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Many organizations work together to develop and maintain I3N. A brief description of the main participants is given below. You can click here to view a more detailed discussion of participants’ roles.
 Coordinating Institution (CI)
The United States Geological Survey's Biological Informatics Office (USGS/BIO) is the Coordinating Institution (CI) of the I3N and works in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN). The USGS/BIO, which also coordinates the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), obtained and managed U.S. State Department funds for the now completed I3N pilot project. The USGS also organized and funded the first two meetings of I3N participants, supported the development of the I3N Cataloguer, I3N Database on Invasive Alien Species, XML schema, and Web template, and created the first I3N Web site. The NBII funds and supports I3N-related activities through a diverse set of activities: developing the NBII Invasive Species Information Node, leading the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN), and Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) activities, providing infrastructure/software development support, coordinating workshops, furthering agreement on and promulgation of protocols and standards, and providing technical assistance to NBII partners.
Technical Working Group (TWG)
The I3N Technical Working Group (TWG), chaired by the USGS Biological Informatics Office, addresses content, metadata, standards, and capacity building. It acts in an advisory role to the Coordinating Institution. Click here to view the contact information for TWG members. Click here to view the Terms of Reference (pdf) for the TWG.
IABIN Council, National Focal Points, and Executive Committee (IEC)
The IABIN operates through a membership council. The Council is policy-focused and has the authority to make decisions and take action on behalf of IABIN. The IABIN Council consists of one officially appointed National Focal Point (NFP) from each member country of the Americas, in addition to representatives from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The IABIN Council, in turn, is represented intersessionally by the IABIN Executive Committee (IEC), a group of eight members elected from among the official IABIN NFPs plus one elected representative from an inter- or non-governmental organization. It guides the operations of IABIN and executes the policy decisions of the Council. National Focal Points play an important role in I3N. Click here to find the contact information for each NFP. For more information, go to the white paper.
Leads and Co-Leads
Each country that actively participates in I3N has one or more organizations, represented by individuals, leading its efforts. These individuals, called I3N Leads or Co-Leads, coordinate I3N activities among the I3N Coordinating Institution, their country’s IABIN Focal Point (see description below), and data providers. The contact information for each Lead is available below.
Argentina | Bahamas | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Guatemala | Jamaica | Mexico | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | USA | Uruguay
Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia
Universidad Nacional del Sur
San Juan 670
(8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Website: www.uns.edu.ar
Lead: Dr. Sergio M. Zalba, Grupo de Estudios en Conservación y Manejo (GEKKO)
Tel: (54-291) 459-5101 Ext. 2420
Fax: (54-291) 459-5130
E-mail: szalba@criba.edu.ar
Co-Lead: Dr. Carlos B. Villamil, Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares
E-mail: cbvillam@criba.edu.ar
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
East Bay Street, P.O. Box N 3028
Nassau, Bahamas
Lead: Mr. Colin Higgs, Permanent Secretary
Tel: (242) 325-7502
Fax: (242) 322-1767
E-mail: chiggs@bahamas.net.bs
Associate: Deon Stewart, Deputy Chief Health Inspector, BEST Commission
Tel: (242) 327-4691, 327-4626
Fax: (242) 326-3509
E-mail: deon_stewart@yahoo.com
Instituto de Ecología
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Casilla 10077, Correo Central
La Paz, Bolivia
Lead: Adriana Rico Cernohorska
Tel: (591-2) 279-1141
Fax: (591-2) 279-7511
E-mail: adri_rico_cer@yahoo.es
Instituto Horus
Rua Dr. Manoel Pedro
495/906 Cabral
Curitiba – PR 80.035-030
Brazil
Website: www.institutohorus.org.br
Lead: Dr. Sílvia Renate Ziller, Director
Tel: (55-41) 253-0886
E-mail: sziller@institutohorus.org.br
Comisión Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)
Teatinos N°258
Santiago, Chile
Website: www.conama.cl
Lead: Karin Molt González
Tel: (56-02) 2405600 or 2405610
Fax: (56-2) 241-1803
E-mail: kmolt@conama.cl, karinmolt@hotmail.com
Instituto Humboldt Colombia
Cra. 7 No. 35-20
Bogotá, Colombia
Website: www.humboldt.org.co
Lead: Maria Piedad Baptiste
Investigadora, Biologia de la Conservación
Tel: 608-69-00/01/02 Ext. 244
E-mail: mpbaptiste@humboldt.org.co
Associate: Ana María Franco,
Instituto Humboldt
Tel: (57-1) 608-6900 ext. 244
Fax: (57-1) 608-6901
E-mail: amfranco@humboldt.org.co
Associate: Ángela M. Suárez-Mayorga,
Instituto Humboldt
Tel: (57-1) 350-6064 ext. 110
Fax: (57-1) 350-7938 ext. 115
E-mail: amsuarez@humboldt.org.co, asuarez@rocketmail.com
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Energia (MINAE)
250 metros sur de Casa Italia, B Francisco Peralta
San Jose 11384-1000, Costa Rica
Lead: Francisco Javier González Salas, Gerente de Planificación - SINAC-MINAE
Tel: (506) 283-8004 ext. 200
Fax: (506) 283-7343
E-mail: francisco.gonzalez@sinac.go.cr
Subsecretaria de Areas Protegidas y Biodiversidad
Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Av. Máximo Gómez, esquina Av. Reyes Católicos
Código Postal 2487
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Lead: Brigido Hierro Garcia,
Departamento de Recursos Genéticos, Direccion de Biodiversidad y Vida Silvestre
Tel: (809) 472-7043, 7081, or 9510
Fax: (809) 472-7105
E-mail: b_hierro@yahoo.com, b_hierro@hotmail.com, vida.silvestre@codetel.net.do, marina_hernandez@hotmail.com
Direccion Nacional de Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas
Ministerio del Ambiente
Eloy Alfaro y Av. Amazonas esq, Edificio MAG Piso 8
Quito, Ecuador
Lead: M.Sc. Antonio Matamoros, Biólogo, Direccion Nacional de Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas
Tel: (593-2) 56 34 87, 56 34 29 /30
Fax: (593-2) 56 58 09
E-mail: antonio@ambiente.gov.ec, magnoantonio@hotmail.com
Associate: Loly Sanchez, Alianza Jatun Sacha/CDC
Tel: (593-2) 331-8156, (593-2) 331-7163, (593-2) 331-8191, (593-2) 243-2240
E-mail: sloly@jatunsacha.org
Recursos Biológicos
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Avenida Roosevelt y 55 Av. Norte, Torre El Salvador, Edificio IPSFA
San Salvador, El Salvador
Lead: Dr. Jorge Ernesto Quezada Díaz, Coordinador, Programa de Biodiversidad;
Director, Recursos Biológicos
Tel: (503) 260-8900; 260-3114
Fax: (503) 260-3117
E-mail: patrimonio@marn.gob.sv, quezada@marn.gob.sv
Associate: Ricardo Enrique Ibarra
Tel: 503-260-3114
Fax: 503-260-3114
Email: ribarra@telesal.net; reipes@yahoo.com, ricardo_ib@hotmail.com
Oficina Técnica de Biodiversidad (OTECBIO)
Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP)
5a. Avenida 6-06, Zona 1, Edif. IPM, 7o. Nivel
Guatemala, Guatemala
Lead: Fernando García Barros, Director, OTECBIO
Tel: (502) 2238-0000
Fax: (502) 253-4141
E-mail: otecbio@conap.gob.gt, seconap@guate.net, wtanchez@conap.gob.gt
Natural History Division
Institute of Jamaica
10 - 16 East Street
Kingston, Jamaica
Website: www.instituteofjamaica.org.jm
Lead: Sean Townsend, Senior Research Officer
Jamaica Clearing House Mechanism
Tel: (876) 922 0620-6
Fax: (876) 922 1147
E-mail: chm.nhd@cwjamaica.com
CONABIO
Av. Liga Periférico-Insurgentes Sur 4903
Colonia Parques del Pedregal, Delegación Tlalpan
14010, México, D.F., Mexico
Website: www.conabio.gob.mx
Lead: Dra. Patricia Koleff
Directora de Analisis y Prioridades
Tel: +52 (55) 5528 9105
Fax: +52 (55) 5528 9131
E-mail: pkoleff@xolo.conabio.gob.mx
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM)
Albrook Edif. 805
Apdo. C0843-00793
Panama
Lead: Darío Luque
Dirección de Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre
Tel: (507) 500-0803
Fax: (507) 500-0860
E-mail: d.luque@anam.gob.pa
Co-Lead: Melquíades Ramos
Dirección de Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre
E-mail: m.ramos@anam.gob.pa
Co-Lead: Antonio Armas
Dirección de Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre
E-mail: a.armas@anam.gob.pa
Associate: Omar Lopez
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
E-mail: prioria@yahoo.com
Centro de Datos para la Conservacion (DGPCB)
Secretaría del Ambiente, Presidencia de la República del Paraguay
Avenida Madame Lynch 3500 casi Primer Presidente
Asuncion, Paraguay
Lead: Carolina Elizabeth Pedrozo Silva
Jefe, Division de Invertebrados
Tel: (595-21) 615 812
Fax: (595-21) 61 28 15
E-mail:
carolina.pedrozo@gmail.com,
cdc@seam.gov.py, ceps@telesurf.com.py
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Ricardo Palma
Av. Benavides 4550, Apartado Postal 18-01, Lima Surco, Peru
Lead: Dr. Victor Morales
Tel: +51-1-275-0450, ext 271; 9550-1753
Fax: +51-1-275-3624
E-mail: vmorales@mail.urp.edu.pe, victor9901@yahoo.com
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 302
Reston, Virginia 20192, USA
Website: www.nbii.gov
Lead: Annie Simpson
Tel: (1-703) 648-4281
Fax: (1-703) 648-4224
E-mail: asimpson@usgs.gov
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Iguá 4225
Montevideo, Uruguay
Co-Lead: M.Sc. Ernesto Brugnoli Olivera
Tel: (598-2) 525-8618, extension 7150
Fax: (598-2) 525-8617
E-mail: ebo@fcien.edu.uy
Co-Lead: Dr. Pablo Muniz Maciel
Tel: (598-2) 525-8618, extension 7150
Fax: (598-2) 525-8617
E-mail: pmmaciel@fcien.edu.uy
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