Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention

List of participants

Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention

Start Date: Monday, February 15, 2021 End Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Chair Mr. Jan DARPÖ Chair Task Force on Access to Justice

Uppsala Sweden Email: jan.darpo[at]jur.uu.se

Governments - ECE Member States Armenia Ms. Narine SOLOMONYAN Legal Adviser to Minister of Environment of Armenia Ministry of Environment of Armenia

Yerevan Armenia Email: narine.solomonyan[at]env.am

Austria

Ms. Anna MUNER-BRETTER Legal Advisor Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Vienna Austria Email: anna.muner-bretter[at]bmk.gv.at

Belarus

Mr. Aliaksei KARSEKA Consultant Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Minsk Belarus Email: a.karseka[at]minpriroda.gov.by

Mr. Aliaksandr BRAUSOV

Minsk Belarus

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Head of the Legal Informatization Department National center of legal information of the Repulic of Belarus

Email: brausov[at]ncpi.gov.by

Ms. Larissa LUKINA Head of the International Cooperation Department – Deputy Head of the General Directorate for Environmental Policy, International Cooperation and Science Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Minsk Belarus Email: lukina.icd.belarus[at]gmail.com

Ms. Alena MELIASHKOVA Deputy Head of Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Minsk Belarus Email: alen-me[at]yandex.ru

Belgium

Ms. Wendy ALTOBELLO Legal Policy Advisor Flemish Government

Brussels Belgium Email: wendy.altobello[at]vlaanderen.be

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ms. Suada NUMIĆ Head of Department Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Email: suada.numic[at]fmoit.gov.ba

Estonia

Ms. Mari-Liis KUPRI Adviser Ministry of Environment

Tallinn Estonia Email: mari-liis.kupri[at]envir.ee

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Finland

Ms. Charlotta VON TROIL Senior Ministerial Adviser Ministry of the Environment

Helsinki Finland Email: charlotta.vontroil[at]ym.fi

France Mr. Thomas LEGOUPIL Chargé de mission Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire

La Défense La Grande Arche 92055 Paris France Phone: +33633827546 Email: thomas.legoupil[at]developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Georgia

Ms. Tamar ALADASHVILI Director, LEPL Environmental Information and Education Centre Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

Tbilisi Georgia Email: tamar.aladashvili[at]eiec.gov.ge

Ms. Nino GOKHELASHVILI Head Sustainable Development Division Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

Tbilisi Georgia Email: n.gokhelashvili[at]gmail.com

Ms. Nato MACHARASHVILI Acting Head Legal Support Division Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

Tbilisi Georgia Email: nato.macharashvili[at]mepa.gov.ge

Germany

Ms. Teresa HARTUNG Policy Officer Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Berlin Germany Email: teresa.hartung[at]bmu.bund.de

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Mr. Matthias SAUER Head of Unit Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Berlin Germany Email: matthias.sauer[at]bmu.bund.de

Mr. Jakob STENGER Legal Trainee Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Saftey

Berlin Germany Email: jakob.stenger[at]bmu.bund.de

Greece

Ms. Evangelia STAMOULI Environment Attache Permanent Representative of Greece to the EU

Athens Greece Email: e.stamouli[at]rp-grece.be

Ireland

Ms. Aoife JOYCE National Focal Point Department of Enviornment, Climate and Communications

Laragh Ireland Email: aoife.joyce[at]decc.gov.ie

Ms. Orlagh KEHOE HEO Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications

Wexford Ireland Email: orlagh.kehoe[at]decc.gov.ie

Kazakhstan

Ms. Altyn BALABAYEVA Head of the Department State Fund and Analysis of Ecological Information

Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Email: altyn_aisa[at]mail.ru

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Republican State Enterprise "Information and Analytical Center for Environmental Protection" Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources

Ms. Natalya DAULETYAROVA Deputy Head Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources

Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Email: nd-19[at]mail.ru

Latvia

Ms. Marta OSLEJA Lawyer Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

Riga Latvia Email: marta.osleja[at]varam.gov.lv

Lithuania

Ms. Egle PAUZUOLIENE Chief Desk Officer Law and Personnel Division Ministry of Environment

Vilnius Lithuania Email: egle.pauzuoliene[at]am.lt

Malta

Ms. Chloe GAMBIN Environment Protection Officer International Affairs Environment and Resources Authority

Marsa Malta Email: chloe.a.gambin[at]era.org.mt

Montenegro

Ms. Maja RAICEVIC Independent Advisor Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism

Podgorica Montenegro Email: maja.raicevic[at]mrt.gov.me

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Portugal

Ms. Agueda SILVA Legal Adviser - Public Officer Portuguese Environment Agency

Lisbon Portugal Email: agueda.silva[at]apambiente.pt

Ms. Tamara CHELES Direção Geral de Política de Justiça team Ministry of Justice

Portugal

Romania

Ms. Maria MIHAILESCU Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland

Geneva Switzerland Email: maria.mihailescu[at]romaniaunog.org

Serbia

Ms. Tina JANJATOVIC Senior legal adviser Ministry of Environmental Protection

Novi Sad Serbia Email: tina.janjatovic[at]ekologija.gov.rs

Slovakia

Mr. Marek PRITYI State Advisor Ministry of Environment

Bratislava Slovakia Email: marek.prityi[at]enviro.gov.sk

Slovenia

Ms. Tanja PUCELJ VIDOVIC Secretary (Lawyer) Ministry for Spatial Planning and Environment

Ljubljana Slovenia Email: tanja.pucelj-vidovic[at]gov.si

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Ms. Metka VOLER Under-Secretary Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Ljubljana Slovenia Email: metka.voler[at]gov.si

Ms. Špela ŽOHAR Advisor Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning

Ljubljana Slovenia Email: spela.zohar[at]gov.si

Spain Mr. Joaquín CARRIL Technical Advisor Ministry for Ecological Transition

Madrid Spain Email: jcarril[at]miteco.es

Switzerland

Ms. Lena HEHEMANN Scientific Staff Federal Office for the Evironment

Bern Switzerland Email: lena.hehemann[at]bafu.admin.ch

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Alina NECULAE Head of Air Quality Policy and Legal Liaison DEFRA

London United Kingdom Email: alina.neculae[at]defra.gov.uk

Mr. Alex WINSTONE Policy Advisor DEFRA

London United Kingdom Email: alex.winstone[at]defra.gov.uk

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Governments - Non ECE Member States

Uruguay

Mr. Marcelo J. COUSILLAS Director of Legal Affairs Ministry of Environment

Montevideo Uruguay Email: marcelo.cousillas[at]mvotma.gub.uy

European Union

EU Delegation to the UN

Mr. Sami ZEIDAN Legal Adviser EU Delegation to the UN and other International organizations in Geneva

Geneva Switzerland Email: sami.zeidan[at]eeas.europa.eu

European Commission

Ms. Zsuzsanna BELENYESSY Legal officer European Commission

Brussels Belgium Email: zsuzsanna.belenyessy[at]ec.europa.eu

Ms. Mélissa DUMONT Trainee - BlueBook Traineeship Programme European Commission

Brussels Belgium Email: melicco[at]outlook.fr

Mr. Adam Daniel NAGY Legal-Policy Officer European Commission, DG ENV

Brussels Belgium Email: adam-daniel.nagy[at]ec.europa.eu

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European Environment Agency

Mr. Juan Manuel CALERO RODRIGUEZ Expert - Industrial pollution European Environment Agency

Copenhagen Denmark Email: juan.calero[at]eea.europa.eu

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Judiciary, Judicial Institutions and other Review Bodies European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment Mr. Luc LAVRYSEN Justice Constitutional Court of Belgium

Brussels Belgium

European Court of Human Rights

Ms. Natalia KOBYLARZ Senior Lawyer , Registry European Court of Human Rights

Strasbourg France

Court of Justice, European Union

Mr. Christoph SOBOTTA Legal Secretary (Référendaire) Court of Justice of the European Union

Luxembourg

Environmental and Natural Resources Board of Appeal, Iceland

Ms. Nanna MAGNADÓTTIR Chairman and Head of Secretariat Environmental and Natural Resources Board of Appeal

Reykjavík Iceland

National Institute of Justice, Republic of Moldova Mr. Valentin ROSCA Head of Continuous Training Division National Institute of Justice

Chisinau Republic of Moldova

Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information, Ireland

Ms. Lisa UNDERWOOD Investigator Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information

Dublin Ireland

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Supreme Court, Albania

Ms. Emirjam AHMETAGA Head of External Affairs and Research Department Supreme Court of Albania

Tirana Albania

Constitutional Court, Belarus

Mr. Alexander KARAVAY Head of the Main Organisational Department Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

Minsk Belarus

Supreme Court, Belarus

Ms. Anastasia TSIMANOVICH Department of International Legal Co-operation Supreme Court

Minsk Belarus

Supreme Court, Ireland

Mr. Patrick CONBOY Executive Legal Officer to the Chief Justice Courts Service of Ireland

Dublin Ireland

Supreme Court, Kazakhstan

Mr. Beibut SHERMUKHAMETOV Judge Supreme Court

Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan

Supreme Court, Montenegro Ms. Bojana BANDOVIC Advisor Supreme Court of Montenegro

Podgorica Montenegro

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Supreme Court of Justice, Republic of Moldova

Ms. Tamara CHISCA-DONEVA Vice president ad interim President of the Civil, commercial and administrative review Section Supreme Court of Justice

Chisinau Republic of Moldova

Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Serbia

Mr. Dragoslav DJUKIC Advisor Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection

Belgrade Serbia

Supreme Court, Ukraine

Mr. Serhii BURLAKOV Judge Supreme Court

Kyiv Ukraine

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United Nations Entities, Funds and Programmes and Specialized Agencies

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean-ECLAC

Mr. David BARRIO LAMARCHE Environmental Affairs Officer ECLAC

Santiago Chile Email: david.barrio[at]un.org

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR Mr. Frédérique BOURQUE Associate Human Rights Officer OHCHR

Geneva Switzerland Email: fbourque[at]ohchr.org

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP Ms. Mariana NEVES Governance Statistics Specialist UNDP

Oslo Norway Email: mariana.neves[at]undp.org

United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP

Ms. Marianna BOLSHAKOVA Regional Coordinator, Environmental Law and Governance UNEP

Geneva Switzerland Email: marianna.bolshakova[at]un.org

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-UNESCO

Ms. Namara BURKI Associate Project Officer UNESCO

Paris France Email: n.burki[at]unesco.org

Mr. Guilherme CANELA DE SOUZA GODOI Chief, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section UNESCO

Paris France Email: g.godoi[at]unesco.org

Ms. Samrita MENON Intern UNESCO

Paris France Email: samrita88[at]gmail.com

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Intergovernmental Organizations Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Ms. Olga OLSON Policy Analyst OECD

Paris France Email: olga.olson[at]oecd.org

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Ms. Aigul ZHARAS Senior Project Assistant OSCE Programme in Nur-Sultan

Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Email: aigul.zharas[at]osce.org

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Non-Governmental Organizations "BLEJAN" NGO

Ms. Lianna ASOYAN Head of NGO "BLEJAN" environmental, social, business support NGO

Gavar Armenia Email: info[at]blejan.org

"ECOSCOPE" NGO - Environmental Protection Group

Ms. Chimnaz SHABANOVA Senior Researcher, Head of "ECOSCOPE" NGO Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry ANAS

Baku Azerbaijan Email: shabanovacm[at]mail.ru

"HAYAJAN" NGO

Mr. Aliheydar MAMMADOV Head "HAYAJAN" NGO - biodiversity conservation and protection society

Baku Azerbaijan Email: aliheyderm[at]mail.ru

ARTICLE 19

Mr. David BANISAR Senior Legal Counsel & Head of Transparency ARTICLE 19

London United Kingdom Email: banisar[at]article19.org

BlueLink Foundation

Mr. Plamen PEEV Senior Legal and Policy Expert BlueLink Foundation

Viimsi Estonia Email: peevplamen[at]yahoo.com

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ClientEarth

Mr. Ugo TADDEI Director of Nature and Health ClientEarth

Brussels Belgium Email: utaddei[at]clientearth.org

Earthjustice Mr. Yves LADOR Representative to the UN in Geneva Earthjustice

Geneva Switzerland Email: yves.lador[at]bluewin.ch

Eco-TIRAS Intl Assn of River Keepers

Mr. Ilia TROMBITKI Executive Director Eco-TIRAS Intl Assn of River Keepers

Chisinau Republic of Moldova Email: ilyatrom[at]mail.ru

EcoContact

Ms. Irina PUNGA Lawyer EcoContact

Chisinau Republic of Moldova Email: iri.punga[at]gmail.com

Ms. Iordanca-Rodica IORDANOV Executive Director EcoContact, NGO

Chisinau Republic of Moldova Email: rodica.iordanov[at]ecocontact.md

Ecohome NGO

Mr. Ryhor FIODARAU Chief of Board Ecohome NGO

Minsk Belarus Email: ecology.by[at]gmail.com

Mr. Siarhei MAHONAU Legal Advisor Ecohome NGO

Kobrin Belarus Email: sergio.swat2[at]gmail.com

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Environment-People-Law

Ms. Olha MELEN-ZABRAMNA Head of Legal Unit NGO Environment-People-Law

Lviv Ukraine Email: melen.olya[at]gmail.com

Environmental Association Za Zemiata

Ms. Regina STOILOVA Lawyer Environmental Association Za Zemiata

Sofia Bulgaria Email: regina.koleva[at]gmail.com

European Environmental Bureau

Ms. Francesca CARLSSON Legal Officer European Environmental Bureau

Brussels Belgium Email: francesca.carlsson[at]eeb.org

Ms. Margherita TOLOTTO Senior Policy Officer for Air and Noise European Environmental Bureau

Brussels Belgium Email: margherita.tolotto[at]eeb.org

Guta Environmental Law Association

Ms. Magdolna Judit TÓTHNÉ DR. NAGY Co-Executive Director Guta Environmental Law Association

Budapest Hungary Email: mtothnagy[at]rec.org

Institute for European Environmental policy

Ms. Tsvetelina FILIPOVA Lead on governance IEEP

London United Kingdom Email: t.b.filipova[at]gmail.com

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Journalists for Human Rights

Ms. Natasha DOKOVSKA Program Director Journalists for Human Rights

Skopje North Macedonia Email: ndokovska[at]gmail.com

Maastricht Generation

Mr. Pierre-Jean CLAUSSE President Maastricht Generation

London United Kingdom Email: pierre-jean.clausse[at]generationmaastricht.org

Meros

Mr. Tolegen ABDULGAZIEV Head of Department NGO

Tashkent Uzbekistan Email: tlend[at]mail.ru

NGO Ecopravo

Ms. Elena LAEVSKAYA Ass. Professor Belarus State University

Minsk Belarus Email: evlaevskaya[at]gmail.com

Nuclear Transparency Watch

Ms. Christiana Maria MAURO Legal advocate Nuclear Transparency Watch

Budapest Hungary Email: cm.m[at]gmx.com

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Ms. Carol DAY Consultant Solicitor RSPB

London United Kingdom Email: cday2948[at]gmail.com

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Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs

Ms. Senka SIFKOVIC VRBICA Environmental Lawyer Slovenia, Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs

Ljubljana Slovenia Email: senka.sifkovic.vrbica[at]pic.si

Swedish Society For Nature Conservation

Mr. Oscar ALARIK Legal Counsel Swedish Society For Nature Conservation

Stockholm Sweden Email: oscar.alarik[at]naturskyddsforeningen.se

The Consultation Institute

Ms. Shaheena AHMED Public Policy and Research Officer The Consultation Institute

Bedfordshire United Kingdom Email: sheenaa[at]consultationinstitute.org

Mr. Quintin OLIVER Chair The Consultation Institute

Belfast United Kingdom Email: quintin[at]stratagemint.com

Deutsche Umwelthilfe Ms. Dorothee SAAR Head of Transport and Air Quality Team Deutsche Umwelthilfe

Berlin Germany Email: dorothee.saar[at]gmail.com

Aarhus Centers

Mr. Kanybek ISABAYEV Director Public Fund “Ecological Development”

Osh Kyrgyzstan Email: aarhus.osh[at]gmail.com

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Ms. Volha ZAKHARAVA Manager Aarhus centre

Minsk Belarus Email: aarhus.by[at]gmail.com

Mr. Teymur ALIYEV Deputy Director Aarhus Center in Turkmenistan

Ashgabat Turkmenistan Email: taliev27[at]mail.ru

Mr. Yolbars KEPBANOV Legal advisor Aarhus Central of Turkmenistan

Ashgabat Turkmenistan Email: kepbanov[at]mail.ru

Ms. Mervana HADROVIC Coordinator of the Aarhus Center and advisor for the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Montenegro Agency for Nature and Environmental Protection-Aarhus Center Berane

Montenegro Email: mervana.hadrovic[at]epa.org.me

Mr. Robert MURATAJ Executive Director Aarhus Information Centre, Vlore - Albania

Vlore Albania Email: rmurataj14[at]gmail.com

Yerevan Aarhus Center Ms. Silva AYVAZYAN Coordinator of Yerevan Aarhus Center Aarhus center

Yerevan Armenia Email: aarhushosting[at]gmail.com

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Academia and other experts CEREPPOL

Mr. Francesco DI SALVO Professor Centre Eiropéen de Recherches et de Prospective Politique CEREPPOL

France Email: fdi-drome[at]outlook.fr

Osaka University

Ms. Noriko OKUBO DATE Professor Osaka University

Toyonaka Japan Email: okku[at]law.osaka-u.ac.jp

Riga Graduated School of Law

Ms. Žaneta MIKOSA Researcher Riga Graduated School of Law

Riga Latvia Email: zaneta.mikosa[at]rgsl.edu.lv

Tiburg University - Tilburg Law School

Ms. Anna BERTI SUMAN Post-doctoral Researcher The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society

Tilburg Netherlands Email: anna.bertisuman[at]gmail.com

University of Antwerp

Mr. Filip MEYSMAN Professor University of Antwerp

Antwerpen Belgium Email: filip.meysman[at]uantwerpen.be

University of Hasselt and Maastricht University

Ms. Justine RICHELLE PhD Researcher University of Hasselt (BE) and Maastricht University (NL)

Liege Belgium Email: justinerichelle[at]hotmail.com

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Richard Buxton Solicitors: Environmental Planning & Public Law

Mr. Richard BUXTON Richard Buxton Solicitors: Environmental Planning and Public Law

Cambridge United Kingdom Email: law[at]richardbuxton.co.uk

Private Sector

CropLife Europe

Mr. Alessio GHIANI IP & Legal Affairs Manager CropLife Europe

Brussels Belgium Email: alessio.ghiani[at]ecpa.eu

European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

Ms. Susana-Beatriz LORES TERCERO Legal Manager Cefic

Antwerp Belgium Email: slt[at]cefic.be

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UNECE Secretariat Ms. Ella BEHLYAROVA Secretary to the Aarhus Convention Environment Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Phone: + 41 22 917 23 76 Email: ella.behlyarova[at]un.org

Ms. Maryna YANUSH Environmental Affairs Officer Environment Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Phone: +41 22 917 24 40 Email: maryna.yanush[at]un.org

Ms. Sadaf SHAMSIE Programme Management Assistant Environment Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva Switzerland Phone: +41 22 917 26 50 Email: sadaf.shamsie[at]un.org