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Contact

Contact


Secretariat

Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Telephone: (56-2) 22102000
E-mail: secretaria.escazu@cepal.org
Website: https://www.cepal.org/en/escazuagreement
Mr. Carlos de Miguel
Officer-in-charge
Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Telephone: (56-2) 22102310
E-mail: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org
Mr. David Barrio Lamarche
Legal Officer
Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Telephone: (56-2) 22102441
E-mail: david.barrio@cepal.org
Ms. Gabriela Burdiles
Associate Environmental Affairs Officer
Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
E-mail: gabriela.burdiles@cepal.org
Ms. María Francisca Aguilar
Research Assistant
Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
E-mail: francisca.aguilar@cepal.org


National focal points

 

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Ms. Maureen Hyman-Payne
Parliamentary Secretary/ Minister of State
Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
E-mail: maureen.payne@ab.gov.ag
Ms. Diann Black-Layne
Director, Department of Environment
Environment Division, Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment
E-mail: dcblack11@gmail.com
Ms. Nneka Nicholas
Attorney at Law/Legal Consultant
Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment
E-mail: nneka.nicholas@ab.gov.ag
 

ARGENTINA

Ms. Eliana Ester Saissac
Minister, Directorate General for Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship
E-mail: see@mrecic.gov.ar / digma@mrecic.gov.ar
 

BELIZE

Ms. Vanessa D. Figueroa
Policy Coordinator
Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
E-mail: policy@environment.gov.bz
 

BOLIVIA

Mr. Esteban Elmer Catarina Mamani 
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: estebanelmer@gmail.com
Mr. Franz Lautaro Schmidt Coaquira
Head of the Mother Earth and Indigenous Peoples Unit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: Pfschmidt@rree.gob.bo
Mr. Franz Quispe Olivera
Vice Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Forest Management and Development  
Ministry of Environment and Water
E-mail: franz_alvaro@hotmail.com
Ms. Rosmery Casillo Bautista
Head of ecoregional management and conservation unit 
Ministry of Environment and Water
E-mail: merychanel685@hotmail.com
Ms. Jessica Saravia Atristain
Vice Minister of Justice and Fundamental Rights
Ministry of Justice and Transparency
E-mail: yessica.saravia@justicia.gob.bo
Mr. Osvaldo Torrico 
Director General of International Law
Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency
E-mail: osvaldo.torrico@justicia.gob.bo 
Mr. Diego Pacheco
General Director of Living Well and Foreign Policy
Vice Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
E-mail: jallpa@yahoo.com 
Ms. Aurora Mamani
Head of foreign policy unit
Vice Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
E-mail: aurora.mamani@vicepresidencia.gob.bo 
Mr. Bolivia Delgado
Foreign policy formulation coordination professional
Vice Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
E-mail: boliviadelgado1993@gmail.com
Mr. Gregorio Aro
Presidency
Agro-environmental Court
E-mail: gregorioaro@gmail.com 
Ms. Marbel Mark Ponce
Presidency advisor
Agro-environmental Court
E-mail: marbel_1311@hotmail.com 
Ms. Gimena Borges
General Secretary Presidency
Agro-environmental Court
E-mail: gimenaborgesu@gmail.com 
Mr. Juan Carlos Alurralde Tejada
General Secretary
Presidency
Vice Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
E-mail: gimenaborgesu@gmail.com 
Mr. Percy Aguilar Velasco
Professional in management of regulations in biodiversity conflicts
General Directorate of Biodiversity and Protected Areas
E-mail: Percy.aguilar@mmaya.gob.bo
 

BRAZIL*

Ms. Luciana Melchert de Ságuas Presas
Chief, Division of Environmental Policy and Sustainability
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: luciana.melchert@itamaraty.gov.br
CHILE
Mr. Julio Cordano
Head, Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: jcordano@minrel.gob.cl
Ms. Constance Nalegach
Head, Office of International Affairs 
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: CNalegach@mma.gob.cl
Ms. Paula Fuentes
Office of International Affairs 
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: PFuentes@mma.gob.cl
Ms. Macarena Sarras
Professional
Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: msarras@minrel.gob.cl
Ms. Camila Flores
Third secretary
Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: cflorese@minrel.gob.cl
 

COLOMBIA

Ms. Diana Mejía Molina
Director of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: diana.mejia@cancilleria.gov.co 
Ms. Juliana Bustamante Reyes
Director of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
E-mail:  Juliana.Bustamante@cancilleria.gov.co
Ms. María Teresa Becerra Ramírez 
Head of the International Affairs Office
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
E-mail: mtbecerra@minambiente.gov.co
Mr. Sixto Quintero Ortega
Deputy Director of Education and Participation
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
E-mail:  squintero@minambiente.gov.co
 

COSTA RICA*

Ms. Adriana Solano Laclé
Minister Counsellor
Chief, Department of International Law and Human Rights 
Directorate General for Foreign Policy 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
E-mail: adsolano@rree.go.cr
Mr. Roberto Céspedes Gómez
Counsellor
Advisor to the Department of International Law and Human Rights
Directorate General for Foreign Policy 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
E-mail: rcespedes@rree.go.cr
 

DOMINICA

Mr. Edgar Hunter
Senior Technical Advisor
Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation and Kalinago Upliftment
Correo electrónico: huntere@dominica.gov.dm
 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC*

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Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: despacho@ambiente.gob.do
Mr. Ramón Mejía
Chief of Cabinet
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: ramon.mejia@ambiente.gob.do / convenios@ambiente.gob.do
Ms. Milagros De Camps
Vice-Minister for Cooperation and International Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: milagros.decamps@ambiente.gob.do
Ms. Rosa Otero Nieves
Director of International Relations
Vice-Ministry for Cooperation and International Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: rosa.otero@ambiente.gob.do / johanna.montero@ambiente.gob.do
Ms. María del Carmen Vargas
Director of Social Participation
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: maria.vargas@ambiente.gob.do
Mr. Edilio Segundo Florián Santana
Legal Director
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: edilio.florian@ambiente.gob.do
Ms. Vielka Arias Burgos
Director of Access to Information
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: vielka.arias@ambiente.gob.do
Ms. Mariana Pérez
Director of Environmental and Natural Resources Information
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: mariana.perez@ambiente.gob.do
 

ECUADOR

Mr. Andres Cordova
Director for Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility
E-mail: acordova@cancilleria.gob.ec
Ms. Mireille Vasconez Cevallos
Director for International Cooperation
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
E-mail: mireille.vasconez@ambiente.gob.ec
Mr. Holger Zambrano Loor
Director of Education and Information of Environment and Water for Ecological Transition 
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
E-mail: holger.zambrano@ambiente.gob.ec
Mr. Daniel Espartaco Vargas Anda
Secretary first, Directorate for Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
E-mail: dvargas@cancilleria.gob.ec
Ms. Ana Naranjo Espinoza
Assistant for International Cooperation 
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
E-mail: ana.naranjo@ambiente.gob.ec
Mr. Juan Enrique Iglesias
Analyst in Forestry and Wildlife 2
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
E-mail: juan.iglesias@ambiente.gob.ec
 

GRENADA

Mr. Roxie K. McLiesh-Hutchinson
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: krphutchinson@gmail.com  
Mr. Robert Branch
Senior Legal Counsel
Attorney General´s Chambers
Ministry of Legal Affairs
E-mail: robertbranch.branch@gmail.com  
Mr. Titus Antonie
Senior Project Officer
Department of Economic & Technical Cooperation
Ministry of Economic Development & Planning
E-mail: titus_antonie@yahoo.com  
 

GUATEMALA

Mr. Byron Boanerges Barrera Ortiz
Director for Training and Social Participation
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: bbarrera@marn.gob.gt  
Ms. Mery Roblero
Technical Expert, Directorate for Training and Social Participation
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
E-mail: maroblero@marn.gob.gt
 

GUYANA

Mr. Kemraj Parsram
Executive Director
Environment Protection Agency
E-mail: kparsram@epaguyana.org
Mr. Frances Carryl
Technical Officer
Environment Protection Agency
E-mail: fcarryl@epaguyana.org
 

HAITI*

Ms.Jeannie Moise
Director of Communication
Ministry of the Environment 
E-mail: jjeanny1710@yahoo.fr
Mr. Pierre Richard Lamothe
Director of the Legal Unit
Ministry of the Environment 
E-mail: prlamothe@gmail.com
 

JAMAICA*

 

MEXICO

Ms. Camila Zepeda Lizama
General Director for Global Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: focalpointmexico@sre.gob.mx
Ms. María Fernanda Camara
Second Secretary of the Mexican Foreign Service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail:  mcamara@sre.gob.mx
 

NICARAGUA

Mr. Uriel José Morales Acuña
General Director of Environmental Quality
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA)
E-mail: asistentevice@marena.gob.ni
 

PANAMA

Ms. Luisa Arauz Arredondo
Advisor to the Superior Office
Ministry of the Environment
E-mail: luarauz@miambiente.gob.pa
Ms. Francis Irene Barría
Lawyer, Legal Office
Ministry of the Environment
E-mail: fibarria@miambiente.gob.pa
 

PARAGUAY*

Ms. Maria Ruth Mercedes Vera Durañona
Coordinator, Environmental Affairs Unit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: mrvera@mre.gov.py
 

PERU*

Mrs. Ana Teresa Lecaros Terry
Environmental Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail:alecarost@rree.gob.pe
Ms. Nadia Patricia Gallardo Barco
Deputy Director for Regional and Bilateral Environmental Affairs
Directorate for Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: ngallardo@rree.gob.pe
Mr. Jorge Mariano Guillermo Castro Sánchez-Moreno
Vice-Minister of Environmental Management
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: mcastrosm@minam.gob.pe
Mr. Jimpson Dávila Ordóñez
Advisor, Office of the Minister
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: jdavila@minam.gob.pe
 

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Ms. Sharon Rattan
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives
E-mail: psrattan.ec@gmail.com
Mr. Derionne Edmeade
Environmental Education Officer
E-mail: dedmeade@gmail.com
 

SAINT LUCIA

Ms. Anita Montoute
Permanent Secretary
Department of Sustainable Development
Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
E-mail: anitamontoute.dsd@gmail.com
 

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Ms. Jeneille Lewis
Parliamentary Counsel 1
Attorney General’s Chambers
E-mail: jeneillelewis@hotmail.com
 

URUGUAY

Sra. Florencia de Castro
Director, Legal Advisory and Regulatory Division
Legal Department, Ministry of Environment
Correo electrónico: florencia.decastro@ambiente.gub.uy  
Dr. Marcelo Cousillas
Legal Department Manager
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: marcelo.cousillas@ambiente.gub.uy

 

* Sole signatories States


Elected Public Representatives for Latin America and the Caribbean

Contact: reps_escazu@riseup.net

Mr. César Artiga, from El Salvador
E-mail: cesarneftali@gmail.com
Mr. Mijael Kaufman, from Argentina
E-mail: mijaelkaufman@gmail.com
Ms. Nicole Leotaud, from Trinidad and Tobago
E-mail: nicole@canari.org
Ms. Joara Marchezini, from Brazil
E-mail: joaramarchezini@gmail.com
Ms. Irene Murillo, from Costa Rica
E-mail: murilloirene2@gmail.com
Mr. Bishnu Tulsie, from Saint Lucia
E-mail: btulsie@gmail.com