3 May 2013

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction - Intersessional Workshops on Marine genetic resources and on Conservation and management tools, including area-based management and environmental impact assessments New York, 2 - 3 and 6 - 7 May 2013

Provisional List of Participants

Delegations are encouraged, to submit corrections and/or additions, if needed, to the Provisional List of Participants to the Secretariat in order to ensure that all delegations are included in the final List of Participants

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ALGERIA Représentants S.E. M. Mourad Benmehidi, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies (Chef de délégation) M. Farid Ouahid Dahmane, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente M. Mohamed Salah Eddine Belaid, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente ARGENTINA Representantes Srta. Fernanda Millicay, Ministra Plenipotenciaria, Misión Permanente Sra. María Carolina Linares, Secretaria, Consejería Legal, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, y Culto AUSTRALIA Representatives Ms. Donna Petrachenko, First Assistant Secretary, Chief Adviser International Biodiversity and Sustainability, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Mr. John Reid, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law, Attorney-General’s Department Mr. Paul Pak Poy, Director of Fisheries Reform, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Ms. Gitanjali Nadan, Marine Environment Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms. Nicola Campion, Sea Law, Environmental Law and Antartica Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms. Anastasia Carayanides, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Julia O’Brien, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Ryan Neelam, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission BAHAMAS Representative Mr. Craig Powell, Legal Officer, Permanent Mission BELGIUM Représentants M. Jean-Cédric Janssens de Bisthoven, Premier Conseiller, Mission permanente Mme Nathalie Cassiers, Conseiller d’ambassade, Ministère des affaires étrangères et coopération au développement BELIZE Representative H.E. Ms. Lois Michele Young, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations BRAZIL Representatives Mr. Gustavo dos Santos Pereira, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Commander (Navy) Marco Antônio Linhares Soares, First Secretary, Deputy Military Adviser, Permanent Mission Captain (Navy) Carlos Roberto Leite, Secretariat of the Inter-ministerial Commission for the Resources of the Sea CAMEROON Representative H.E. Mr. Michel Tommo Monthe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 2

CANADA Representatives Ms. Catherine Boucher, Deputy Director, Oceans and Environmental Law, Foreign Affairs Department Ms. Jeanette Sautner, Legal Officer, Oceans and Environmental Law, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ms. Melissa Weber, Policy Analyst, Department of Fisheries, Oceans International Affairs Directorate CHINA Representatives Mr. Li Zhenhua, Counsellor (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission (Head of the delegation) Ms. Wang Liyu, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Liu Yan, Researcher, China Institute for Marine Affairs Mr. Chen Jianming, Researcher, Third Institute of Oceanography Ms. Li Xiaohao, Associate Researcher, Third Institute of Oceanography CONGO Representative Mr. Ernest Tchiloemba Tchitembo, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Representatives Mr. Napoleon Beras, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Felicia Valera, Counsellor, Permanent Mission EL SALVADOR Representantes S.E. Sr. Carlos Enrique García Gonzáles, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de la delegación) Coronel Hugo Aristides Angulo Rogel, Ministro Consejero, Asesor Militar, Misión Permanente Mayor Luis Maida Leiva, Asesor Militar, Misión Permanente ERITREA Representatives Ms. Helene Woldeyohannes, Adviser, Permanent Mission FIJI Representatives H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Luke Daunivalu, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Sai Navoti, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Eliesa Tuiloma, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Yolinda Chan, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Namita Khatri, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Peni Suveinakama, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission FINLAND Representatives Ms. Sari Mäkelä, Counsellor (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission Ms. Virpi Laukkanen, Legal Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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FRANCE Representatives M. Olivier Guyonvarch, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, Sous-directeur du droit de la mer, de droit fluvial et des pôles M. Elie Jarmache, Secrétariat général de la mer, Chargé de mission Mme Stéphanie Belna, Ministère de l'environnement, Département des affaires internationales, Chargée de mission GERMANY Representative Mr. Henning von Nordheim, Biologist, Scientific Director, Head of Unit, Marine and Coastal Nature Conservation, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation GHANA Representatives H.E. Mr. Ken Kanda, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Audrey N. Abayena, Counsellor, Permanent Mission GREECE Representatives Mr. Stavros Venizelos, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Anastasia Poulakida, Attaché, Permanent Mission ICELAND Representatives Mr. Tomas H. Heidar, Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations INDIA Representatives Dr. Syamal Kanti Das, Adviser, Ministry of Earth Sciences Dr. V.N. Sanjeevan, Director, Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences Dr. Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Counsellor (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission INDONESIA Representatives Mr. Ary Aprianto, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Ricardo Stevano Ruru, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Representative Mr. Hossein Gharibi, Third Counsellor, Permanent Mission IRELAND Representatives Mr. Declan Smyth, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Alan Owens, Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Mary Flanagan, Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

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ISRAEL Representatives Mrs. Shulamit Yona Davidovich, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Peter Silverberg, Adviser, Permanent Mission Ms. Simonne Levavi, Adviser, Permanent Mission ITALY Representatives Mr. Salvatore Zappala’, Attaché (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission Ms. Benedetta Ubertazzi, Expert of the Legal Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – University of Macerata JAMAICA Representative Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chargè d’affaires, a.i. JAPAN Representatives Mr. Shingo Ota, Director, Ecosystem Conservation Office, Resources and Environment Research Division, Fisheries Agency Mr. Katsumasa Miyauchi, Assistant Director, International Affairs Division, Fisheries Agency Mr. Kengo Otsuka, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Urara Kashiwagi, Official, Ocean Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Rikiya Takahashi, Adviser, Permanent Mission KENYA Representatives Mr. Joshua Mwangi. Mugodo, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Faith T. Pesa, Legal Affairs Officer, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources Mr. Tobias Otieno Ogweno, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission LEBANON Representative Ms. Caroline Ziadé, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations LITHUANIA Representative Mr. Rytis Satkauskas, Head, International Treaties Division, Law and International Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advisers Mr. Justinas Linkevičius, Senior Legal Officer, International Treaties Division, Law and International Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Aleksas Dambrauskas, First Secretary, Permanent Mission MADAGASCAR Représentants S.E. M. Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies (Chef de délégation) Mme Lydia Randrianarivony, Conseillère, Mission permanente MALAYSIA Representative Mr. Loh Seck Tiong, Counsellor, Permanent Mission 5

MALDIVES Representative Mr. Hassan Shihab, First Secretary, Permanent Mission MAURITIUS Representatives H.E. Mr. Milan Jaya Nyamrajsingh Meetarbhan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Tarunjai Reetoo, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mrs. Priscilla Marie-Noelle Reetoo, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Kemrajsingh Angateeah, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission MEXICO Representantes S.E. Sr. Luis-Alfonso de Alba, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de la delegación) S.E. Sra. Yanerit Morgan Sotomayor, Embajadora, Representante Permanente Alterna ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe alterno de la delegación) Asesores Sra. Rosa Maricel Portilla Alonso, Especialista en Proyectos de Recursos Genéticos, Coordinación de Recursos Biológicos y Genéticos, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad Sra. Fabiola Jiménez Sotomayor, Subdirectora de Derecho International I, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Alejandro Sousa Bravo, Asesor Jurídico, Misión Permanente MONACO Représentants S.E. Mme Isabelle F. Picco, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies Mme Valérie S. Bruell-Melchior, Premier Conseiller, Représentant permanent adjoint auprès des Nations Unies M. Johannes de Millo Terrazzani, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente NETHERLANDS Representatives Ms. Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Head of delegation) Ms. Winifred Broadbelt, Senior Legal Counsel, Ministry of Transport Mr. Martÿn Peys, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Economics Mr. Marcel Van Den Bogaard, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission NEW ZEALAND Representatives Ms. Alexandra Lennox-Marwick, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Sean Cooper, Marine Ecosystems Manager, Department of Conservation NICARAGUA Representantes S.E. Sra. María Rubiales de Chamorro, Vice Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Embajadora Extraordinaria y Plenipotenciaria, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Jaime Hermida Castillo, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas Srta. Tamara Tijerino, Tercera Secretaria, Misión Permanente

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NORWAY Representatives Mr. Kjell Kristian Egge, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ove Hokstad, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Coastal Affairs and Fisheries Ms. Anja Elisenberg, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Environment Ms. Anniken Enersen, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission PAKISTAN Representatives Cdr Shafiq ur Rehman PN, Director Maritime Affairs & environmental Control Cdr Nasim uddin PN, SSO (EP) to COMLOG Mr. Abdul Hameed, Counsellor, Permanent Mission PANAMA Representante S.E. Sr. Carlos Amado Ruiz-Hernandez, Embajador, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas PERU Representantes S.E. Sr. Enrique Román-Morey, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Augusto Thornberry, Ministro, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Gonzalo Bonifaz, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente Sr. Miguel Romero Camarena PHILIPPINES Representatives H.E. Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Head of the delegation) Mr. Eduardo Jose Atienza De Vega, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Igor G. Bailen, Minister (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission Ms. Maria Teresa E. Narbuada, Attaché, Permanent Mission Mr. Jacob F. Meimban Jr., Executive Director, Coastal and Marine Management Office Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources POLAND Representative Mr. Konrad Marciniak, Senior Expert, Legal and Treaty Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs REPUBLIC OF KOREA Representatives Mr. You Ki-Jun, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Woong Kyu Sung RUSSIAN FEDERATION Representative Mr. Andrey V. Kalinin, First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission SAUDI ARABIA Representative Mr. Youssef Saleh AlHafez, Researcher at the Saudi Wildlife Authority

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SEYCHELLES Representative Ms. Sylvanna Anta, Marine Biologist, Seychelles National Park Authority SIERRA LEONE Representative Mr. A.A. Bangura, Director of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources SINGAPORE Representatives Mr. Borg Tsien Tham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mrs. Rena Lee, Deputy Senior State Counsel, International Affairs Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers Mr. Lee Tsen Yang, Manager (Biodiversity), Coastal & Marine, National Biodiversity Centre Division, National Parks Board Ms. Adele Li, First Secretary, Permanent Mission SOUTH AFRICA Representative Mr. Thembile Joyini, Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission SPAIN Representantes Sra. Francisca M. Pedrós-Carretero, Consejera, Misión Permanente Sr. Manuel Pablos López, Consejero, Misión Permanente Srta. Casandra Feijoo Seara, Asesora, Misión Permanente SRI LANKA Representatives H.E. Mr. Palitha T.B. Kohona, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Thalapita Ralalage Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Lanka Varuni Muthukumarana, First Secretary, Permanent Mission SWEDEN Representative Ms. Pernilla Nilsson, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Advisers Mr. Niels Krabbe, Analyst, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management Ms. Julia Atiyeh, Assistant Attaché, Permanent Mission SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Representative Mr. Koussay Aldahhak, First Secretary (Legal Officer), Permanent Mission THAILAND Representatives Ms. Suthiluck Raviwan, Deputy Director-General, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Ruamsub Kaneda, Senior Marine Biologist, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ms. Pimpida Ravirat Thanarat, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

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TIMOR-LESTE Representative Ms. Kavita Desai, Adviser, Permanent Mission TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Representative H.E. Mr. Eden Charles, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Representatives Ms. Nicky Smith, Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mr. John W. Clorley, Head, Marine Biodiversity (EU & International), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mr. Julian Jackson, International Biodiversity Team Leader, ABS and Plant Genetic Resources Policy Advisor, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mr. Philip N. Trathan, British Antarctic Survey Scientific Adviser UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Representatives Mr. David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans & Fisheries, Department of State Ms. Elizabeth Kim, Foreign Affairs Officer, Department of State Ms. Kenli Schaaf, Foreign Affairs Officer, Department of State Mr. Oliver Lewis, Attorney-Adviser, Department of State Mr. John Arbogast, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission Mr. Mark Simonoff, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Ms. Stephanie Altman, Attorney Adviser, Department of Commerce, NOAA Ms. Elizabethann English, International Policy Adviser, Department of Commerce, NOAA Ms. Elizabeth McLanahan, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Department of Commerce, NOAA URUGUAY Representantes S.E. Sr. José Luis Cancela, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Martín Vidal, Ministro, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Álvaro Ceriani, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) Representantes Sra. Glenna Cabello de Daboin, Consejera, Misión Permanente Sra. Arline Diaz Mendoza, Segunda Secretaria, Misión Permanente VIET NAM Representatives Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyêt, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Tran Hoang Yen, Legal Official, National Boundary Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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NON-MEMBER STATE HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVER IN THE SESSIONS AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOLY SEE Representatives H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer Mr. Lucas Swanepoel, Attaché, Permanent Observer Mission Ms. Susan Whelan, Expert

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS IN THE SESSIONS AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

EUROPEAN UNION Representatives Mr. Declan Smyth, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Chair of the EU Working Party on the Law of the Sea (Head of delegation) Mr. Alan Owens, Law of the Sea Desk Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland Ms. Mary Flanagan, Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland Mr. John Brincat, Administrator, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs for Fisheries, European Commission Mr. Vassilis Koutsiouris, Administrator, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission Mr. Gilles Marhic, Minister Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Mr. Roland Tricot, First Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Mr. André Kahn, Adviser, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY Representatives H.E. Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton, Secretary-General Mr. Michael W. Lodge, Deputy to the Secretary-General and Legal Counsel Ms. Gwénaёlle Le Gurun, Legal Officer INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Representatives Mr. Narinder Kakar, Permanent Observer to the United Nations Ms. Kristina Gjerde, Adviser Mr. Thomas Greiber, Adviser Ms. Amy Mehta, Adviser Ms. Kate Killerlain Morrison, Adviser Ms. Aurelie Spadone, Adviser Mr. Sebastian Unger, Adviser

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SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Representative Mr. Dan Leskien, Senior Liaison Officer, Secretariat, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC AGENCY Representative Mr. Geoffrey Shaw, Representative of the Director General and Director of the New York Office

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION Representative Mr. Rama Rao, Director, Coordination Office in New York

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UNITED NATIONS FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES, BODIES AND OFFICES

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Representative Mr. Andrew Hudson, Head, Water and Ocean Governance Programme UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Representative Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, Senior Programme Officer, Marine and Ecosystems Unit, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS Representative Mr. Lyle Glowka, Executive Coordinator of the CMS Office, Abu Dhabi UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE Representative Mr. Damon Stanwell-Smith, Acting Head Marine Assessment and Decision Support Programme SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Representatives Mr. David Cooper, Principal Officer, Scientific, Assessment and Monitoring Division Ms. Jihyun Lee, Environmental Affairs Officer, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Scientific, Assessment and Monitoring Division Ms. Kathryn Garforth, Programme Officer Nagoya Protocol Division UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Representatives Ms. Marjo Vierros, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies Mr. Paul Oldham, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies

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OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY Representative Ms. Nicole Glineur, Senior Environmental Specialist NORTH EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION Representative Mr. Stefán Ásmundsson, Secretary OSPAR COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NORTH EAST ATLANTIC Representative Mr. Darius Campbell, Executive Secretary SOUTH ASIA CO-OPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Representative Ms. Nishanthi Marian Priyanka Perera, Programme Officer

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL Representative Mr. Jonas Rupp, Director, Marine Policy, High Seas Issues FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE Representatives Mr. Morten Walløe Tvedt, Senior Research Fellow Ms. Ane Elise Jørem, Research Fellow GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL Representatives Ms. Nathalie Rey Mr. Milko Schvartzman Mr. Duncan Currie INSTITUT DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ET DES RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES Representatives Ms. Elisabeth Druel Mr. Claudio Chiarolla INTERNATIONAL COASTAL AND OCEAN ORGANIZATION Representatives Ms. Biliana Cicin-Sain, President Ms. Miriam C. Balgos, Programme Coordinator Ms. Gwenaelle Hamon, Researcher Mr. Joseph Appiott, Researcher Ms. Marisa Van Hoeven, Researcher Mr. John Virdin, Researcher Ms. Kaja Brix, Researcher Ms. Alexis Martin, Researcher Ms. Emily Bryant, Researcher Mr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Hanoi University of Science, former Deputy Administrator, Vietnam Administration for Seas and Islands; Policy Advisory Board, Global Ocean Forum Mr. Do Trong Dat, Director, Hai Phong City Department of Construction (HPDC), Viet Nam INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Representative Ms. Ann Powers NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL Representatives Ms. Elizabeth Speer, Director, International Oceans Program Ms. Susanna Fuller, Coordinator, High Seas Alliance Mr. Matthew Gianni, Co-founder, Political and Policy Advisor, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Ms. Alexandra Adams, Oceans Advocate

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PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP Representatives Ms. Susan Lieberman Ms. Brittany Baschuk Mr. Paulus Tak WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE Representatives Ms. Daniela Diz Pereira Pinto, Senior Officer Marine Policy Ms. Jessica Battle, Programme Manager Ocean Governance, WWF-Canada

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GROUP OF EXPERTS Mr. André Abreu, Tara Expeditions Ms. Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer Ms. Carolina Bissada-Gooding, Barbados Coastal Zone Management Unit Ms. Angelique Brathwaite, Barbados Coastal Zone Management Unit Ms. Arianna Broggiato, Biogov Unit, Centre for the Philosophy of Law, Université catholique de Louvain Mr. Jan-Bart Calewaert, Marine Board, European Science Foundation Mr. Jianming Chen, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration of China Mr. Claudio Chiarolla, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, SciencesPo, Paris Mr. Carlos Correa, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Industrial Property and Economics Law, University of Buenos Aires Mr. Duncan Currie, Globelaw Mr. Miguel D. Fortes, Marine Sciences Institute, University of the Philippines Ms. Kjersti Lie Gabrielsen, Marbank, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research Ms. Kristina Gjerde, Global Marine and Polar Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature Mr. Lyle Glowka, Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals Mr. Thomas Greiber, Environmental Law Centre, International Union for Conservation of Nature Mr. Pat Halpin, Duke University Mr. Alf Håkon Hoel, Nowegian Institute of Marine Research Mr. Adam Ismail, Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 Mr. Kim Juniper, NEPTUNE Canada, University of Victoria, Canada Mr. Eric Karsenti, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Mr. Kazuhiro Kitazawa, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Ms. Jihyun Lee, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Mr. Erik Jaap Molenaar, Ultrecht University, the Netherlands Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, United Nations Environment Programme Mr. Edwin Niklitschek, Centro i~mar, Universidad de Los Lagos Mr. Paul Odlham, Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University H.E. Mr. Nii Odunton, International Seabed Authority Mr. Jake Rice, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Mr. Callum Roberts, University of York, United Kingdom Ms. Ester Serrão, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade do Algarve Mr. Norman Siebrasse, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick Mr. Marc Slattery, University of Mississippi Mr. Eulogio Soto, Universidad de Valparaíso Mr. Martin Tsamenyi, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong Ms. Marjo Vierros, Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University Mr. Nobuyuki Yagi, University of Tokyo

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CO-CHAIRPERSONS

H.E. Mr. Palitha T.B. Kohona, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Ms. Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

SECRETARIAT

DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT Mr. Vladimír Jareš, Deputy Director, in charge of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Ms. Alice Hicuburundi, Senior Legal Officer (Secretary) Ms. Charlotte Salpin, Legal Officer (Deputy Secretary) Mr. François Bailet, Senior Legal Officer Mr. Robert Sandev, Senior Geographic Information Systems Officer Mr. Luigi Santosuosso, Senior Legal Officer Mr. Michael Shewchuk, Legal Officer Mr. Michele Ameri, Legal Officer Ms. Nicola King, Legal Officer Ms. Vita Onwuasoanya, Legal Officer Mr. Marco Boccia, Associate Legal Officer Ms. Jeanne Chang, Legal Assistant Ms. Simone Dempsey, Legal Assistant Ms. Maria Evora, Legal Assistant Ms. Esperanza François, Legal Assistant Ms. Fiona Khan, Legal Assistant Ms. Josefa Velasco, Documents and Meetings -----

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