The Convention on Biological Diversity

COP Bureau

MEMBERS

President

His Excellency Mr. Huang Runqiu
Minister
Ministry of Ecology and Environment
China

Represented by:
Ms. Guomei Zhou
Director General, International Cooperation
Ministry of Ecology and Environment China
Email: zhou.guomei@mee.gov.cn; chen.haijun@mee.gov.cn

African States

Ms. Hlobsile Sikhosana
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini National Trust Commission
Mbabane, Eswatini
E-mail: hlobskhos@yahoo.com

Mr. Abderahmane Zino Izourar
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Algiers, Algeria
E-mail: zinolighter88@gmail.com

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Algeria:
Mr. Moustafa Fouda
Ministry of Environment
Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: drfoudamos@gmail.com

Asia-Pacific States

Mr. Krishneel Nand
Ministry of Environment
Suva, Fiji
E-mail: krishneel.nand02@govnet.gov.fj

Ms. Somaly Chan
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Environment
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
E-mail: somalychan.ca@gmail.com

Eastern European States

Ms. Teona Karchava
Chief Specialist
Biodiversity and Forestry Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Tbilisi, Georgia
E-mail: teona.karchava@mepa.gov.ge

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Georgia:
Mr. Sino Tohirzoda
Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
E-mail: tohirzoda@gmail.com


Ms. Angela Lozan
Project Manager
National Office of Environmental Projects Implementation
Ministry of Environment
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
E-mail: angela.lozan@onipm.gov.md

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. Jesus Guerra Bell
Especialista Principal
Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente
Havana, Cuba
E-mail: jesus@citma.gob.cu

Ms. Maria Teresa Becerra Ramirez
Jefe Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Bogota, Colombia
E-mail: mtbecerra@minambiente.gov.co

COP-MOP Nagoya Protocol substitute for Colombia:
Ms. Corina Sarli
Secretaria de Embajada
Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
Buenos Aires, Argentina
E-mail: sqo@mrecic.gov.ar

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. Norbert Bärlocher
Chef de la Section Conventions Rio
Affaires Internationales
Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV, DETEC
Berne, Switzerland
E-mail: norbert.baerlocher@bafu.admin.ch

EX-OFFICIO

SBSTTA Chair
Ms. Senka Barudanovic
Professor
Faculty of Natural Science, University of Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-mail: sebarudanovic@gmail.com

SBI Chair
Mr. Chirra Achalender Reddy
Chairperson
National Biodiversity Authority
New Delhi, India
E-mail: chairman@nba.nic.in; achal.reddy@gmail.com