdviserDirectorate for Nature Management

PAKISTAN

Mr. Sami-ul-Haq KhiljiAdditional SecretaryMinistry of Environment

Mr. Mahmood KhawarThird SecretaryEmbassy of Pakistan, Madrid

Dr. Bashir Ahmed WaniInspector General ForestsMinistry of Environment

Mr. Farukh Iqbal KhanDirector (UN)Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Sidra ZiaNational Project CoordinatorMinistry of Environment

PANAMA

Sra. Ligia Castro De DoensAdministratora GeneralAutoridad Nacional del Ambiente

Ing. Israel TorresJefe del Departamento de DesertificaciónPunto focal técnicoAutoridad Nacional del Ambiente

PARAGUAY

Sra. Terumi Ma Tsuo de ClaverolDirectora de Asuntos InternacionalesMinistro de Relaciones Exteriores

Sr. Luis Molinas BelénDirector de Planificación EstratégicaSecretaría del Ambiente

Sra. Rosanna CaceresConsejeraEmbajada de Paraguay, Madrid

Ing. Gloria LeonIngenieraEmbajada de Paraguay, Madrid

PERU

Sr. Guillermo José Carlos Avanzini PintoAsesor de JefaturaInstituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales

Sr. Carlos Javier Arevalo Van O'rdtTercer SecretarioEmbajada del Peru en el Reino de Espana

PHILIPPINES

Mr. Jose Maria CariñoDirectorOffice of United Nations and InternationalOrganizationsDepartment of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Wilfredo E. CabezonDeputy Focal PointAssistant DirectorBureau of Soils and Water ManagementDepartment of Agriculture

Dr. William DarDirector GeneralInternational Crops Research Institute for theSemi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

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POLAND

H.E. Ms. Agnieszka BolestaUndersecretary of StateMinistry of Environment

Mr. Jakub GibekChief ExpertPlanning and Water Resources DepartmentNational Water Management Authority

Ms. Olga Zawadzka-KucharskaDevelopment Cooperation DepartmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs

PORTUGAL

H. E. Mr. Rui Nobre GonçalvesSecretary of StateDesenvolvimento Rural e das Florestas

H.E. Mr. Humberto RosaSecretary of State for EnvironmentMinistry for the Environment

Dr. Fransisco Castro RegoDirector General of Forest ResourcesMinistry of Agriculture

Mr. João Cândido Campos de Sousa TeixeiraGeneral Directorate for Forest ResourcesMinistry for Agriculture, Rural Developmentand Fisheries

Ms. Maria da Conceição Laires CortesFigueiredo FerreiraGeneral Directorate for Forest ResourcesMinistry for Agriculture, Rural Developmentand Fisheries

Ms. Alexandra Ferreira de CarvalhoDeputy Director of the International RelationsDepartmentMinistry of Environment, Spatial Planningand Regional Development

Mr. Lúcio do RosàrioGeneral Directorate for Forest ResourcesMinistry for Agriculture, Rural Developmentand Fisheries

Mr. Fausto Brito e AbreuAdvisor of H.E. the Secretary of State forEnvironmentMinistry of Environment, Spatial Planningand Regional Development

Dr. Filipe Canas da SilvaDepartment for Economics and TechnicalAffairsMinistry for Foreign Affairs

Dr. Peter PitrezInternational Relations DepartmentMinistry of Environment, Spatial Planningand Regional Development

Ms. Anna-Maria Almeida GomesDirectorate General of ForestsMinistry for Agriculture, Rural Developmentand Fisheries

Ms. Maria João Furtado MendesCounsellorEmbassy of Portugal, Madrid

Mr. Eugénio Menezes SequeiraPresidentPortugese League for the Protecion of Nature

Sr. Miguel Serrão Moura SantosExecutive DirectorSOBIEN - Bioenergy Solutions S.A

Sr. Carlos Manuel Martin PaisSecretario de EstadoDesenvolvimento Rural e das Florestas

QATAR

Mr. Ghanem Abdullah MohammadDirector de la Administracion de laProteccion de la Vida PrimitivaSupreme Council for the Environment andNatural Reserves

Mr. Sultan Hassan Al-JammalyHead of Human ResourcesCBD National Focal PointSupreme Council for the Environment andNatural Reserves

Mr. Mohammad Ahmed AlkhenjiUNCCD Focal PointSupreme Council for the Environment andNatural Reserves

Mr. Khaldi DjelloulPublic RelationshipsEmbassy of Qatar, Madrid

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REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Mr. Su-Cheon ChoiDirectorKorea Forest Service

Mr. Chang-Won HongSecretaryKorea Forest Service

Dr. Chun-Yong LeeSenior ResearcherForest Soil Conservation DivisionKorea Forest Research Institute

Mr. Mam-Lim ChoiDirectorGyeongnam Provincial Government

Mr. Jong-Soo OhDeputy DirectorGyeongnam Provincial Government

Mr. In-Hoan JungTeam LeaderChangwon Exhibition Convention Center

Mr. Yeong-Sik YooPrimer Secretario encargado de AsuntosEconomicos de la Embajada de CoreaEmbassy of the Republic of Korea, Madrid

ROMANIA

Mr. Ciprian PahontuGeneral DirectorGeneral Division of Management of Forestry,land and game fund

Mr. Doru Leonard IrimieCounsellorMinistry of Agriculture, Forests and RuralDevelopment

Mr. Viorel BlujdeaResearcherForest Research and Management PlanningInstitute

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

H.E. Mr. Alexander KuznetsovEmbajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciariode Rusia en EspanaEmbassy of Russia, Madrid

Mr. Andrey V. ProninFirst SecretaryDepartment of International OrganizationsMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Sr. Alexander RogovPrimer Secretario de la Embajada de Rusia enEspanaEmbassy of Russia, Madrid

Ms. Maria KuznetsovaAgregadaEmbassy of Russia, Madrid

RWANDA

M. Claudien HabimanaPoint Focal de la CCDMinistère des Terres, de l’Environnement, desForêts, de l'Eau et des Mines

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Mr. Patrick WilliamsSenior Physical Planning OfficerMinistry of Sustainable Development

SAINT LUCIA

Mr. Michel Gaspard AndrewChief Forestry OfficerMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Mr. Edmund JacksonCoordinatorEnvironmental Services UnitMinistry of Health and the Environment

SAMOA

H.E. Mr. Faumuina Tiatia LiugaMinisterMinistry of Natural Resources, Environmentand Meteorology

Mr. Tapuai Sepulona MoananuAssociate MinisterMinistry of Natural Resources, Environmentand Meteorology

Ms. Afoa Arasi TiotioGeneral ManagerMinistry of Natural Resources, Environmentand Meteorology

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SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

M. Heliodoro Pires QuaresmaIngénieur CartographeDirection des Services Geografiques etCadastrauxMinistère de l'Infrastructure et OeuvrePublique

SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Abdu Gasem Al-Shareef Al AssiriGeneral DirectorDepartment of Natural ResourcesMinistry of Agriculture

Dr. Bandar M. Al OtaibiMinistry of Agriculture

Eng. Naser B. AlmarriMinistry of Agriculture

Mr. Meteb A. AlshammariGeologistMinistry of Water and Electricity

Mr. Abdulaziz A AlabdullatifMinistry of Finance

Mr. Abdullah M. AlshoaibiSenior EngineerSaudi Development Fund

Mr. Rabah G. AlharbiNational Commission for WildlifeConservation and Development

Mr. Tarik Al AbbasiNational Commission for WildlifeConservation and Development

Mr. Suleiman Ali AlbudairFirst SecretaryEmbassy of Saudi Arabia, Madrid

SENEGAL

S.E. M. Abas NdiourAmbassadeurAmbassade du Sénégal, Madrid

M. Matar CisseDirecteur des Eaux, Forêts, Chasses et de laConservation des SolsMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRétention et des Lacs Artificiels

Mme Gogo Banel Ndiaye MacinaConseillère TechniqueConseil Supérieur des Ressources Naturelleset de l'Environnement (CONSERE)Ministère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRétention et des Lacs Artificiels

M. Abdourahmane SamouraChefDivision Reboisement et Conservation desSolsMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRetention et des Lacs Artificiels

M. Mamadou SangarePoint Focal FEMDirection de l'Environnement et desEtablissements Classés (DEEC)Ministère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRétention et des Lacs Artificiels

Mme Aichatou Bintou Abdoulaye LoPrimera SecretariaEmbajada de Senegal, Madrid

M. Ibrahima Sounkarou NdiayeCoordonnateurProjet de Gestion et Réhabilitation des TerresDégradées du Bassin ArachidierMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRétention et des Lacs Artificiels

M. Boucar SeneConseiller de l'Ambassade du SénégalAmbassade du Sénégal, Madrid

M. Mouhamed ThiamDirecteur du Génie Rural, des Bassins deRétention et Lacs ArtificielsMinistère de l'Environnement, de laProtection de la Nature, des Bassins deRétention et des Lacs Artificiels

SEYCHELLES

Mr. Basil EstherSenior Project OfficerNational Parks and Forestry SectionMinistry of Environment, Natural Resourcesand Transport

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SLOVAKIA

Mr. Prof. Pavol BielekDirectorSoil Science and Conservation ResearchInstitute

SLOVENIA

Mr. Silvo ZlebirDirector GeneralAgency of the Republic of Slovenia forEnvironment

Mr. Gregor GregoricHead of Section for MeteorologicalObservations and ApplicationsAgency of the Republic of Slovenia forEnvironment

Mr. Emil FerjancicHead of Section of International AffairsMinistry of the Environment and SpatialPlanning

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Mr. Joe HorokouDirectorEnvironment and Conservation DivisionMinistry of Forest, Environment andConservation

Ms. Helen BeckConsellorPermanent Mission of Solomon Islands, NewYork

SOMALIA

Mr. Idd. B. MohamedFirst CounselorPermanent Mission of Somalia to the UnitedNations, New York

SOUTH AFRICA

H.E. Ms. Rejoice MabudafhasiDeputy MinisterMinistry of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Ms. Pamela YakoDirector GeneralDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Mr. Bonga MsomiSenior ManagerLand Use and Soil ManagementDepartment of Agriculture

Mr. Fundisile Goodman MketeniDeputy Director GeneralDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Ms. Maria MbengasheChief Policy Advisor:Biodiversity and Marine InternationalCooperationDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Hon. Langa ZitaChairperson of the Portfolio Committee forEnvironmental Affairs and TourismSaint Lucia Wetland Park Authority

Mr. Keith Paul TaylorDeputy DirectorLand and Soil Use ManagementDepartment of Agriculture

Mr. Jones Muleso KharikaDirector of Resource UseDepartment of Tourism and Environment

Ms. Masego MosheshOffice Administrator to the Director GeneralAdviserDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Mr. Zaheer FakirChief Policy Advisor: InternationalGovernance and ResourceDepartment of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Masingita ChaukeResource Conservation OfficerDepartment of Agriculture

Mr. Kulani MachabaSenior Policy Advisor: Biodiversity andHeritage International CooperationDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

Ms. Gugulethu ZuluPersonal Assistant to the Deputy MinisterAdviserDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

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SOUTH AFRICA (continued)

Mr. Ellwyn O. BeckConsejeroEmbajada Sudafrica, Spain

Mr. Andrew Philip ZaloumisChief Executive OfficerSaint Lucia Wetland Park Authority

Mr. Fhatuwani TshivhaseDeputy Director Sustainable LandManagementDepartment of Environmental Affairs andTourism

SPAIN

Excma. Sra. Dña. Cristina Narbona RuizMinistraMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Excmo. Antonio Serrano RodríguezSecretario General para el Territorioy la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Excmo. Juan Pablo De Laiglesia y Gonzàlezde PeredoSecretario General de la AECIMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sra. Concepción Toquero PlazaSubsecretariaMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Juan Manuel De la Torre AcostaDirector del Gabinete de la MinistraMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. José Luís Herránz SáezDirector General para la BiodiversidadMinisterio del Medio Ambiente

Sra. Maria Jesús Rodríguez de SanchoSubdirectora General de Política Forestal deDesertificaciónMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Amparo RamblaSubdirectora General de RelacionesInternacionalesMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Yolanda Florez BlascoJefa de ProtocoloMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Eduardo Del Palacio Fernández-MontesJefe del Área de Hidrología y ZonasDesfavorecidasDirección General para la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Sergio Àlvarez SànchezJefe del Areade Relaciones MultilateralesSubdireccion Generalde Relaciones InternacionalesMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Benito Pinilla PasalodosCoordinador de Programa de la SubdirecciónGeneral de Relaciones InternacionalesMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Gustavo Jerez AlarnesJefe Gabinete de PrensaMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Leopoldo Rojo SerranoJefe de Servicio de Formación yDocumentaciónDirección General para la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Gerardo Sánchez PeñaJefe de SPCANMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Ascensión Ramírez SobrinoJefa de Sección de Evaluación y ProgramasMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Manuela Fernandez MorenoTecnico Superior del MMASubdireccion General de RelacionesInternacionales

Sra. María Torres-Quevedo García deQuesadaJefa de Seccionde Economica MontañaDireccion General para la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sr. Luis Martin FernàndezAsesir Técnico de HidrologíaDireccion Generalpara la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

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SPAIN (continued)

Sr. José Luis Salazar MañezAsesorMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Myriàm Martín VallejoOficina Técnica del PAN

Dirección General para la BiodiversidadMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Beatriz Bueno GonzálezOficina Técnica del PANTecnologias y Recursos Agrarias SAMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Araceli Martínez RuizOficina Técnica del Programa de AcciónNacionalTecnologías y Recursos AgrariosMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Sara Torre SalesOficina Técnica del PANDMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Paloma Ramos FernàndezOficina Técnica del PANDMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Marta García VargasOficina Téchnica del PANDMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Sra. Laura Castro FlórezOficina Técnica del PANDMinisterio de Medio Ambiente

Excma. Leire Pajín IraolaSecretaria de Estado de CooperaciónInternacionalMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sr. José Cuenca AnayaEmbajador de España Misión Especial paraMedio Ambiente y Nuevas TecnologíasMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores

Sra. Consuelo Femenía GuardiolaSubdirectora General de Programas yConvenios Culturales y CientíficosDireccíon General de Relaciones Culturalesy CientíficasMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sr. Antonio García FerrerVocal AsesorGabinete Técnico del Secretario GeneralAgencia Española de CooperaciónInternacionalMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sr. José Jiménez García-HerreraConsejero Técnico Programa Azahar AECIMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sra. Mónica Ruiz BustosJefa del AreaS.G. de Programas y Convenios CientíficosDirección General de Programas y ConveniosCulturales y CientíficosMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores

Sra. Rossana Roselló BasCoordinadora de Actividadesdel Gabinete Técnicodel S.G. AECIMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores yCoordinación

Sra. Asha SukhwaniTécnico Superior Examinador de la OficinaEspañola de Patentes y MarcasMinisterio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

Sr. Alejandro NietoJefe de Área de la Dirección General deFinanciación ExteriorMinisterio de Economía y Hacienda

Sr. Victor Castillo SánchezCentro de Edafología y Biología Aplicadadel SeguraConsejo Superior de InvestigacionesCientificas

Sr. Juan Sánchez DíazCentro de Investigaciones sobreDesertificacìonConsejo Superior de InvestigacionesCientificas

Sr. Victoriano Ramón Vallejo CalzadaProfesorUniversidad de Barcelona

Sr. Joan Pallisé ConflentDirector General de Medio NaturalGeneralidad de Cataluña

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SPAIN (continued)

Sr. D. Manuel Vázquez FernándezConsejero de Medio Ambiente y DesarrolloSostenibleJunta de Galicia

Sr. Emilio Fernández SuárezDirector GeneralJunta de Galicia

Sra. Fuensanta Coves BotellaConsejera de Medio Ambiente de la JuntaAndaluciaJunta de Andalucía

Sra. Rosa Mª Mendoza CastellónJunta de Andalucía

Sr. José Ramon García AntónConseller de Medio Ambiente, AguaUrbanismo y Vivienda de la ComunidadValenciana

Sr. José Luis Martínez GuijarriConsejero de Medio Ambiente y deDesarrollo RuralComunidad de Castilla la Mancha

Sr. José Ignacio Nicolás DueñasDirector General de Política ForestalComunidad de Castilla la Mancha

Sra. Carmen Pavón ColladoDirectora del GabineteJunta de Andalucía

Sr. Gerardo Berriel MartínezConsejero de Medio Ambiente y OrdenaciónTerritorialComunidad de Canarias

Sr. Cándido Padrón PadrónViceconsejero de Medio AmbienteComunidad de Canarias

Sr. José Luis Navarro RiberaConsejero de Industria, EnergiaJunta de Extremadura

Sra. María A. Pérez FernándezDirectora General de Evaluación y CalidadAmbientalJunta de Extremadura

Sr. Guillermo Crespo ParraDirector General del Medio Natural(Extramudera)Junta de Extremadura

Sr. Antonio Luis Sanjuan BericatSubdirector General del Medio NaturalConsejeria de Medio Ambiente y Ordenacióndel Territorio, Comunidad de Madrid

Sr. Pablo Sanjuanbenito GarcíaJefe de Area de Desarrollo ForestalComunidad de Madrid

Sr. Álvaro González DueñasTécnico Forestal SuperiorConsejeria de Medio Ambiente y Ordenacióndel Territorio, Comunidad de Madrid

SRI LANKA

Mr. Ranasinghege SemasingheDirector for Natural Resource DivisionMinistry of Environment and NaturalResources

SUDAN

Mr. Mohamed Elamin AbdelrahmanMohamedDirector GeneralMinistry of Agriculture and Forests

Prof. Mukhtar Ahmed MustafaDirectorDesertification and Desert Cultivation StudiesCentre

Mr. Salah Eldin Abdalla Elabaid NasihUNCCD Focal PointMinistry of Agriculture and Forests

Mr. Siddig AbdallaChargé d'AffairesEmbassy of Sudan, Madrid

Mr. Elhassan Ahmed Elhussein ElarabiCounselorEmbassy of Sudan, Madrid

SWAZILAND

H.E. Mr. Mtiti FakudzeMinisterMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

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SWAZILAND (continued)

Mr. Bongani MasukuLand Development OfficerMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

SWEDEN

Mr. Patrick RabeDeputy DirectorMinistry for Foreign Affairs

Ms. Asa HindenborgDesk OfficerDepartment for Multilateral DevelopmentCooperationMinistry for Foreign Affairs

Mr. Anders Hjort-Af-OrnäsProfessorLinköping University

SWITZERLAND

S.E. M. Jean-Philippe TissièresAmbassadeurDirection du Développement et de laCoopération

M. Martin SommerChef de la Délégation de NégociationDirection du Développement et de laCoopération

Mme Liliane OrtegaChef SuppléanteDélégation de NégociationDirection du Développement et de laCoopération

M. Kurt KunzAmbassade de Suisse, Espagne

M. Martin KrebsConseillerDirectorate of Political Affairs DP

M. Jacques BorelDesk OfficerDirection du Développement et de laCoopération

M. Markus BürliConseillerDirection du Développement et de laCoopération

M. Ernst GabathulerCentre Développement et EnvironnementUniversity of Bern

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'aDirectorOffice for Implementation of the Conventionand National CoordinationMinistry of Local Administration andEnvironment

Mr. Nasser El Din Kheir-AllahEmbajada de la R. A. Siria, Madrid

TAJIKISTAN

Mr. Nozaninov Nusratullo BodomovichChief of Department of InternationalEconomic RelationsDeputy Focal Point for the UNCCDMinistry for Environmental Protection

THAILAND

Mr. Banphot HongtongPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Chaiwat SittibushDirector GeneralLand Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Sompol PanmaneeSecretary GeneralRoyal Development Projects Board

Mr. Amnarj SonimsartAdvisor to the Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Chawin JermsuwanDirector of Land and DevelopmmentRegional Office 1,Land and Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Seree JuengnijnirundDirector of Land and Development,Regional Office 5,Land and Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

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THAILAND (continued)

Mr. Chumphon KhonginDirector of Land Development,Regional Office 10,Land and Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Arnon NonciePolicy and Plan Analyst,Foreign Agriculturla Relations DivisionMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Dr. Pitayakon LimtongSenior Agronomist,Land Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Ms. Auschada ChitechoteSenior Forest Technical Officer,Department of National Park, Wildlife andPlant ConservationMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment

Mr. Sopon ChomchanAdviser to the Director GeneralLand Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Prapun TanakitroungruangSenior Forester,Royal Forest DepartmentMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment

Ms. Chulawan PromsuwanSenior Forest Administrator,Royal Forest DepartmentMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment

Mr. Worapong WaramitSenior Policy and Plan AnalystLand Development DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

TIMOR-LESTE

Mr. Mario Ribeiro NunesNational Director of Coffee and ForestryMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries

Mr. Deolindo Da SilvaNational Directorof Agriculture and LivestockMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries

TOGO

M. Boundjouw SamaDirecteur des Eaux et Forêts, Point focal CCDMinistère de l'Environnement et desRessources Forestières

M. Abdoumisamilou IssifouChef du Centre National des SemencesForestièresMinistère de l'Environnement et desRessources Forestières

TONGA

Dr. Viliami FakavaDeputy DirectorHead of Corporate Services DivisionMinistry of Agriculture and Food

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Ms. Jacqueline Ganteaume FarrellPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Public Utilities and theEnvironment

Mr. Kenneth RoachSenior Sector SpecialistMinistry of Public Utilities and theEnvironment

Mr. Hilton SandySecretary of Agriculture, Marine Affairs andthe EnvironmentMinistry of Public Utilities and theEnvironment

Ms. Gillian Clarke-StanislausEnvironmental Officer IIMinistry of Public Utilities and theEnvironment

TUNISIA

S.E. M. Habib M'BarekAmbassadeurAmbassade de Tunisie, Madrid

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TUNISIA (continued)

M. Noureddine KaabiDirecteurMinistère du Développement et de laCoopération Internationale

M. Issam AnatarIngénieur en chefDirection Générale pour l'Aménagement et laConservation des Terres AgricolesMinistère de l'Agriculture et des RessourcesHydrauliques

M. Hamda AlouiChef de ServiceMinistère de l'Environnement et duDéveloppement Durable

M. Karim Ben BecherMinistre PlénipotentiaireAmbassade de Tunisie, Madrid

M. Mohamed Mehdi MlikaPrésidentAssociation du Réseau Méditerranéen pour leDéveloppement Durable

M. Ali AbaabExpert NationalMinistère de l'Environnement et duDéveloppement Durable

M. Helmi SabaraExpert NationalMinistère de l'Environnement et duDéveloppement Durable

M. Adel AyaraMembreAssociation du Réseau Méditerranéen pour leDéveloppement Durable

TURKEY

Mr. Erdogan OzevrenUNCCD Focal PointChief of SectionMinistry of Environment and Forestry

Mr. Erdogan SirinDivision DirectorMinistry of Environment and Forestry

Mr. Mevlüt DüzgünExpertMinistry of Environment and Forestry

Mr. Ömer Ümran ÖzdenörenExpertTurkish International Cooperation andDevelopment Agency

Mr. Mehmet Ceyhun AlogluEngineerMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Mr. Ibrahim BirogluEngineerGeneral Directorate of State Hydraulic Works

Ms. Mediha ÖzcanAssistant ExpertMinistry of Environment and Forestry

Ms. Canan AlpaslanTechnical Aid Deputy ExpertTurkish International Cooperation andDevelopment Agency

TURKMENISTAN

Dr. Durikov MuhametNational Coordinator of UNCCDNational Institute of Deserts, Flora and FaunaMinistry of Nature Protection

TUVALU

Mr. Kilifi Talakatoa O'BrienEnvironment Impact Assessment Officer,UNCCD Secondary Focal PointMinistry of Natural Resources and Lands

UGANDA

Mr. Justine Lawrence BwogiAg Director for LandsMinistry of Lands, Housing and UrbanDevelopment

Ms. Rhoda TumusiimeCommissioner for Agricultural PlanningMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Industry andFisheries

Mrs. Edith Kateme-KassajaCommissioner for PlanningMinistry of Lands, Housing and UrbanDevelopment

Mr. Samuel A.A AmuleCommissioner, Local Authorities InspectionMinistry of Local Government

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UGANDA (continued)

Rev. Sandra MwebazeAg CommissionerAnimal ProductionMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Industry andFisheries

Mr. Stephen MuwayaSenior Range EcologistMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Industry andFisheries

UKRAINE

Dr. Yuriy KolmazHeadLand Resources DivisionDirectorate of Biotic Resources and EcoNetMinistry of Environmental Protection

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saeed AlkindiMinister of Environment and WaterMinistry of Environment and Water

Excmo. Sr. Sultan M. Al Qortasi Al NoaimiEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioEnvironment Agency

H.E. Dr. Salem Msarri Al DhaheriDirector GeneralFederal Environment Agency

Dr. Saad Al Deen Mohammed Al NumairyEnvironmental AdvisorFederal Environment Agency

Mr. Burkan Khaliefa Abdulla Al KhalifaLegal AdviserMinistry of Environment and Water

Mr. Abdul Nasser Ali Al ShamsiDirector of the Terrestrial EnvironmentResearch CenterEnvironment Agency

Mr. Mohammed Nawas KhanDirector ofForestry DepartmentEnvironment Agency

Mr. Hmaid Ali AlSabousiSecond SecretaryMinistry of Foreign Affairs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAINAND NORTHERN IRELAND

Ms. Gemma CookDeputy Policy AnalystGlobal Environmental Assets TeamPolicy DivisionDepartment for International Development

Ms. Izabella KoziellBiodiversity and Desertification Adviser,Global Environmental Assets TeamDepartment for International Development

Mr. Jolyon ThomsonLawyerInternational Environment DivisionDepartment of Environment, Food and RuralAffairs

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Hon. Prof. Mark J. MwandosyaMinister of StateVice-President's Office

Ms. Ruth H. MollelPermanent SecretaryVice-President's Office

Mr. Ali Juma HamadDirector of EnvironmentMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock andEnvironment

Mr. Ruzika N. MuhetoDirector of Environmental Planning andResarchNational Environment Management Council

Mr. Sulle M. SellaDeputy Director, Department of MultilateralCopeerationMinistry of Foreign Affairs and InternationalCooperation

Mr. Joseph QamaraAssistant to the Minister of StateVice-President's Office

Mr. George R. KafumuSenior Environmental OfficerVice-President's Office

Mr. Patrick NdakiDivision of EnvironmentVice-President's Office

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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA(continued)

Mr. Jerome S. AsseyPersonal Assistant to the Vice PresidentVice-President's Office

Mr. Samwel N. MarwaEconomistMinistry of Finance

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mr. Franklin MooreDirectorOffice of Environment and Science PolicyBureau for Economic Growth, Agricultureand TradeUnited States Agency for InternationalDevelopment

Ms. Kelly MiltonForeign Affairs OfficerOffice of Ecology and TerrestrialConservationBureau of Oceans, Environment and ScienceDepartment of State

Mr. John TuminaroForeign Affairs OfficerOffice of Economic and Development AffairsBureau of International Organization AffairsDepartment of State

Mr. Charles V. BarberEnvironmental AdviserOffice of Environment and Science PolicyBureau for Economic Growth, Agricultureand TradeUnited States Agency for InternationalDevelopment

Dr. Mary RowenWildlife and Biodiversity AdviserOffice of Natural Resources ManagementBureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture andTradeUnited States Agency for InternationalDevelopment

Ms. Maxine LevinSoil ScientistNatural Resources Conservation ServiceDepartment of Agriculture

Mr. Michael PellantGreat Basin Restoration Initiative CoordinatorBureau of Land ManagementDepartment of the Interior

URUGUAY

Embajador Dr. Ariel RusiñolDirector de Medio AmbienteMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores deUruguay

Sra. Giselle Beja ValentDirectoraDirección Nacional de Medio AmbienteAsesoría de Asuntos InternacionalesMinisterio de Vivienda, OrdenamientoTerritorial y Medio Ambiente

Sra. Ines RodriguezMinistra ConsejeraEmbajada de Uruguay, Madrid

UZBEKISTAN

Dr. Bakhtiyor KadyrovFirst Deputy Director of UzhydrometCabinet of Ministers (Uzhydromet)

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)

H.E. Mr. Hely Vladimir Villegas PoljakViceministroMinisterio del Poder Popular para RelacionesExteriores

H.E. Mr. Miguel Leonardo RodríguezViceministro de Conservacion AmbientalMinisterio del Poder Popular para elAmbiente

H.E. Sr. Cristobal N. Francisco OrtizViceministro de gestion de aguaMinisterio del Poder Popular para elAmbiente

H.E. Ms. Aura Mahuampi Rodríguez de OrtizEmbajadora Alterna en la Misión Permanentede Venezuela en la ONUMisión Permanente de la RepúblicaBolivariana de Venezuela en la ONU, NuevaYork

ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4Page 35

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)

Ing. Rodolfo Roa DelgadoDirector General de Cuencas HidrográficasDirección General de Cuencas HidrográficasMinisterio del Poder Popular para elAmbiente

Ing. Domingo BenitezDirector de SuelosMinisterio del Poder Popular para elAmbiente

Ms. Genoveva Campos GilSegundo SecretarioDespacho del Viceministro para América delNorte y Asuntos Multilaterales del Ministeriodel Poder Popular para Relaciones ExterioresMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores

Ms. María Elizabeth RodríguezTercer SecretarioDespacho del Viceministro para Asia, MedioOriente y OceaniaMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores

Sra. Claudia Salerno CalderaCoordinadora de Relaciones InternacionalesII,Direccion General de SoberaniaMinisterio del Poder Popular para RelacionesExteriores

Sra. Ana De AzcoitiaAsistente EspecialMisión Permanente de la RepúblicaBolivariana de Venezuela en la ONU, NuevaYork

VIET NAM

H.E. Mr. Hua Duc NhiVice MinisterMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc BinhDirector GeneralDepartment for Forestry DevelopmentMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment

Mr. Luong Van LinhDeputy DirectorDepartment of AgricultureOffice of GovernmentMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment

Mr. Dinh Ngoc MinhDeputy DirectorDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsMinistry of Planning and Investment (MPI)

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bao TamDeputy DirectorCooperation DepartmentMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment

Mr. Le Huu TanCounselorEmbassy of S.R. Vietnam, Madrid

Mr. Pham Trong HienSenior OfficerDepartment of International CooperationMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment

Dr. Pham Manh CuongUNCCD National OfficeDepartment of ForestryMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment

Mr. Duong Thanh AnHead of DivisionNational Environment Protection AgencyMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment

YEMEN

H.E. Mr. Mansour Ahmed A. Al HawshabiMinisterMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation

H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman KarmaniEmbajadorEmbassy of Yemen, Cuba

Mr. Mutahar Zaid MutaharGeneral Director of Irrigation DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation

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YEMEN (continued)

Mr. Ahmed Husain Abubaker Al-AttasGeneral Director of Forestry andDesertificationMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation

Mr. Allaadeen M. Al SharjabiNational ExpertMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation

ZAMBIA

H. E. Mr. Michael KainguMinisterMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Mr. Godwin Fishani GondweChief Environmental Management OfficerDepartment of Environment and NaturalResourcesMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Ms. Anna Chileshe MasinjaDirectorForestry DepartmentMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Mr. Lawrence MulamaChief AccountantMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Mr. Bwalya Lyapa NondoPublic Relations OfficerMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Ms. Nasilele LubindaSenior EconomisrDepartment of Economic and TechnicalCooperationMinistry of Finance and National Planning

Mr. Gideon LintiniDirectorDepartment of Planning and InformationMinistry of Commerce Trade and Industry

Mr. Felix ChabalaPrincipal Inspector (Environmental ImpactAssessment)Environment Council of Zambia

Mr. Davies ZuluAssistant DirectorMinistry of Local Government and Housing

Mr. Martin Nyambe SishekanuChief Agricultural Specialist (LandHusbandry)Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mr. Rodrick NgoloExecutive OfficerMinistry of Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources

Mr. Obote ShakaciteGeneral ManagerZaffico Limited

ZIMBABWE

H.E. Mr. F. C. D. NhemaMinister of Environment and TourismMinistry of Environment and Tourism

Ms. Mutsa Dorothy ChasiDirector GeneralEnvironmental Management AgencyMinistry of Environment and Tourism

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OBSERVER STATES

HOLY SEE

H.E. Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic NuncioApostolic Nunciature, Spain

Dr. Tomás Sancho MarcoApostolic Nunciature, Spain

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ORGANIZATIONS HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TOPARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS IN THE SESSION AND THE WORK OF

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MAINTAINING PERMANENTOBSERVER MISSIONS AT HEADQUARTERS

PALESTINE

Mr. Nedal Abdelqader Abdallah KatbehbaderDeputy Director GeneralDirectorate of Environmental ResourcesEnvironment Quality Authority

ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4Page 39

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ANDRELATED ORGANIZATIONS

CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OFMIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS

Mr. Robert HepworthExecutive Secretary

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONOF THE UNITED NATIONS

Sra. Lucia Pita GutierrezAministrative Assistant

Mr. German RojasChief, FAO Informative Office for Spain andAndorraCommunication DivisionKnowledge and Communication Department

Mr. Dominique LantieriRemote Sensing OfficerEnvironmental Assessment and ManagementUnitEnvironment, Climate Change and BioenergyDivision

Mr. Luc DubreuilEnvironment OfficerInvestment CentreTechnical Cooperation DepartmentFocal Point GM

INTERNATIONAL FUND FORAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Kanayo NwanzeVice President

Ms. Farhana Haque-RahmanChief of Media Relations, Special Events andProgrammes

Mr. Rodney CookeDirectorTechnical Advisory Division

Ms. Khalida BouzarGlobal Environment Facility Coordinator

Mr. Jesus QuintanaProgramme OfficerGlobal Environment Facility Unit

Mr. Naoufel TelahigueProgramme OfficerGlobal Environment Facility Unit

Ms. Adriana BombardoneAssistantGlobal Environment Facility Unit

Ms. Silvia DonatoJunior Programme OfficerGlobal Environment Facility Unit

SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ONBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Mr. Ahmed DjoghlafExecutive Secretary

Mr. Asghar Mohammadi Fazel

Ms. Jaime Alexandra WebbeProgramme OfficerDry and Sub-humid Lands

SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATECHANGE

Mr. Yvo de BoerExecutive Secretary

Mr. Bagher AsadiChair, Subsidiary Body for Implementation

Ms. Rocio LichteProgramme Officer

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND

Ms. Donna GoodmanProject Manager, Environment & YoungPeople

Ms. Vanessa TobinDeputy DirectorProgramme Division

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADEAND DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Reinder Kutsch-Lojenga

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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME

Ms. Taija KontinenProgramme OfficerArab States

Ms. Mercedes San Roman RuizProgramme of Assistance to the PalestinianPeople

Mr. Philip DobieDirector,UNDP Drylands Development Centre

Mr. Mounkaila GoumandakoyePolicy Advisor

Ms. Anna TengbergRegional Technical Advisor

Ms. Veronica MuthuiRegional Technical Advisor

Mr. Elie KodsiRegional Team Leader for North Africa andArab StatesDryland Development Centre

Ms. Verity NyagahRegional Team Leader for East and SouthernAfrica

Ms. Mirey AtalahRegional Technical Advisor

Mr. Albert MwangiProject ManagerImproving Market Access for DrylandsCommoditiesDrylands Development Centre

Ms. Sarah AnyotiInformation and Communication SpecialistDrylands Development Centre

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURALORGANIZATION

Mr. Philippe PypaertProgramme Specialist

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTPROGRAMME

Mr. Bakary KanteDirectorDivision of Policy Development and Law

Ms. Elizabeth MremaDELC

Ms. Kamar YousufDELC

Mr. Peter AcquahDeputy DirectorAfrican Ministerial Conference on theEnvironment (AMCEN) secretariat

Dr. Ahmad Ali GhosnNatural Resources OfficerRegional Coordinator for UNCCDRegional Office for West Asia

Ms. Lera MilesUNEP-WCMC

Ms. Gemma ShepherdProgramme OfficerDivision of Early Warming and Assessment

Prof. Klaus KellnerDesert Margins National Coordinator (DMP)

Mr. Mohamed Foday SessayProgramme OfficerDivision of Global Environment FacilityRegional Office for Africa

UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS

Ms. Barbara Tavora-JainchillProgramme Officer

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONERFOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr. David Martin CastroAssociate Human Rights Officer

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONERFOR REFUGEES

Ms. Maria Jesus Vega PascualExternal Relations - ER

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UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONALSTRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

Mr. Douglas PattieCoordinatorPlatform for the Promotion of Early Warning

Dr. Pedro Basabe RodriguezSenior Advisor

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY

Prof. Janos BogardiDirector UNU EHSVice Rector a.i. United Nations University

Dr. Koko WarnerHead of SectionSocial Vulnerability and EnvironmentalMigration

Ms. Carlota SchneiderOrganization and Liaison ManagerHuman Resources Manager

WORLD BANK

M. Bennouna TaoufiqSenior Environmental SpecialistTerraAfrica Secretariat

Mr. Nicholas PhythianConsultant Trainer

Ms. Katiana Murillo

Mr. James Warren EvansDirector of Environment Department

Mr. Enos E. EsikuriSenior Environmental SpecialistEnvironment Department

Mr. Erick Fernandes

Mr. Christophe CrepinRegional Programme ManagerAfrica Region

Ms. Kristyn Schrader

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Mr. Jordi Renart i VilaPolicy OfficerPolicy, Strategy and Programme SupportDivision

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Dr. Carlos Florencio CorvalanCoordinatorOccupational and Environmental Health

WORLD METEOROLOGICALORGANIZATION

Mr. Michel JarraudSecretary-General

Dr. Mannava SivakumarChiefAgricultural Meteorology Division

Ms. Carine Richard-Van MaeleChiefCommunications and Public Affairs Office

Mr. R. StefanskiScientific OfficerAgricultural Meteorology DivisionWorld Climate Programme Department

Mr. M. Palomares CalderonInternational Relations Manager

Ms. Susana Alonso Ramos

Ms. Piedad Garcia Delgado

Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Tascon

WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION

Mr. Luigi CabriniDirectorDepartment of Sustainable Development ofTourism

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Mr. Daniele PonziDivision Manager Sustainable DevelopmentDivision

AFRICAN UNION

Dr. Mahmoud MoustafaPolicy, Water Resource and Environment

Mr. Oseyemi Olurotimi AkinbamijoChief Animal Resource Officer

Mr. Abebe Haile-GabrielDirector, AU/SAFGRAD

Ms. Fatoumata Oumou Keita

ARAB CENTER FOR THE STUDIES OF ARIDZONES AND DRY LANDS

Dr. Gilani Mhimed AbdelgwadmConsultant of General Director

Prof. Dr. Khaled Ben MahmoudDirector of Soil and Water Uses DepartmentHead of Programme Assesment, Monitoringand Combating Desertification in the ArabWorld

ARAB MAGHREB UNION

M. Habib Ben YahyaSecrétaire Général

M. Mohamed IsmailExpertSécurité Alimentaire et Environnement

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Mr. Nessim J. AhmadDirectorEnvironment and Social Safeguard DivisionRegional and Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment

CAZALAC - WATER CENTER FOR ARID ANDSEMI-ARID ZONES IN LATIN AMERICA ANDTHE CARIBBEAN

Mr. Guido SotoExecutive Director

COMITE PERMANENT INTER-ETATS DELUTTE CONTRE LA SECHERESSE DANS LESAHEL

Prof. Alhousseïni BretaudeauSecrétaire exécutif

M. Dramane CoulibalyCoordonnateur du Programme Régionald'AppuiSecurité Alimentaire - Lutte contre laDésertification - Population etDéveloppement

Mme Edwige Botoni-LiehounExpertGestion de ressources naturelles

M. Philippe ZoungranaExpertGestion de Ressources Naturelles

M. Bertrand ReyssetExpertGestion de Ressources Naturelles

M. Harouna KindoChargé de communication

COMMISSION DES FORETS D'AFRIQUECENTRALE

M. Raymond Ndomba-NgoyeSecrétaire Exécutif Adjoint

M. Martin TadoumAssistant Technique

COMMUNITY OF SAHEL-SAHARAN STATES

Mme Wafa EssahliDirectriceChargée du Développement Rural

M. Gilbert ZongoResponsable ProgrammeSécurité Alimentaire

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COMUNIDADE DOS PAISES DE LINGUAPORTUGUESA

Sr. Luís de Matos Monteiro da FonsecaCommunity of Portugese Speaking Countries

Dr. Jacqueline AndradeCPLP

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRALAFRICAN STATES

M. Charles Elie Mbonguy JoumambilaCoordinateur Supérieur Environnement

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Dr. Olivier ArinoHead of the Projects SectionEarth Observation Science, Applications andFuture Technology Department

Dr. Diego Fernández-PrietoScientific CoordinatorEarth Observation Science, Applications andFuture Technology Department

Mr. Marc PaganiniEarth Observation Application EngineerProjects Section of the Exploitation andServices DivisionEarth Observation Science, Applications andFuture Technology Department

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Mr. Gustavo A. FonsecaTeam LeaderNatural Resources Management

Mr. Walter LusigiSenior AdvisorLand and Water Resources

Ms. Andrea KutterSenior Natural ResourcesManagement Specialist

INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FORCOOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE

Mr Gertjan BeekmanCoordinatorProgram to Combat Desertification andMitigate the Effects of Drought in SouthAmerica

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FORAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRYAREAS

Mr. Richard J. ThomasDirector of the Natural Resource ManagementProgram

INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCHINSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS

Dr. Mark WinslowMarketing SpecialistProject Development and Marketing

Mr. Olanrewaju Babatunde SmithPrincipal Scientist

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FORMIGRATION

Dr. Philippe BoncourInternational Dialogue on Migration DivisionUNU side event

IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATIONUNION

Ms. Hala KilaniPoverty, Equity and Gender ProgrammeCoordinator

Mr. Rami A SalmanHead of ProgrammeIUCN Centre of Mediterranean Cooperation

Ms. Nikola RassCommunication OfficerWISP Programme

Prof. Edouard G. BonkoungouDirectorCFEDD

Mr. Gonzalo OviedoSenior Adviser, Social Policy

Mr. Edmund BarrowCoordinatorForest Dryland Conservation and SocialPolicyIUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa,Kenya

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IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATIONUNION

Mr. Jonathan DaviesGlobal CoordinatorWorld Initiative for Sustainable PastoralismProgrammeIUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Ms. Caterina WolfangelProgramme Officer DrylandsIUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Ms. Masego MadzwamuseRegional Programme Development OfficerIUCN Southern Africa Office

Dr. Mohammed-Taghi FarvarChair,IUCN Commission on Environmental,Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)

Professor Kamel BatanounyIUCN Commission on EcosystemManagement (CEM),Regional Vice Chair

Mr. Martin Muteti MbuviConsultancy ManagerPractical Action (Intermediate TechnologyDevt Group - ITDG)

OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL

Mr. Paul Rees OsbornConsultant

M. Youba SokonaSecrétaire exécutif

M. Ousmane Souleymane DialloCoordinateur du Programme Eau

M. Abdessalem KallalaChargé de MissionRelations Extérieures et Communication

M. Mourad BrikiProgramme Environnement

Mme Mélanie Requier-DesjardinsCoordinatrice des ProgrammesEnvironnement Recherche et Développement

ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LAFRANCOPHONIE

M. Elam NiyiziyobivaMembre du Comité Jeunesse Mediaterre

Mme Faouzia AbdoulhalikResponsableProgramme Environnemnt

SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ONWETLANDS

Mr. Abou Bakari BambaSenior Regional Advisor for Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY

Mr. Joao S. CaholoDeputy Executive Secretary

Mr. Nyambe Harsen NyambeSenior Programme Manager for NaturalResources Management, the Environment andSustainable Development

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ANGOLA

Juventude Ecologica AngolanaMr. Constantino Alberto RodrigoMendes

ARGENTINA

Fundacion Agreste Punto VerdeMr. Edward Mc Donald

Ms. Griselda Leonor Marrero Duarte

Ms. Caitlin Sturridge

Mr. Juliàn Rafael Varela Toranzo

BELARUS

Belarusian Geographic SocietyDr. Valentin Yatsukhno

BELIZE

Belize Audubon SocietyMs. Tanya Williams ThompsonAdvocacy Manager

BOLIVIA

Productividad Biosfera y MedioAmbiente

Mr. Mark Edward ChristopherCamburn

Sra. Sara Crespo Suàrez

BRAZIL

AMAVIDAMr. Abdelaziz Aboud Santos Junnior

Mr. João Otavio Malheiros

Associação Pernambucana de Defesa daNatureza (ASPAN)

Ms. Silvia Picchioni

Centro de Assessoria e Apoio aosTrabalhadores e Instituições nãoGovernamentais Alternativas(CAATINGA)

Ms. Tatiana Cyro Costa

Sr. Paulo Pedro de Carvalho

Mr. Wouter Van Oosterhout

Fundaçao Grupo Esquel BrasilSr. Mauricio Aroucha

Mr. Silvio Sant'anna

Instituto SertaoMr. Paulo Ferreira Maciel

Sr. João Evangelista J. dos Santos

Sr. Rodrigo Cesar Vaz P. de Souza

BURKINA FASO

Association des volontaires pour ledéveloppement (A.V.D.)

Mr. Seydou Florent Ouedraogo

Centre Ecologique Albert SchweitzerMr. B. Michael Yanogo

Comité régional des unités de productiondu Sahel

Ms. Seydou ag Madia

CAMEROON

Confédération des ONG d'environnementet de développement de l'AfriqueCentrale (CONGAC)

Mme Jacqueline Nkoyok

CANADA

International Council for LocalEnvironmental Initiatives

Mr. Javier Celma Celma

UNISFERA International CentreMr. Marc Paquin

Ms. Joana Talafré

CHAD

Association pour la protection del'environnment

Mr. Facho Balaam

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CHILE

Corporación ObservatorioLatinoamericano de ConflictosAmbientales

Sr. Ricardo Cifuentes Villarroel

CHINA

Chinese Society of Forestry EconomicsMs. Dai Guangcui

COSTA RICA

Asociación Coordinadora Indígena yCampesina de AgroforesteriaComunitaria Centroamericana

Sra. Evelyn Chaves Jaen

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Réseau pour l'environnement et ledéveloppement durable en Afrique(REDDA/NESDA)

M. Pascal Valentin HouenouCoordinateur

CUBA

Asociación Cubana de las NacionesUnidas

Sra. Azalia Loipa Arias González

Asociación Cubana de ProducciónAnimal

Dr. Dilcia García PérezSecretaria de RelacionesInternacionales

Pronaturaleza - Sociedad Cubana para laProtección del Medio Ambiente

Ms. Teresita de Jesús TelleríaLlamazares

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Club Unesco du centre d'action femme etenfant

Ms. Georgette Bilonda

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Fundacion panamericana de desarrolloMr. Cesáreo R. Guillermo Veloz

ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia Association for CombatingDesertification

Dr. Menberu Lulu

FINLAND

Dodo - Tulevaisuuden elävä luonto ryMr. Mikko Ahonen

FRANCE

Centre d'actions et de réalisationsinternationales

Mr. Emmanuel Ball

Mr. Salah Baali

Mr. Jean Baptiste Cheneval

M. Jean-Marie Blin

Ms. Pauline Casalegno

Mr. Chistophe Brossé

Ms. Maude Gentit

Ms. Sarah Gillet

Mr. Mohamed HoumyindCARI

M. Mohamed Houmymid

Mr. Ahmed Ferrak

Mr. Gerard Garcia

Mr. Raymond Loussert

Mr. Mouni Konombo

Mr. Olivier Le Maison

M. Stephan Moreau

Mr. Mamerto Valerio

Mr. José Valls

Ms. Anne Laure Wittmann

Ms. Celia Platero

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FRANCE

Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales(continued)

Mme Guilaine Richard

M. Yves Richard

Ms. Nadia Roldan

M. Patrice Burger

Mme Maude Gentilt

M. Christophe Brosse

Eau ViveMr. Christian Jean-Marie Houdus

M. Hamadou Boureima

International Federation of AgriculturalProducers (IFAP)

Sra. Carmen Cobano Suàrez

Mme Julie Emond

Sr. Jose Manuel Delgado Pérez

Mr. Rubén Castro Rodríguez

GEORGIA

Union of Sustainable Development“Ecovision”

Mrs. Nino Sulkhanishvili

GERMANY

League for Pastoral PeoplesMr. Mihir Ramsh Bhatt

Mr. Dailibai Raika

Mr. Rama Ram Raika

Dr. Ilse Kohler-Rollefson

Ms. Namitha Dipak

Mr. Hanwant Singh

GHANA

Friends of the Earth, GhanaMr. George Bright Kwaku Awudi

HAITI

Haiti SurvieM. Calixte Aldrin

INDIA

Adivasi Navjeewan Gathan NavjyotiAgua

Mr. Remish Ekka

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Centre for Sustainable DevelopmentStudies and Application (CENESTA)

Ms. Khadija Catherine Razavi

Mr. Asghar Tahmasebi

ITALY

Ipogea Research Centre on traditionaland Local Knowledge

Ms. Sabina Fátima Asins Velis

Ms. Astier Ogbai

Ms. Coninne Wacker Wolf

LEBANON

Makhzoumi FoundationMs. Salama Naamani

LESOTHO

Participatory Ecological Land UseManagement

Mr. Moshe Tsehlo

MALI

Association de formation et d'appui audéveloppement (AFAD)

Ms. Sina Maiga Damba

MAURITANIA

Action pour une gestion rationnelle del'environnement en Mauritanie(AGREEM)

Mr. Banemou Ould Tlayor

EspoirM. Mohamed Lemine OuldMohammeden

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MEXICO

Red Mexicana de Esfuerzos contra ladesertificacion y la degradacion de losrecursos naturales (RIOD MEX) A.C.

Sra. Gabriela Almeida Nuche

Sr. Jose Manuel Gomez Quiles

NETHERLANDS

Both EndsMr. Willem Drent

Ms. Danielle Aletta De Man

Mr. Sjef Langeveld

NIGER

Femme - Jeunesse - Environnement -Santé (FEMJES)

Mme Haoua Diop Djingarey

NORWAY

Drylands Coordination GroupMs. Lauren Naville

PAKISTAN

Society for Conservation & Protection ofEnvironment (SCOPE)

Mr. Tanveer Arif

PERU

ProterraSr. Carlos Andaluz

SENEGAL

Conseil des organisations non-governmentales d'appui audéveloppement (CONGAD)

Mme Voré Gana Seck

Environnement et développement dutiers-monde (ENDA-TM)

Mr. Masse Lo

M. Thierno Bal Seck

M. Emmanuel Seck

SOUTH AFRICA

Environmental Monitoring GroupMr. Noel Maxwell Oettle

SPAIN

Asamblea de Cooperación por la PazMr. Segundo Daniel Pastor Colino

Sra. Mercedes Morillo Vicente

Mr. Francesco Michele

Ms. Carmen Pilar Lloveres Esteve

Sra. Isabel Marin Sanchez

Mr. Azzam S. I. Tubaileh

Mr. Antonio Rivero García

Ms. Giusi Borraccino

Sra. Blanca Calvo Alonso-Cortes

Ms. Margarita María CasasCabezudo

Mr. José Carlos Ceballos Gómez

Mr. José Mª Aparicio Mancheño

Mr. Abdel Rahman SaleemAlamarah Tamimi

Ms. Ana Isabel Arranz de Pablo

Sra. Xohana Bastida Calvo

Mr. Miguel Ángel Blanco Sánchez

Ms. María José Fernández Galende

Sra. Carmen Garcia de Lucio

Ms. Mercedes de Castro LópezVillarín

Ms. Leila Del Peño Castañón

Mr. Vicente Gómez Aldea

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SPAIN (continued)

Asociación Trashumancia y NaturalezaSr. Jesús Garzón Heydt

Ms. Tiziana Boari

Sr. Fernando Garcia Montes

Mr. Mosses Ndiyainee

Sra. Raquel Casas Nogales

Ecologistas en AccionSra. M° Angeles Nieto Mazarrón

Sra. Elena Pecharromàn Mercado

Sra. Concepción Peñalver Castillo

Sr. Raúl Navarrete Navarrete

Sra. Isabel Miranda Pinillos

Sr. César López Santos

Sr. Justo Lorenzo Alguacil

Sra. Silvia Lema Moràn

Sra. Laura Pardo Mariscal

Sr. Rocío Orovengua León

Sra. Sonia Ortiga Zaragoza

Sr. Theo Oberhuber

Sra. Felicitas Villa Chavez

Sr. Àlvaro Blàzquez Jiménez

Mr. Fransisco Segura Castro

Mr. Julio Néstor Sosa Benia

Sra. María Luz Castillo Wisnes

Sr. Fernando Casado Càceres

Sra. Mónica Calderón Martin

Sr. José María Bravo Martín

Sr. Corra Nuala Boushel

Sra. Immaculada Blanco Burgos

Ms. Dance Bakeva

Sra. Laura Chamorro Mauricio

Sr. Pablo Cotarelo Àlvarez

Ms. Laura Conde Tebar

Sr. Carlos Corominas Balseyro

Sr. Carlos Alvear Guallart

Sra. Isabel Pinar Merino

Sr. Remedios Pérez-Lozao Gallego

Sra. Raquel Pérez Rodríguez

Sr. Jesús Sànchez-Corriendo Jaén

Sra. Saioa Magunacelaia Gonzàlez

Sra. Ruth Kñallinsky Ejdelman

Sr. Tom Kucharz

Sr. Ramón Linaza Iglesias

Sra. Ana Maria Marti Martinez

Sr. Santiago Martin Barajas

Sr. Samuel Martín Sosa Rodriguez

Sra. Sara Romero Hernàndez

Sra. Clara Inés Guilló Girard

Sra. Karinna Celeste HenriquezValdivia

Sr. Luis Gonzàlez Reyes

Sra. Arían García Faure

Sr. Santiago Díez Peñas

Sr. Pilar Encabo Rodríguez

Sr. Arsenio Garcia Cores

Sr. Aranzazu Freire Rodríguez-Sabio

Sr. José Luis García Cano

Sra. Heulwen Sara G. Davies

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SPAIN (continued)

Ecologistas en Accion (continued)Sra. Àgueda Ferriz Prieto

Sr. Jesús Bartolomé Martín

Sra. María José Eymar Alonso

Sra. Eva Izquierdo Gutiérrez

Sra. Caroline Jerome

Sr. Isidro Jiménez Gómez

Sra. Alejandra Herrero de Diego

Mr. Miguel Angel Hernández Soria

Sr. Diego Luis Herranz Martín

European Society for Soil ConservationSr. Jose Luis Rubio Delgado

Fundación ISTASSra. Eva Hernández Jorge

Greenpeace EspañaMr. Julio Barea Luchena

Ingeniería sin fronterasSr. Alejandro Jimenez Fernandez DePalencia

Sra. Almudena Oficialdegui

IPADE Fundación para el desarrolloSra. Almudena López Morillas

Sra. Yunuen Montero Salcedo

Sra. Celia Barbero Sierra

Mr. Pascal Bernard Roy

Sr. Ignacio Santos Molina

Sra. Raquel Àlvarez Flores

Mr. Arsenio Andrades Moreno

Ms. Cristina Andreu Bleckmann

Mr. Maria Jose Tobias Cic

Movimiento por la PazMs. Susana León

Sr. Juan Miguel Perez PerezPeriodista.

Mr. Pedro Diez Olazábal

Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO /Birdlife)

Mr. Eduardo De Juana Aranzana

Mr. David Howell

Sr. Fernando Barrio

Sr. Ignacio Fernandez Aransay

Sra. María Carmen FernándezRecuero

Mr. Alejandro Sánchez Pérez

Mr. Marco Lambertini

Dr. Hazell Thompson

Sustainlabour – Fundación laboralinternacional para el desarrollo sostenible

Sr. Judith Carreras García

Sra. Laura Martín Murillo

Ms. Anabella Rosemberg

WWF/AdenaMs. Lourdes Hernández Martínez

Sr. Alberto Fernández Lop

Ms. Isabel González Zúñiga

Mr. Juan Carlos Del OlmoCastillejos

Ms. Carola Ruegge

Mr. Félix Romero Cañizares

Mr. Juan Manuel Seco del Cacho

Mr. Enrique Segovia

Sra. Rita Maria Rodriguez Robles

Sr. Pedro Martinez Santos

Mr. Guido Schmidt

Ms Cristina Alonso Andicoberry

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SPAIN (continued)

WWF/Adena (continued)

Ms. Celsa Peiteado

Sra. Evangelina Nucete

SWAZILAND

Yonge Nawe Environmental ActionGroup

Ms. Thuli Brillance Makama

SWITZERLAND

Green Cross International (GCI)Mr. Rémi Parmentier

International Centre for Trade andSustainable Development

Mme Marie Chamay

Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye

Mr. Ricardo Meléndez Ortiz

World Vision InternationalMs. Marta Jimenez Mauleon

Mr. Eric Schmidt

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Caribbean Network for IntergratedRural Development

Mr. Reginald Burke

TURKEY

Turkish Foundation for CombattingErosion, Reforestation and the Protectionof Natural Habitats (TEMA)

Dr. Uygar Ozesmi

Ms. Yesim Erkan

Ms. Pinar Aksogan

UGANDA

Uganda Association for Social EconomicProgress

Ms. Stella Grace Lutalo

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAINAND NORTHERN IRELAND

Birdlife InternationalMs. Elizabeth Matthews

ZIMBABWE

Southern Alliance for IndigenousResources

Mr. Peter Gondo

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