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UNITED NATIONS Convention to Combat Desertification Distr. GENERAL ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 7 January 2008 ENGLISH/FRENCH/GERMAN/ ITALIAN/PORTUGUESE/ SPANISH ONLY Conference of the Parties Eighth session Madrid, 3–14 September 2007 List of participants The attached list of participants attending the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held from 3 to 14 September 2007, has been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 14 September 2007. GE.08-60020 ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 2 PARTIES AFGHANISTAN H.E. Mr. Ghulam Mustafá Jawad Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Mr. Said Hamed Wahdat Ahmadzada Segundo Secretario de Esta Mision Diplomatica Embassy of Afghanistan, Madrid ALBANIA H.E. Mr. Lufter Xhuveli Minister Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management M. Abdelkader Mekideche Directeur de la Coopération Internationale Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme M. Abdelkader Khelifa Directeur de la Mise en Valeur des Terres et de la Lutte contre la Désertification Direction Générale des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural Mr. Tibourtine Nabil Secretario Diplomatico Association de Réflexion, d'Echanges et d'Action pour l'Environnement et le Développement ANDORRA Mr. Sajmir Hoxha Director for Nature Protection Policy Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management Mr. Tom Thercaj Advisor of the Minister Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management ALGERIA Excmo. Sr. D. Mohammed Haneche Embajador Embajada de Argelia, Madrid M. Abdesselam Chelghoum Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural M. Mohamed Seghir Mellouhi Directeur Général Division des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural M. Abdellah Nedjahi Directeur Général Institut National de Recherche en Foresterie M. Djamel Echirk Inspecteur Général de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme Ms. Meritxell Marsa First Secretary Embassy of Andorra, Spain ANGOLA Hon. Mr. José Diekumpuna Sita Minister Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Eccmo. Sr. Virgílio Marques de Faria Embajador, Director de la DORINT Ministry of External Relations Excmo. Sr. Armando Da Cruz Neto Embajador Embajada de Angola, Madrid Mr. João Da Costa Vintém National Directorate for Environment Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Mr. Arsenio Victorino Machado Director Gabinete de Intercambio Internacional Ministério do Urbanismo e Ambiente Mr Pedro Agostinho de Neri Director Ministry of Local Government Ms. Edith Lourenco Catraio Consejera de esta Mision Diplomatica Embajada de Angola, Madrid ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 3 ANGOLA (continued) ARMENIA Excmo. Señor Pedro Lando Bumba Canga Técnico de la DORINT Ministry of Foreign Affairs H. E. Dr. Simon Papyan First Deputy Minister Ministry of Nature Protection Sr. Domingos Francisco Assunçao G. Pires Protocolo Embajada de Angola, Madrid Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan Deputy Head Bioresources Management Agency Ministry of Nature Protection Sr. Zacarias Panda Protocolo Embajada de Angola, Madrid Sr. Rafael Jesús Contreras Herrero Protocolo Embajada de Angola, Madrid ARGENTINA Sr. Miguel Enrique Pellerano Subsecretario de Planificación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Ing. Octavio Pérez Pardo Director Nacional de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha contra la Desertificacion Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Sr. Ricardo Segundo Larriera Ministro de Segunda Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Sra. Maria Belen Bogado Secretario de Segunda Embassy of Argentina, Madrid Sr. Pablo Hernan Viegas Aurelio Asesor Legal y Tecnico Dirección de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha contra la Desertificación Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable AUSTRALIA H.E. Mr. Noel Campbell Ambassador to Spain Embajada de Australia, Madrid Dr. Annemarie Watt Natural Resource Management Policy Branch Land, Water and Coasts Division Department of Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Edward Palmisano Tercer Secretario y Agregado Cultural Embajada de Australia, Madrid AUSTRIA Ms. Katharina Wieser Head of Unit for Environment and Sustainable Development Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs Mr. Wolfgang Spadinger Austrian Ambassy Madrid Embassy of Austria, Spain Ms. Brigitte Pfriemer Second Secretary Embassy of Austria, Spain Ms. Sandra Wibmer Advisor, Environment and Natural Resources Austrian Development Agency AZERBAIJAN Sra. Carolina Von Oertel Técnico Subsecretaría Planificación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Senior Consultant National Expertise Department Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mr. Javid Kazimov Attaché of the Embassy Embassy of Azerbaidjan, Madrid ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 4 BAHAMAS Ms. Loraine Cox Senior Technical Officer Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission BAHRAIN H. E. Mr. Mansoor Hasan Abdulrasool Bin Rajab Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Mr. Jaafar Habib Ahmed Hasan Assistant Undersecretary for Agricultural Production Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Mr. Own Ali Abdulla Al-Khenaizi Technical Adviser to the Minister Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture BARBADOS H. E. Ms. Elizabeth Thompson Minister Ministry of Energy and the Environment Mr. Lionel Nurse Permanent Secretary Ministry of Energy and the Environment Mr. Steve Devonish Director Natural Heritage Department Ministry of Energy and the Environment Ms. Nicole Scholar-Best Environmental Officer Environment Unit Ministry of Energy and the Environment BELARUS Dr. Uladzimir Sauchanka Head Department for Land, Forest and Landscape Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Mr. Ayman Ahmed Mohsen Mohsen AlKhudur Technical Adviser to the Minister Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture BELGIUM Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Jowder Head of Planning Studies Department and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture BELIZE Mr. Mohamed Abbas Isa Yusuf Senior, Documentation & Information Specialist Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture BENIN BANGLADESH H.E. Dr. Saiful Amin Khan Ambassador Embassy of Bangladesh, Madrid Mr. Muhammad Shafi ul Alam Minister Embassy of Bangladesh, Madrid Mr. Jozef Buys Chargé de Mission Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ramon Frutos Acting Chief Meteorologist National Meteorological Service S.E. Mme Juliette Koudenoukpo Biao Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature Mme Armande Zanou Aïvohozin Point Focal de la Convention Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature M. Thomas Adoumasse Directeur des Organisations Internationales Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 5 BHUTAN Mr. Chencho Norbu Programme Director National Soil Center Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Sonny Mokgwathi Senior Forestry and Range Resources Officer Department of Forestry and Range Resources Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism BRAZIL Mr. Karma Galey Land Management Officer Ministry of Agriculture Sr. Fernando Coimbra Head of the Environment Division Ministry of External Relations BOLIVIA Excmo. Sr. D. Abel Mamani Marca Ministro Ministerio del Agua Sr. Alex Santiago Galvez Manani Funcionario Ministerio del Agua Sr. Marco Barroso Mendizabal Funcionario Embajada de Bolivia, Madrid Sr. Alvaro Francisco del Pozo Carafa Encargado de Negocios Embajada de Bolivia, Madrid Sra. Carla Borda Rocha Directora General de Asuntos Juridicos Ministerio del Agua Excma. Sra. Dña. Maria del Carmen Almendras Camargo Embajadora Embajada de Bolivia, Madrid BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Prof. Mihajlo Markovic Head Institute of Agroecology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations BOTSWANA Mr. Emmanuel Otsogile Principal Natural Resources Officer Department of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Pedro A.F.C. de Andrade Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Relations Sr. Egon Krakhecke Secretary for Extrativism and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment Sr. José Roberto de Lima Coordenador Técnico Secretaria de Extrativismo e Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentavel Ministry of Environment Sr. Carlos Roberto De Carvalho Fonseca International Issues Advisor Ministry of Environment Sra. Daniela Freitas Fenerich Russo Ministry of Environment Sra. Eliana de Souza Ministry of Environment Sr. Marco Antonio Ferreira Bueno Ministry of Environment Sr. Vania Apolonio Trajano Ministry of Environment Sr. Julio Cesar Rocha State of Bahia Office for Water Resources Sr. Leib Carteado Director Office for Water Resources Sr. Othelino Nova Altes Neto State of Marahao Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 6 BULGARIA Ms. Tatyana Marinova Dimitrova Expert Subsurface and Underground Resources Directorate Ministry of Environment and Water Mr. Hristo Vladimirov Tasez Director Department Investment Politics Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry CAMBODIA Mr. Koum Saron Director General Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Chuop Paris Deputy Director Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries BURKINA FASO CAMEROON S.E. M. Laurent Sedogo Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Michel P. Sedogo Point Focal du Comité pour la Science et la Technologie Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie Mme Delphine Bernadette Ouédraogo Directrice du Partenariat et de la Coordination des Conventions Internationales en Matière d'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Michel Jérôme Tankoano Chargé de Programme Conseil National pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable (SP/CONEDD) Mme Christine Segdo Akolo Assistante du Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie BURUNDI Mme Marie-Rose Kabura Point focal de l'UNCCD Directeur Général des Forêts, du Tourisme et de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme M. Albéric Ndayisaba Conseiller à la Direction Générale des Forêts, Tourisme et de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme M. Joseph Claude Abeda Directeur des Forêts Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune CANADA Mr. Paul Samson Acting Vice President Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Christopher Braeuel Senior Policy Advisor Environment Division Canadian International Development Agency Ms. Catherine Coleman Senior Policy Advisor Environment Division Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Lawrence Townley-Smith Agriculture Ecologist Prairie Fram Rehabilitation Administration Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Stephen Randall Legal Officer Oceans and Environmental Law Division Foreign Affairs and International Trade CAPE VERDE H.E. Mr. Arnaldo Andrade Ramos Embaixador Extraodinario e Plenipotenciario Embassy of Cape Verde, Madrid Dra. Maria Ivone Andrade Lopes Directrice de l'Environnement, Direction Générale de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Agriculture ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 7 CAPE VERDE (continued) Dra. Adelaide Ribeiro Directora dos Servicos de Estudos Planeamento e Cooperacao CHILE Sr. Wilfredo Alfaro Catalán Coordinador Nacional PANCCD-Chile Secretario Ejecutivo Pro-Tempore PASPUNA Ministerio de Agricultura Eng. Domingos Barros Ingénieur Forestier Direction Générale de l'Agriculture, Sylviculture et Elevage Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Agriculture Sr. Eduardo Gàndara Wolch Jefe Secretaria Relaciones Internacionales Corporacìon Nacional Forestal Ministerio de Agricultura Dra. Cristina Pereira Chefe da Aeccao Consular Embassy of Cape Verde, Madrid Sr. José Miguel Torres Hidalgo Director Regional CONAF Region de Coquimbo Corporacion Nacional Forestal Ministerio de Agricultura Sr. Manuel Brito Técnico da DGASP Ministère des Affaires Etrangères CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Mme Sophie Pulchérie Gbadin Conseiller Culturel, Chargée des Relations avec l'UNESCO Ambassade de Centrafrique, Paris M. Michel César Manzangue Assistant du Point Focal CCD Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche, Chargé de l'Environnement Sr. Mario Lagos Subiabre Representante Comité Consultivo Nacional LCD&S Servicio Agricola y Ganadero CHINA H.E. Mr. Lieke Zhu Vice-Minister State Forestry Administration Mr. Wei Su Deputy Director General Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs CHAD S.E. Dr. Haoua Outhman Djame Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Qualité de Vie et des Parcs Nationaux Mr. Sandjima Dounia Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Qualité de Vie et des Parcs Nationaux M. Gaourang Mamadi N'garkelo Directeur du Cabinet du Ministre de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche M. Maïbe Komandje Coordonnateur National Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche Mr. Puchun Jin Deputy Director General Department of International Cooperation State Forestry Administration Mr. Tuo Liu Director General National Bureau to Combat Desertification Mr. Min Jin Vice President Chinese Academy of Forestry Ms. Ting Li First Secretary Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Guangqing Chen Secretary to the Vice Minister State Forestry Administration ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 8 CHINA (continued) Ms. Xiaoxia Jia Division Chief of CCD Implementation and International Cooperation National Bureau to Combat Desertification National Bureau to Combat Desertification CONGO M. Alexis Minga Directeur Général de l'Environnement Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Environnement COSTA RICA Ms. Xin Liu Programme Officer Division of Multilateral Affairs Department of International Cooperation State Forestry Administration Mr. Zhong Zheng Program Officer State Forestry Administration Sr. Rubén Muñoz Robles Director de Cooperación y Relaciones Internacionales Punto Focal UNCCD Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia CÔTE D'IVOIRE M. Yao Bernard Koffi Directeur de la Qualité de l'Environnement Ministère d'Etat Ministère de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts Mr. Haihua Qu Programm Officer of CCD Implementation and International Cooperation National Bureau to Combat Desertification Mr. Hongbo Ju Director Institute of Resource and Information Technique Chinese Academy of Forestry M. Patrick Léon Pédia Chargé du développement durable Ministère de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts CROATIA Ms. Kun Pan Programme Officer Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Jasenka Necak Head of Sector Sector for Atmosphere, Sea and Soil Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction Mr. Jie Wang Deputy Division Director Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation State Environmental Protection Administration COLOMBIA Sra. Faryde Carlier Gonzalez Segundo Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores COMOROS M. Ambadi Issouf Responsable du programme forestier Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, la pêche et l'environnement Ministère du Développement Rural, de la Pêche, de l'Artisanat et de l'Environnement Mr. Darnir Zupan Head of Section UN Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Immigration CUBA Excmo. Sr. D. Alberto Velasco San José Embajador Embajada de Cuba, España Sr. Jorge Luis Fernández Chamero Director Dirección de Colaboración Internacional Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Enrique Moret Hernandez Dirección de Colaboración Internacional Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 9 CUBA (continued) Ing. María Nery Urquiza Rodríguez Especialista Centro de Información, Gestión, y Educación Ambiental Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente CYPRUS Ms. Christina Pantazi Environment Officer Environment Service Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. Jirí Hlavácek Adviser to the Minister Director of Multilateral Relations Ministry of Environment Ms. Ivana Biková Department of Multilateral Relations Ministry of Environment Ms. Katerina Jilmovà Department of Multilateral Relations Ministry of Environment Mr. Jaroslav Zàhora Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno Ms. Lisbeth Moller Jespersen Head of Section Ministry of Foreign Affairs DJIBOUTI S.E. M. Abdoul kader Kamil Mohamed Ministre Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer, chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques M. Aboubaker Doualé Waiss Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire M. Mohamed Moussa Mohamed Directeur de l'Agriculture et des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer, chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques DOMINICA Mr. Lloyd Gabriel Pascal Director, Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ing. Ernesto Reyna Alcántara Viceministro Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO M. Djunganumbe Etumesaku Point Focal National UNCCD Conseiller chargé de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement DENMARK Mr. Geert Aagaard Andersen Ambassador Department for Environment and Sustainable Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Niels Pultz Ambassador of Denmark to Spain Embassy of Denmark, Spain Dr. Victor R. Vinas-Nicolàs Asesor and Corresponsal Cientifico-Tecnico UNCCD Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sr. Freddy Bautista Subsecretario de Estado Secretaria de Estado de la Juventud Sr. Sesar Rodriguéz Director Ejecutivo Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano (CAD) Punto Focal Alterno RIOD ECUADOR Ing. Jorge Arturo Guzmán Ortega Fonctionario de la Dirección de Biodiversidad Ministerio del Ambiente ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 10 EGYPT Dr. Ismail Abdel Galil Hussein Chairman of Desert Research Center Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Sr. D. Assem Hanafy Elseify Consejero Embassy of Egypt, Madrid Sr. D. Hesham Abdel Alim Khalil Encargado de Negocios Embassy of Egypt, Madrid EL SALVADOR Sr. Carlos Humberto Salazar Dirección de Patrimonio Natural Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sra. Anabella Machuca Ministra Consejera Embajada de El Salvador, Madrid EQUATORIAL GUINEA Excmo. Sr. D. Vicente Rodriguez Siosa Ministro Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Sr. Santiago Francisco Engonga Osono Director General Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Sr. Antonio Micha Ondo Ingeniero Técnico Dirección General de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente ERITREA H.E. Mr. Arefaine Berhe Minister Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Redae Teclai Coordinator of UNCCD Project Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Heruy Asghedom Woldemariam Director General of Agricultural Promotion and Development Ministry of Agriculture ETHIOPIA Mr. Dessalegne Mesfin Deputy Director General Environmental Protection Authority Mr. Ababu Anage Zeleke Head, Ecosystem Department Environmental Protection Authority EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Mr. Marco Morettini Policy Desk Officer Environment and Rural Development Directorate General Development European Commission Mr. Etienne Coyette Policy Officer International Environmental Governance and Developing Countries Directorate General Environment European Commission Mr. Jacques Huchet Policy Officer European Commission Mr. Luca Montanarella Action Leader Land Management and Natural Hazards Directorate General Joint Research Centre European Commission Ms. Claudia Olazabal Head of Sector Environment and Agriculture Directorate General Environment European Commission Ms. Marie Yeroyanni Management of Natural Resources and Services Directorate General Research European Commission Mr. Gian Luigi Faure Administrator DGE II External Relations Development Cooperation Geneva Secretariat of the Council of EU ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 11 FIJI Mr. Inoke Ratukalou Land Use and Resources Policy Adviser Secretariat of the Pacific Community FINLAND Mr. Markku Aho Counselor Department for Global Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ms. Tita Korvenoja Senior Adviser Unit of International Affairs Ministry of the Environment Mr. Matti Nummelin Environmental Adviser Department for Development Policy Ministry for Foreign Affairs FRANCE M. Bruno Delaye Ambassadeur Ambassade de France, Espagne M. Laurent Stefanini Ambassadeur Délégué à l'Environnement Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes M. Moncef Follain Rédacteur Environnement, Développement Durable Direction des Nations Unies et des Organisations Internationales Affaires Economiques Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes Mme Estelle Godart Chargée de mission Bureau des politiques environnementales Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes M. Marc Fagot Chargé de mission Service des affaires internationales Ministère de l'Ecologie, du développement et de l'aménagement durables M. Jean Marc Hoffmann Chef de Bureau Service des Affaires Internationales Ministère de l'Ecologie, du développement et de l'aménagement durables M. Jean-François Richard Chargé de Mission Division Développement Agricole et Rural Agence française de développement Mme Constance Corbier-Barthaux Chargée de Mission Division Environnement et Equipement Agence française de développement M. Marc Bied-Charreton Président du Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification Comité scientifique français contre la désertification M. Antoine Cornet Représentant de l'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Institut de recherche pour le Développement) Mr. Gérard Begni Chercheur Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) M. Richard Escadafal Directeur de Recherche CESBIO Institut de recherche pour le Développement) M. Jean-Paul Chassany Professeur d'économie École nationale supérieure d'agronomie de Montpellier Institut national de la Recherche Agronome Mme Anne Suard Conseillère Ambassade de France, Espagne GABON S.E. M. André Christ Nguimbi Ministre Délégué auprès du Vice Premier Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et de la Ville ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 12 GABON (continued) M. Georges Rigondja Inspecteur de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux et de la Pêche M. Jean Bodia Mounanga Conseiller du Ministre Délégué auprès du Vice Premier Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et de la Ville Mme Marianne Bibalou Premier Conseiller à l'Ambassade Ambassade du Gabon, Madrid GAMBIA H.E. Mr. Edward Singhatey Secretary of State for Forestry and the Environment Department of State for Forestry and the Environment Mr. Ralf Wyrwinski Desk Officer Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Mr. Christian Krüger Desk Officer Unit 404 Federal Foreign Office Dr. Annette Rexroth Embassy of Germany, Madrid Dr. Reinhard Bodemeyer CCD project German Agency for Technical Cooperation Mr. Anselm Duchrow CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation Ms. Barbara Kunz CCD project German Agency for Technical Cooperation Mr. Jato Sillah Director of Forestry Forestry Department Mr. Ulrich Nicklas CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation Mr. Ebrima Darboe Administrative Officer Department of State for Forestry and the Environment Dr. Anneke Trux CCD Project Coordinator German Agency for Technical Cooperation GEORGIA Mr. Giorgi Kolbin Head Division of International Relations Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources GERMANY Dr. Christoph Kohlmeyer Head of Unit 314 Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. Manfred Konukiewitz Director "Global and Sectoral Tasks" Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Ms. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden European DesertNet Dr. Benno Pilardeaux Scientific Advisor German Advisory Council on Global Change Dr. Heike Ostermann GTZ Morocco German Agency for Technical Cooperation Ms. Antje Hagena Embassy of Germany, Madrid GHANA H.E. Mr. Maxwell Kofi Jumah Deputy Minister Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 13 Ing. Johany Estuardo Suchini Padilla Punto Focal Técnico Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales GHANA (continued) H.E. Mr. Francis Tsegah Ambassador Embassy of Ghana, Madrid GUINEA Ms Betty Osafo-Mensah Counsellor Political and Economic Embassy of Ghana, Madrid S.E. M. Mahmoud Camara Ministre Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts Mr. Stephen Osei-Amakye Deputy Director Head of the Department of Natural Resources/Desertification Control Environmental Protection Agency M. Djiramba Diawara Chef de la Division Foresterie Rurale Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts Mr. Jonathan Addo Allotey Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency Mme Christine Sagno Directrice nationale des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, des Eaux et Forêts GREECE GUINEA-BISSAU Ms. Aggeliki Boura Expert Councellor D5 Directorate Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Athena Mourmouris Environmental Engineer-Planner Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works M. Kaoussou Diombera Conseiller du Ministre Point Focal de l'UNCCD Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural GUYANA Mr. Andrew Bishop Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Ms. Despoina Paitaridou Forester Ministry of Rural Development and Food HAITI Mr. Konstantinos Kosmas Professor of Soil Science Agricultural University of Athens S.E. M. Jean Marie Claude Germain Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement GRENADA Mr. Augustus Ronald Thomas F1 Forestry Officer Forestry and National Park's Department Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands and Fisheries GUATEMALA Sr. Juan Mario Dary Fuentes Minister Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales M. Nicolas Janvier Secrétaire Général au Cabinet Particulier du Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement M. Vernet Joseph Point focal Programme de lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'Environnement ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 14 HONDURAS Ing. Jorge Palma Subsecretario de Ambiente Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Ing. Kenneth Rivera Ayestas Director General de Recursos Hidricos Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Ms. Carolina Bocanegra Directora de Cooperacion Externa Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Excmo. Carlos Humberto Pineda Mejía Vice-Ministro de Ambiente Punto Focal de la Convención Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Mr. Eduardo Martell Ambasador Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente HUNGARY Dr. Adrienn Sallai Counselor Ministry of Environment and Water Mr. Tamàs Szentmàry Agricultural Attaché Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, Madrid ICELAND Mr. Bjarni Sigtryggsson Counselor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Andrés Arnalds Deputy Director Soil Conservation Service INDIA H.E. Ms. Meena Gupta Secretary of State Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. Siddhartha Behura Special Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. Sanjay Kumar Deputy Inspector General Ministry of Environment and Forests INDONESIA Ex. Sr. D. Slamet Santoso Mustafa Embajador de Indonesia en Espana Embassy of Indonesia, Madrid Sr. Markum Singodimedjo Miembro del Parlamento Indonesio Embassy of Indonesia, Madrid Mr. B. Tamam Achda Miembro del Parlamento Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Musthofa Taufik Abdul Latif Consejero Embassy of Indonesia, Madrid Mr. Yoshi Iskandar Primer Secretario Embassy of Indonesia, Madrid Mr. Adi Winarso Tercer Secretario Embassy of Indonesia, Madrid Mr. Naik Sinukaban Professor of Soil Science Department of Soils Bogor Agricultural University Mr. Ir Suharisno Director of Watershed Management Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry Ministry of Forestry Mr. Saeful Rachman Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry Ministry of Forestry Dr. Syaiful Anwar Head Watershed Data and Information Ministry of Forestry Mr. Darori Director General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry Ministry of Forestry ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 15 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) H.E. Dr. Forood Sharifi Deputy Minister Head of FRWO Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization Mr. Naser Moghaddasi National Focal Point UNCCD - FRWO Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization Dr. Hassan Ahmadi Professor CST Expert Group Member Karaj Natural Resources Faculty Dr. Seyed Ata Rezaei Head of Desert Department Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands IRELAND Mr. Robert Meade Assistant Principal Officer Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Sonja Hyland Counsellor Embassy of Ireland, Madrid ISRAEL H.E. Mr. Raphael Schutz Ambassador of Israel to Spain Embassy of Israel, Madrid Mr. Amos Wohl Minister for Economic and Commercial Affairs Embassy of Israel, Madrid Mrs. Alona Fisher Kamm Minister Embassy of Israel, Madrid Ms. Beth-Eden Kite Director of Training MASHAV Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prof. Alon Tal Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research Ben Gurion University of the Negev Prof. Uriel Safriel Professor of Ecology Department of Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Avigad Vonshak Director Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research Ben Gurion University of the Negev Prof. Pedro Berliner Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research Ben Gurion University of the Negev Dr. Nir Atzmon Researcher Embassy of Israel, Madrid Mr. Jonathan Badichi Embassy of Israel, Madrid Mr. Naftali Campanos Administration Embassy of Israel, Madrid Mr. Edwin Yabo Counselor Embassy of Israel, Madrid ITALY H.E. Ms. Patrizia Sentinelli Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Bruno Dettori Undersecretary for Environment Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Claudio Martini Presidente Regione Toscana Mr. Giorgio Sfara Minister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator for Environmental Affairs Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Marco Baccin Minister Plenipotentiary Head of the Bureau of the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 16 ITALY (continued) Mr. Paolo Soprano Director Division for Sustainable Development General Direction for Environmental Research Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Mauro Perini Director Regione Toscana Mr. Pier Luigi Petrillo Director International Affairs Office of the Cabinet of the Minister Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ms. Francesca De Crescenzo Expert Division for Sustainable Development General Direction for Environmental Research Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Prof. Piero Gagliardo Presidente Comitato Nazionale per la lotta alla Siccità e alla Desertificazione Mr. Pietro Laureano Architect Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Dr. Rudi Berti Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Maurizio Sciortino Expert National Body for Environment and Energy Ms. Orietta Casali Researcher National Body for Environment and Energy Ms. Federico Benvenuti Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Lorenzo Baliva Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Ottavio Di Bella Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Aldo Dejana Head Bureau of the Undersecretary Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ms. Federica Incocciati International Affairs Observatory Cabinet of the Minister Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Dr. Lavinia Monti Joint Officer Environmental Affairs Coordination Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Loredana Dall'Ora Expert, Division for Environmental Research and Development Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Mauro Pedalino Expert Africa Desk DG Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Rafi Korn Expert Cabinet of the Minister Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Anna Luise Officer National Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Service Prof. Giuseppe Enne Director Research Centre on Drought and Desertification University of Sassari JAMAICA Mr. Philbert Brown Senior Director Ministry of Local Government and Environment JAPAN Mr. Jun Yamazaki Deputy Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 17 H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa Ambassador Embassy of Japan in Spain, Madrid Amb. Wellington P. Godo Ambassador Permanent Representative Mission to the United Nations UNEP National Environment Management Authority Mr. Koji Hattori Deputy Director Global Environment Issues Division Ministry of Environment Dr. Timothy Uzziah Khayadi M'mella Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Dr. Eiji Toyoda Official Climate Change Division International Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kirimi Kaberia Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Madrid JAPAN (continued) Mr. Yoshikawa Yoshifumi First Secretary Embassy of Japan in Spain, Madrid Mr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi Professor Laboratory for Landscape Ecology and Planning Department of Ecosystem Studies Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Tokyo Mr. Santiago Minano Adviser Embassy of Japan, Madrid Mr. Timothy Kaluma Second Counselor Kenya Mission to the United Nations Mr. Samson Bokea Research Officer National Environment Management Authority Dr. Godfrey Olukoye Senior Lecturer Environmental Sciences Kenyatta University Mr. Frank Msafiri Technical Officer Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources JORDAN H.E. Eng. Faris Al Junaidi Secretary General Ministry of Environment Mr. Hussein Shahin Director Nature Protection Directorate Ministry of Environment KENYA H.E. Mr David Mwiraria Minister Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Prof. James Ole Kiyiapi Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Dr. Avignon Muusya Mwinzi General Director National Environment Management Authority Mr. Kimani G. Kuria Head/Chancery Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Madrid Mr. Martin Mwiti Personal Assistant Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources KIRIBATI Ms. Teboranga Tioti Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 18 KIRIBATI (continued) Ms. Tererei Abete-Reema Director Environment and Conservation Division Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development KUWAIT Ms. Ebtisam Al-Obaid Director of Soil & Aridlands Departmebr Environment Public Authority KYRGYZSTAN H.E. Mr. Sooronbay Jeenbekov Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Water Economy and Processing Industry Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Director Kyrgyz Research Irrigation Institute National Focal Point for UNCCD Ministry of Agriculture, Water Economy and Processing Industry LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ms. Viengvone Kittavong Deputy Director General Department of Treaties and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kongsaysy Phommaxay Director Division of International Cooperation Department of Environment Cabinet of Science, Technology and Environment Agency LATVIA Mr. Rolands Bebris Director Department of Environmental Protection Ministry of Environment Ms. Evisa Abolina Senior Officer Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environment LEBANON Mr. Hussein Dib Nasrallah Director of Studies and Coordination Ministry of Agriculture LESOTHO H.E. Mr. Ralechate Lincoln Mokose Minister Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Ms. Nkareng Mahlompho Mota Principal Secretary Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Mr. Neo Mothokho Chief Conservation Officer Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Mr. Malefetsane Joachim Nthimo Acting Director Soil and Water Conservation Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Dr. Bashir Ahmad Nwer Focal Point of UNCCD Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Abubakr Embarek El Mansouri Secretario Comité Popular General para la Agricultura y Recursos Ganaderos y Marinos Dr. Hassin Mohammed Hadi Amar Representative from the Directorate General for International Organisations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Abudlgani Aun Delegate National Committee to Combat Desertification Mr. Anwer Said Sulaimani Representative of National Programme to Develop Vegetative Cover (NPDV) National Programme to Develop Vegetative Cover (NPDV) Dr. Mohamed El Etweir Member Embassy of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madrid ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 19 MADAGASCAR MAURITANIA Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana Point Focal National Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts S.E. Mme Aïcha Sidi Bouna Ministre Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'Environnement Mme Lucienne Tsilavirainy Membre du Comité de Pilotage du Plan d'Action pour le Développement Rural Cadre auprès du Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts S.E. M. Salem Ould Memou Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Ambassade de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Madrid MALAWI Mr. Wellings Watson Mtawa Simwela Deputy Director of Forestry Department of Forestry Ministry for Mines, Natural Resources and the Environment Mr. Custom Nkhamoza Nyirenda Forestry Extension Office Department Ministry for Mines, Natural Resources and the Environment M. Sidati Ould Cheikh Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Ambassade de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Madrid M. Mohamed Yahya Ould Lafdal Directeur de la Programmation, de la Coordination Intersectorielle et de la Coopération Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'Environnement Mme Fatma Cheikh Fonctionnaire Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'Environnement MALI MAURITIUS S. E. M. Natié Plea Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement M. Alassane Boncana Maiga Conseiller Technique du Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement Mr. Vishnu Tezoo Acting Conservator of Forests Ministry of Agro-Industry and Fisheries Mr. Seemadree Appanah Paupiah Project Manager UNDP/CTEF/GIOM Project MEXICO M. Mamadou Gakou Secrétaire Technique Permanent Cadre Institutionnel de la Gestion des Questions Environnementales Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement M. Souleymane Cisse Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement Ms. Michaela Braun-Yao Conseillère technique Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement Excmo. Sr. D. Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada Ministro Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Ing. Jorge Luis García Rodríguez Subgerente de Monitoreo de Suelos y Lucha contra la Desertificación Comisión Nacional Forestal Sr. Jose Cibrian Tobar General Director Comisión Nacional Forestal ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 20 MEXICO (continued) Sr. Luis Alberto Lopez Carbajal Director General del Sector Primario y Recursos Naturales Renovables Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sr. Vicente Arriaga Martinez Coordinador General de Conservacion y Restauracion Comision Nacional Forestal Sr. Ernesto Sosa Gallegos Encargado de Asuntos Politicos Embajada de Mexico, Madrid Sra. Guadalupe Rivera Ruiz Directora de Suelos Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sr. Enrique Lendo Fuentes Titular de la Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos Internacionales Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sr. Fernando Carbonell Paredes Coordinator General de Comunicacion Social Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) Ms. Cynthia Ehmes Program Manager Environment and Sustainable Development Unit Division of Resource Management and Development Department of Foreign Affairs MOLDOVA H.E. Mr. Constantin Mihailescu Minister Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mr. Ilie Boian First Deputy Director State Hydrometeorological Service Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources MONACO M. Jérôme Froissart Chef de Division Direction de la Coopération Internationale MONGOLIA Mr. Lkhagvaa Undes Deputy Director, Sustainable Development Strategic Planing Department Ministry for Nature and Environment MOROCCO M. Farid Aoulouhaj Ministro Consejero de la Embajada en Madrid Embassy of Morocco, Madrid M. Mohamed Ghanam Chef de Service de Coordination et de Suivi de la CCD Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification M. Abderrahim Diab Ingénieur Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Eau et de l'Environnement MOZAMBIQUE Excmo. Sr. D. Àlvaro Do Ó Da Silva Embaixador Embassy of Mozambique, Madrid Ms. Sónia da Silveira Deputy National Director for Environmental Management Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Mr. Jose Manuel Guambe Permanent Secretary Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Ms. Lolita Hilario Fondo National Focal Point Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 21 MYANMAR Mr. Kyaw Htun Director of Planning and Statistics Department Ministry of Forestry NIGER M. Hassane Saley Secrétaire exécutif Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable Cabinet du Premier Ministre NAMIBIA H.E. Rev. Willem Konjore Minister Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Henny Seibeb Personal Assistant to the Minister Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Uazamo Kaura Conservation Scientist Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Sem Shikongo Deputy Director Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Julianne Zeidler Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mme Zalia Yacouba Chargée de l'Unité lutte contre la désertification/énergie Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable M. Iro Moussa Morphi DRE LCD Tahoua ME/LCD M. Hamadou Mamoudou Coordonateur Projet PAFN ME/LCD Mme Aïssa Ouahido Chargée de Programme Environnement PNUD M. Yayé Manou Amadou Expert Suivi-Evaluation/Capitalisation Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable NEPAL Mr. Laxman Prasad Mainali Officiating Secretary Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Mr. Khum Raj Punjali Joint Secretary Chief of the Environment Division Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology NETHERLANDS Ms. Therese Marjan Schippers Head Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ronald Peter Havinga Senior Policy Advisor Ministry for Foreign Affairs M. Djibril Saidou Membre du comité Jeunesse Mediaterre Association Alternative au Niger M. ElHadj Mahamane Abdou Dodo Representant ONG Coordination nationale de la plateforme paysanne du Niger Mme Noura Fatchima Representant ONG Association Nigerienne des Scouts de l’Environment NIGERIA Mr. Muntari Abdu Kaita Minister in the Embasy Embassy of Nigeria, Germany Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu Minister Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Geneva ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 22 NIGERIA (continued) PANAMA Mr. O.A. Bamgbose Assistant Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sra. Ligia Castro De Doens Administratora General Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente Mr. Haruna Ginsau Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Nigeria, Madrid Ing. Israel Torres Jefe del Departamento de Desertificación Punto focal técnico Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente NORWAY PARAGUAY Mr. Per Ludvig Magnus Ambassador Embassy of Norway, Madrid Sra. Terumi Ma Tsuo de Claverol Directora de Asuntos Internacionales Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Mr. Jon Heikki Aas Senior Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sr. Luis Molinas Belén Director de Planificación Estratégica Secretaría del Ambiente Mr. Michael Angstreich Senior Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sra. Rosanna Caceres Consejera Embajada de Paraguay, Madrid Ms. Gunn Paulsen Senior Adviser Directorate for Nature Management Mr. Frank Eklo Adviser Directorate for Nature Management PAKISTAN Mr. Sami-ul-Haq Khilji Additional Secretary Ministry of Environment Mr. Mahmood Khawar Third Secretary Embassy of Pakistan, Madrid Dr. Bashir Ahmed Wani Inspector General Forests Ministry of Environment Mr. Farukh Iqbal Khan Director (UN) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Sidra Zia National Project Coordinator Ministry of Environment Ing. Gloria Leon Ingeniera Embajada de Paraguay, Madrid PERU Sr. Guillermo José Carlos Avanzini Pinto Asesor de Jefatura Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales Sr. Carlos Javier Arevalo Van O'rdt Tercer Secretario Embajada del Peru en el Reino de Espana PHILIPPINES Mr. Jose Maria Cariño Director Office of United Nations and International Organizations Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Wilfredo E. Cabezon Deputy Focal Point Assistant Director Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Dr. William Dar Director General International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 23 POLAND H.E. Ms. Agnieszka Bolesta Undersecretary of State Ministry of Environment Mr. Jakub Gibek Chief Expert Planning and Water Resources Department National Water Management Authority Ms. Olga Zawadzka-Kucharska Development Cooperation Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs PORTUGAL H. E. Mr. Rui Nobre Gonçalves Secretary of State Desenvolvimento Rural e das Florestas H.E. Mr. Humberto Rosa Secretary of State for Environment Ministry for the Environment Dr. Fransisco Castro Rego Director General of Forest Resources Ministry of Agriculture Mr. João Cândido Campos de Sousa Teixeira General Directorate for Forest Resources Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Ms. Maria da Conceição Laires Cortes Figueiredo Ferreira General Directorate for Forest Resources Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Ms. Alexandra Ferreira de Carvalho Deputy Director of the International Relations Department Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development Mr. Lúcio do Rosàrio General Directorate for Forest Resources Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Mr. Fausto Brito e Abreu Advisor of H.E. the Secretary of State for Environment Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development Dr. Filipe Canas da Silva Department for Economics and Technical Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Dr. Peter Pitrez International Relations Department Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development Ms. Anna-Maria Almeida Gomes Directorate General of Forests Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Ms. Maria João Furtado Mendes Counsellor Embassy of Portugal, Madrid Mr. Eugénio Menezes Sequeira President Portugese League for the Protecion of Nature Sr. Miguel Serrão Moura Santos Executive Director SOBIEN - Bioenergy Solutions S.A Sr. Carlos Manuel Martin Pais Secretario de Estado Desenvolvimento Rural e das Florestas QATAR Mr. Ghanem Abdullah Mohammad Director de la Administracion de la Proteccion de la Vida Primitiva Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves Mr. Sultan Hassan Al-Jammaly Head of Human Resources CBD National Focal Point Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves Mr. Mohammad Ahmed Alkhenji UNCCD Focal Point Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves Mr. Khaldi Djelloul Public Relationships Embassy of Qatar, Madrid ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 24 REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Su-Cheon Choi Director Korea Forest Service Mr. Chang-Won Hong Secretary Korea Forest Service Dr. Chun-Yong Lee Senior Researcher Forest Soil Conservation Division Korea Forest Research Institute Mr. Andrey V. Pronin First Secretary Department of International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sr. Alexander Rogov Primer Secretario de la Embajada de Rusia en Espana Embassy of Russia, Madrid Ms. Maria Kuznetsova Agregada Embassy of Russia, Madrid RWANDA Mr. Mam-Lim Choi Director Gyeongnam Provincial Government Mr. Jong-Soo Oh Deputy Director Gyeongnam Provincial Government Mr. In-Hoan Jung Team Leader Changwon Exhibition Convention Center Mr. Yeong-Sik Yoo Primer Secretario encargado de Asuntos Economicos de la Embajada de Corea Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Madrid ROMANIA Mr. Ciprian Pahontu General Director General Division of Management of Forestry, land and game fund Mr. Doru Leonard Irimie Counsellor Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development Mr. Viorel Blujdea Researcher Forest Research and Management Planning Institute RUSSIAN FEDERATION H.E. Mr. Alexander Kuznetsov Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de Rusia en Espana Embassy of Russia, Madrid M. Claudien Habimana Point Focal de la CCD Ministère des Terres, de l’Environnement, des Forêts, de l'Eau et des Mines SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS Mr. Patrick Williams Senior Physical Planning Officer Ministry of Sustainable Development SAINT LUCIA Mr. Michel Gaspard Andrew Chief Forestry Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Mr. Edmund Jackson Coordinator Environmental Services Unit Ministry of Health and the Environment SAMOA H.E. Mr. Faumuina Tiatia Liuga Minister Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology Mr. Tapuai Sepulona Moananu Associate Minister Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology Ms. Afoa Arasi Tiotio General Manager Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 25 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE M. Heliodoro Pires Quaresma Ingénieur Cartographe Direction des Services Geografiques et Cadastraux Ministère de l'Infrastructure et Oeuvre Publique SAUDI ARABIA Mr. Abdu Gasem Al-Shareef Al Assiri General Director Department of Natural Resources Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Bandar M. Al Otaibi Ministry of Agriculture Eng. Naser B. Almarri Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Meteb A. Alshammari Geologist Ministry of Water and Electricity Mr. Abdulaziz A Alabdullatif Ministry of Finance Mr. Abdullah M. Alshoaibi Senior Engineer Saudi Development Fund Mr. Rabah G. Alharbi National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Mr. Tarik Al Abbasi National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Mr. Suleiman Ali Albudair First Secretary Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Madrid SENEGAL S.E. M. Abas Ndiour Ambassadeur Ambassade du Sénégal, Madrid M. Matar Cisse Directeur des Eaux, Forêts, Chasses et de la Conservation des Sols Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Rétention et des Lacs Artificiels Mme Gogo Banel Ndiaye Macina Conseillère Technique Conseil Supérieur des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement (CONSERE) Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Rétention et des Lacs Artificiels M. Abdourahmane Samoura Chef Division Reboisement et Conservation des Sols Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Retention et des Lacs Artificiels M. Mamadou Sangare Point Focal FEM Direction de l'Environnement et des Etablissements Classés (DEEC) Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Rétention et des Lacs Artificiels Mme Aichatou Bintou Abdoulaye Lo Primera Secretaria Embajada de Senegal, Madrid M. Ibrahima Sounkarou Ndiaye Coordonnateur Projet de Gestion et Réhabilitation des Terres Dégradées du Bassin Arachidier Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Rétention et des Lacs Artificiels M. Boucar Sene Conseiller de l'Ambassade du Sénégal Ambassade du Sénégal, Madrid M. Mouhamed Thiam Directeur du Génie Rural, des Bassins de Rétention et Lacs Artificiels Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Rétention et des Lacs Artificiels SEYCHELLES Mr. Basil Esther Senior Project Officer National Parks and Forestry Section Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Transport ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 26 SLOVAKIA Mr. Prof. Pavol Bielek Director Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute SLOVENIA Mr. Silvo Zlebir Director General Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Environment Mr. Gregor Gregoric Head of Section for Meteorological Observations and Applications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Environment Mr. Emil Ferjancic Head of Section of International Affairs Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning SOLOMON ISLANDS Mr. Joe Horokou Director Environment and Conservation Division Ministry of Forest, Environment and Conservation Ms. Helen Beck Consellor Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands, New York SOMALIA Mr. Idd. B. Mohamed First Counselor Permanent Mission of Somalia to the United Nations, New York Mr. Bonga Msomi Senior Manager Land Use and Soil Management Department of Agriculture Mr. Fundisile Goodman Mketeni Deputy Director General Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. Maria Mbengashe Chief Policy Advisor: Biodiversity and Marine International Cooperation Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Hon. Langa Zita Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee for Environmental Affairs and Tourism Saint Lucia Wetland Park Authority Mr. Keith Paul Taylor Deputy Director Land and Soil Use Management Department of Agriculture Mr. Jones Muleso Kharika Director of Resource Use Department of Tourism and Environment Ms. Masego Moshesh Office Administrator to the Director General Adviser Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mr. Zaheer Fakir Chief Policy Advisor: International Governance and Resource Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Masingita Chauke Resource Conservation Officer Department of Agriculture SOUTH AFRICA H.E. Ms. Rejoice Mabudafhasi Deputy Minister Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. Pamela Yako Director General Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mr. Kulani Machaba Senior Policy Advisor: Biodiversity and Heritage International Cooperation Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. Gugulethu Zulu Personal Assistant to the Deputy Minister Adviser Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 27 SOUTH AFRICA (continued) Mr. Ellwyn O. Beck Consejero Embajada Sudafrica, Spain Mr. Andrew Philip Zaloumis Chief Executive Officer Saint Lucia Wetland Park Authority Mr. Fhatuwani Tshivhase Deputy Director Sustainable Land Management Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Sra. Yolanda Florez Blasco Jefa de Protocolo Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Eduardo Del Palacio Fernández-Montes Jefe del Área de Hidrología y Zonas Desfavorecidas Dirección General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Sergio Àlvarez Sànchez Jefe del Area de Relaciones Multilaterales Subdireccion General de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio de Medio Ambiente SPAIN Excma. Sra. Dña. Cristina Narbona Ruiz Ministra Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Excmo. Antonio Serrano Rodríguez Secretario General para el Territorio y la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Excmo. Juan Pablo De Laiglesia y Gonzàlez de Peredo Secretario General de la AECI Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sra. Concepción Toquero Plaza Subsecretaria Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Juan Manuel De la Torre Acosta Director del Gabinete de la Ministra Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. José Luís Herránz Sáez Director General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Sra. Maria Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho Subdirectora General de Política Forestal de Desertificación Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Amparo Rambla Subdirectora General de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Benito Pinilla Pasalodos Coordinador de Programa de la Subdirección General de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Gustavo Jerez Alarnes Jefe Gabinete de Prensa Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Leopoldo Rojo Serrano Jefe de Servicio de Formación y Documentación Dirección General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Gerardo Sánchez Peña Jefe de SPCAN Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Ascensión Ramírez Sobrino Jefa de Sección de Evaluación y Programas Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Manuela Fernandez Moreno Tecnico Superior del MMA Subdireccion General de Relaciones Internacionales Sra. María Torres-Quevedo García de Quesada Jefa de Seccion de Economica Montaña Direccion General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Luis Martin Fernàndez Asesir Técnico de Hidrología Direccion General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 28 SPAIN (continued) Sr. José Luis Salazar Mañez Asesor Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Myriàm Martín Vallejo Oficina Técnica del PAN Dirección General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Beatriz Bueno González Oficina Técnica del PAN Tecnologias y Recursos Agrarias SA Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Araceli Martínez Ruiz Oficina Técnica del Programa de Acción Nacional Tecnologías y Recursos Agrarios Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Sara Torre Sales Oficina Técnica del PAND Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Paloma Ramos Fernàndez Oficina Técnica del PAND Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Marta García Vargas Oficina Téchnica del PAND Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sra. Laura Castro Flórez Oficina Técnica del PAND Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Excma. Leire Pajín Iraola Secretaria de Estado de Cooperación Internacional Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sr. José Cuenca Anaya Embajador de España Misión Especial para Medio Ambiente y Nuevas Tecnologías Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Sra. Consuelo Femenía Guardiola Subdirectora General de Programas y Convenios Culturales y Científicos Direccíon General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sr. Antonio García Ferrer Vocal Asesor Gabinete Técnico del Secretario General Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sr. José Jiménez García-Herrera Consejero Técnico Programa Azahar AECI Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sra. Mónica Ruiz Bustos Jefa del Area S.G. de Programas y Convenios Científicos Dirección General de Programas y Convenios Culturales y Científicos Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Sra. Rossana Roselló Bas Coordinadora de Actividades del Gabinete Técnicodel S.G. AECI Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Coordinación Sra. Asha Sukhwani Técnico Superior Examinador de la Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio Sr. Alejandro Nieto Jefe de Área de la Dirección General de Financiación Exterior Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda Sr. Victor Castillo Sánchez Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Sr. Juan Sánchez Díaz Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacìon Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Sr. Victoriano Ramón Vallejo Calzada Profesor Universidad de Barcelona Sr. Joan Pallisé Conflent Director General de Medio Natural Generalidad de Cataluña ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 29 SPAIN (continued) Sr. D. Manuel Vázquez Fernández Consejero de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible Junta de Galicia Sr. Emilio Fernández Suárez Director General Junta de Galicia Sra. Fuensanta Coves Botella Consejera de Medio Ambiente de la Junta Andalucia Junta de Andalucía Sra. Rosa Mª Mendoza Castellón Junta de Andalucía Sr. José Ramon García Antón Conseller de Medio Ambiente, Agua Urbanismo y Vivienda de la Comunidad Valenciana Sr. José Luis Martínez Guijarri Consejero de Medio Ambiente y de Desarrollo Rural Comunidad de Castilla la Mancha Sr. José Ignacio Nicolás Dueñas Director General de Política Forestal Comunidad de Castilla la Mancha Sra. Carmen Pavón Collado Directora del Gabinete Junta de Andalucía Sr. Guillermo Crespo Parra Director General del Medio Natural (Extramudera) Junta de Extremadura Sr. Antonio Luis Sanjuan Bericat Subdirector General del Medio Natural Consejeria de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación del Territorio, Comunidad de Madrid Sr. Pablo Sanjuanbenito García Jefe de Area de Desarrollo Forestal Comunidad de Madrid Sr. Álvaro González Dueñas Técnico Forestal Superior Consejeria de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación del Territorio, Comunidad de Madrid SRI LANKA Mr. Ranasinghege Semasinghe Director for Natural Resource Division Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources SUDAN Mr. Mohamed Elamin Abdelrahman Mohamed Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Prof. Mukhtar Ahmed Mustafa Director Desertification and Desert Cultivation Studies Centre Sr. Gerardo Berriel Martínez Consejero de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial Comunidad de Canarias Mr. Salah Eldin Abdalla Elabaid Nasih UNCCD Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Sr. Cándido Padrón Padrón Viceconsejero de Medio Ambiente Comunidad de Canarias Mr. Siddig Abdalla Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Sudan, Madrid Sr. José Luis Navarro Ribera Consejero de Industria, Energia Junta de Extremadura Mr. Elhassan Ahmed Elhussein Elarabi Counselor Embassy of Sudan, Madrid Sra. María A. Pérez Fernández Directora General de Evaluación y Calidad Ambiental Junta de Extremadura SWAZILAND H.E. Mr. Mtiti Fakudze Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 30 SWAZILAND (continued) Mr. Bongani Masuku Land Development Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives SWEDEN Mr. Patrick Rabe Deputy Director Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ms. Asa Hindenborg Desk Officer Department for Multilateral Development Cooperation Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Anders Hjort-Af-Ornäs Professor Linköping University SWITZERLAND S.E. M. Jean-Philippe Tissières Ambassadeur Direction du Développement et de la Coopération M. Martin Sommer Chef de la Délégation de Négociation Direction du Développement et de la Coopération Mme Liliane Ortega Chef Suppléante Délégation de Négociation Direction du Développement et de la Coopération M. Kurt Kunz Ambassade de Suisse, Espagne M. Martin Krebs Conseiller Directorate of Political Affairs DP M. Jacques Borel Desk Officer Direction du Développement et de la Coopération M. Markus Bürli Conseiller Direction du Développement et de la Coopération M. Ernst Gabathuler Centre Développement et Environnement University of Bern SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a Director Office for Implementation of the Convention and National Coordination Ministry of Local Administration and Environment Mr. Nasser El Din Kheir-Allah Embajada de la R. A. Siria, Madrid TAJIKISTAN Mr. Nozaninov Nusratullo Bodomovich Chief of Department of International Economic Relations Deputy Focal Point for the UNCCD Ministry for Environmental Protection THAILAND Mr. Banphot Hongtong Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Chaiwat Sittibush Director General Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Sompol Panmanee Secretary General Royal Development Projects Board Mr. Amnarj Sonimsart Advisor to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Chawin Jermsuwan Director of Land and Developmment Regional Office 1, Land and Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Seree Juengnijnirund Director of Land and Development, Regional Office 5, Land and Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 31 THAILAND (continued) Mr. Chumphon Khongin Director of Land Development, Regional Office 10, Land and Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Deolindo Da Silva National Director of Agriculture and Livestock Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries TOGO Mr. Arnon Noncie Policy and Plan Analyst, Foreign Agriculturla Relations Division Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives M. Boundjouw Sama Directeur des Eaux et Forêts, Point focal CCD Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières Dr. Pitayakon Limtong Senior Agronomist, Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives M. Abdoumisamilou Issifou Chef du Centre National des Semences Forestières Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières Ms. Auschada Chitechote Senior Forest Technical Officer, Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Sopon Chomchan Adviser to the Director General Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Prapun Tanakitroungruang Senior Forester, Royal Forest Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ms. Chulawan Promsuwan Senior Forest Administrator, Royal Forest Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Worapong Waramit Senior Policy and Plan Analyst Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives TIMOR-LESTE Mr. Mario Ribeiro Nunes National Director of Coffee and Forestry Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries TONGA Dr. Viliami Fakava Deputy Director Head of Corporate Services Division Ministry of Agriculture and Food TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ms. Jacqueline Ganteaume Farrell Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment Mr. Kenneth Roach Senior Sector Specialist Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment Mr. Hilton Sandy Secretary of Agriculture, Marine Affairs and the Environment Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment Ms. Gillian Clarke-Stanislaus Environmental Officer II Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment TUNISIA S.E. M. Habib M'Barek Ambassadeur Ambassade de Tunisie, Madrid ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 32 TUNISIA (continued) M. Noureddine Kaabi Directeur Ministère du Développement et de la Coopération Internationale M. Issam Anatar Ingénieur en chef Direction Générale pour l'Aménagement et la Conservation des Terres Agricoles Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Ressources Hydrauliques M. Hamda Aloui Chef de Service Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable M. Karim Ben Becher Ministre Plénipotentiaire Ambassade de Tunisie, Madrid Mr. Ömer Ümran Özdenören Expert Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency Mr. Mehmet Ceyhun Aloglu Engineer Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mr. Ibrahim Biroglu Engineer General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works Ms. Mediha Özcan Assistant Expert Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ms. Canan Alpaslan Technical Aid Deputy Expert Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency TURKMENISTAN M. Mohamed Mehdi Mlika Président Association du Réseau Méditerranéen pour le Développement Durable M. Ali Abaab Expert National Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable M. Helmi Sabara Expert National Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable M. Adel Ayara Membre Association du Réseau Méditerranéen pour le Développement Durable TURKEY Mr. Erdogan Ozevren UNCCD Focal Point Chief of Section Ministry of Environment and Forestry Mr. Erdogan Sirin Division Director Ministry of Environment and Forestry Mr. Mevlüt Düzgün Expert Ministry of Environment and Forestry Dr. Durikov Muhamet National Coordinator of UNCCD National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna Ministry of Nature Protection TUVALU Mr. Kilifi Talakatoa O'Brien Environment Impact Assessment Officer, UNCCD Secondary Focal Point Ministry of Natural Resources and Lands UGANDA Mr. Justine Lawrence Bwogi Ag Director for Lands Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Ms. Rhoda Tumusiime Commissioner for Agricultural Planning Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mrs. Edith Kateme-Kassaja Commissioner for Planning Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Mr. Samuel A.A Amule Commissioner, Local Authorities Inspection Ministry of Local Government ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 33 UGANDA (continued) Rev. Sandra Mwebaze Ag Commissioner Animal Production Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mr. Stephen Muwaya Senior Range Ecologist Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Ms. Gemma Cook Deputy Policy Analyst Global Environmental Assets Team Policy Division Department for International Development Ms. Izabella Koziell Biodiversity and Desertification Adviser, Global Environmental Assets Team Department for International Development UKRAINE Dr. Yuriy Kolmaz Head Land Resources Division Directorate of Biotic Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection Mr. Jolyon Thomson Lawyer International Environment Division Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saeed Alkindi Minister of Environment and Water Ministry of Environment and Water Excmo. Sr. Sultan M. Al Qortasi Al Noaimi Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Environment Agency H.E. Dr. Salem Msarri Al Dhaheri Director General Federal Environment Agency Dr. Saad Al Deen Mohammed Al Numairy Environmental Advisor Federal Environment Agency Mr. Burkan Khaliefa Abdulla Al Khalifa Legal Adviser Ministry of Environment and Water Mr. Abdul Nasser Ali Al Shamsi Director of the Terrestrial Environment Research Center Environment Agency Mr. Mohammed Nawas Khan Director of Forestry Department Environment Agency Mr. Hmaid Ali AlSabousi Second Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hon. Prof. Mark J. Mwandosya Minister of State Vice-President's Office Ms. Ruth H. Mollel Permanent Secretary Vice-President's Office Mr. Ali Juma Hamad Director of Environment Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment Mr. Ruzika N. Muheto Director of Environmental Planning and Resarch National Environment Management Council Mr. Sulle M. Sella Deputy Director, Department of Multilateral Copeeration Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Joseph Qamara Assistant to the Minister of State Vice-President's Office Mr. George R. Kafumu Senior Environmental Officer Vice-President's Office Mr. Patrick Ndaki Division of Environment Vice-President's Office ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 34 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (continued) Mr. Jerome S. Assey Personal Assistant to the Vice President Vice-President's Office Mr. Samwel N. Marwa Economist Ministry of Finance Mr. Michael Pellant Great Basin Restoration Initiative Coordinator Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior URUGUAY Embajador Dr. Ariel Rusiñol Director de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Uruguay UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. Franklin Moore Director Office of Environment and Science Policy Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade United States Agency for International Development Ms. Kelly Milton Foreign Affairs Officer Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science Department of State Mr. John Tuminaro Foreign Affairs Officer Office of Economic and Development Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Mr. Charles V. Barber Environmental Adviser Office of Environment and Science Policy Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade United States Agency for International Development Dr. Mary Rowen Wildlife and Biodiversity Adviser Office of Natural Resources Management Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade United States Agency for International Development Ms. Maxine Levin Soil Scientist Natural Resources Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Sra. Giselle Beja Valent Directora Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente Asesoría de Asuntos Internacionales Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente Sra. Ines Rodriguez Ministra Consejera Embajada de Uruguay, Madrid UZBEKISTAN Dr. Bakhtiyor Kadyrov First Deputy Director of Uzhydromet Cabinet of Ministers (Uzhydromet) VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) H.E. Mr. Hely Vladimir Villegas Poljak Viceministro Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores H.E. Mr. Miguel Leonardo Rodríguez Viceministro de Conservacion Ambiental Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente H.E. Sr. Cristobal N. Francisco Ortiz Viceministro de gestion de agua Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente H.E. Ms. Aura Mahuampi Rodríguez de Ortiz Embajadora Alterna en la Misión Permanente de Venezuela en la ONU Misión Permanente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en la ONU, Nueva York ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 35 VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) Ing. Rodolfo Roa Delgado Director General de Cuencas Hidrográficas Dirección General de Cuencas Hidrográficas Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente Ing. Domingo Benitez Director de Suelos Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente Ms. Genoveva Campos Gil Segundo Secretario Despacho del Viceministro para América del Norte y Asuntos Multilaterales del Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Ms. María Elizabeth Rodríguez Tercer Secretario Despacho del Viceministro para Asia, Medio Oriente y Oceania Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sra. Claudia Salerno Caldera Coordinadora de Relaciones Internacionales II, Direccion General de Soberania Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores Sra. Ana De Azcoitia Asistente Especial Misión Permanente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en la ONU, Nueva York Mr. Luong Van Linh Deputy Director Department of Agriculture Office of Government Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Dinh Ngoc Minh Deputy Director Department of Agricultural Economics Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bao Tam Deputy Director Cooperation Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Le Huu Tan Counselor Embassy of S.R. Vietnam, Madrid Mr. Pham Trong Hien Senior Officer Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Pham Manh Cuong UNCCD National Office Department of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Duong Thanh An Head of Division National Environment Protection Agency Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment VIET NAM YEMEN H.E. Mr. Hua Duc Nhi Vice Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh Director General Department for Forestry Development Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development H.E. Mr. Mansour Ahmed A. Al Hawshabi Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Karmani Embajador Embassy of Yemen, Cuba Mr. Mutahar Zaid Mutahar General Director of Irrigation Department Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 36 YEMEN (continued) Mr. Ahmed Husain Abubaker Al-Attas General Director of Forestry and Desertification Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Mr. Allaadeen M. Al Sharjabi National Expert Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ZAMBIA H. E. Mr. Michael Kaingu Minister Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Godwin Fishani Gondwe Chief Environmental Management Officer Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Ms. Anna Chileshe Masinja Director Forestry Department Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Lawrence Mulama Chief Accountant Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Bwalya Lyapa Nondo Public Relations Officer Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Ms. Nasilele Lubinda Senior Economisr Department of Economic and Technical Cooperation Ministry of Finance and National Planning Mr. Gideon Lintini Director Department of Planning and Information Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry Mr. Felix Chabala Principal Inspector (Environmental Impact Assessment) Environment Council of Zambia Mr. Davies Zulu Assistant Director Ministry of Local Government and Housing Mr. Martin Nyambe Sishekanu Chief Agricultural Specialist (Land Husbandry) Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Rodrick Ngolo Executive Officer Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Obote Shakacite General Manager Zaffico Limited ZIMBABWE H.E. Mr. F. C. D. Nhema Minister of Environment and Tourism Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Mutsa Dorothy Chasi Director General Environmental Management Agency Ministry of Environment and Tourism ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 37 OBSERVER STATES HOLY SEE H.E. Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro Apostolic Nuncio Apostolic Nunciature, Spain Dr. Tomás Sancho Marco Apostolic Nunciature, Spain ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 38 ORGANIZATIONS HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS IN THE SESSION AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MAINTAINING PERMANENT OBSERVER MISSIONS AT HEADQUARTERS PALESTINE Mr. Nedal Abdelqader Abdallah Katbehbader Deputy Director General Directorate of Environmental Resources Environment Quality Authority ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 39 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS Mr. Robert Hepworth Executive Secretary FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Sra. Lucia Pita Gutierrez Aministrative Assistant Mr. German Rojas Chief, FAO Informative Office for Spain and Andorra Communication Division Knowledge and Communication Department Mr. Dominique Lantieri Remote Sensing Officer Environmental Assessment and Management Unit Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division Mr. Luc Dubreuil Environment Officer Investment Centre Technical Cooperation Department Focal Point GM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Mr. Kanayo Nwanze Vice President Ms. Farhana Haque-Rahman Chief of Media Relations, Special Events and Programmes Mr. Rodney Cooke Director Technical Advisory Division Ms. Khalida Bouzar Global Environment Facility Coordinator Mr. Jesus Quintana Programme Officer Global Environment Facility Unit Mr. Naoufel Telahigue Programme Officer Global Environment Facility Unit Ms. Adriana Bombardone Assistant Global Environment Facility Unit Ms. Silvia Donato Junior Programme Officer Global Environment Facility Unit SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary Mr. Asghar Mohammadi Fazel Ms. Jaime Alexandra Webbe Programme Officer Dry and Sub-humid Lands SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Mr. Yvo de Boer Executive Secretary Mr. Bagher Asadi Chair, Subsidiary Body for Implementation Ms. Rocio Lichte Programme Officer UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND Ms. Donna Goodman Project Manager, Environment & Young People Ms. Vanessa Tobin Deputy Director Programme Division UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Mr. Reinder Kutsch-Lojenga ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 40 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Ms. Taija Kontinen Programme Officer Arab States Mr. Bakary Kante Director Division of Policy Development and Law Ms. Mercedes San Roman Ruiz Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People Ms. Elizabeth Mrema DELC Mr. Philip Dobie Director, UNDP Drylands Development Centre Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye Policy Advisor Ms. Anna Tengberg Regional Technical Advisor Ms. Veronica Muthui Regional Technical Advisor Mr. Elie Kodsi Regional Team Leader for North Africa and Arab States Dryland Development Centre Ms. Verity Nyagah Regional Team Leader for East and Southern Africa Ms. Mirey Atalah Regional Technical Advisor Mr. Albert Mwangi Project Manager Improving Market Access for Drylands Commodities Drylands Development Centre Ms. Sarah Anyoti Information and Communication Specialist Drylands Development Centre UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Philippe Pypaert Programme Specialist Ms. Kamar Yousuf DELC Mr. Peter Acquah Deputy Director African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) secretariat Dr. Ahmad Ali Ghosn Natural Resources Officer Regional Coordinator for UNCCD Regional Office for West Asia Ms. Lera Miles UNEP-WCMC Ms. Gemma Shepherd Programme Officer Division of Early Warming and Assessment Prof. Klaus Kellner Desert Margins National Coordinator (DMP) Mr. Mohamed Foday Sessay Programme Officer Division of Global Environment Facility Regional Office for Africa UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS Ms. Barbara Tavora-Jainchill Programme Officer UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mr. David Martin Castro Associate Human Rights Officer UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES Ms. Maria Jesus Vega Pascual External Relations - ER ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 41 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION Mr. Douglas Pattie Coordinator Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning Dr. Pedro Basabe Rodriguez Senior Advisor UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Dr. Carlos Florencio Corvalan Coordinator Occupational and Environmental Health WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Michel Jarraud Secretary-General Prof. Janos Bogardi Director UNU EHS Vice Rector a.i. United Nations University Dr. Mannava Sivakumar Chief Agricultural Meteorology Division Dr. Koko Warner Head of Section Social Vulnerability and Environmental Migration Ms. Carine Richard-Van Maele Chief Communications and Public Affairs Office Ms. Carlota Schneider Organization and Liaison Manager Human Resources Manager WORLD BANK M. Bennouna Taoufiq Senior Environmental Specialist TerraAfrica Secretariat Mr. R. Stefanski Scientific Officer Agricultural Meteorology Division World Climate Programme Department Mr. M. Palomares Calderon International Relations Manager Ms. Susana Alonso Ramos Ms. Piedad Garcia Delgado Mr. Nicholas Phythian Consultant Trainer Ms. Katiana Murillo Mr. James Warren Evans Director of Environment Department Mr. Enos E. Esikuri Senior Environmental Specialist Environment Department Mr. Erick Fernandes Mr. Christophe Crepin Regional Programme Manager Africa Region Ms. Kristyn Schrader WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Mr. Jordi Renart i Vila Policy Officer Policy, Strategy and Programme Support Division Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Tascon WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION Mr. Luigi Cabrini Director Department of Sustainable Development of Tourism ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 42 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Mr. Daniele Ponzi Division Manager Sustainable Development Division AFRICAN UNION Dr. Mahmoud Moustafa Policy, Water Resource and Environment Mr. Oseyemi Olurotimi Akinbamijo Chief Animal Resource Officer Mr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel Director, AU/SAFGRAD COMITE PERMANENT INTER-ETATS DE LUTTE CONTRE LA SECHERESSE DANS LE SAHEL Prof. Alhousseïni Bretaudeau Secrétaire exécutif M. Dramane Coulibaly Coordonnateur du Programme Régional d'Appui Securité Alimentaire - Lutte contre la Désertification - Population et Développement Mme Edwige Botoni-Liehoun Expert Gestion de ressources naturelles Ms. Fatoumata Oumou Keita ARAB CENTER FOR THE STUDIES OF ARID ZONES AND DRY LANDS Dr. Gilani Mhimed Abdelgwadm Consultant of General Director Prof. Dr. Khaled Ben Mahmoud Director of Soil and Water Uses Department Head of Programme Assesment, Monitoring and Combating Desertification in the Arab World ARAB MAGHREB UNION M. Habib Ben Yahya Secrétaire Général M. Mohamed Ismail Expert Sécurité Alimentaire et Environnement ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Mr. Nessim J. Ahmad Director Environment and Social Safeguard Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department CAZALAC - WATER CENTER FOR ARID AND SEMI-ARID ZONES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Mr. Guido Soto Executive Director M. Philippe Zoungrana Expert Gestion de Ressources Naturelles M. Bertrand Reysset Expert Gestion de Ressources Naturelles M. Harouna Kindo Chargé de communication COMMISSION DES FORETS D'AFRIQUE CENTRALE M. Raymond Ndomba-Ngoye Secrétaire Exécutif Adjoint M. Martin Tadoum Assistant Technique COMMUNITY OF SAHEL-SAHARAN STATES Mme Wafa Essahli Directrice Chargée du Développement Rural M. Gilbert Zongo Responsable Programme Sécurité Alimentaire ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 43 COMUNIDADE DOS PAISES DE LINGUA PORTUGUESA Sr. Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca Community of Portugese Speaking Countries Dr. Jacqueline Andrade CPLP ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES M. Charles Elie Mbonguy Joumambila Coordinateur Supérieur Environnement EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY Dr. Olivier Arino Head of the Projects Section Earth Observation Science, Applications and Future Technology Department Dr. Diego Fernández-Prieto Scientific Coordinator Earth Observation Science, Applications and Future Technology Department Mr. Marc Paganini Earth Observation Application Engineer Projects Section of the Exploitation and Services Division Earth Observation Science, Applications and Future Technology Department GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS Mr. Richard J. Thomas Director of the Natural Resource Management Program INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS Dr. Mark Winslow Marketing Specialist Project Development and Marketing Mr. Olanrewaju Babatunde Smith Principal Scientist INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Dr. Philippe Boncour International Dialogue on Migration Division UNU side event IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Ms. Hala Kilani Poverty, Equity and Gender Programme Coordinator Mr. Rami A Salman Head of Programme IUCN Centre of Mediterranean Cooperation Mr. Gustavo A. Fonseca Team Leader Natural Resources Management Ms. Nikola Rass Communication Officer WISP Programme Mr. Walter Lusigi Senior Advisor Land and Water Resources Prof. Edouard G. Bonkoungou Director CFEDD Ms. Andrea Kutter Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist Mr. Gonzalo Oviedo Senior Adviser, Social Policy INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE Mr Gertjan Beekman Coordinator Program to Combat Desertification and Mitigate the Effects of Drought in South America Mr. Edmund Barrow Coordinator Forest Dryland Conservation and Social Policy IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa, Kenya ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 44 IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Mr. Jonathan Davies Global Coordinator World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism Programme IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa Ms. Caterina Wolfangel Programme Officer Drylands IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa Ms. Masego Madzwamuse Regional Programme Development Officer IUCN Southern Africa Office Dr. Mohammed-Taghi Farvar Chair, IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Professor Kamel Batanouny IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Regional Vice Chair Mr. Martin Muteti Mbuvi Consultancy Manager Practical Action (Intermediate Technology Devt Group - ITDG) OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL Mr. Paul Rees Osborn Consultant M. Youba Sokona Secrétaire exécutif M. Ousmane Souleymane Diallo Coordinateur du Programme Eau M. Abdessalem Kallala Chargé de Mission Relations Extérieures et Communication M. Mourad Briki Programme Environnement Mme Mélanie Requier-Desjardins Coordinatrice des Programmes Environnement Recherche et Développement ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE M. Elam Niyiziyobiva Membre du Comité Jeunesse Mediaterre Mme Faouzia Abdoulhalik Responsable Programme Environnemnt SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON WETLANDS Mr. Abou Bakari Bamba Senior Regional Advisor for Africa SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY Mr. Joao S. Caholo Deputy Executive Secretary Mr. Nyambe Harsen Nyambe Senior Programme Manager for Natural Resources Management, the Environment and Sustainable Development ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 45 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Mr. Wouter Van Oosterhout ANGOLA Fundaçao Grupo Esquel Brasil Sr. Mauricio Aroucha Juventude Ecologica Angolana Mr. Constantino Alberto Rodrigo Mendes Mr. Silvio Sant'anna ARGENTINA Instituto Sertao Mr. Paulo Ferreira Maciel Fundacion Agreste Punto Verde Mr. Edward Mc Donald Sr. João Evangelista J. dos Santos Ms. Griselda Leonor Marrero Duarte Sr. Rodrigo Cesar Vaz P. de Souza Ms. Caitlin Sturridge BURKINA FASO Mr. Juliàn Rafael Varela Toranzo Association des volontaires pour le développement (A.V.D.) Mr. Seydou Florent Ouedraogo BELARUS Belarusian Geographic Society Dr. Valentin Yatsukhno Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer Mr. B. Michael Yanogo BELIZE Comité régional des unités de production du Sahel Ms. Seydou ag Madia Belize Audubon Society Ms. Tanya Williams Thompson Advocacy Manager CAMEROON BOLIVIA Confédération des ONG d'environnement et de développement de l'Afrique Centrale (CONGAC) Mme Jacqueline Nkoyok Productividad Biosfera y Medio Ambiente Mr. Mark Edward Christopher Camburn CANADA Sra. Sara Crespo Suàrez International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Mr. Javier Celma Celma BRAZIL AMAVIDA Mr. Abdelaziz Aboud Santos Junnior UNISFERA International Centre Mr. Marc Paquin Mr. João Otavio Malheiros Ms. Joana Talafré Associação Pernambucana de Defesa da Natureza (ASPAN) Ms. Silvia Picchioni Centro de Assessoria e Apoio aos Trabalhadores e Instituições não Governamentais Alternativas (CAATINGA) Ms. Tatiana Cyro Costa Sr. Paulo Pedro de Carvalho CHAD Association pour la protection de l'environnment Mr. Facho Balaam ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 46 ETHIOPIA CHILE Corporación Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales Sr. Ricardo Cifuentes Villarroel Ethiopia Association for Combating Desertification Dr. Menberu Lulu FINLAND CHINA Chinese Society of Forestry Economics Ms. Dai Guangcui Dodo - Tulevaisuuden elävä luonto ry Mr. Mikko Ahonen FRANCE COSTA RICA Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforesteria Comunitaria Centroamericana Sra. Evelyn Chaves Jaen CÔTE D'IVOIRE Réseau pour l'environnement et le développement durable en Afrique (REDDA/NESDA) M. Pascal Valentin Houenou Coordinateur Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales Mr. Emmanuel Ball Mr. Salah Baali Mr. Jean Baptiste Cheneval M. Jean-Marie Blin Ms. Pauline Casalegno Mr. Chistophe Brossé Ms. Maude Gentit CUBA Asociación Cubana de las Naciones Unidas Sra. Azalia Loipa Arias González Asociación Cubana de Producción Animal Dr. Dilcia García Pérez Secretaria de Relaciones Internacionales Ms. Sarah Gillet Mr. Mohamed Houmyind CARI M. Mohamed Houmymid Mr. Ahmed Ferrak Mr. Gerard Garcia Pronaturaleza - Sociedad Cubana para la Protección del Medio Ambiente Ms. Teresita de Jesús Tellería Llamazares DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Club Unesco du centre d'action femme et enfant Ms. Georgette Bilonda DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Fundacion panamericana de desarrollo Mr. Cesáreo R. Guillermo Veloz 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 ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 47 HAITI FRANCE Haiti Survie M. Calixte Aldrin Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (continued) Mme Guilaine Richard INDIA M. Yves Richard Adivasi Navjeewan Gathan Navjyoti Agua Mr. Remish Ekka Ms. Nadia Roldan M. Patrice Burger IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Mme Maude Gentilt Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Application (CENESTA) Ms. Khadija Catherine Razavi M. Christophe Brosse Eau Vive Mr. Christian Jean-Marie Houdus M. Hamadou Boureima Mr. Asghar Tahmasebi ITALY Ipogea Research Centre on traditional and Local Knowledge Ms. Sabina Fátima Asins Velis International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) Sra. Carmen Cobano Suàrez Mme Julie Emond Ms. Astier Ogbai Sr. Jose Manuel Delgado Pérez Ms. Coninne Wacker Wolf Mr. Rubén Castro Rodríguez LEBANON Makhzoumi Foundation Ms. Salama Naamani GEORGIA Union of Sustainable Development “Ecovision” Mrs. Nino Sulkhanishvili LESOTHO Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Mr. Moshe Tsehlo GERMANY League for Pastoral Peoples Mr. Mihir Ramsh Bhatt Mr. Dailibai Raika Mr. Rama Ram Raika Dr. Ilse Kohler-Rollefson Ms. Namitha Dipak Mr. Hanwant Singh MALI Association de formation et d'appui au développement (AFAD) Ms. Sina Maiga Damba MAURITANIA Action pour une gestion rationnelle de l'environnement en Mauritanie (AGREEM) Mr. Banemou Ould Tlayor GHANA Espoir Friends of the Earth, Ghana Mr. George Bright Kwaku Awudi M. Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohammeden ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 48 SOUTH AFRICA MEXICO Red Mexicana de Esfuerzos contra la desertificacion y la degradacion de los recursos naturales (RIOD MEX) A.C. Sra. Gabriela Almeida Nuche Sr. Jose Manuel Gomez Quiles Environmental Monitoring Group Mr. Noel Maxwell Oettle SPAIN Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz Mr. Segundo Daniel Pastor Colino NETHERLANDS Sra. Mercedes Morillo Vicente Both Ends Mr. Willem Drent Mr. Francesco Michele Ms. Danielle Aletta De Man Ms. Carmen Pilar Lloveres Esteve Mr. Sjef Langeveld Sra. Isabel Marin Sanchez Mr. Azzam S. I. Tubaileh NIGER Femme - Jeunesse - Environnement Santé (FEMJES) Mme Haoua Diop Djingarey Mr. Antonio Rivero García Ms. Giusi Borraccino Sra. Blanca Calvo Alonso-Cortes NORWAY Drylands Coordination Group Ms. Lauren Naville Ms. Margarita María Casas Cabezudo Mr. José Carlos Ceballos Gómez PAKISTAN Society for Conservation & Protection of Environment (SCOPE) Mr. Tanveer Arif Mr. José Mª Aparicio Mancheño Mr. Abdel Rahman Saleem Alamarah Tamimi PERU Ms. Ana Isabel Arranz de Pablo Proterra Sr. Carlos Andaluz Sra. Xohana Bastida Calvo Mr. Miguel Ángel Blanco Sánchez SENEGAL Conseil des organisations nongovernmentales d'appui au développement (CONGAD) Mme Voré Gana Seck Environnement et développement du tiers-monde (ENDA-TM) Mr. Masse Lo M. Thierno Bal Seck M. Emmanuel Seck Ms. María José Fernández Galende Sra. Carmen Garcia de Lucio Ms. Mercedes de Castro López Villarín Ms. Leila Del Peño Castañón Mr. Vicente Gómez Aldea ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 49 SPAIN (continued) Asociación Trashumancia y Naturaleza Sr. Jesús Garzón Heydt Ms. Dance Bakeva Sra. Laura Chamorro Mauricio Sr. Pablo Cotarelo Àlvarez Ms. Tiziana Boari Ms. Laura Conde Tebar Sr. Fernando Garcia Montes Sr. Carlos Corominas Balseyro Mr. Mosses Ndiyainee Sr. Carlos Alvear Guallart Sra. Raquel Casas Nogales Sra. Isabel Pinar Merino Ecologistas en Accion Sra. M° Angeles Nieto Mazarrón Sr. Remedios Pérez-Lozao Gallego Sra. Elena Pecharromàn Mercado Sra. Raquel Pérez Rodríguez Sra. Concepción Peñalver Castillo Sr. Jesús Sànchez-Corriendo Jaén Sr. Raúl Navarrete Navarrete Sra. Saioa Magunacelaia Gonzàlez Sra. Isabel Miranda Pinillos Sra. Ruth Kñallinsky Ejdelman Sr. César López Santos Sr. Tom Kucharz Sr. Justo Lorenzo Alguacil Sr. Ramón Linaza Iglesias Sra. Silvia Lema Moràn Sra. Ana Maria Marti Martinez Sra. Laura Pardo Mariscal Sr. Santiago Martin Barajas Sr. Rocío Orovengua León Sr. Samuel Martín Sosa Rodriguez Sra. Sonia Ortiga Zaragoza Sra. Sara Romero Hernàndez Sr. Theo Oberhuber Sra. Clara Inés Guilló Girard Sra. Felicitas Villa Chavez Sra. Karinna Celeste Henriquez Valdivia Sr. Àlvaro Blàzquez Jiménez Sr. Luis Gonzàlez Reyes Mr. Fransisco Segura Castro Sra. Arían García Faure Mr. Julio Néstor Sosa Benia Sr. Santiago Díez Peñas Sra. María Luz Castillo Wisnes Sr. Pilar Encabo Rodríguez Sr. Fernando Casado Càceres Sr. Arsenio Garcia Cores Sra. Mónica Calderón Martin Sr. Aranzazu Freire Rodríguez-Sabio Sr. José María Bravo Martín Sr. José Luis García Cano Sr. Corra Nuala Boushel Sra. Heulwen Sara G. Davies Sra. Immaculada Blanco Burgos ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 50 SPAIN (continued) Ecologistas en Accion (continued) Sra. Àgueda Ferriz Prieto Sr. Jesús Bartolomé Martín Sra. María José Eymar Alonso Sr. Juan Miguel Perez Perez Periodista. Mr. Pedro Diez Olazábal Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO / Birdlife) Mr. Eduardo De Juana Aranzana Sra. Eva Izquierdo Gutiérrez Mr. David Howell Sra. Caroline Jerome Sr. Fernando Barrio Sr. Isidro Jiménez Gómez Sr. Ignacio Fernandez Aransay Sra. Alejandra Herrero de Diego Sra. María Carmen Fernández Recuero Mr. Miguel Angel Hernández Soria Mr. Alejandro Sánchez Pérez Sr. Diego Luis Herranz Martín Mr. Marco Lambertini European Society for Soil Conservation Sr. Jose Luis Rubio Delgado Fundación ISTAS Sra. Eva Hernández Jorge Greenpeace España Mr. Julio Barea Luchena Ingeniería sin fronteras Sr. Alejandro Jimenez Fernandez De Palencia Dr. Hazell Thompson Sustainlabour – Fundación laboral internacional para el desarrollo sostenible Sr. Judith Carreras García Sra. Laura Martín Murillo Ms. Anabella Rosemberg WWF/Adena Ms. Lourdes Hernández Martínez Sra. Almudena Oficialdegui Sr. Alberto Fernández Lop IPADE Fundación para el desarrollo Sra. Almudena López Morillas Sra. Yunuen Montero Salcedo Ms. Isabel González Zúñiga Mr. Juan Carlos Del Olmo Castillejos Sra. Celia Barbero Sierra Ms. Carola Ruegge Mr. Pascal Bernard Roy Mr. Félix Romero Cañizares Sr. Ignacio Santos Molina Mr. Juan Manuel Seco del Cacho Sra. Raquel Àlvarez Flores Mr. Enrique Segovia Mr. Arsenio Andrades Moreno Sra. Rita Maria Rodriguez Robles Ms. Cristina Andreu Bleckmann Sr. Pedro Martinez Santos Mr. Maria Jose Tobias Cic Mr. Guido Schmidt Movimiento por la Paz Ms. Susana León Ms Cristina Alonso Andicoberry ICCD/COP(8)/INF.4 Page 51 TURKEY SPAIN (continued) Turkish Foundation for Combatting Erosion, Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA) Dr. Uygar Ozesmi WWF/Adena (continued) Ms. Celsa Peiteado Sra. Evangelina Nucete Ms. Yesim Erkan SWAZILAND Ms. Pinar Aksogan Yonge Nawe Environmental Action Group Ms. Thuli Brillance Makama UGANDA Uganda Association for Social Economic Progress Ms. Stella Grace Lutalo SWITZERLAND Green Cross International (GCI) Mr. Rémi Parmentier UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Mme Marie Chamay Birdlife International Ms. Elizabeth Matthews Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye ZIMBABWE Mr. Ricardo Meléndez Ortiz Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources Mr. Peter Gondo World Vision International Ms. Marta Jimenez Mauleon Mr. Eric Schmidt TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Caribbean Network for Intergrated Rural Development Mr. Reginald Burke -----