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United Nations
Convention to Combat
Desertification
ICCD/CST(S-4)/INF.2
Distr.: General
27 March 2015
English/French/Spanish only
Committee on Science and Technology
Fourth Special Session
Cancun, Mexico, 9–12 March 2015
List of participants*
The attached list of participants attending the fourth Special Session of the
Committee on Science and Technology, held from 9 to 12 March 2015, has been prepared
on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 26 March 2015.
* The information herein is not published as received but following the United Nations editorial rules.
GE.15-06649 (E)
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PARTIES
ARGENTINA
Sra. María Laura Corso
Asesor Técnico
Dirección de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha
contra la Desertificación
Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo
Sustentable
Lic. Vanina Pietragalla
Asesor Técnico
Dirección de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha
contra la Desertificación
Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo
Sustentable
ARMENIA
Mr. Samvel Baloyan
Science and technology correspondent
Deputy Director
Environmental Project Implementation Unit
Ministry of Nature Protection
AUSTRIA
Mr. Franz Breitwieser
Director
Head of Unit
Development Aspects of Environment and
Sustainability
Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and
Foreign Affairs
BELARUS
Mr. Valentin Yatsukhno
Head
Landscape Ecology Laboratories
Belarussian State University
BHUTAN
Mr. Haka Drukpa
Land Management Officer
National Soil Services Sentre
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
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Ms. Karma Derma Dorji
Program Director
National Soil Services Centre
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Prof. Dr. Hamid Custovic
Science and technology correspondent
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Institute of Soil Sciences
University of Sarajevo
BOTSWANA
Ms. Gofetamang Phunyuka
Principal Scientific Officer II
Department of Forestry and Range Resources
Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism
BRAZIL
Dr. Aldrin Martin Perez Marin
Researcher
Research Coordination
National Institute for the Semi-Arid
CAMEROON
M. Pogenet Pabame
Délégué Régional de l'Environnement, de la
Protection de la nature et du developpement
durable de l'extreme-Nord
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la
Protection de la Nature
CHINA
Mr. Bin Luo
Deputy Director-General
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
State Forestry Administration
Dr. Bo Wu
Senior Researcher
Deputy Director
Institute of Desertification Studies
Chinese Forestry Academy
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CHINA (continued)
Mr. Haihua Qu
Program Officer
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
State Forestry Administration
COLOMBIA
Sr. Reinaldo Sanchez Lopez
Coordinador del Grupo de Suelos y Tierras
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y
Estudios Ambientales
DOMINICA
H.E. Mr. Lloyd Gabriel Pascal
National focal point
Ambassador
Environmental Coordinating Unit
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources,
Physical Planning and Fisheries
ECUADOR
Sr. Alfredo Xavier Davila Cevallos
Coordinador del Proyecto GIDDACC
Ministerio del Ambiente
COOK ISLANDS
ERITREA
Ms. Heimata Louisa Karika
Manager
Island Futures Division
National Environment Service
Mr. Hadgu Ghebrendrias
National focal point
Science and technology correspondent
Ministry of Agriculture
COSTA RICA
EUROPEAN UNION
Sr. Renato Jiménez Zúniga
Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología
Instituto Nacional de Innovación y
Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
M. Della André Alla
Professeur Titulaire
Institut de Géographie Tropicale
Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
CUBA
Sra. Odalys Goicochea Cardoso
Directora
Dirección de Medio Ambiente
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio
Ambiente
Mr. Stefan Sommer
Science and technology correspondent
Research Officer
Land Resource Management
Joint Research Centre
European Commission
FINLAND
Dr. Vesa Johannes Kaarakka
Senior Adviser
Department for Development Policy
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Hanna Gehör
Desk Officer
Forest and Desertification Policy
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
FRANCE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
M. Prosper Kalombo Kayembe
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement et
Développement Durable
Mr. Thierry Boisseaux
Agregado para la Ciencia y la Tecnología
Embajada de Francia en México - CCC IFAL
Embassade de France, Espagne
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GABON
M. Vivino Max Thierry Mouyalou
Correspondant Scientifique National
Ministère de la Forêt, de l'environnement et de
la protection des ressources naturelles
INDONESIA
Dr. Syaiful Anwar
Alternate Head of Delegation
Deputy Director of Watershed Management
Techniques
Ministry of Forestry
GEORGIA
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Dr. Nana Bolashvili
Senior Scientist
Director of the Institute of Geography
Ministry of Environment Protection and
Natural Resources
GERMANY
Mr. Hannes Etter
German Agency for International Cooperation
Mr. Mark Schauer
CCD Project
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
GRENADA
Mr. Michael Mason
Science and technology correspondent
Land Use Officer
Land Use Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands,
Fisheries and Environment
GUYANA
Mr. Doorga Persaud
Commissioner
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
HUNGARY
Mr. Sandor Szalai
Science and technology correspondent
Principal and University Professor
Szent Istvan University
Dr. Hossein Saadat
Member of High Council
Forest, Range and Watershed Management
Organization
ISRAEL
Prof. Uriel Safriel
National focal point
Professor of Ecology
Center of Environment Conventions
Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
Ms. Yael Hashavit
Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of Israel, Mexico
JAPAN
Mr. Satoshi Teramura
Deputy Director
Biodiversity Policy Division
Nature Conservation Bureau
Ministry of the Environment
Dr. Atsushi Tsunekawa
Director of Arid Land Research Center
Tottori University
KAZAKHSTAN
Mr. Yerlan Zhumabayev
Project Manager
Sustainable Land Management Projects
United Nations Development Programme,
Kazakhstan
INDIA
KENYA
Mr. Vivek Saxena
Deputy Inspector General of Forests
Science and Technology Correspondent
Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Mr. Francis Inganga Akungwi
Chief Environment Research Officer
National Environment Management Authority
Ministry of Environment and Mineral
Resources
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KUWAIT
Prof Raafat Meisak Attalla
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Environment Public Authority
LESOTHO
Mr. Malefetsane Joachim Nthimo
District Coordinator
Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation
Dr. Ratsele Clement Ratsele
Director of Range Resources Management
Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation
MADAGASCAR
M. Henri Jeferson Andrianiana Rajaonimaria
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts
MALAYSIA
Ms. Azizah Binti Ariffin
Undersecretary of Science and Technology
Core Division
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation
MAURITANIA
S.E. M. Mohamed El Abed Sidi Salem
Ministre
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la
Recherche Scientifique
MAURITIUS
Mr. Vishnu Tezoo
Conservator of Forests
Forestry Service
Ministry of Agro Industry, Food Production
and Security
MEXICO
Sr. Jorge Rescala Pérez
Director General
Comisión Nacional Forestal
Sr. Enrique Lendo Fuentes
Titular de la Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos
Internacionales
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
Sr. Jesús David Gómez Díaz
Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología
Departamento de Suelos
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Sr. Jesús Carrasco Gómez
Coordinador General de Conservación y
Restauración
Comisión Nacional Forestal
Sra. Norma Salome Munguia Aldaraca
Directora General del Sector Primario y
Recursos naturales Renovables
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
Sra. Dolores Araceli Arredondo Valdés
Directora de Regulación Ambiental
Agropecuaria
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
Sr. Andrés Juárez Muñoz
Subdirector de Suelos
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
Sr. César Murillo Juárez
Director General de Gestión Forestal y de
Suelos
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
Sr. Salvador Arturo Beltrán Retis
Titular de la Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos
Internacionales
Comisión Nacional Forestal
Sra. Gabriela Ramcke Lancaster
Subdirectora de Cooperación Internacional
Comisión Nacional Forestal
MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
Dr. Murukesan Krishnapillai
Researcher and Extension Specialist
Cooperative Research and Extension
College of Micronesia
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MOROCCO
M. Mohamed Qarro
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la
Lutte contre la Désertification
NAMIBIA
Ms. Ndapanda Kanime
Chief Conservation Scientist
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
NIGER
Mme Zalia Yacouba
Conseillère en environnement et
développement durable
Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un
Développement Durable
PAKISTAN
Dr. Raja Muhammad Omer
Director Strategic Planning and Marketing
Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department
Ministry of Climate Change
PANAMA
Sra. Karima Lince
Ingeniera en Suelo
Dirección de Gestión Integrada de Cuencas
Hidrográficas
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente
PERU
PHILIPPINES
Engr. Samuel M. Contreras
Science and technology correspondent
Division Head
Soil Conservation and Management Division
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
Department of Agriculture
POLAND
Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow
SBSTA Chair
Department of Sustainable Development
Ministry of Environment
PORTUGAL
Dr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário
National focal point
Planning and International Affairs Department
Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests
Ministry of Agriculture, the Sea, Environment
and Spatial Planning
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr Jino kwon
Scientist
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Ki Hyung Park
Forest Researcher
Division of Forest Disaster Management
Korea Forest Research Institute
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Ms. Nicole Edel Laure Bernex Weiss de Falen
Centro de Investigación en Geografía Aplicada
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la
Naturaleza, el Territorio y Energías Renovables
Mr. Valeriu Cazac
Chief of Hydrology Department
State Hydrometeorological Service
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Sr. Juan Jesús Torres Guevara
Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología
Director
Centro de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Dr. German Kust
Professor
Institute of Ecological Soil Science
Moscow State University
SAMOA
Ms. Faainoino Laulala
Principal Land Development Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment
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Mr. Wisit Ngamsom
Senior Policy and Plan Analyst
Planning Division
Land Development Department
SAUDI ARABIA
Eng. Abdulaziz Alhowaish
National focal point
Director of Natural Resources Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Eng. Naser B. Almarri
Ministry of Agriculture
SERBIA
Ms. Gordana Grujic
Directorate for Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Jones Muleso Kharika
Director
Department of Environmental Affairs
Ms. Thizwilondi Rambau
Biodiversity Officer Control
Deputy Director
Department of Environmental Affairs
Prof. Klaus Kellner
Science and technology correspondent
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
North West University
SRI LANKA
Mr. T.R. Waruna Sri Danapala
Director, Natural Resources
Ministry of Mahaweli Development and
Environment
SWITZERLAND
Mr. Marcus Giger
Expert
Centre for Development and Environment
University of Bern
TOGO
M. Tchinbiadja Kombate
Ingénieur Agronome
Chargé de mission du Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources
Forestières
TURKEY
Mr. Ibrahim Ciftci
Deputy Undersecretary
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Mr. Erdogan Ozevren
National focal point
General Directorate of Combating
Desertification and Erosion
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Mr. Sibel Nihal Tekin
Junior Expert
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Prof. Dr. Ozden Gorucu
Science and technology correspondent
General Directorate of Combatting Erosion and
Desertification
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Prof. Dr. Temel Sariyildiz
Kastamonu University
19 Mayis University
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Atalay
Professor
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Dr. Sule Ozevren
Agriculture Engineer
Agricultural Insurance and Natural Disaster
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
THAILAND
Mr. Worapong Waramit
National focal point
Director
Planning Division
Land Development Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mr. Mustafa Cinar
Education Secretary
Trade Union of Forestry and Agriculture
Industry
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TURKEY (continued)
Mr. Benul Sozer
Head of the Foreign Affairs
Trade Union of Forestry and Agriculture
Industry
TURKMENISTAN
Mr. Oleg Guchgeldiyev
Project Manager
UNDP/GEF/MNP Project
Ministry of Nature Protection
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dr. Jeff Herrick
Soil Scientist
Agriculture Research Service
Department of Agriculture
UZBEKISTAN
Ms. Gulchekhra Khasankhanova
Head of Soil Reclamation and Irrigation
Department of Research
UZGIP Institute
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management
UGANDA
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
Dr. Matthias Magunda
Science and technology correspondent
Principal Research Scientist
National Agricultural Research Laboratories
Institute
Ing. Saida Rivero Sánchez
Directora de Suelos adscrita
Dirección General de Cuencas Hidrográficas
Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos
Naturales Renovables
UKRAINE
YEMEN
Ms. Olena Rakoid
Science and technology correspondent
National University of Life and Environmental
Sciences
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Ms. Zainabu Bungwa
Division of Environment
Vice-President's Office
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Mr. Abdo Mohammed Saleh Madar
Deputy Director
General of Forests, Ranges and Desertification
Control
Irrigation and Land Reclamation Sector
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
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OBSERVERS
HOLY SEE
Sr. Mario Adán Selva Lacayo
Gerente de Proyectos
Nunciatura Apostólica en México
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UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND
RELATED ORGANIZATION
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Mr. Cesar Morales
Economic Affairs Officer
Unit on Agricultural Development
AridasLac Initiative
Sr. Michel Schlaifer
Asesor Clima, Desarrollo Sostenible
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Ms. Sally Bunning
Senior Officer - Land Resources officer
Land and Water Division
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAMME
Ms. Maryam Niamir-Fuller
Special Advisor Post 2015
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Dr. Nicola Favretto
Project Officer, Water & Ecosystems
Programme
The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)
Initiative Project Coordinator
Ms. Naomi Stewart
Project Associate
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
Mr. Karuppan Sakadevan
Official of IAEA
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Juan de Dios Roger Mattos
Regional Climate and Environment Specialist
SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Ms. Sakhile Koketso
Programme Officer
Science, Assessment and Monitoring
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Mr. Jose Camacho
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Meteorology Division
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
AFRICAN UNION
Dr. Ahmed Elmekass
Coordinator AU/SAFGRAD
Mr. Mamadou Koutou
AU/SAFGRAD
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Mr. Marc Paganini
Earth Observation Application Engineer
Projects Section of the Exploitation and
Services Division
Earth Observation Science, Applications and
Future Technology Department
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Mr. Ulrich Apel
Program Manager
Land and Forests
Mr. Jean-Marc Sinnassamy
Program Manager
Land and Forests
Mr. Andrew Chilombo
Program Associate
Land Degradation Focal Area
Ms. Fareeha Iqbal
Climate Change Specialist
Mr. Steffen Cole Brandstrup Hansen
Junior Professional Officer
International Waters
Mr. Thomas Hammond
Secretary
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel
Ms. Guadalupe Duron
Programme Officer
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY
AREAS
Mr. Chandrashekhar Biradar
Head
Ms. Tana Lala-Pritchard
Communications Programme Coordinator
Dr. Theib Oweis
Director
Integrated Water and Land Management
Program
Dr. Richard Thomas
Director
Dryland Systems CGIAR Research Program
Mr. Mounir Louhaichi
Range Ecology & Management Research
Scientist
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Dr. Jonathan Davies
Coordinator, Global Drylands Initiative
Ms. Fidaa Haddad
Programme Manager
Drylands, Livelihoods and Gender Programme
Mr. Peter Laban
Chair, Dryland Working Group
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem
Management
Mr. Razingrim Arthur Ouedraogo
Programme Officer
WISP (The World Initiative for Sustainable
Pastoralism)
OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL
Mr. Kherraz Khatim
Executive Secretary
Ms. Khaoula Jaoui Ep Meliani
Project Coordinator
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OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL
(continued)
M. Briki Mourad
Responsable de Surveillance Environnementale
Mr. Ben Khatra Nabil
Coordinator of the Environment Programme
Mr. Maxime Thibon
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Technical and scientific advisor
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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
ARGENTINA
MEXICO
Fundación del Sur
Asociación Mexicana de profesionales
forestales AC
Mr. Juan Luis Mérega
Mr. Guilllermo Dominguez Quedzada
BELGIUM
Entrepreneurs Sans Frontiers
Mr. Yair Levy
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Forestry and Environmental Action
Ms. Sonja Malicevic
FRANCE
Centro de Estudios Biológicos
Medioambiente y Recursos Naturales
Mr. Diego Ramon Briceño Dominguez
Ms. Ivonne Cruz Santander
ECOTROPICO A.C
Mr. Marcelo Carreon
Pronatura Noreste A. C.
Centre d'actions et de réalisations
internationales
Mr. Juan Manuel Medina Rosales
Tijuana Calidad de Vida
M. Patrice Burger
Directeur
Représentant du Groupe de Travail
Désertification (GTD)
Ms. Alma Sanchez
Yaxche, Árbol de la Vida AC
Mr. Ekab Meade
GERMANY
Desert*Net International - Network for
International Research on Desertification
Mr. Carlos Meade y de la Cueva
NETHERLANDS
Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster
Coordinator, Advisory Board
Dr. Axel Paulsch
Institute for Biodiversity Network
Dr. Cornelia Paulsch
Institute for Biodiversity Network
ITALY
International Soil Reference and
Information Centre - World Soil
Information
Mr. Godert Willem Jan Baron Van
Lynden
Stitchting Both ENDS - Environment and
Development Service for NGOs
Desert*Net International - Network for
International Research on Desertification
Ms. Nathalie Van Haren
Ms. Francesca Demuro
University of Sassari
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PAKISTAN
TUNISIA
Society for Conservation & Protection of
Environment
Mr. Tanveer Arif
Chief Executive Officer
Society for Conservation and
Protection of Environment
Desert*Net International - Network for
International Research on Desertification
Mrs. Ouafa Sahli
President
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SENEGAL
Conservation International
Environnement Développement Action
dans le Tiers Monde
M. Emmanuel. Seck
Chargé de programme
Ms. Fatoumata Cherif
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Dr. Sandy Andelman
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SCIENTISTS1
Mr. Chehbouni Abdelghani
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), France
Ms. Audrey Barbe
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), France
Prof. Elena María Abraham
Argentine Institute for Research on Arid
Lands (IADIZA)
National Council of Scientific and Technical
Research (CONICET), Argentina
M. Martial Bernoux
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), France
Mr. Hukmatullo Mahmudovich Ahmadov
Tajik Soil Sciences Institute, Tajikistan
Sr. Candelario Alemán García
Centro de Informacion y Gestion Ambiental
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio
Ambiente, Cuba
Dra. Matilde Borroto Perez
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Mr. Hans Guenter Brauch
Pace Research and European Security (AFESPRESS), Germany
Mr. Claudio Bravo-Linares
Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
Dr. Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Ms. Melanie Broin
Agropolis International, France
Dr. Iran Alia Tejacal
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos,
Mexico
Sr. Delbby Garcia Capote
Agencia de Medio Ambiente de Cuba, Cuba
Ms. Jarcilene Almeida-Cortez
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Ms. Fernanda Castelo Branco Araujo
Unichristus, Brazil
Mr. Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Mauro Centritto
Trees and Timber Institute
National Research Council, Italy
Mr. Malik Mohamed Al-Wardy
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Ms. Yassine Abdulrahman Charabi
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Mr. Manuel Anaya-Garduno
Colegio de Postgraduados, Centro Internacional
de Demostración y Capacitación en
Aprovechamiento del Agua de Lluvia, Mexico
Mr. Michael Robert Cherlet
Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Italy
Sra. Maria de Lourdes Angeles
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones
Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP),
Mexico
Ms Beatriz Azevêdo Araújo
Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
Mr. Carlos Avila-Bello
Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Ms. Chizoba Chinweze
Chemtek Associates, Nigeria
Mr. Mariano Anibal Cony
Argentine Institute for Research on Arid
Lands (IADIZA)
National Council of Scientific and Technical
Research (CONICET), Argentina
Ms. Helena Cotler
Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio
Climático, Mexico
Ms. Simonetta Bagella
University of Sassari, Italy
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Ms. Annette Louise Cowie
University of New England and NSW,
Australia
Ms. Maria del Pilar Fernández Lomelín
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
Mexico
Ms. Silke Cram Heydrich
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
Mexico
Mr. Immo Fiebrig
University of Coventry, United Kingdom
Mr. Mihail Daradur
State Hydrometeorological Service, Moldova
Mr. Adán Carro de la Fuente
Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA),
Mexico
Dr. Joris de Vente
Spanish National Research Council, Spain
Ms. Miriam Diaz
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecología y Zonas
Áridas
Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco
de Miranda, Venezuela
Mr Cristobal Felix Diaz Morejon
Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología y Medio
Ambiente, Cuba
Prof. Giuseppe Enne
Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione
University of Sassari, Italy
Mr. Hakki Emrah Erdogan
General Directorate of Agrarian Reform
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock,
Turkey
Dr. Richard Escadafal
Comité Scientifique Français de la
Désertification
Institut de recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), France
Ms. Marjolaine Fages
Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers,
France
Mr. Angel Faz Cano
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
Mr. Jose Jacobo Femat
Central de organizaciones campesinas y
populares, Mexico
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Mr. Pablo Frere
REDES CHACO – WAMIP, Argentina
Hon. Chachu Francis Ganya
Kenyan National Assembly and WAMIP,
Kenya
Mr. Sergio Gómez-Rosales
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales
Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Mexico
Dr. Alan Grainger
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Ms. María Elena Granados
Instituto de Investigaciones Sobre los Recursos
Naturales
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de
Hidalgo, Mexico
Dr. Liudmyla Granovska
Kherson State Agricultural University, Ukraine
Dr. Dagoberto Guillén Sánchez
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México,
Mexico
Mme Elena Havlicek
Office Fédéral de l'Environnement, des Forêts
et du Paysage, Switzerland
Mr. Angel Hector Hermandez-Romero
Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Ms. Ana Huaico Malhue
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California,
Chile
Dr. Bernard Hubert
Agropolis International, France
Mr. Sahibzada Irfanullah Khan
Sustainable Land Management Project,
Pakistan
Ms. Donia Jendoubi
University of Bern, Switzerland
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Dr. Andries Jordaan
University of the Free State, South Africa
Ms. Meenakshi Joshi
Watershed Management Directorate, India
Mr. Ashot Khoetsyan
Armenian State Pedagogical University,
Armenia
Ms. Tomoe Kihira
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,
Japan
Mr. John Kommalapati
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,
India
Ms. Sureka Lakshminarayana Radabhai
Universidad de Chapingo, Mexico
Ms. Nina Lauterburg
Centre for Development and Environment
University of Bern, Switzerland
Ms. Lizeth Margarita Lechuga Gayosso
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico
Mr. Jorge Legorreta Ordorica
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales, Mexico
Mr. Xinrong Li
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and
Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Mr. Hanspeter Liniger
WOCAT Secretariat
University of Bern, Switzerland
Mr. Zhimin Liu
Institute of Applied Ecology
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Mr. Santos Armando Lopez
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico
Mr. Sergio Beltran Lopez
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Dr. Victor Lopez Martinez
Universidad autónoma del Estado de Morelos,
Mexico
Ms. Catarina Loredo
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Mr. Jose A. Marengo Layseca
Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de
Desastres Naturais, Brazil
Mr. Martin Martinez-Salvador
National institute for forestry agriculture and
livestock research, Mexico
Mr. Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez
Oregon State University, United States of
America
Dr. Graciela Metternicht
Institute of Environmental Studies
University of New South Wales, Australia
Ms. Yolanda Nava Gutiérrez
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Mexico
Ms. Stacey L. Noel
Stockholm Environment Institute - Africa
Centre
World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya
Mr. Enrique Nunez
Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Mexico
Ms. Mandakh Nyamtseren
The Institute of Geoecology, Mongolia
Ms. Deborah O’Connell
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation, Australia
Ms. Maria Judith Ochoa
Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero,
Argentina
Ms. Ursula Oswald-Spring
National Autonomous University of Mexico,
Mexico
Prof. Zainudin Othman
University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Dr. William Albert Payne
University of Nevada, United States of America
Ms. Aurora Perez
Colegio de Post Graduados, Mexico
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Mr. Octavio Perez Pardo
College of Agricultural Engineering
Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero,
Argentina
Dr. Sandra Piesik
Research & Development Group Eco-systems.
3 ideas Ltd, United Kingdom
Mr. Raul Ponce-Hernandez
Trent University, Canada
Ms. Laura Antonia Prill
University of Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Claire Helen Quinn
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Sr. José Manuel Quintero Romero
Biosustentabilidad y Forraje Verde en Oaxaca,
Mexico
Ms. Indumathi Rajagopal
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico
Ms. Yuko Sasaki
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,
Japan
Ms. Giovanna Seddaiu
University of Sassari, Italy
Ms. Aderita Sena
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
Dr. Zengming Song
PRC-GEF Partnership on Land Degradation in
Dryland Ecosystems, China
Mr. Fermin Sosa
Iduyu A.C., Mexico
Ms. Kadidiatou Souley Yero
Agrhymet Regional Centre, Niger
Mr Abdoulaye Sambo Soumaila
Group of Research, Studies and Actions for
Development (GREAD), Niger
Mr. Pandey Rajendra Prasad
National Institute of Hydrology, India
Mr. Tim Stott
Liverpool John Moores University, United
Kingdom
Mr. Krishnamurthy Laksmi Reddiar
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico
Dr Lindsay Stringer
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Prof. Mark Reed
Knowledge ExCHANGE Research Centre
Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
Mr. Sherman Roger Swanson
University of Nevada, United States of America
Dr. Melanie Requier-Desjardins
International Center for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of
Monpellier, France
Mr. Alessandro Rizzo
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), Mexico
Dr. Elias Symeonakis
Manchester Metropolitan University, United
Kingdom
Mr. Emmanuel John Temu
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
Mr. Adamou Didier Tidjani
Abdou Moumouni University, Niger
Prof. Pier Paolo Roggero
Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione
University of Sassari, Italy
Mr. Compton Tucker
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s Goddard Space Flight Center
(NASA), United States of America
Ms. María Guadalupe Santiago Martínez
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Mexico
Mr. Shiv Kumar Upadhyaya
Watershed Management Directorate, India
Prof. Dr. Temel Sariyildiz
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Mr. Stefan Van der Esch
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment
Agency, Netherlands
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Ms. Rayisa Vozhegova
National Academy of Agrarian Sciences,
Ukraine
Ms. Regina Zavaleta Aragón
Biosustentabilidad y forraje verde en Oaxaca,
Mexico
Mr. Bi Tra Aimé Vroh
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte
d'Ivoire
Mr. Wenzhi Zhao
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and
Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Mr. Tao Wang
Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ms Zheng Zhou
Anhui Normal University, China
Mr. Wanfu Wang
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and
Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Mr. Dominnique Zongo
Deuxième Programme National de Gestion des
Terroirs, Unité Nationale de Coordination,
Burkina Faso
Dr, Robert A. Washington-Allen
University of Tennessee, United States of
America
Mr. Sander Zwart
Africa Rice Center, Benin
Mr. Xiangming Xiao
University of Oklahoma, United States of
America
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