Notification 2008-152

Dear Madam/Sir, At its ninth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, the Conference of the Parties decided, in decision IX/12, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of compliance in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing. The Conference of the Parties also decided that the expert group shall be regionally balanced and composed of thirty experts nominated by Parties and ten observers, including three observers from indigenous and local communities nominated by them, and remaining observers from, inter alia, international organizations and agreements, industry, research institutions/academia and non-governmental organizations. The Executive Secretary was requested to recommend the list of selected experts and observers for the approval of the Bureau. In accordance with the above, by Notification 2008-116 of 12 September 2008, the Executive Secretary invited Parties, indigenous and local communities, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders to nominate experts and observers for the meeting of the group of technical and legal experts on compliance. On the basis of these nominations, 30 experts and 10 observers were selected taking into account their expertise, the need to ensure equitable geographical distribution, and with due regard to gender balance. The list of selected experts and observers was subsequently submitted to, and approved by the Bureau. The list of selected experts and observers is attached for your information, as well as the full list of nominations received. A letter of invitation will be sent to selected experts and observers together with information of relevance to their participation in the meeting. Please note also that the documents for the meeting are being posted on the Secretariat’s web site at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=ABSGTLE-02 as they are finalized. I thank you for your cooperation and continued support to the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir the assurances of my highest consideration. SELECTED EXPERTS AFRICA Algeria Mr. Abdelguerfi Aissa Cameroon Ms. Lilian Munyah Nfor Comoros Mr. Ahamada Soilihi Hassani Nigeria Mrs. Adetutu Adesola Shoetan Senegal Mr. Samuel Dieme Uganda Ms. Christine Echookit Akello ASIA China Dr. Dayuan Xue India Dr. Luther M. Rangreji Japan Mr. Hiroji Isozaki Malaysia Prof. Gurdial Singh Nijar The Philippines Atty. Elpidio Ven Peria Republic of Korea Dr. Suh-Yong Chung CEE Belarus Ms. Natalya Minchenko Bulgaria Mrs. Ekaterina Spasova Gecheva Zaharieva Moldova Mrs. Ala Rotaru Serbia Ms. Snezana Prokic Tajikistan Mr. Dilovarsho Dustov Ukraine Mr. Sergiy Gubar EU/JUSCANZ Australia Mr. Brett Walker Canada Ms. Anne Daniel Denmark Mr. Carsten Lund Norway Ms. Birthe Ivars Spain Mr. Alejandro Lago Candeira The Netherlands Prof. Dr. René Lefeber GRULAC Brazil Mr. Gustavo de Britto Freire Pacheco Chile Ms. Marisol R. Páez Flores Colombia Dr. Margarita Manjarrez Herrera Cuba Ms. Yamilka Caraballo Maqueira Mexico Mr. Christian Alejandro Lopez-Silva Peru Dra. Monica Rosell SELECTED OBSERVERS INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES Ms. Lucia Fernanda Inácio Belfort, Instituto Indigena Brasileno para Propiedade Intelectual - INBRAPI Mr. Matthias Åhrén, SAAMI Ms. Joji Carino, Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education -Tebtebba INDUSTRY Ms. Manisha A. Desai, Eli Lilly & Company Ms. Susan K. Finston, Access and Benefit Sharing Alliance (ABSA) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGREEMENTS Mr. Dan Leskien, FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture -ITPGRFA Mr. Sam Johnston, United Nations University, Institute of Advances Studies, UNU IAS Ms. Begoňa Venero Aguirre, World Intellectual Property Organization -WIPO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Mr. François Meienberg, Berne Declaration

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points