IABIN Focal Points
Updated 17 OCTOBER, 2005

* Denotes a member of the Executive Committee (superscript denotes Council Meeting at which term expires)
** Denotes the elected Chair of the Council and member of the Executive Committee

Antigua & Barbuda*⁵  |  Argentina*⁶  |  Bahamas  |  Barbados  |  Belize  |  Bolivia  |  Brazil  |  Canada 
Chile*⁷  |  Colombia  |  Costa Rica*⁶  |  Dominica  |  Dominican Republic  |  Ecuador*⁶  |  El Salvador  
Grenada  |  Guatemala  |  Guyana  |  Haiti  |  Honduras  |  Jamaica  |  Mexico  |  Nicaragua  |  Panama
Paraguay  |  Peru*⁵  |  Saint Kitts and Nevis  |  Saint Lucia  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
Suriname  |  Trinidad and Tobago |  United States**⁷  |  Uruguay*⁷  |  Venezuela

NGO/IGO Representative on the Executive Committee

Dr. Christoph L. Haeuser    (Executive Committee)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde [State Museum of Natural History]
Rosenstein 1
70191 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel: (49-711) 8936-223
Fax: (49-711) 8936-100
E-mail: chaeuser@gmx.de

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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA  (Executive Committee)

Daven Joseph
Technical Director
Ministry of Planning, Trade, Industry, Commerce & Public Service Affairs
Market & Church Streets
St. John's, Antigua
Tel: (268) 462-5935
Fax: (268) 462-9338
E-mail: davjoseph@hotmail.com, psplanning@candw.ag, cenacs@candw.ag

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ARGENTINA   (Executive Committee)

Embajadora María E. Bondanza
Directora General de Asuntos Ambientales,
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto
Esmeralda 1212, Piso 14
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (54) 114-819-7410
Fax: (54) 114-819-7413
E-mail: met@mrecic.gov.ar, gxc@mrecic.gov.ar, svx@mrecic.gov.ar, cr_gutier@hotmail.com, mc@mrecic.gov.ar

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BAHAMAS

Ambassador Keod Smith
The Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission
Office of The Prime Minister
PO Box N3730, Nassau Court
Nassau, New Providence
Bahamas
Tel: (242)322-4546
Fax: (242)326-3509
E-mail:  bestnbs@hotmail.com, dstewart@best.bs, mail@best.bs

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BARBADOS

Dr. Lionel Nurse
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Housing, Lands, & the Environment
Sir Frank Walcott Building
Culloden Road
St. Michael, Barbados
Tel: (246) 467-5700 / (246) 431-7680
Fax: (246) 437-8859
E-mail: technical@meenr.gov.bb, w_shontelle@yahoo.co.uk, envdivn@caribsurf.com, downesk@gob.bb,  envirobdos@meenr.gov.bb

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BELIZE

Tanya Santos
Forest Officer
Ministry of National Resources and Environment
23/25 Unity Blvd.
Belmopan, Belize
Tel: (501) 822-1524
Fax: (501) 822-1523
E-mail: biodiversity@mnrei.gov.bz

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BOLIVIA

Ruth Pamela Cartagena Ticona
Jefa, Unidad de Recursos Genéticos
Dirección General de Biodiversidad
Viceministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Avenida Mariscal Santa Cruz #1092
La Paz, Bolivia
Tel: (591)-2-231-7242
Fax (591) 233-1273
E-mail: urgd@mds.gov.bo,  pam_cartagena@hotmail.com

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BRAZIL

Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
Avenida LN4 SCEN Trecho 02, Bl. H
Campus do IBAMA
70818-900 Brasilia DF
Brasil
Phone (55) 61-4009-9555
Fax: (55) 61-347-7855
Email: Braulio.dias@mma.gov.br,  mariza.militao@mma.gov.br

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CANADA

Jason Thomson
Biodiversity Convention Office
Environment Canada
Place Vincent Massey
351 St. Joseph Blvd, 9th floor
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0H3
Canada
Tel: (819) 953-0264
Fax: (819) 953-1765
E-mail: jason.thomson@ec.gc.ca

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CHILE (Executive Committee)

Karin Molt González
Comisión Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)
Calle Teatinos Nº 254
Código Postal 8340434
Santiago Centro, Santiago de Chile
Chile
Tel: (56-2) 240-5695 / 5783
Fax: (56-2) 241-1888
E-mail: kmolt@conama.cl, karinmolt@hotmail.com

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COLOMBIA

Dr. Fernando Gast
Director General
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos
Alexander Von Humboldt
Cr. 7 No.35-20
Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Tel: (57) 1- 340-6925
Fax: (57) 1- 288-9564
E-mail: fgast@humboldt.org.co, dirgeneral@humboldt.org.co

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COSTA RICA (Executive Committee)

Francisco J. González Salas
Coordinador, Componente Sistemas de Información
Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación-SINAC
Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía-MINAE
(250 metros al sur de Casa Italia)
Apartado postal 10104-1000
San José, Costa Rica
Tel: (506) 283-8004 (ext. 200)
Fax: (506) 283-7343
E-mail: francisco.gonzalez@sinac.go.cr

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DOMINICA 

Lloyd Pascal
Head of Unit
Environmental Coordinating Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel: (767) 448-2577
Fax: (767) 448-2577
E-mail: agriexp@cwdom.dm

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

Marina Hernández
Dirección de Vida Silvestre y Biodiversidad
Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Subsecretaria de Estado de Areas Protegidas y Biodiversidad
Av. Máximo Gómez, esquina Avenida Paseo de los  Reyes Católicos
Santo Domingo 2487
República Dominicana
Tel: (809)  472-9510 / 4354
Fax: (809) 540-2667
E-mail: marina_hernandez@hotmail.com, vida.silvestre@codetel.net.do

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ECUADOR   (Executive Committee)

Antonio Matamoros
Coordinador Estrategia Nacional de Biodiversidad
Dirección Nacional de Biodiversidad
Ministerio del Ambiente
Avenida Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro
Edificio MAG piso 8
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: (593-2) 250-6337 / 246-5408
Fax: (593-2) 565-809
E-mail: antonio@ambiente.gov.ec, magnoantonio@hotmail.com

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EL SALVADOR

Jorge Ernesto Quezada Díaz
Gerente de Recursos Biológicos
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Kilómetro 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla
Calle y Colonia las Mercedes
Edificio MARN (Instalaciones del ISTA)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Tel: (503) 2-224-6926
Fax: (503) 2-224-6926 / 6653
E-mail: quezada@marn.gob.sv, jordiquebu@hotmail.com

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GRENADA

Jocelyn Paul
Planning Officer
Planning Division
Ministry of Finance
Financial Complex, Carenage
St. George's, Grenada
Tel: (473) 440-2731-4
Fax: (473) 440-4115
E-mail: jpcop4@hotmail.com

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GUATEMALA

Fernando García Barros
Director
Oficina Tecnica de Biodiversidad (OTECBIO)
Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP)
5a. Avenida 6-06, Zona 1, Edif. IPM, Nivel 7
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1010
Tel: 502-2238-0000
Fax: 502-2253-4141
E-mail: otecbio@conap.gob.gt, seconap@guate.net

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GUYANA

Indarjit Ramdass
Director
Natural Resources Management Division
Environmental Protection Agency
IAST Building, U.G. Campus, Turkegen
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: (592) 222-6705 ext. 39
Fax: (592) 222-2442
E-mail: iramdass@epaguyana.org

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HAITI

Jean Max Dimitri Norris
Ministere de L'Evironnement
181, Haut de Turgeau
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel: (509) 245-7585 / 244-7643
Fax: (509) 245-7360
E-mail: dimitrinorris60@yahoo.fr, dimitrinorris@hotmail.com

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HONDURAS

Olvin Andino
Director de Planificación Ambiental
Asesor en Biodiversidad
Corporación Cressida / SERNA
Bulevard a Suyapa, Tegucigalpa M.D.C.,
frente a Plantas Tropicales
Tegucigalpa 15257
Honduras
Tel: (504) 239-8073 ext. 321 / 961-3438
Fax: (504) 239-8032
E-mail: ambiente@cressida.com.hn

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JAMAICA

Dionne Newell
Senior Research Officer
Institute of Jamaica
10-16 East Street
Kingston, Jamaica
Tel: (876) 948-8116 / 922-0621-6
Fax: (876) 922-1147
E-mail: zoology.nhd@cwjamaica.com

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MEXICO

Hesiquio Benítez
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
Liga Periférico - Insurgentes Sur 4903
Col. Parques del Pedregal
Mexico City, Mexico D.F. 14010
Mexico
Tel: (52) 5528-9125
Fax: (52) 5528-9185
E-mail: hbenitez@xolo.conabio.gob.mx

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NICARAGUA 

Aracely Chavez
Coordinator of SINIA
MARENA
P.O. Box RD-11
Km. 12 1/2 Carretera Norte
Managua, Nicaragua
Tel: (505) 2233-1623 / 2864
Fax: (505) 2263-1623
E-mail: sinia@sdnnic.org.ni, achavez@sinia.net.ni

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PANAMA

Dario Luque
Principal (Biodiversidad)
Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Natural
Albrook, edificio 804
Apartado Postal C, Zona 0843
Ciudad, República de Panamá
Tel: (507) 315-0855 ext. 3303 / 3305
Fax: (507) 315-0573
E-mail: biodiversidad@anam.gob.pa, dluque@anam.gob.pa

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PARAGUAY

Nélida Rivarola Paredes
Directora
Centro de Datos para la Conservación de Paraguay
Dirección General de Gestión Ambiental Secretaría del Ambiente (SEAM)
Avenida Madame Lynch 3.500 c/ Reservista de la Guerra del Chaco
Asuncion 19005
Paraguay
Tel: (595) 21 615-812, ext. 14
Fax: (595) 21 615-812
E-mail: cdc@seam.gov.py, nelidarivalora@hotmail.com

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PERU   (Executive Committee)

María Luisa del Río Mispireta
Jefa de la Unidad de Biodiversidad y Bioseguridad
Consejo Nacional del Ambiente (CONAM)
Avenida Guardia Civil 205, Som Boya
Lima, Perú
Tel: (51-1) 225-5370 ext. 279
Fax: (51-1) 225-5369
E-mail: biodiv@conam.gob.pe, mldelrio@conam.gob.pe

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Raymond Solomon
Director of Environment
Ministry of Health and Environment
Pelican Mall
Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Tel: (869) 465-2521 / 4040 ext. 128
Fax: (869) 466-8574 / 3915
E-mail: raycsolomon@hotmail.com, doeskn@caribsurf.com

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ST. LUCIA

Martin Satney
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Sir Stanislaus James Building 5th floor, Waterfront
Castries, Saint Lucia
Tel: (758) 468-4103
Fax: (758) 468-6314
E-mail: ps@slumaffe.org

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ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

Reynold Murray
Environmental Services
Ministry of Health and the Environment
Environmental Health Complex
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies
Tel: (784) 456-1991 / 6992
Fax: (784) 457-2684
E-mail: svgenv@caribsurf.com, mohesvg@vincysurf.com

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SURINAME

Henna Uiterloo
Environmental Policy Offical
Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment
Heerenstraat #40, 3rd floor
Paramaribo, Suriname
Tel: (597) 465-368 / 475-368
Fax: (597) 420-960
E-mail: millieu_atm@yahoo.com, arbeid@sr.net, henna_uiterloo@yahoo.com

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Robyn Cross
National Biodiversity Coordinator
Environmental Management Authority
8 Elizabeth Street
St. Clair
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 628-8042
Fax: (868) 628-9122
E-mail: ralleyne@ema.co.tt, ema@ema.co.tt

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UNITED STATES  (Council Chair and Executive Council)

Gladys Cotter
Associate Chief Biologist for Information
Biological Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
300 National Center
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192, USA
Tel: (1-703) 648-4182
Fax: (1-703) 648-4042
E-mail: gladys_cotter@usgs.gov, ybatista@usgs.gov, agrosse@usgs.gov

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URUGUAY

Ana Aber
Coordinadora de Asusntos Ambientales Internacionales
Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
Rincón 422, 3er piso
Montevideo, Uruguay 11000
Tel: (598-2) 917 07 10 ext. 4302 / 4304
Fax: (598-2) 916-5132
E-mail: aaber@adinet.com.uy, dima36@mrree.gub.uy

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VENEZUELA

Jesús Ramos
Director
Oficina Nacional de Diversidad Biológica
Minsiterio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Torre Sur, Piso 6, Centro Simón Bolivar - El Silencio
Caracas, Venezuela
Tel: (58 -212) 408-4757 / 4758
Fax: (58-212) 441-1948
E-mail: jramos@marn.gov.ve, ondb@marn.gov.ve

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