Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
List of participants 7th meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
Start Date: Monday, November 16, 2020 End Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Chair
H.E. Ms. Tatiana MOLCEAN Geneva Switzerland Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Governments (UNECE Bodies) - ECE Member States
Albania
Ms. Edlira DERSHA Tirane Albania Public Relation Officer Email: edlira.dersha[at]turizmi.gov.al Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Austria
Mr. Florian WOLF-OTT Vienna Austria Desk officer Email: florian.ott[at]umweltbundesamt.at Environment Agency Austria
Ms. Renate MUELLNER-SPARBER Vienna Austria Member Email: renate.muellner- Federal Ministry of Climate Affairs sparber[at]bmk.gv.at
Belarus
Ms. Alena MELIASHKOVA Minsk Belarus Deputy Head of the Department of Email: alen-me[at]yandex.ru Analytical Work, Science and Information Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
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Ms. Galina MOZGOVA Minsk Belarus Head of the National Co-ordination Biosafety Centre Email: g.mozgova[at]yandex.ru Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Ms. Volha ZAKHARAVA Minsk Belarus Manager Email: aarhus.by[at]gmail.com Aarhus centre
Cyprus
Ms. Valentina MICHAEL Nicosia Cyprus W.P.C Officer Email: Department of Environment vmichael[at]environment.moa.gov.cy
Estonia
Ms. Mari-Liis KUPRI Tallinn Estonia Adviser Email: mari-liis.kupri[at]envir.ee Ministry of Environment
Finland
Ms. Marja RUOHONEN-LEHTO Helsinki Finland Senior Adviser Email: marja.ruohonen- Finnish Environment Institute lehto[at]ymparisto.fi
France
Mr. Thomas LEGOUPIL Puteaux France Chargé de mission Email: thomas.legoupil[at]developpement- Ministère de la Transition écologique et durable.gouv.fr solidaire
Georgia
Ms. Tamar ALADASHVILI Tbilisi Georgia Director of Environmental Information and Email: tamar.aladashvili[at]eiec.gov.ge Education Centre Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Ms. Nino GOKHELASHVILI Tbilisi Georgia Head of Sustainable Development Division Email: n.gokhelashvili[at]gmail.com Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Ms. Ana MANJAVIDZE Tbilisi Georgia Chief Specialist of Environmental Email: ana.manjavidze[at]eiec.gov.ge Information Service, LEPL Environmental Information and Education Centre Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Germany
Ms. Marlene MICHA Berlin Germany Legal Officer Email: marlene.micha[at]bmu.bund.de German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Greece
Ms. Evangelia STAMOULI Athens Greece Environment Attaché Email: e.stamouli[at]rp-grece.be PR of Greece to the EU
Ireland
Ms. Orlagh KEHOE Wexford Ireland Higher Executive Officer Email: orlagh.kehoe[at]decc.gov.ie Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications
Kazakhstan
Ms. Altyn BALABAYEVA Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Head of Department of State Fund and Email: altyn_aisa[at]mail.ru Ecological Information Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
Republican State Enterprise "Information and Analytical Center for Environmental Protection" Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources
Ms. Natalya DAULETYAROVA Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Deputy Chair of the Department of Email: nd-19[at]mail.ru Environmental Policymaking and Sustainable Development Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources
Kyrgyzstan
Ms. Natalia BAIDAKOVA Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Main Spesialist Email: banatalia[at]yandex.kg SAEPF
Luxembourg
Ms. Isabelle NAEGELEN Luxembourg Email: isabelle.naegelen[at]aev.etat.lu Chargée d'études Administration de l'environnement
Malta
Ms. Chloe GAMBIN Marsa Malta Officer Email: chloe.a.gambin[at]era.org.mt Environment and Resources Authority
Montenegro
Ms. Maja RAICEVIC Podgorica Montenegro Independent Advisor Email: maja.raicevic[at]mrt.gov.me Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
Republic of Moldova
Mr. Dumitru GORELCO Chișinău Moldova, Republic of Head of Biodiversity Policies Department Email: dumitru.gorelco[at]madrm.gov.md Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment
Ms. Silvia NICOLAESCU Chisinau Moldova, Republic of Head of Integrated Environmental Email: slvnicolaescu[at]gmail.com Information Management Division Environment Agency
Mr. Iulian GRIGORIȚĂ Geneva Switzerland Deputy Permanent Representative Email: iulian.grigorita[at]mfa.md Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the UN Office in Geneva
Ms. Valentina TAPIS Chisinau Moldova, Republic of Head of Air Policy and Climate Change Email: valtapis[at]gmail.com Unit Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment
Romania
Ms. Maria MIHAILESCU Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Serbia
Ms. Tina JANJATOVIC Novi Sad Serbia Senior legal advisor Email: tjanjatovic[at]gmail.com Ministry of Environmental Protection
Mr. Rade OSTOJIC Belgrade Serbia Unit Head Email: rade.ostojic[at]ekologija.gov.rs Ministry of environmental protection
Spain
Mr. Joaquín CARRIL Madrid Spain Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
Technical Advisor Email: jcarril[at]miteco.es Ministry for Ecological Transition
Sweden
Ms. Ulrika DOMELLÖF MATTSSON Stockholm Sweden Desk officer Email: ulrika.domellof- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency mattsson[at]naturvardsverket.se
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Valerie HOPE London United Kingdom Policy adviser on the Environmental Email: valerie.hope[at]defra.gov.uk Information Regulations Defra - UK
Uzbekistan
Mr. Tolegen ABDULGAZIEV Tashkent Uzbekistan Head of Department Email: tlend[at]mail.ru State committee on ecology and Environmental Protection
Governments - Non ECE Member States
Guatemala
Ms. Leslie Melisa OJEDA CABRERA Guatemala Email: megadiversidad[at]gmail.com Advisor Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas
Republic of Korea
Mr. Homin JANG Yuseong-gu Republic of Korea Director Korea Biosafety Clearing House/ Korea Email: hmjang[at]kribb.re.kr Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology
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European Union EU Delegation to UN
Mr. Sami ZEIDAN Geneva Switzerland First Secretary Email: sami.zeidan[at]eeas.europa.eu EU Delegation to UN
European Commission
Mr. Adam Daniel NAGY Brussels Belgium Legal-policy officer Email: adam-daniel.nagy[at]ec.europa.eu European Commission, DG ENV
Mr. Jiri PILAR Luxembourg Email: jiri.pilar[at]ec.europa.eu Legal officer European Commission
European Environment Agency
Ms. Adriana GHEORGHE Copenhagen Denmark Project manager pan-European cooperation Email: adriana.gheorghe[at]eea.europa.eu European Environment Agency
Ms. Daniela Cristiana DOCAN Copenhagen Denmark Geospatial data management Email: daniela.docan[at]eea.europa.eu European Environment Agency
Ms. Galina HRISTOVA Copenhagen Denmark Head of Group Email: galina.georgieva[at]eea.europa.eu European Environment Agency
Mr. Stefan JENSEN Copenhagen Denmark Expert Email: stefan.jensen[at]eea.europa.eu European Environment Agency
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United Nations Specialized Agencies
UNDRR
Ms. Stephanie SPECK Geneva Switzerland Programme Manager Email: stephanie.speck[at]un.org UNDRR
UNEP
Ms. Marianna BOLSHAKOVA Chemin des Anemones 15 Geneva Regional Coordinator, Environmental Law Switzerland and Governance Phone: +41705118643 UNEP Email: marianna.bolshakova[at]un.org
Mr. David JENSEN Geneva Switzerland Coordinator Email: david.jensen[at]unep.org
UNESCO
Mr. Jaco DU TOIT Paris France Chief of Section on Universal Access to Email: j.dutoit[at]unesco.org Information UNESCO
UNITAR
Mr. Andrea CARARO Geneva Switzerland Consultant Email: andrea.cararo[at]unitar.org UNITAR
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Ms. Wadzanayi MANDIVENYI Montreal Canada Head of Biosafety Unit Email: wadzanayi.mandivenyi[at]un.org Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Ms. Ulrika NILSSON Saint Lambert Canada Associate Information Officer Email: ulrika.nilsson[at]cbd.int United Nations Environment Programme
International Financial Institutions
European Investment Bank
Mr. Hakan LUCIUS Luxembourg Email: h.lucius[at]eib.org Head of Corporate Responsibility European Investment Bank
Ms. Piera LALOUX Luxembourg Email: p.laloux[at]eib.org Projects Directorate European Investment Bank
Mr. Giuseppe NASTASI Luxembourg Email: g.nastasi[at]eib.org Associate Civil Society Officer European Investment Bank
Review bodies
Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information
Ms. Lisa UNDERWOOD Dublin Ireland Investigator Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information
European Ombudsman Ettlingen Ms. Marta HIRSCH-ZIEMBINSKA Germany
Principal Adviser European Ombudsman
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Non-Governmental Organizations
ARTICLE 19
Mr. David BANISAR London United Kingdom Head of Transparency/Senior Legal Counsel Email: banisar[at]article19.org ARTICLE 19
BlueLink Foundation
Mr. Plamen PEEV Viimsi Estonia Senior Legal and Policy Advisor Email: peevplamen[at]yahoo.com BlueLink Foundation
Earthjustice
Mr. Yves LADOR Geneva Switzerland Representative to the UN in Geneva Email: yves.lador[at]bluewin.ch Earthjustice
Eco-TIRAS Intl Assn of River Keepers
Mr. Ilia TROMBITKI Chisinau Moldova, Republic of Executive Director Email: ilyatrom[at]mail.ru Eco-TIRAS Intl Assn of River Keepers
Ecoforum of NGOs of Uzbekistan
Mr. Artur VAKHITOV Tashkent Uzbekistan Co-Chairman of The Council Email: ecomuz[at]inbox.ru Ecoforum of NGOs of Uzbekistan
Ecoropa
Ms. Antje LORCH Emmendingen Germany Communication Officer Email: lorch[at]ifrik.org Ecoropa
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European Citizen Science Association
Mr. Mordechai HAKLAY London United Kingdom Professor of Geographical Information Email: m.haklay[at]ucl.ac.uk Science UCL
Ms. Lea SHANLEY Madison United States Law & Policy Working Group Co-Chair Email: lshanley[at]wisc.edu European Citizen Science Association Senior Fellow, University of Wisconsin- Madison
European Environmental Bureau
Ms. Francesca CARLSSON Brussels Belgium Legal Officer Email: francesca.carlsson[at]eeb.org European Environmental Bureau
ICO "Green Dossier"
Ms. Tamara MALKOVA Kyiv Ukraine Director Email: tamara[at]bg.net.ua ICO "Green Dossier"
Journalists for Human Rights
Ms. Natasha DOKOVSKA Skopje North Macedonia program director Email: ndokovska[at]gmail.com Journalists for Human Rights
Libyan Transparency Association
Mr. Ibrahim ALI Benghazi Libya, State of Chairman of Libyan Transparency Email: info[at]transparency-libya.org Association Libyan Transparency Association
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Nuclear Transparency Watch
Ms. Christiana Maria MAURO Budapest Hungary Legal advocate Email: cm.m[at]gmx.com Nuclear Transparency Watch
POLLINIS
Ms. Joann SY Paris France Director or research and projects on wild Email: joann.sy[at]aya.yale.edu bees POLLINIS
The Consultation Institute
Mr. Quintin OLIVER Belfast United Kingdom Chair Email: quintin[at]stratagemint.com The Consultation Institute
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Academia, private sector and other experts
Leuphana University Lueneburg
Mr. Thomas SCHOMERUS Lueneburg Germany Professor Email: schomerus[at]leuphana.de Leuphana University Lueneburg
Osaka University
Ms. Noriko OKUBO DATE Toyonaka Japan Professor Email: okku[at]law.osaka-u.ac.jp Osaka University
Tiburg University - Tilburg Law School
Ms. Anna BERTI SUMAN Tilburg Netherlands Postdoctoral researcher Email: anna.bertisuman[at]gmail.com The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society
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UNECE Secretariat
Ms. Ella BEHLYAROVA Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix Secretary to the Aarhus Convention 1211 Geneva 10 Environment Division Switzerland United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Phone: + 41 22 917 23 76 Email: ella.behlyarova[at]un.org
Ms. Maryna YANUSH Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix Environmental Affairs Officer 1211 Geneva 10 Environment Division Switzerland United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Phone: +41 22 917 24 40 Email: maryna.yanush[at]un.org
Ms. Sadaf SHAMSIE Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix Programme Management Assistant 1211 Geneva Environment Division Switzerland United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Phone: +41 22 917 26 50 Email: sadaf.shamsie[at]un.org