The Convention on Biological Diversity

COP Bureau

President

Her Excellency Ms. Susana Muhamad
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Bogota, Colombia

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol President
Ms. Nneka Nicholas
Crown Counsel II
Ministry of Legal Affairs and Justice
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

African States

Ms. Khangeziwe Mabuza
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs
Mbabane, Eswatini
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Abderahmane Zino Izourar
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Algiers, Algeria
E-mail: [email protected]

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Algeria:
Mr. Moustafa Fouda
Ministry of Environment
Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: [email protected]

Asia-Pacific States

Mr. Krishneel Nand
Ministry of Environment
Suva, Fiji
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Somaly Chan
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Environment
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
E-mail: [email protected]

Eastern European States

Ms. Teona Karchava
Chief Specialist
Biodiversity and Forestry Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Tbilisi, Georgia
E-mail: [email protected]

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Georgia:
Mr. Sino Tohirzoda
Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Angela Lozan
Project Manager
National Office of Environmental Projects Implementation
Ministry of Environment
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
E-mail: [email protected]

Latin American and Caribbean States

Ms. Gillian Guthrie
Chief Technical Director
Policy, Planning and Evaluation Department
Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change
Kingston , Jamaica
E-mail: [email protected]

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Jamaica:
Mr. Jesus Guerra Bell
Especialista Principal
Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente
Havana, Cuba
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Maria Teresa Becerra Ramirez
Jefe Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Bogota, Colombia
E-mail: [email protected]

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Colombia:
Ms. Corina Sarli
Secretaria de Embajada
Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
Buenos Aires, Argentina
E-mail: [email protected]

Western European and other States

Mr. Eric Schauls
Attaché
Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et du Développement Durable
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Norbert Bärlocher
Chef de la Section Conventions Rio
Affaires Internationales
Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV, DETEC
Berne, Switzerland
E-mail: [email protected]

EX-OFFICIO

SBSTTA Chair
Ms. Senka Barudanovic
Professor
Faculty of Natural Science, University of Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-mail: [email protected]

SBI Chair
Mr. Chirra Achalender Reddy
Chairperson
National Biodiversity Authority
New Delhi, India
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]