Country Profiles

Convention on Biological Diversity

Ms. Aarti Bedassie-Maharaj
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Planning and Development
Eric Williams Financial Building, Level 14
Independence Square
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

CBD Primary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, Protected Areas NFP, Resource Mobilization FP
+1 868 612 3000 ext 2016, 1329
Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh
Head (Alternative Contact Point)
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit
Ministry of Planning and Development
Level 26, Tower D, International Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

CBD Secondary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, Protected Areas NFP, GSPC NFP
+1 868 225 3381
+1 868 624 2455
Ms. Rahanna Juman
Deputy Director Research (Ag.)
Institue of Marine Affairs
Ministry of Planning and Development
Level 14 Eric Williams Finance Building
Independence Square
WI Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Marine and Coastal Biodiversity NFP
+1 868 642 4291 ext 1113
Ms. Yasmin S. Baksh-Comeau
Curator
The National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago
University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago

GTI NFP
+1 868 662 2002 ext 3326, +1 868 224 3704
+1 868 663 9686
Ms. Candace Amoroso
Biodiversity Specialist
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit
Ministry of Planning and Development
International Waterfront Complex, Level 7, Tower C
1A Wrightson Road
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Gender and Biodiversity NFP
+1 868 225 3387
Mr. Francisco Morales
Curator
National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago
University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago

GTI NFP
+1 868 224 3704, +1 868 662 2002 ext 84499
Mr. Corntenay Park
Conservator of Forests (Ag)
Forestry Division
Ministry of Planning and Development
Long Circular Road
St. James
Trinidad and Tobago

GSPC NFP
+1 868 622 4860
+1 868 628 5503

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Mr. Amel Baksh
Agricultural Entomologist
Research Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF)
Central Experiment Station, Caroni North Bank Road
via Arima Post Office
Arima
Trinidad and Tobago

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
+1 868 646 4335 7
Ms. Farah Aligour
Biochemist II
Research Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF)
Central Experiment Station, Caroni North Bank Road
via Arima Post Office
Arima
Trinidad and Tobago

BCH NFP
+1 868 646 4335 7
Ms. Albada Beekham
Director of Research
Research Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF)
Central Experiment Station, Caroni North Bank Road
via Arima Post Office
Arima
Trinidad and Tobago

Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point
+1 868 646 4335 7

Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing