The Convention on Biological Diversity

COP Bureau

President

H.E. Lena Yanina Estrada Asito
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Government of Colombia

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

African States

Ms. Joséphine Thérèse B. Eloundou
Technical Adviser No. 1
Minister's Cabinet
Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
Yaounde, Cameroon
e-mail: theresejosy.mbarga@gmail.com

Mr. Jonas Komi Anthé
Juriste-administrateur civil
Direction des ressources forestières
Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Protection de la Nature
Lomé, Togo
E-mail: jonasanthe@yahoo.fr

Asia-Pacific States

Mr. Bilal Qtishat
Director
Nature Protection Directorate
Ministry of Environment
Jordan
E-mail: bqtishat@yahoo.com

Ms. Ilham Mohamed
Assistant Director
Environment Programme
Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
Malé, Maldives
E-mail: ilham.mohamed@environment.gov.mv

Eastern European States

Ms. Adla Kahrić
CBD Primary Focal Point
Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-mail: adla.k@hotmail.com

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Ms. Ditta Greguss
Biodiversity Policy Advisor
Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Budapest, Hungary
E-mail: ditta.greguss@am.gov.hu

Mr. Jakhongir Talipov
Head of Department
International Cooperation and Ratings Department
State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
E-mail: jakhongirtalipov@gmail.com

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Uzbekistan:
Mr. Kumar Mambetaliev
Head
Bioresources Department
Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
E-mail: bio@mnr.gov.kg

Latin American and Caribbean States

Ms. Gillian Guthrie
Chief Technical Director
Policy, Planning and Evaluation Department
Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change
Kingston , Jamaica
E-mail: gillian.guthrie@megjc.gov.jm

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Jamaica:
Mr. Jeremiah Edmund
Sustainable Development and Environment Officer II
Department of Sustainable Development
Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development
Castries, Saint Lucia
E-mail: jeremiah.edmund@govt.lc

Ms. Corina Sarli
Secretaria de Embajada
Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto
Buenos Aires, Argentina
E-mail: sqo@mrecic.gov.ar

COP-MOP Cartagena Protocol substitute for Argentina:
Mr. Gerardo Evia
Director
Dirección Nacional de Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos
Ministerio de Ambiente
Montevideo, Uruguay
E-mail: gerardo.evia@ambiente.gub.uy

Western European and other States

Mr. Eric Schauls
Attaché
Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et du Développement Durable
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
E-mail: eric.schauls@mev.etat.lu

Mr. Gaute Hanssen
Policy Director
Department of Sustainability and Transition
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Oslo, Norway
E-mail: gaute.hanssen@kld.dep.no

EX-OFFICIO

SBSTTA Chair
Mr. Jean Bruno Mikissa
Enseignant Chercheur
IRET - Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forêts
Gabon
E-mail: mikissa_jeanbruno@yahoo.fr, jbmikissa@gmail.com

SBI Chair
Ms. Clarissa Souza Della Nina
Minister
Permanent Mission of Brazil to ICAO and other international organizations in Montreal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Montreal, Canada
E-mail: clarissa.souza@itamaraty.gov.br