Participants
The almost 40 participants included ABS National Focal Points and representatives of Competent National Authorities for ABS, negotiators in the last meeting of the ABS Working Group, staff of national research and development institutions, NGOs from the local, national and regional level, staff of international institutions, as well as relevant private sector representatives including farmers and breeders.
- Dr. Tsedeke Abate
Director General
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO)
P.O.Box 2003
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
T: +251 (11) 6462 270 / 6454 435
F: +251 (11) 6461 294
C: +251 (91) 1203 861
dg@earo.org.et dgr@earo.org.et
www.earo.org.et - Christine Akello Echookit
Lawyer
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
P.O.Box 22255
Kampala
Uganda
T: +256 (41) 251 064 / 257 521
C: +256 (772) 595 252 cakello@nemaugorg www.nemaug.org - Suhel al-Janabi
GeoMedia Consult
Limpericher Str. 10
53225 Bonn
Germany
T: +49 (228) 90966-20
F: +49 (228) 90966-55
C: +49 (177) 2536 453 s.aljanabi@geo-media.de www.geo-media.de - Dr. Girma Balcha
General Manager
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC)
P.O. Box 30726
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
T: +251 (11) 6615 607 / 6627 504 / 6612 244
F: +251 (11) 6627 730 / 6613 722
C: +251 (91) 1206 933 dg-ibc@ethionet.et www.ibc.gov.et - Sanjay (Kabir) Bavikatte
Regional Director
Natural Justice
#63, Hout Street
Cape Town 8000
South Africa
T: +27 (21) 426 1633
C: +27 (83) 2988 500 kabir.bavikatte@protimos.org www.protimos.org - Emmanuel Bayani Ngoyi
Focal Point CBD/ABS
Ministere de L'Environment et de la Protection de la Nature
P.O.Box 6652
Libreville
Gabon
T: +241 (7) 166 311
comifac2005@ yahoo.fr
<LINK e.bayani@caramail.com>e.bayani@caramail.com - Dr. Dominic Byarugaba
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
P.O.Box 1410
Mbarara
Uganda
T: +256 (77) 405 148
+256 (41) 287 105
F: +256 (48) 520 782
C: +256 (75) 939 442
plants@ infocom.co.ug
<LINK dbbyarugaba@yahoo.com>dbbyarugaba@yahoo.com www.peopleplants.org - Dr. Gemedo Dalle
Head, Forestry Department
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC)
P.O.Box 80119
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
T: +251 (11) 6512 028
F: +251 (11) 661 3722
C: +251 (91) 1469 881 gemedod@yahoo.com www.ibc.gov.et - Dr. Abebe Demissie
Regional Coordinator
East African Plant Genetic Resources Network (EAPGREN)
P.O.Box 765
Entebbe
Uganda
T: +256 (41) 320 212 / 322 131
F: +256 (41) 321 126
C: +256 (77) 965 558 a.demissie@asareca.org www.asareca.org - Dr. Andreas Drews
Project Officer
Project "Implementing the Biodiversity Convention"
Division 44 Environment and Infrastructure
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
Postfach 5180
65726 Eschborn
Germany
T: +49 (6196) 79-1363
F: +49 (6196) 7980-1363 andreas.drews@gtz.de www.gtz.de/biodiv - Dr. Kassahun Embaye
Deputy Director General
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC)
P.O. Box 30726
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
T: +251 (11) 6612 244
F: +251 (11) 6613 722 biod@ethionet.et www.ibc.gov.et - Prof. Johnson A. Ekpere
Consultant
U.I.P.O.Box 21824
Ibadan
Nigeria
T: +234 (1) 262 9199
C: +234 (803) 3230 430 jekpere@hyperia.com - Harry Jonas
Associate
Natural Justice
#63, Hout Street
Cape Town 8000
South Africa
T: +27 (21) 426 1633 harry@naturaljustice.org.za www.naturaljustice.org.za - John Ndirangu Kabare
Patent Examiner
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
11 Natal Road, Belgravia
Harare
Zimbabwe
T: +263 (4) 794 065-70
F: +263 (4) 794 072/3 jkabare@aripo.org www.aripo.org - Dr. Ensermu Kelbessa
Biology Department
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia - Grace Kimani
Legal Officer
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
P.O.Box 67839
Nairobi 00200
Kenya
T: +254 (20) 605 522
F: +254 (20) 605 530 gracekimani2001@yahoo.com www.nema.go.ke - Henry Kisu-Kisira
Ecologist
Biotrade Programme/Uganda Export Promotion Board
P.O.Box 5045
Kampala
Uganda
F: +256 (41) 259 779
C: +256 (772) 689 353 hbkisu@gmail.com www.ugandaexportsonline.com/biotrade - Eulalia Macome
Policy Analyst - Researcher on Natural Resources
Policy Analysis Department
Ministry of Agriculture
P.O.Box 1406
DNFB
Maputo
Mozambique
T: +258 (21) 460 131
F: +258 (21) 460 187 emacome@map.gov.mz - Freddy Magagula
Fisheries Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
P.O.Box 162
Mbabane
Swaziland
T: +268 4042 731 ext. 2194 magagulafrd@gov.sz - Marcelin Tonye Mahop
Research Assistant
Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London
13-14 Charterhouse Square
Roy Goode House
London EC1M 6AX
United Kingdom
T: +44 (20) 7882 3457
F: +44 (20) 7882 5767
C: +44 (79) 4480 8144 t.m.marcelin@qmul.ac.uk www.ccls.edu and www.qmipri.org - Simon Mucheru Maina
Plant Examination, PVP Office
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service
P.O.Box 249
Kitale
Kenya
F: +254 (5) 431 971
C: +254 (722) 427 718 smucheru@yahoo.com - Arnold L. Mapinduzi
Senior Environment Management Officer
National Environment Management Council (NEMC)
P.O.Box 63154
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
T: +255 (22) 213 4603
F: +255 (22) 211 1579
C: +255 (748) 279 542 amapinduzi@hotmail.com
almapinduzi@yahoo.com - Denis Matatiken
Director Botanic Gardens
Division of Nature Conservation
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
P.O.Box 445
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles
T: +248 723 417
F: +248 610 648 boga@seychelles.net www.env.gov.sc - Abraham Zivayi Matiza
Undaer Secretary - Environment
Ministry of environment and Tourism
P Bag 7753
Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
T: +263 (4) 701 681
F: +263 (4) 702 054
C: +263 (91) 362 820 matiza0@yahoo.co.uk - Daulos D.C. Mauambeta
Executive Director
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM)
Private Bag 578
Limbe
Malawi
T: +265 (1) 643 428
F: +265 (1) 643 765
C: +265 (9) 914 540 ddcmauambeta@africa-online.net - Thomas Mbeyela
Principal Field Officer
National A. I. Centre
P.O.Box 557
USA River
Tanzania
T: +255( 787) 135 173
F: +255 (272) 558 836 naic@mstcdc.or.tz - Lucy Mulenkei
Director
Indigenous Information Network
P.O.Box 74908
Nairobi 00200
Kenya
T: +254 (20) 272 3958
F: +254 (20) 272 3858 iin@iin.co.ke mulenkei@yahoo.com www.indigenous-infor-kenya.org - Peter Munyi
Chief Legal Officer
Southern Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (SEAPRI)
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
P.O.Box 30772
Nairobi 00100
Kenya
T: +254 (20) 863 2000
F: +254 (20) 863 2001
C: +254 (722) 349 496 pmunyi@icipe.org www.icipe.org - Augustine B. Njamnshi
National Coordinator
The Access Initiative Cameroon (TAI-Cameroon)
BP 2626
Messa Yaounde
Cameroon
T: +237 (2) 319 953
F: +237 (2) 314 483 bdcpcsec@yahoo.com; abnjamnshi@yahoo.com - Ramatou Njanzou
Sub-regional Coordinator of Central African CBD Focal Points
Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC)
P.O.Box 20818
Yaounde
Cameroon
T: +237 (2) 213 511 / 010 934
C: +237 (9) 918 986 comifac2005@yahoo.fr; ramatoun@yahoo.fr - Valerie Normand
Programme Officer
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
413, St. Jaques
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1N9
Canada
T: +1 (514) 287 7033
F: +1 (514) 288 6588 valerie.normand@biodiv.org www.biodiv.org - Prof. Zerubabel Nyiira
Executive Director
National Foundation for Research and Development (NFRD)
P.O.Box 28840
Kampala
Uganda
T: +256 (41) 345 299
F: +256 (41) 345 299
C: +256 (772) 966 661 nyiirazeru@yahoo.com - Naritiana Rakotoniaina
Chef de programme "Valorisation de la biodiversité"
Service d'Appui a la Gestion de l'Environnement (SAGE)
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêts
Lot V I 21 D Bis
Villa Ranorosoa II Ambatoroka
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
T: +261 (20) 22-68157
F: +261 (20) 22-68073 naritiana.sage@blueline.mg
tiana@blueline.mg - Lovemore Simwanda
Technical Advisor
Environmental Conservation Association of Zambia (ECAZ)
P.O.Box 30395
Lusaka
Zambia
T: +260 (1) 252 649
F: +260 (1) 252 648
C: +260 (97) 848 179 l.simwanda@yahoo.co.uk www.ecaz.co.zm - Dr. Tadesse W/Mariam
Coordinator of the CoCEI Project
Ethiopia - Verena Streitferd
Trainee
Project "Implementing the Biodiversity Convention"
Division 44 Environment and Infrastructure
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
Postfach 5180
65726 Eschborn
Germany
T: +49 (6196) 79-1307 verena.streitferdt@gtz.de www.gtz.de/biodiv - Hans Turkensteen
Financial Director
Health and Performance Food International bv.
P.O.Box 427
9407 TG Assen
The Netherlands
C: +31 (65) 3413 847 j.turkensteen@soilandcrop.com www.soilandcrop.com - Dr. Rachel Wynberg
Trustee
Biowatch South Africa
P.O.Box 83
Kalk Bay 7990
South Africa
T: +27 (21) 788-9169 rachel@iafrica.com www.biowatch.org
