FAO's Biodiversity Focal Points
Division/Unit | Biodiversity Focal Point | Email address |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) | ||
| Biodiversity Mainstreaming Unit | Frédéric Castell | [email protected] |
| Climate Change | Martial Bernoux | [email protected] |
| Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | Manoela Pessoa De Miranda | [email protected] |
| Environment and Social Safeguards | Lev Neretin | [email protected] |
| Global Environmental Facility Unit | Jeffrey Griffin | [email protected] |
| Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems | Md Kader | [email protected] |
| International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | Kent Nnadozie | [email protected] |
| Other Technical Divisions/Units at Headquarters (Rome, Italy) | ||
| Agrifood Economics Division (ESA) | Alethia Cameron | [email protected] |
| Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) | Badi Besbes | [email protected] |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) | Kim Friedman | [email protected] |
| Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) | Pilar Santacoloma | [email protected] |
| Forestry Division (NFO) | Tiina Vahanen | [email protected] |
| Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP) | Ward Anseeuw | [email protected] |
| Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) | Yon Fernandez Larrinoa | [email protected] |
| International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) | Artur Shamilov | [email protected] |
| Joint FAO/WHO Centre (CODEX Food Standards and Zoonotic Diseases) – One Health | Zelalem Tadesse | [email protected] |
| Land and Water Division (NSL) | Amani Alfarra | [email protected] |
| Legal Office (LEG) | Valerie Johnston | [email protected] |
| Office of Communications (OCC) | Christabel Clark | [email protected] |
| Office of Evaluation (OED) | Luisa Belli | [email protected] |
| Office of Innovation (OIN) | Selvaraju Ramasamy | [email protected] |
| Office of the Chief Scientist | Preetmoninder Lidder | [email protected] |
| Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs | Simmone Rose | [email protected] |
| Office of Youth and Women (OYW) | David Giles | [email protected] |
| Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) | Pierre Ferrand | [email protected] |
| Statistics Division (ESS) | Francesco Tubiello | [email protected] |
| Regional, Subregional and Liaison Offices | ||
| Liaison Office for North America | Ahdi Mohammed | [email protected] |
| Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium | Jaber Kazhaz | [email protected] |
| Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva | Delphine Babin Pelliard | [email protected] |
| Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York | Katherine Clyne | [email protected] |
| Regional Office for Africa | Lionel Kinadjian | [email protected] |
| Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | Sheila Wertz | [email protected] |
| Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia | Tania Santivanez | [email protected] |
| Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean | Juan Ferrando | [email protected] |
| Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa | Fidaa Haddad | [email protected] |
| Subregional Office for Central Africa | Jeremie Mbairamadji | [email protected] |
| Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States and Yemen | Markos Tibbo | [email protected] |
| Subregional Office for West Africa | Zoewidnde Bouda | [email protected] |
| Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands | Raushan Kumar | [email protected] |
To strengthen coordination and delivery of FAO’s work on biodiversity, Biodiversity Focal Points are nominated to represent their FAO division, unit or office. They help to coordinate collective achievement of the FAO Strategy for Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors and its Action Plans.
An up-to-date roster of Biodiversity Focal Points is provided below.
For all general queries on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors, please contact [email protected].