GE.13-61016

Committee on Science and Technology Third Special Session

Bonn, 9–12 April 2013

List of participants*

The attached list of participants attending the third Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology, held from 9 to 12 April 2013, has been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 12 April 2013.

* The information herein is not published as received but following the United Nations editorial rules.

United Nations ICCD/CST(S-3)/INF.3

Convention to Combat Desertification

Distr.: General 23 May 2013 English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish only

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PARTIES

ANGOLA

Mr. João Da Costa Vintém National focal point Ministry of Environment

ARGENTINA

Sra. María Laura Corso Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología Asesor Técnico de 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 National focal point Director Head of Unit Development Aspects of Environment and Sustainability Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs

AZERBAIJAN

Mr. Rashad Allahverdiyev Science and technology correspondent Head of Subdivision of International Cooperation Division Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

BANGLADESH

Dr. Md. Sohrab Ali Science and technology correspondent Deputy Director Department of Environment Ministry of Environment and Forest

BARBADOS

Mr. Nigel Jones Science and technology correspondent Senior Technical Officer National Botanic Gardens

BELARUS

Dr. Valiantsin Yatsukhna Science and technology correspondent Head of Landscape Ecology Lab Belarussian State University

BENIN

Mme Bernadette Doussou Glehouenou Correspondante pour la science et la technologie Professeur à la Faculté des sciences agronomiques Université d'Abomey - Calavi

BHUTAN

Ms. Karma Dema Dorji Program Director National Soil Services Centre Ministry of Agriculture

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Prof. Dr. Hamid Custovic Science and technology correspondent Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences University of Sarajevo

BOTSWANA

Ms. Gofetamang Phunyuka Principal Scientific Officer Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism

BRAZIL

Mr. Antonio Rocha Magalhães Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology Ministry of Environment

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BRAZIL (continued) Mr. Francisco Barreto Campello National focal point Director Secretary of Extractive Activities and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment Mr. Jaime Camps Saiz Junior Secretary for Extractive Activities and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment

Ms. Marcela Bergo Davanso Secretary for Extractive Activities and Sustainable Development Ministry of Environment

Dr. Beranger Arnaldo Araujo Recursos Hídricos, do Meio Ambiente e da Ciência e Tecnologia (SERHMACT) Governo da Paraíba Federal State of Bahia

Sr. Jose Amaro Nogueira Plano Estadual do Estado do Maranhao Ministerio del Medio Ambiente

BULGARIA

Ms. Tatyana Marinova Dimitrova National focal point Waste Management and Soil Protection Directorate Ministry of Environment and Water

Prof. Dr. Maria Grozeva Sokolovska Science and technology correspondent Head of Department of Soil Science Scientific Secretary of the Forest Research Institute Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

BURKINA FASO

M. Mamadou Honadia Chef de délégation Secrétaire Permanent Conseil national pour l'environnement et le développement durable Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable

Mr. Michel P. Sedogo Correspondant pour la science et de la technologie, Directeur de Recherche agro-eco-pédologie Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique (CNRST) Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches

agricoles (INERA) Ministère de la recherche scientifique et de l'innovation

BURUNDI

M. Ernest Ndikumana Point focal national Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Directeur général de l'aménagement du territoire et protection du patrimoine foncier Ministère de l'eau, de l'environnement, de l'amenagement du territoire et de l'urbanisme

CAMBODIA

Dr. Sokh Heng Science and technology correspondent Director Institute of Forest and Wildlife Research and Development Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

CAPE VERDE

M. Domingos Barros Point focal national Ingénieur forestier Direction générale de l'agriculture, silviculture et elevage Ministère de l'environnement, développement rural et ressources marines

CHINA

Mr. Zhifang Tu Chief Engineer National Bureau to Combat Desertification China National Committee for the Implementation of the UNCCD State Forestry Administration

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CHINA (continued)

Ms. Xiaoxia Jia National focal point Science and technology correspondent Director National Bureau to Combat Desertification China National Committee for Implementation of the UNCCD State Forestry Administration

Mr. Shengyi Qin Professor President of the Board Rechsand Science and Technology Group Chinese Academy of Forestry

COOK ISLANDS

Ms. Heimata Louisa Karika Science and technology correspondent Senior Environment Officer National Environment Service

COSTA RICA

Sr. Renato Jiménez Zúniga Corresponsal de ciencia y technología Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia

CUBA

Sr. Candelario Alemán García Centro de Informacion y Gestion Ambiental Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Mr. Jean Ndembo Longo Professeur Universite de Kinshasa Membre du Comité national CCD Ministère de l'environnement, conservation de la nature et tourisme

DOMINICA

Ms. Kongit Haile-Gabriel Science and technology correspondent Coordinator of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP) and National Report Project Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Physical Planning and Fisheries

EGYPT

Prof. Dr. Mahdia Farid Gabr Science and technology correspondent Professor of Plant Biotechnology of Drylands Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Sra. María del Mar Rebeca Bindang Obama Corresponsal de Ciencia y Tecnología Ingeniera Forestal Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente

ERITREA

Mr. Hadgu Ghebrendrias Science and technology correspondent Ministry of Agriculture

ETHIOPIA

Dr. Fasil Reda Tena Science and technology correspondent Pastoralist and Semi-pastoralist Regions Research Program Coordinator Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

EUROPEAN UNION

Mr. Stefan Sommer Research Officer Land Resource Management Directorate General–Joint Research Centre European Commission

Mr. Michael Cherlet Land Resource Management Directorate General–Joint Research Centre European Commission

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EUROPEAN UNION (continued)

Ms. Martha Bonnet Dunbar Land Resource Management Directorate General–Joint Research Centre European Commission

FINLAND

Dr. Vesa Johannes Kaarakka Senior Forestry Adviser Department for Development Policy Ministry for Foreign Affairs

FRANCE

Mr. Richard Escadafal Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Membre du Comité scientifique français contre la désertification Institut de recherche pour le développement

M. Antoine Cornet Membre du Comité scientifique français contre la désertification Institut de recherche pour le développement Mme Mélanie Requier-Desjardins Membre du Comité scientifique français contre la désertification Administrateur Scientifique Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen

M. Jean-Paul Chassany Membre du Comité scientifique français contre la désertification Professeur d'économie École nationale supérieure d'agronomie de Montpellier Institut national de la recherche agronomique

GABON

M. Jean-Bernard Moutsinga Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières (IRAF)

GAMBIA

Mr. Ansumana Jarju Science and technology correspondent Principal Scientist Natural Resources Management National Environment Agency

GEORGIA

Dr. Nana Bolashvili Science and technology correspondent Senior Scientist Director of the Institute of Geography Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources

GERMANY

Dr. Stefan Schmitz National focal point Head of Unit Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Dr. Christina Seeberg-Elverfeldt Policy Advisor Rural Development, Agriculture, Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Dr. Anneke Trux CCD Project Coordinator Convention Project to Combat Desertification German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Dr. Steffen Bauer Science and technology correspondant Advisor German Development Institute

Mr. Alisher Mirzabaev Center for Development Research University of Bonn

Mr. Mark Schauer CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation

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GERMANY (continued)

Ms. Lucie Andeltova CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation Ms. Maike-Christine Potthast CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Silke Hertrich CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Liann Pliquett CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Mr. Tobias Gerhartstreiter CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Barbara Kunz Consultant German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ms. Maryanne Sarah Anyoso Odera Consultant German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Mr. Johannes Rumohr EZ-Trainee Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

GHANA

Mr. Carl Kojo Fiati Chief Programme Officer Natural Resources Environmental Protection Agency

GUINEA

M. Sékou Beavogui Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Chercheur en environnement Institut de recherche agronomique de Guinée

GUYANA

Mr. Doorga Persaud National focal point Commissioner Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission

HONDURAS

Sra. Claudia Patricia Milagros Cortez Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología Jede del Departamento de Lucha Contra la Desertificación y Sequía Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente

INDIA

Mr. Vivek Saxena Science and technology correspondent Deputy Inspector General of Forests Ministry of Environment and Forests

INDONESIA

Dr. Prof. Naik Sinukaban Science and technology correspondant Professor of Soil Science Department of Soils Bogor Agricultural University

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Dr. Ashgar Tahmasebi Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization

IRELAND

Ms. Kate Roche Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr. Thomas Tichelmann National focal point Deputy Director Multilateral Section Development Cooperation Directorate Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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ISRAEL

Prof. Uriel Safriel National focal point Professor of Ecology Center of Environment Conventions Blaustein Institute for Desert Research

ITALY

Mr. Maurizio Sciortino Science and technology correspondent Sustainable Economic Development National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)

JAPAN

Ms. Fumiko Nakao Senior Coordinator Biodiversity Policy Division Nature Conservation Bureau Ministry of Environment

Mr. Asutshi Tsunekawa Science and technology correspondent Professor Director of Arid Land Research Center Tottori University

JORDAN

Mr. Raed Bani Hani Head Biodiversity Division Ministry of Environment

KENYA

Mr. Francis Inganga Akungwi Science and technology correspondent Chief Environment Research Officer National Environment Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources

Dr. Diana Mobagi Senior Research Officer National Environment Management Authority

KYRGYZSTAN

Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Science and technology correspondent Director of the Kyrgyz Scientific Research Irrigation Institute Ministry for Environment Protection

LATVIA

Ms. Daina Ozola Head of Pollution Prevention Division Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

Ms. Sanda Ilgaza Science and technology correspondent Senior Official of Pollution Prevention Division Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

LESOTHO

Ms. Mamokoli Dorothy Sekantsi Principal Soil Scientist Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation

LIBERIA

Mr. Jerome G.N. Nyenka Science and technology correspondent Assistant Professor, Forest Economics and Policy College of Agriculture and Forestry University of Liberia

LITHUANIA

Ms. Dalia Gudaitiene Holiman National focal point Chief Desk Officer Nature Resources Division Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania

MADAGASCAR

M. Henri Jeferson Andrianiana Rajaonimaria Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Ministère de l'environnement et des forêts

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MALAWI

Dr. Clemant Zephnat Chilima Department of Forestry

MALAYSIA

Mr. Dzulkifli Abd Wahab Agriculture Attaché Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

MALI

M. Abdou Yehiya Maiga Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Directeur de recherche Ministère de l'agriculture

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Mr. Warwick Harris Acting Director Office of the Environment, Planning and Policy Coordination Office of the President

MAURITANIA

M. Mohamed Yahya Chahe Science and technology correspondent Directeur de la programmation de la coordination et de l'information environnementale Ministère délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'environnement et du développement durable

MEXICO

Ing. Jorge Luis García Rodríguez Punto focal nacional Subgerente de Inventorio y Monitoreo de Suelos Comisión Nacional Forestal

MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

Ms. Cynthia Ehmes Science and technology correspondent Assistant Director Division of Environment and Sustainable Development

Office of Environment and Emergency Management Department of Foreign Affairs

MOROCCO

Mr. Younes Abbas Haut Commissariat aux eaux et forêts et à la lutte contre la désertification

MOZAMBIQUE

Prof. Vasco Joao Lino National Director of Research, Innovation and Development Technology Ministry of Science and Technology, Mozambique

MYANMAR

Mr. Ba Kaung Science and technology correspondent Assistant Director Dry Zone Greening Department Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry

NAMIBIA

Mr. Petrus Muteyauli Deputy Director Multilateral Agreement Ministry of Environment and Tourism

NAURU

Mr. Asterio Appi Integrated Island Biodiversity Project Officer Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

NEPAL

Mr. Jay Ram Adhikari Science and technology correspondent Soil Conservation Officer Under Secretary - Technical Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

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NETHERLANDS

Mr. Ronald Peter Havinga National focal point Senior Policy Advisor Integrated Water Resources Management Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NIGER

M. Hassane Moussa Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Chercheur Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN) Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'elevage

NIGERIA

Prof. Emmanuel Olukayode Oladipo Science and technology correspondent Federal Ministry of Environment

NORWAY

Ms. Trine Hay Setsaas Senior Adviser International Division Directorate for Nature Management

PAKISTAN

Dr. Amjad Tahir Virk National focal point Science and technology correspondent National Project Coordinator Sustainable Land Management Project Ministry of Climate Change

PERU

Sr. Juan Jesus Torres Guevara Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnoligía Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

PHILIPPINES

Mr. Samuel M. Contreras Science and technology correspondent Division Head Soil Conservation and Management Division Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture

PORTUGAL

Dr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário National focal point Science and technology correspondent Planning and International Affairs Department Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests Ministry of Agriculture, the Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Mr. Utchang Kang Programme Consultant/Forest Researcher International Affairs Bureau Korea Forest Service

Dr. Ho Joong Youn Science and technology correspondent Researcher Division of Forest Disaster Management Korea Forest Service

Prof. Soo Jin Park Adviser University of Seoul

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Mr. Valeriu Cazac Chief of Hydrology Department State Hydrometeorological Service

SAMOA

Ms. Faainoino Laulala Science and technology correspondent Principal Land Development Officer Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment

SAO TOME AND PRÍNCIPE

M. José de Deus Lima de Menezes Correspondant national pour la science et la technologie Engénieur agronome Direction de l'aménagement du territoire et de l'environnement

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SENEGAL

M. Sakhoudia Thiam Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Secrétaire permanent du Conseil supérieur de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles Ministère de l'environment et de la protection de la nature

SOUTH AFRICA

Mr. Jones Muleso Kharika Director of Resource Use Department of Environmental Affairs

Ms. Thizwilondi Suzan Mulaudzi Deputy Director Department of Environmental Affairs

Prof. Klaus. Kellner Science and technology correspondent Professor School of Biological Sciences North West University

SRI LANKA

Ms. Athauda Arachchige Rupika Sandya Kanthi Bakmeedeniya Science and technology correspondent Environment Management Officer Natural Resources Management Division Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy

SWAZILAND

Mr. Bongani Magongo Science and technology correspondent Land Development Officer Ministry of Agriculture

SWITZERLAND

Mme Elena Havlicek Experte Office fédéral de l'environnement, des forêts et du paysage

Mme Isabelle Providoli Centre développement et environnement University of Bern

TAJIKISTAN

Mr. Alimardonov Kayumars Head Department of Land Protection and Waste Treatment Committee on Environmental Protection

THAILAND

Mr. Wisit Ngamsom Senior Policy and Plan Analyst Planning Division Land Development Department

Dr. Ratchanok Sangpenchan Policy and Plan Analyst Planning Division Land Development Department

Mr. Worapong Waramit National focal point Senior Policy and Plan Analyst Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

MACEDONIA

Ms. Vesna Indova National focal point Head of Unit Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Department of Cooperation and Project Coordination Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Ms. Margareta Cvetkovska Deputy national focal point Advisor Macedonian Environmental Information Center Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

TOGO

M. Komlan Batawila Maître de conférences Laboratoire de botanique et ecologie végétale Ministère de l'environnement et des ressources forestières

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TUNISIA

M. Rachid Boukchina Science and technology correspondent Chercheur Institut des Regions Arides

UGANDA

Dr. Matthias Magunda Science and technology correspondent Senior Principal Research Officer Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute National Agricultural Research Institution

UKRAINE

Dr. Yuriy Kolmaz National focal point Head Land Resources Division Directorate of Biotic Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection

Ms. Olena Rakoid Science and technology correspondent Institute of Agroecology

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Ms. Fainahappy Kimambo Principal Environment Officer Vice President's Office

Mr. Melkior Shao Principal Legal Officer Vice-President's Office

Mr. Jimreeves Naftal Kawiche Principal Finance Officer Ministry of Finance

Mr. Juma Limbe Environmental Officer Vice-President's Office

Mr. John Chikomo Director Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dr. Jeff Herrick Science and technology correspondent Research Soil Scientist Agriculture Research Service Department of Agriculture

Mr. Walter Knausenberger Senior Regional Environmental Policy Advisor Office of Sustainable Development Bureau for Africa United States Agency for International Development

VIET NAM

Mr. Pham Quoc Hung Staff Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

YEMEN

Mr. Ali Mohammed Al-Dhameri Science and technology correspondent Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

ZIMBABWE

Ms. Alleta Nyahuye Science and technology correspondent Environmental Planning and Monitoring Manager Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management

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UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND

RELATED ORGANIZATION

CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF

MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS

Ms. Laura Aguado

Ms. Larisa Bulgatova

Ms. Natalie Epler

Ms. Adeline Fischer

Ms. Marie Mevellec

Ms. Irene Murkovic

Ms. Katrine Schiffer

Ms. Marie Verney FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Mr. Riccardo Biancalani

Ms. Janie Rioux Consultant LADA and Climate Change Adaptation

Dr. Monica Petri Technical Officer LADA and Climate Change Adaptation

SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Ms. Sakhile Koketso Programme Officer

UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK

CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Mr. Florin Vladu Manager Science and Review Adaptation

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY

Mr. Maximilian Witting

Ms. Sijia Yi

Mr. Andrea Milan

Ms. Dunja Krause Consultant

Ms. Cosmin Corendea

Ms. Claudia Bach

Ms. Sandrina Rodrigues

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

COMITÉ PERMANENT INTER-ÉTATS DE

LUTTE CONTRE LA SÉCHERESSE DANS LE

SAHEL

M. Sébastien Subsol Conseiller technique

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Mr. Jean-Marc Sinnassamy Program Manager

Ms. Annette Cowie Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

Dr. Michael Stocking Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

Ms. Guadalupe Durón Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY

AREAS

Dr. David Earle Feindel Acting Program Director Diversification and sustainable Intensification of Production Systems

IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION

Dr. Jonathan Davies Drylands Coordinator

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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

ARGENTINA

Fundación Agreste (ecología y medio

ambiente, desarrollo sustentable y

cooperación) Sra. Griselda Leonor Marrero Duarte

CAMEROON

Confédération des ONG d'environnement

et de développement de l'Afrique Centrale Mme Jacqueline Nkoyok

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Réseau pour l'environnement et le

développement durable en Afrique Ms. Sahon Flan

FRANCE

Centre d'Action et de Réalisations

Internationales

M. Patrice Burger

GERMANY

Bonn International Model United Nations Mr. Philip Hanspach

Ms. Irene Najjemba

Mr. Frederik Nelting

Mr. Daniel Cerkasin Mr. Johannes Froese

Ms. Mona Ghanem

Desert*Net International - Network for

International Research on Desertification

Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster

INDIA

Grameena Vikas Samithi Mr. Surya Narayana Reddy Levaka

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Centre for Sustainable Development

Studies and Application Ms. Khadija Catherine Razavi

ITALY

Desert*Net International - Network for

International Research on Desertification Dr. Pandi Zdruli

Ms. Chiara Zanolla

Prof. Giuseppe Enne

NETHERLANDS

International Soil Reference and

Information Centre - World Soil

Information Mr. Godert Willem Jan Baron Van Lynden

NORWAY

Drylands Coordination Group

Ms. Martine Dahle Huse

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Nongovernmental Organization BIOS Ms. Elena Bivol

SENEGAL

Environnement développement action dans

le tiers monde Mr. Emmanuel Seck

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SCIENTISTS1

Mr. Abdulla Abliz University of Applied Science (HNEE) Mr. Kokou Mawuena Adonou Radio Citadelle Mr. Anderson Kwasi Ahwireng University of Bonn Mr. Rouzi Aihemaitijiang University of Greifswald Mr. John Adensanya Akinode Akiboye Wageningen University Dr. Ali Said Albalushi Sultan Qaboos University Dr. Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi Sultan Qaboos University Prof. Jarcilene Silva Almeida-Cortez Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Ms. Olga Andreeva Institute of Ecological Soil Science of Moscow State University Mr. Clever Kwasi Apedo University of Bonn Ms. Beatriz Azevedo Araujo Federal University of Ceara Dr. Eli Argaman Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Abdu Mohammed Aumer University of Bonn Mr. Samson Oluwatobi Awopeju Green Earth Citizen Mr. Michel Bakkenes PBL - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Dr. Edward Barbier University of Wyoming

Ms. Heike Baumüller University of Bonn Dr. Susana Bautista University of Alicante Ms. Sara Becerra Global Risk Forum Davos Ms. Hannah Behrendt World Bank Mr. Maksud Bahodirovich Bekchanov Center for Development Research M. Nabil Ben Khatra Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel Dr. Debalkew Berhe Intergovernmental Authority on Development Dr. Anik Bhaduri Global Water System Project Ms. Katharina Biely University of Vienna Dr. Deborah Ann Bossio International Center for Tropical Agriculture Prof. Cristina Branquinho Centro de Biologia Ambiental Ms. Melanie Broin Agropolic International Dr. Joost Brouwer Brouwer Environment and Agriculture Consultancy Mr. Janneke Bruil ILEIA - Centre for learning on sustainable agriculture Dr. Luzineide Dourado Carvalho Universidado do Estado de Bahia Dr. Tomaso Ceccarelli Italian Agricultural Research Council Ms. Xinjie Chen UN-SPIDER

________________ 1 This list is in alphabetical order and only refers to the scientists’ institutional and academic affiliation.

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Ms. Chizoba Chinweze Chemtek Associates Mr. Peron Agbeti Collins-Sowah Green Earth Citizen Mr. Jacob Gerardus Conijn Ms. Sarah Conradt Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Mr. Souphith Darachanthara Ministry of Planning and Investment Mr. Maarten De Boever Ghent University Mr. Garry De La Pomerai Environmental Solution Mr. Alessandro De Pinto International Food Policy Research Institute Dr. Joris de Vente Spanish National Research Council Dr. Marlene Diekmann German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ) Mr. Utkur Djanibekov Center for Development Research Prof. Gabriele Dono Universita della Tuscia, Viterbo Mr. Andrew John Dougill University of Leeds Dr. Niels Dreber North West University Ms. Olena Dubovyk Center for Development Research Ms. Barbara Egli Global Risk Forum Davos Mr. Ijeoma Emenanjo World Bank Mr. Nicola Favretto University of Leeds

Dr. Luuk Fleskens University of Leeds Mr. Adrian Flores WeForest Ms. Laura Nicole Fontaine World Vision International Mr. Muyambi Benda Fortunate IGAD Climate Predictions and Application Centre Prof. Donald Gabriels Department of Soil Management Dr. James Gambiza Rhodes University Mr. Dennis Garrity World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Mr. Emanuele Gennai Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Dr. Nicolas Gerber University of Bonn Dr. Luca Giraldo University of Tuscia Prof. Ozden Gorucu Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs Prof. Gerard Govers KU Leuven Dr. Alan Grainger University of Leeds Ms. Valerie Annemarie Martine Graw Center for Development Research Ms. Catherine Aliana Gucciardi Garcez University Brasilia Mr. M. Bara Gueye Innovation, Environnement et Développement en Afrique Ms. Ingrid. Hartmann DesertNet

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Ms. Antje Hecheltjen United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Dr. Beverley Kay Henry Queensland University of Technology Dr. Irene Lucia Heuser International Union for Conservation of Nature Mr. Uwe Holtz University of Bonn Mr. Stefan Holzmann Institute of World Forestry Ms. Beata Houskova Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Ms. Mareen Huels Global Water System Project Ms. Stephanie Jaquet University of Bern Ms. Marie Keijzer WeForest Prof. Asia Khamzina University of Bonn Ms. Evelyne Nyathira Kihiu Center for Research and Development Mr. Oliver Kiptoo Kirui University of Bonn Ms. Anne Knauer United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Mr. Jan Felix Kobbing University of Greifsfeld Dr. Martin Kochy Johann Heinrich von Thunen Institut Mr. Pashupati Nath Koirala Department of Forests Mr. Prasad Komaravolu AME Foundation Dr. Benz Kotzen COST Action ES1104

Mr. Michael Kuehn Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Prof. Christoph Jan Kuells Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Dr. Hannelore Erika Kusserow Freie Universitat Berlin Prof. German Kust Intitute of Ecological Soil Science Dr. Helmut Otfried Lehn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Dr. Alejandro Leon Stewart Universidad de Chile Dr. LianYou Liu Beijing Normal University Ms. Melisa Ljusa Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University Mr. Bayartulga Lkhagvasuren Agricon LLC Mr. Mame N'dene Lo Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Ivonne Lobos Alva Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Dr. Armando Lopez Santos Universidad Autonoma Chapingo Dr. Pak Sum Low Faculty of Science and Technology Dr. Stoecio Maia Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alagoas Ms. Elsa Matthus University of Bonn Mr. Rachel McDermott Global Risk Forum Davos Prof. Lilian Francisca Soares Melo Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia do Piaui

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Ms. Laura Erika Meza Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Dr. Sarah Milliken University of Greenwich Dr. Eleanor Milne Colorado State University Mr. Hasen Yusuf Mohammed University of Hohenheim Dr. Cesar Sigifredo Morales Estupiñan Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr. Ismail Muhammad International centre for Integrated Mountain Development Dr. Dieter Nill German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ) Dr. Ephraim Maduhu Nkonya International Food Policy Research Institute Ms. Stacey Noel Stockholm Environment Institute, UDSM Dr. Andi Novianto Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs Dr. Charles Onyango Nyandiga United Nations Development Programme Ms. Elaine Valente Odia Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba Dr. Grace Olufunmike Oloukoi Lead City University Mr. Gian Marco Palamara University of Zurich Dr. Cornelia Paulsch Institute for Biodiversity Network Mr. Michael Gilbert Peichl Heimholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) Ms. Ana Claudia Pereira de Oliveira Universidade do Vale do Sao Francisco

Mr. Daniel Joachim Plugge Dr. Aranka Podhora Keibniz Zentrum fuer Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V. Mr. Fernando Demetrio Pontes Universidade Federal do Ceara Ms. Lene Poulsen Karl International Development Ms. Lena Aglaja Priesemann German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ) Dr. Zhi-qiang Qu Beijing Normal University Prof. Giovanni Quaranta Universita degli studi della Basilicata Dr. Emmanuelle Quillerou UNU-Institute for Water, Environment and Health Mr. Georges Sylvain Radjou Business Innovation Research Development Dr. Harifidy Rakoto Ratsimba Ecole Superieure des Sciences Agronomiques, Universite d'Antananarivo Prof. Ashraf Ramadan Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Dr. Michelle Simoes Reboita Federal University of Itajuba Mr. Chris Reij World Resource Institute Mr. Mario Reinoso Perez Center for Environmental Research and Services of Cuba Dr. Edmerson dos Santos Reis Universidade do Estado da Bahia Dr. Armin Rieser University of Bonn Dr. Alice Maria Rodrigues Nunes Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

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Dr. Francisco Rodriguez University of Alicante Dr. Heiner Rueff University of Oxford Dr. Christian Rumbaur Universität der Bundeswehr München Mr. Andreas Rüther Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung Dr. Carla Ximena Salinas The Water Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones in Latin America and the Caribbean Dr. Rosanna Salvia Medes Foundation Dr. Philippe Saner University of Zurich Mr. Pedro Zanetti Freire Santos Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciene Mr. Tilman Schachtsiek Center for Development Research Ms. Lynn Schueller Global Water System Project Mr. Karsten Alexander Schulz Center for Development Research Ms. Vore Gana Seck Groupe de Recherche et d'Etudes Environnementales Prof. Ralf Seppelt Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Mr. Makhmud Shaumarov University of Hohenheim Dr. Youssef Shawky Sherief SQU University Ms. Nilda Elizabeth Sibille Martina Dr. Marianna Siegmund-Schultze Technical University Berlin Prof. Jaroslava Sobocká Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute

Dr. Jetse Jacob Stoorvogel Wageningen University Mr. Nesphory Kisyeri Subira Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase II Dr. Elias Symeonakis Manchester Metropolitan University Dr. Ueru Tanaka Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Prof. Haiping Tang Beijing Normal University Mr. Bernard Johan Ten Brink PBL - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Dr. Anna Evelyn Tengberg Gothenburg University Mr. Niels Thevs University of Greifswald Dr. Andrew David Thomas Aberystwyth University Dr. Richard Thomas International Network on United Nations University Mr. Puta Tofinga Ms. Leslie Elizabeth Torres Ms. Putri Trapsiloningrum United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Mr. Infali Ture Ms. Julia Tüshaus Ms. Isabel Van De Sand Ms. Alma Van der Veen Ms. Edith Van Walsum Ms. Ine Ingrid Paul Vandecasteele Mr. Nisha Varghese

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Dr. Juan Carlos Villagran de Leon United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Ms. Grace Ballesfin Villamor Mr. Marian Vittek University of Bonn Mr. Joachim Von Braun Center for Development Research Mr. Graham von Maltitz CSIR South Africa Mr. Stephen Wagner

Mr. Tesfaye Berhanu Woldeyohanes Mr. Binyamin Yaacoby Ms. Has Yaprak University of Bonn Mr. Makiko Yashiro United Nations Environment Programme Mr. Mohamed Zaoui Ms. Matilda Zdruli Mr. Guo Ming Zhang