National Focal Points
To facilitate interaction between Governments and IPBES between sessions of the Plenary, each Government should designate one focal point for all IPBES activities.
The designation of a focal point or secondary focal point should be done by filling the national focal point designation form, and providing contact information for the focal point or secondary focal point and uploading a nomination letter using the same form. The secretariat will make the necessary changes and/or update the corresponding database and the IPBES website once the filled form and accompanying letter are received.
To receive IPBES communications, the focal points need to register to the IPBES website following this link: https://www.ipbes.net/user/register.
Important functions of IPBES focal points include:
- Endorsement of nominees for, e.g., IPBES task forces and expert groups;
- Arranging for the provision of integrated comments on drafts of scoping reports, assessments or other IPBES products, regarding the accuracy and completeness of the scientific, technical and/or socioeconomic aspects of the drafts, as Government review will typically be carried out among a number of departments and ministries.
A manual to support national focal points in their work is available here.
Government | Name | Designation | Contact link |
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Albania | Elvana Ramaj | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
الجزائر | Souad Boukhalfa | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
أنغولا | Nascimento Kidima | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
أنتيغوا وبربودا | Diann Black Layne | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Argentina | Corina LEHMANN | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Argentina | Lara Fazzolari | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
أرمينيا | Levon Aghasyan | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Australia | Stacey Mills-Smith | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Australia | Irene Fulton | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
النمسا | Gabriele Obermayr | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
أذربيجان | Rashad Allahverdiyev | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
البحرين | Mohamed Bin Daina | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Bangladesh | Fahmida Khanom | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Belarus | Olga Sazonava | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Belarus | Tatsiana Lipinskaya | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Belgium | Bart Rymen | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Belgium | Anna Heck | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Benin | Augustin Orou Matilo Timothee Bio | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Benin | Felicien Amakpe | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Diego Pacheco Balanza | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Cintya Vargas | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
البوسنة والهرسك | Mehmed Cero | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Botswana | Malebogo Somolekae | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Botswana | Poifo Jibajiba | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Botswana | OAGENG DISANG | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Brazil | Luiz Eduardo Andrade de Souza | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Bulgaria | Kalina Stoyanova | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Bulgaria | Hristina Prodanova | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Burkina Faso | Nadine Fatou OUATTARA | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Burundi | Longin Ndayikeza | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
كمبوديا | Somaly Chan | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
الكاميرون | Joséphine Thérèse Babeth BEYALA Epse ELOUNDOU | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Canada | Christie Spence | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Canada | Karin Ponader | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى | Cléoface Landry MABESSIMO | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
تشاد | Ahmat Abdramane | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Chile | Daniela Manuschevich Vizcarra | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Chile | Daniel Alvarez Latorre | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Chile | Oscar Betanzo | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
الصين | Xin Jing | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Colombia | Hernando García | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Colombia | Sandra Perdomo | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
Colombia | Carlos Hernández | National focal point (secondary) | Sign in to contact |
جزر القمر | Abdérémane Hachime | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Cook Islands | Halatoa Fua | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
Cook Islands | Elizabeth Munro | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
كوستاريكا | Eugenia Arguedas Montezuma | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
كوت ديفوار | Hyacinthe Tié | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
كرواتيا | Ana Kobaslic | National focal point | Sign in to contact |
كرواتيا | Jelena Uros | National focal point | Sign in to contact |