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Ayşin Turpancı commenced her professional career as an independent lawyer registered with the Ankara Bar Association. In 2007, she joined the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry (current Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change) as a Legal Advisor, where she served for fifteen years in various capacities on domestic environmental law practices, international environmental law and national and international climate policy. With the establishment of the Directorate of Climate Change in 2021, Turpancı was appointed as Head of the Climate Negotiations and International Policies Department. She has been a dedicated member of the Turkish delegation in international climate negotiations and other relevant international forums such as the G20 and OECD more than ten years. Notably, she has served as the Rapporteur of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change since 2018. She was elected a member of the Barcelona Convention Compliance Committee for the terms 2016-2020 and 2021-2025. She is the Chair of the Compliance Committee for 2024-2025.
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Mario Šiljeg, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University North. Mario Šiljeg, Ph.D. graduated in September 2000 from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb and became a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Technology. From October 2000, he worked as a research assistant at the same Faculty, with the Department of Analytical Chemistry, focusing on environmentally friendly processes in inorganic industry and water treatment processes within the framework of the project "Ionic Exchangers in Preservation of the Waters of Chemical Industry", sponsored by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology. |
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Abdelaziz Zine Head of the Regulatory and Legal Affairs Division at the Ministry of the Environment. Diploma of Higher Studies (D.E.S) in Law - Legal Sciences - Faculty of Law of Rabat; Higher Cycle Diploma from the Ecole Nationale Supérieur de L’Administration (ENSA); Normal Cycle Diploma from the National School of Public Administration (ENAP); Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Letters – Rabat; Certificate of participation in sessions to develop laws and regulations governing the economy: Washington – USA – Department of Commerce; Certificate of completion of advanced training in the field of negotiations of international agreements and preparation for negotiations within the framework of the WTO (Bonn); Certificate of participation as an expert teacher in good practice courses in the management of hazardous medical and pharmaceutical waste. |
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Marko Starman, LL.M., is a senior lecturer at the European Faculty of Law and Director of the Nature Park Strunjan (SPAMI since 2019). He holds a Law degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, and a Master’s degree in administrative and constitutional law from the University of Chicago Law School. Throughout his career, he has led and coordinated nationally significant projects in public policy and administrative justice. Between 1999 and 2000, he served as Deputy National Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South East Europe. From 2000 to 2009, he held various roles as Deputy Minister, including responsibilities for European affairs, drafting spatial planning laws at the Ministry of Environment, and overseeing regionalization processes at the Ministry for Local Government and Regional Policy. He managed the coastal Nature Park Strunjan from 2008 to 2017, establishing the marine protected area, and later headed the Territorial Planning and Real Estate Management Department in the Municipality of Izola (2017–2022). He has since returned to lead the Nature Park Strunjan. |
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Dr. Mohamed Hamouda is an Associated Professor and Former Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Libyan Academy (2016-2020), as well as a Technical Advisor to the Environment General Authority for more than 20 years. Currently, He is a technical Environmental consultant at the Libyan Scientific Research Authority. Member of the administration of the Center of Sustainable Development responsible for training Dr. Hamouda has built up over years an experience in environmental management and Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Assessment, particularly in coastal and marine Environments. He also has represented his country in many international and regional environmental conventions, protocols, Global Initiatives, meetings, and projects. |
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Nancy El Khoury Since her graduation with a Bachelor of Sciences from the American University of Beirut, Nancy El Khoury was drifted by environmental issues which as that time namely in the late 80’s was still in its infancy stage in our country. She joined the Lebanese Ministry of Environment since 1994 and occupied the position of the Acting Chief of Service of Registrar and the Head of Department of Public Relations and External Affairs at the Ministry of Environment. She has been nominated the focal point of many regional and international projects and programs. She has led comprehensive strategies, managed resources, and counseled on pivotal matters, fostering collaborative relationships with MOE departments, NGOs, and international agencies. Proficient in navigating administrative procedures for environmental treaties and orchestrating impactful national and global environmental events. |
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Dr Xenia I. Loizidou A civil/ coastal engineer. For 30 years she has worked in more than 50 countries as a researcher, european and international expert and mentor in the fields of natural systems management, coastal and marine environment and dynamics, marine litter, climate change, gender issues, blue and green growth/economy, stakeholder involvement and participatory decision making, sustainable development strategies, policies and practices. She believes in the importance of introducing innovation into research and development processes and implement non-conventional forms of action as the way towards sustainability. She is the mother of two daughters. |
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Daniela Addis Founder and Director of the Addis Law Firm "Environment&Sea", based in Rome, with more than twenty years of experience in Environmental Law and the Law of the Sea, ocean governance and sustainable development. Extensive experience in working with international, national and regional institutions in charge of environmental protection, marine planning, transboundary cooperation. Component of the Compliance Committee under the Barcelona Convention since 2008 and Chair in the biennium 2014-2016. Guest lecturer at Universities and University Masters in Environmental Law and Law of the Sea. Speaker at national and international congresses and conferences. Founder and President of the professional Association “Generazione Mare-Sea Generation”. |
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Evangelos Raftopoulos is an Emeritus Professor of International Law at Panteion University of Athens, and the Founding Director of the MEPIELAN Centre, a UNEP/MAP partner since 2013. He serves as a Fellow at the Cambridge C-EENRG, University of Cambridge. Elected to the Compliance Committee of the Barcelona Convention system in 2019, he became Vice-Chair in 2022. As MEPIELAN Director, he contributed to the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (2016-2021). Raftopoulos was also a Visiting Fellow at Downing College, University of Cambridge (2015-2018), a Ford Foundation Scholar for Southern Europe in International Law at Yale University Law School, and served as a Special Legal Adviser to MAP/UNEP (1987-2010). He has been a Lawyer at the Athens Bar Association. With extensive experience in international negotiations and 13 authored books and numerous articles, he holds Ph.D. and LL.M. degrees from the University of Cambridge, among other qualifications. |
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Mr. José JUSTE RUIZ Professor of Public International Law at the University of Alicante (1983-86) and the University of Valencia (1986-). Currently Professor Emeritus. Head of the Department of International Law of the University of Valencia (1986-1988; 1994-2000). Visiting Professor at the University of Paris II, 1994; University of Cordoba (Argentina), 1995; University of Chile, 1995; Universidad Autónoma of Santo Domingo, 1997; Universidad Americana de Managua, 1999, 2000; Universidad de La Habana 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de Mexico, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006; University of Limoges, 2004; Aegean Institute for the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law (Rhodes), 1999; Institute of International Public Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki 2000; University of Limoges, 2004; University of Buenos Aires, 2006; Universidad del Litoral de Santa Fé (Argentina) 2006-2012. Consultant of the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and the European Union. |
| Mr.Philippe WECKEL Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in Nice. Programme Director (territorial diplomacy), official partner of the Southern Region and the NCA Metropolis (CERDACFF). 1992-1998. Professor at the Faculty of Law of Montpellier 1990-1992. Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Strasbourg 1983-1990. Assistant at the Faculty of Law of Strasbourg. Author of numerous publications covering most areas of international law, especially international litigation, international security law, law of the sea, human rights and humanitarian law, treaty law. Editorial, scientific and expert responsibilities Member of the ENA Jury 1999 Member of the Board of Directors of the French Society for International Law 2002-2008 Member of the Editorial Committee of the Revue Generale de Droit international public 1999-2016 Director of the quarterly jurisprudence column of the Revue generale de Droit international public 2000-2016 |
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Mr. BERZINE EZZEDDINE Director General of Environmental Legislation and Legal Affairs and Litigation at the ministry of environment,(Tunisia 2020-2025); He worked as Director General Legal Affairs and legislative studies and Litigation at the ministry of local affairs and environment,(Tunisia since 2016-to-2019); Bachelor's degree in private law from the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Tunis; Master's degree in Environmental Law and urban planning; from the Faculty of Legal Sciences Tunis 2, Diploma of higher professional education specializing in land law; from the Faculty of Legal Sciences Tunis 2, Member of the National Commission for the Law of the Sea since 2013 -2025, Member of the steering committee for the environmental code project ,2022, National focal point of the Montevideo Environmental Law Programme, Member of the national commission of authorisations at the Tunisian investment authority, Member of the National Commission on Humanitarian Law 2013 |
