Notification 2006-118

Dear Madam/Sir, I have the honour to refer to Notification 2006-103 dated 2 October 2006 regarding the above-mentionned workshop which seeks to enhance the capacity of the countries in the region by sharing experiences on networking and information exchange, including new information and web-based technologies, with a focus on the special needs of indigenous and local communities. In this regard, I am pleased to inform Parties and indigenous and local communities that the selection of participants to the workshop has been completed. The list of CBD/CHM National Focal Points and indigenous and local Communities applicants selected to receive funding is contained in Annex 1. It should be noted that the workshop is being held in Quito, Ecuador, back-to-back with the meeting of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)/IUCN on Indicators to allow for a large participation of indigenous representatives at a minimal cost. For this reason, Annex II contains a list of participants that will receive DSA only, since they will be already participating in the Indicators Workshop and their travel will be covered by IUCN/IIFB. A letter of invitation will be sent shortly to the selected participants together with further information regarding the workshop. I thank you for your cooperation and continued support to the work of the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Annex I Fully Funded Participants CHM Focal Point Participants Antigua and Barbuda: Mrs. Carol-Faye George Argentina: Mr. Marcelo Mujica Bahamas: Mr. Deon Stewart Bolivia: Mr. Alberto Rodríguez Zeballos Brasil: Mr. Paulo Kageyama Chile: Mr. Claudio Nilo Colombia: Ms. Ana María Hernández Salgar Ecuador: Mr. Fabián Rodas El Salvador: Dr. Jorge Ernesto Quezada Díaz Guatemala: Ms. Cecilia Cleaves and Mr. Armando Ismalej Honduras: Mr. Carlos Monroy Jamaica: Mr. Sean Townsend Nicaragua: Ms. Carolina Coronado Paraguay: Mr. Darío Mandelburger Gonzáles Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mr. Randolph Edmead Saint Lucia: Ms. Eloitha St. Marthe Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mr. Marcus Richards Trinidad and Tobago: Ms. Jasmine Gopaul Indigenous and Local Communities Participants Argentina : Mr. Guillermo Mamani, Renacer - Periódico. Bolivia: Mr. Reynaldo Eulogio Conde, Organización indígena regional Jach’a Suyu Pakajaqis. Brazil: Ms. Edna Maria Da Costa e Silva, CEMEN (Coordenadora del Forum Internacional de Comunidades Locales). Brazil: Mr. Mariano Marcos Terena, ITC (Comité Intertribal-Memoria y Ciencia Indígena). Colombia: Ms. Edith Bastidas, CECOIN (Centro de Cooperación al indígena) Colombia: Ms. Maria Clemencia Herrera Nemerayema, ASOPANI (Asociación indígena Pani. Ecuador: Ms. Sonia Hilda Masaquiza Masaquiza, Junta Parroquial del Pueblo Salasaca. Guatemala: Ms. Yolanda Hernández Sanic, CIMA( Consejo Indígena Mesoamericano) Mexico: Mr. Crescencio Bastida, Consejo regional (indígena) del Alto Lerma. Nicaragua : Mr. Jorge Fedrick, Movimiento Indígena de Nicaragua y Organización de los hijos de la madre tierra (YATAMA). Panama: Mr. Adolfo Mezua, OJEWP,Organización de jóvenes Embera y Wounaan. Peru: Mr. Arlen Ribeira, FECONAFROPU (Federacion de Comunidades Fronterizas del Putumayo). Venezuela: Mr. Santiago Obispo, REDCAM Amazon Cooperation Network, Local Communities. Honduras: Mr. Edgardo Benítez, Alianza Verde.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points - Latin America and the Caribbean Indigenous and local communities cc: CHM National Focal Points - Latin America and the Caribbean