About the Secretariat
The Secretariat of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles is located at the US Fish and Wildlife Service office in Washington DC.
Phone No.: (703) 358-1828
Location: 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3803, USA
Sitio web: http://www.iacseaturtle.org
About the Secretariat…Phone No.: (703) 358-1828
Location: 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3803, USA
Sitio web: http://www.iacseaturtle.org
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Verónica Cáceres Chamorro Secretaria E-mail: secretario@iacseaturtle.org |
During the First Conference of the Contracting Parties, the Secretariat was established by means of Resolution COP1CIT-001, acting as an organism of the Convention pursuant to Article IV. Included in the functions assigned, the Secretariat has to:
- Support, organize and participate in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties and of the Subsidiary Organs.
- Coordinate and facilitate communication among the Parties and between the Parties and the Observers.
- Make available to the Parties in the working languages the reports, recommendations and decisions adopted and any other necessary documents.
- Administrate the Special Fund of the Inter-American Convention (SFIC).
