Focal Points
Argentina
Minister Ms. Corina B. Lehmann
Direction of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship
E-mail: digma@mrecic.gov.ar
Belize
MSc. Adriel E. Castañeda
Fisheries Officer
Ecosystem-based Management Unit Coordinator
Belize Fisheries Department
P.O. Box 148 Princess Margaret Drive, Belize City, Belize C.A.
Tel: (501) 224- 4552
Email: adriel.castaneda@fisheries.gov.bz
Brazil
Third Secretary
Angelo Paulo Sales dos Santos
Environment Division I
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Tel: +55 61 2030-51
Email: dema1@itamaraty.gov.br
Direct address: Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco H,Anexo I, 4° andar, Brasília

João Carlos Alciati Thomé
TAMAR-ICMBio Center Coordinator
Center TAMAR/Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity
E-mail: joao.thome@icmbio.gov.br
Chile
Sra. Lezlie Camila Bustos Molina
Profesional analista de recursos altamente migratorios, biodiversidad, y patrimonio acuático.
División Administración Pesquera/Departamento de Pesquerías
Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura
Bellavista 168, Valparaíso, Chile
Tel: (56)(32) 2502864
E-mail: lbustos@subpesca.cl
Costa Rica
Mr. Rotney Piedra Chacón
Ministry of Environment and Energy
National System of Conservation Areas
Manager Las Baulas Marine National Park
Playa Grande, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Phone: (506) 87182757; (506) 26530470
E-mail: rotney.piedra@sinac.go.cr 
Dominican Republic
Orlando Jorge Mera
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Alternative: Ramón Mejía/Director de Gabinete
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1809-567-4300 Ext. 6417
E-Mail: despacho@ambiente.gob.co ramon.mejia@ambiente.gob.do convenios@ambiente.gob.do 

Alternative Focal Point
Federico Alberto Franco Taveras
Vice Ministry of Protected Areas and Biodiversity
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1829-679-0609
E-mail: federico.franco@ambiente.gob.do

Jose Ramón Reyes López
Vice Ministry of Coastal and Marine Resources
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1829-679-6814
E-mail: jose.reyes@ambiente.gob.do

Technical Focal Point
Gabriel Valdez
Biodiversity Director
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1829-330-0737
E-mail: gabriel.valdez@ambiente.gob.do

Gloria Santana
Wildlife Department
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1809-567-4300 Ext.7384
E-mail: gloria.santana@ambiente.gob.do

Nina Lysenko
Director of Marine Resources
Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Ave. Gregorio Luperón.
Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, 11107, Rep. Dominicana
Tel: +1809-501-2730
E-mail: nina.lysenko@ambiente.gob.do
ninalysenko@gmail.com
Ecuador
Focal Point Dr. Walter Schuldt
Director of Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility
Carrión E1-76 y Av. 10 de agosto, 6to piso/ Quito - Ecuador
Zip code: 170526
E-mail: wschuldt@cancilleria.gob.ec 

Technical Focal Point
Byron Lagla
Director of Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment and Water
Tel: +593-2-3987600 ext. 1423
E-mail: adrian.lagla@ambiente.gob.ec 
victor.chocho@ambiente.gob.ec 
Guatemala
Carlos Virgilio Martínez López
Executive Secretary
Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (CONAP)
5a. Avenida 6-06 Zona 1, Edificio IPM 5to, 6to, 7mo y 9no nivel
Ciudad de Guatemala
Tel: (502) 2422-6700 PBX: 1547
E-mail: carlos.martinez@conap.gob.gt 
carlos.martinezl.conap@gmail.com 
Honduras
Mtra Lucky Halach Medina Estrada
Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment
Edificio Principal, 200 metros al Sur del Estadio Nacional
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tel: (504) 2232-9200 Ext. 201 E-mail: luckymedina@miambiente.gob.hn
despachoministerial@miambiente.gob.hn
cooperacion@miambiente.gob.hn
despachomiambiente2021@gmail.com
despachomiambientehn@gmail.com
conveniosmiambientehn@gmail.com
cooperacionserna@gmail.com
Mexico
Mtra. Valeria Cruz Blancas
Sustainable Development Coordinator
Global Affairs General Direction
Foreign Affairs Secretariat
Plaza Juárez núm. 20, piso 14, Col. Centro, Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06010, Ciudad de México, Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Tel: + 55 3686 – 5100 ext. 5682
E-mail: dgtglobales@sre.gob.mx ; vcruzb@sre.gob.mx
Panama
POLITICAL FOCAL POINT
S. E. Lcdo. Alejando Ferrer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama
San Felipe, Calle 3ra. Palacio Bolívar, Casco Antiguo, Panamá
E.mail: aferrer@mire.gob.pa

Lcda. Carmen Ávila
Directora de Organismos y Conferencias
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama
San Felipe, Calle 3ra. Palacio Bolívar, Casco Antiguo, Panamá
E.mail: cavila@miambiente.gob.pa

TECHNICAL FOCAL POINT
S. E. Ing. Milciades Concepción
Minister of Environment of Panama
Edif.804 Apartado Ancón-República de Panamá
Calle Broberg, Panamá C-0843-00793
E.mail: mconcepcion@miambiente.gob.pa

José Julio Casas Maldonado, M. Sc.
Coasts and Seas Director
Ministry of Environment of Panama
Edif.804 Apartado Ancón-República de Panamá
Calle Broberg, Panamá C-0843-00793
E.mail: jcasas@miambiente.gob.pa
Peru
Minister Gonzalo Bonifaz Tweddle
Director of Maritime Affairs
General Direction of Sovereignty, and Antarctic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Relations Peru
Tel.: +51 1 204-3244
Email: gbonifaz@rree.gob.pe

First Secretary Alejandra Ximena Paz
Head of Department
Department of Special Maritime Organizations
Direction of Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Relations Peru
Email: apaz@rree.gob.pe
Caribbean Netherlands
Mr. Yoeri de Vries
Policy Advisor for Agriculture, Nature, and Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)
National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands (RCN)
Kaya Gob. Debrot 46 | Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Tel: (+599) 781 0205
Email: yoeri.devries@rijksdienstcn.com

Mr. Hayo Hannstra
Coordinator Caribbean Netherlands
Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, 2594 AC Den Haag, Nederland
Tel: +31648131297
Email: h.j.haanstra@minlnv.nl

Curacao
Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature
Tel: + (599 9) 738-1466
Fax: + (599 9) 738-1467

Technical Focal Point Advisor
Faisal Dilrosun
Civil Servant Ministry of Health, Environment, and Nature
E-mail: Faisal.Dilrosun@gobiernu.cw

Sint Maarten
Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern, MSc
Manager Nature Foundation St Maarten
P.O. Box 863 Philipsburg
St. Maarten, Dutch West Indies
Tel: (721) 544-4267
Fax: (721) 544-4268
E-mail: manager@naturefoundationsxm.org
The United States of America
Sra. Ann Marie Lauritzen
US Fish and Wildlife Service Tel: (301) 427-8441
Fax: (301) 427-2522
E-mail: annmarie_lauritsen@fws.gov  
Uruguay
Punto Focal Nacional:
Embajador Fernando Marr
Director de la Dirección de Medio Ambiente
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Colonia 1206 Piso 2, Montevideo 11100
Tel: (+598) 2902 94 68/ 2902 10 10 (int 2052-2221)
Email: medio.ambiente@mrree.gub.uy

Venezuela

Main Focal Point:
MSc. Carliz Diaz.
General Director
Biological Diversity General Direction
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo
Centro Simón Bolívar, Torre Sur, Piso 9
Caracas, Venezuela
Email: diversidadbiologicaven.dg@gmail.com

Alternate Focal Point:
Sr. Miguel Serrano
General Director
Office for Integration and International Affairs
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo
Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, Piso, 29
Caracas, Venezuela
Email: oiai.minec@gmail.com

Political Focal Point:
S.E. Mr. Rubén Darío Molina
Viceminister for Multilateral Issues
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ministry of People´s Power for Foreign Affairs
Tel:+58 212 802 8000; ext. 7056.
Email: dir.asuntosmultilaterales@mppre.gob.ve
despacho.temasmultilaterales@gmail.com
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