Notification 2005-097

Dear Madam/Sir, In its decisions VI/11 and VII/17 on liability and redress, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to convene a group of legal and technical experts composed of government-nominated experts based on a fair and equitable geographical representation and including observers from relevant international organizations, including non-governmental organizations and convention secretariats. The mandate of the group of legal and technical experts is to review information gathered by the Executive Secretary in accordance with paragraph 2 of decision VI/11 and conduct further analysis of pertinent issues relating to liability and redress in the context of paragraph 2 of Article 14 of the Convention. Further to these decisions, in Notification 2005-054 Parties were invited to designate experts to participate in the group of legal and technical experts. I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat has completed the selection of participants for this meeting on the basis of nominations received from Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations. The selection of experts is based on expertise and experience, taking into account gender balance, equitable geographical distribution and the need to balance legal and technical expertise. The list of selected experts is attached to this notification. They will be formally invited to participate in the meeting. _________________________________________________________________ Annex I Selected Experts for the Meeting on Liability and Redress under Article 14(2) of the Convention 12 - 14 October 2005, Montreal, Canada I. AFRICA Name Country (Party to the CBD) Dr. Osama El-Tayeb Egypt Mr. Larsey Mensah Ghana Mr. Harrison Kamau Macharia Kenya Ms. Emilia Phiri Sunkutu Zambia II. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Name Country (Party to the CBD) Dr. T. V. Ramachandra India Mr. S. H. Suharto Indonesia Mr. Jafar Barmaki Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Flerida A. Carino Philippines Dr. Vithet Srinetr Thailand III. GRULAC Name Country (Party to the CBD) Ms. Marcela M. Nicodemos Brazil Mr. Francisco Ponce Chile Dr. Jimena Nieto Carrasco Colombia Mr. Hector Conde Almeida Cuba Dr. Jaime Roman Sierra Mexico IV. WEOG Name Country (Party to the CBD) Dr. Thomas Loidl Austria Dr. Nicola Notaro European Commission Ms. Vera Rodenhoff Germany Ms. S. Wynn-Williams New Zealand Mr. Christoph Fisch Switzerland Ms. Jane Bulmer United Kingdom Ms. Maria Elina Pohjanpalo Finland V. CEE Name Country (Party to the CBD) Mr Hardo Lillväli Estonia Dr. Mária Révfy Hungary Ms. Ema Buténiené Lithuania Ms. Iwona Mirowska Ibron Poland VI. The following experts were also invited to participate, as observers, at this meeting: Ms. Norine Kennedy International Chamber of Commerce Ms. Carroll Muffet Defenders of Wildlife Prof. Julian Kinderlerer Foundation for Public Research and Regulation Mr. Mark Quayle International Grain Trade Coalition Mr. Carl Bruch United Nations Environment Programme Dr. Doris Ponzoni Global Industry Coalition Ms. Kathryn Youel Page United States of America

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points