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Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Setting out the aspirations and commitments of the Scottish Government, Edinburgh Process partners, and the wider subnational constituency of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in delivering for nature over the coming decade.
Additional signatories to the Edinburgh Declaration are shown below and will be updated on a rolling basis, up to COP15. Please check back regularly.
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Subnational, city and local authorities
|
Name |
Position Organisation |
Date Signed |
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Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP |
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Scottish Government |
31 August 2020 |
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Ms Lesley Griffiths AS/MS |
Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig / Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Welsh Government |
31 August 2020 |
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Mr Ashok Sridharan |
President ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability |
31 August 2020 |
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Ms Cheryl Jones Fur |
Deputy Lord Mayor of Växjö, Sweden On behalf of ICLEI Europe |
31 August 2020 |
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Ms Elena Moreno |
President Regions4 Sustainable Development |
31 August 2020 |
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Benoit Charette |
Ministre de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques Gouvernement du Québec |
31 August 2020 |
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Mr Hideaki Ohmura |
Governor of Aichi Prefecture On behalf of the Group of Leading Subnational Governments toward the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (GoLS) |
31 August 2020 |
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Under consideration
|
On Behalf of the European Committee of the Regions |
TBC |
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Ms Francesca Osowska |
Chief Executive NatureScot (Scotland) |
31 August 2020 |
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Simon Milne MBE |
Regius Keeper Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Scotland) |
31 August 2020 |
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Hamish Trench |
Chief Executive Scottish Land Commission (Scotland) |
07 September 2020 |
|
Maganda Moses |
District Environment Officer Jinja District Local Government (Uganda) |
09 September 2020 |
|
Ileana J. Herrera Pérez |
Minister of Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Change Campeche State Government (Mexico) |
10 September 2020 |
|
Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe |
Acting Director (Scientific)/ Head of Bilateral Economy Cooperation Ministry of International Development Cooperation, Cross River State (Nigeria) |
15 September 2020 |
|
Teo Hrvoje Orsanic |
Director Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation |
22 September 2020 |
|
Belinga Bernard Jean Joel |
Ong Oai-Demos (Cameroon) |
23 September 2020 |
|
Mr. Damià Calvet |
Minister for Territory and Sustainability Government of Catalonia (Spain) |
23 September 2020 |
|
M. C. Rafael Robles de Benito |
Director General Instituto de Biodiversidad y Áreas Naturales Protegidas de Quintana Roo (Mexico) |
30 September 2020 |
|
Marie-Guite Dufay |
Conseil régional de Bourgogne Franche Comté (France) |
01 October 2020 |
|
Ana Margarita Romo Ortega |
Director General for the Environment Municipality of Toluca (Mexico) |
02 October 2020 |
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Dr. Michael Gödde |
Head of Nature Conservation, Landscape Planning, Forestry and Hunting City of Berlin – Senate of the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection (Germany) |
14 October 2020 |
|
Sergio Humberto Graf Montero |
Secretario de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Territorial Estado de Jalisco (Mexico) |
15 October 2020 |
|
Julio César Medina Delgado |
Secretario de Sustentabilidad, Medio Ambiente y Agua Estado de Aguascalientes (Mexico) |
16 October 2020 |
|
Fernand Yapi
|
Focal Point Convention of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa and ICLEI Municipality of Cocody (Ivory Coast) |
20 October 2020 |
|
Mathieu Hanotin |
Maire Ville de Saint-Denis (France) |
23 October 2020 |
|
Pia Imbs |
Présidente Eurométropole de Strasbourg (France) |
05 November 2020 |
|
Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol |
Maire de Rouen AND Président de la Métropole Rouen Normandie (France) |
05 November 2020 |
|
Caroline Cayeux |
Présidente de l’association Villes de France (France) |
06 November 2020 |
|
Brigitte Fouré
|
Maire d'Amiens Ville d'Amiens (France) |
06 November 2020 |
|
Michel Bisson |
Président Grand Paris Sud (France) |
06 November 2020 |
|
Olivier Bianchi
|
Maire, Ville Clermont-Ferrand AND Président de Clermont Auvergne Métropole (France) |
10 November 2020 |
|
Anne Vignot |
Maire de la ville de Besançon Ville de Besançon (France) |
16 November 2020 |
|
Jim Savege |
Chief Executive Aberdeenshire Council (Scotland) |
18 November 2020 |
|
Jean-François Debat |
Maire Ville de Bourg-en-Bresse (France) |
19 November 2020 |
|
Jeanne Barseghain |
Maire Ville de Strasbourg (France) |
24 November 2020 |
|
Madame Michèle Lutz |
Maire Ville de Mulhouse - Conseil municipal (France) |
1 December 2020 |
|
Jérome Baloge |
Maire Ville de Niort (France) |
3 December 2020 |
|
Xander McDade
|
Convenor, CNPA Board Cairngorms National Park Authority (Scotland) |
3 December 2020 |
|
Roby Biwer
|
City Councilor Bettembourg (Luxembourg) |
7 December 2020 |
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Anne Hidalgo |
Maire de Paris Ville de Paris (France) |
7 December 2020 |
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Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil |
Maire de la Ville d’Albi Ville d’Albi (France) |
8 December 2020 |
|
Luke Comins
|
Director Tweed Forum (Scotland) |
8 December 2020 |
|
Gordon Watson |
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority (Scotland) |
9 December 2020 |
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Christophe Ferrari |
Président Grenoble-Alpes Métropole (France) |
21 December 2020 |
|
Cécile Helle |
Maire Ville d’Avignon (France) |
24 December 2020 |
|
Pierre Hurmic
|
Maire de Bordeaux Bordeaux (France) |
21 December 2020 |
|
Emile Roger Lombertie |
Maire Ville de Limoges (France) |
21 December 2020 |
|
Arnaud Robinet |
Maire Ville de Reims (France) |
21 December 2020 |
|
Jérémy Desarthe |
Adjoint au Maire Ville de Colombes (France) |
22 December 2020 |
|
Johanna Rolland |
Maire, Ville de Nante AND President, Nante Metropole (France) |
22 December 2020 |
|
François Rebsamen |
Maire, Ville de Dijon AND Président, Dijon Métropole (France) |
24 December 2020 |
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Philippe Laurent
|
President and Mayor of Sceaux, Association Française du Conseil des Communes et Régions d’Europe (France) |
05 January 2021 |
|
Michaël Delafosse
|
Maire, Ville de Montpellier AND Président, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole (France) |
6 January 2021 |
|
Loïg Chesnais-Girard |
Président Conseil régional de Bretagne (France) |
07 January 2021 |
|
Grégory Doucet Nicolas Husson |
Mayor Deputy Mayor in charge of biodiversity, nature in city and animal protection Ville de Lyon (France) |
11 January 2021 |
|
Peter Henderson |
Council Leader South Ayrshire Council (Scotland) |
14 January 2021 |
|
Scott Farmer |
Council Leader Stirling Council (Scotland) |
20 January 2021 |
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Dr. Edwin Miño Arcos |
Executive Director of CONGOPE President of the UCLG Forum of Regions Consortium of Decentralized Autonomous Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE) |
28 January 2021 |
|
Morito Okada |
Director General, Bureau of the Environment Aichi Prefeture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Hideto Suzuki |
Director General of Environment and Lifestyle Department Miyagi Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
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Saruta Yoshihide |
Environment Department Director Nagano Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Isaaki Nishigaki |
Executive Director Department of Environmental Affairs and Citizen Support Gifu Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
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Mikazuki Taizo |
Governor Shiga Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Motoyasu Tanaka |
Chief Executive Officer for the Environment Hyogo Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Tatsuya Maruyama |
Governor Shimane Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Tatsuya Kawamura |
Director, Forestry Promotion and Environment Department Kochi Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Satoshi Fujimoto |
Head of Department, Environment and Residential Life Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Tadashi Matsushita |
Director General, Environment and Forestry Affairs Department Kagoshima Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Satoru Matsuda |
General Manager of Environment Department Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Chikako Shibata |
Director for Environmental Management City of Sapporo (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Toru Ono |
Mayor Rebun Town (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yoshiichi Takahashi |
Mayor Kanegasaki Town (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
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Kazuyoshi Satou |
Director General, Environmental Bureau Sendai City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yasushi Ito |
Mayor Osaki City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Morihiro Kumagai |
Mayor Tome City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Asano Masatomi |
Mayor Oyama City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Akihiko Nakano |
Director General, Bureau Of Environment Saitama City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Masato Fujimoto |
Mayor Tokorozawa City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yu Suzuki |
Mayor Noda City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Hiroshi Ota |
Mayor Isumi City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Katsuhiro Takahashi |
Mayor Inagi City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yumiko Suzuki |
Director of Environment and Economy Bureau Sagamihara City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Ryugo Watanabe |
Mayor Sado City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Riku Miyamoto |
Mayor Kaga City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
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Naoyuki Kaneda |
Manager, Sustainable Society and Ecosystems Office Suzu City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Minoru Katsuma |
Director General Environmental Affairs Bureau Nagoya City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
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Seiji Yamamoto |
Director of the Environmental Services Department Toyohasi City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yasuhiro Nakane |
Mayor Okazaki City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Sugiura Hajime |
General Director of Environment Department Toyota City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Fukuyuki Iwama |
Director General Department of the Economics and Environment Inazawa City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Masayuki Tamamura |
Director of the Citizen collaboration Obu City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Hitoshi Hagino |
Director, Department of Public Safety Nisshin City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Tadashi Urakawa |
Director General Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Nagakute City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kenji Imata |
Mayor Togo Town (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kuniaki Shigei |
Construction Department Manager Kizugawa City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Tomio Fukumoto |
Director General, Environment Bureau Kobe City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Takaaki Sakai |
Mayor Tambasasayama City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Muneharu Nakagai |
Mayor Toyooka City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Hiroshi Mino |
Mayor Kitahiroshima Town (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Keiji Shinozaki |
Mayor Ube City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kenichi Mishima |
Director of Environment Bureau Kumamoto City (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kenichi Nyuta |
Promotion Office Manager, Aya Biosphere Reserve Promotion Division Aya Town (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Gen Ijuin |
Mayor Yamato Village (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Yasushi Tsukijihara |
Director General Department of Environment and Lifestyle Hokkaido Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kamon Iizumi |
Governor Tokushima Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Kazutoshi Tanaka |
Director General, Environment and Living Department, Wakayama Prefecture (Japan) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Anton Bredell
|
Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Western Cape Provincial Government (South Africa) |
8 February 2021 |
|
Frederique Macarez |
Mayor of the City of Saint-Quentin AND President, Saint-Quentin Agglomeration Community (France) |
18 February 2021 |
|
Cecilia Mendez Mora |
Prefect, Azuay Provincial Government (Ecuador) |
19 February 2021 |
|
Amaia Barredo |
Deputy Minister for Environment Basque Government (Spain) |
26 February 2021 |
|
Shigeki Maeda |
Director General of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mie Prefecture (Japan) |
01 March 2021 |
|
Nobuo Tomitaka |
Chief Executive, Environment Bureau City of Kitakyushu (Japan) |
01 March 2021 |
|
Shinji Hirai |
Governor, Tottori Prefecture (Japan) |
01 March 2021 |
|
Yoshinao Gaun |
Mayor, Matsumoto City (Japan) |
01 March 2021 |
|
Masayuki Kobayashi |
Director General Environmental Planning Bureau Yokohama City (Japan) |
01 March 2021 |
|
Mario Jesús Escobedo Carignan |
Minister of Sustainable Economy and Tourism State Government of Baja California (México) |
03 March 2021 |
|
Marina Robles García |
Ministry of Environmental Affairs State of Mexico City (México) |
04 March 2021 |
|
Mohamed Elyes Kchouk |
President of Work Commission Municipality of Hammam-Lif (Tunisia) |
10 March 2021 |
|
Laurent Baron |
Mayor Mairie du Pré Saint-Gervais (France) |
11 March 2021 |
|
Christian Estrosi |
Mayor City of Nice AND President Metropole Nice Cote D’Azur |
17 March 2021 |
|
Veronique Vinet |
President Occitanie Biodiversity Regional Agency (France) |
06 April 2021 |
|
Wesley Harcourt |
Cabinet Member for Environment London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (England) |
23 April 2021 |
|
Adam McVey Cammy Day |
Council Leaders The City of Edinburgh Council |
23 April 2021 |
|
Sandra Black |
Chief Executive Renfrewshire Council |
28 April 2021 |
|
Susan Aitken |
Council Leader Glasgow City Council |
11 May 2021 |
|
Valérie Plante |
Mayor City of Montreal |
11 May 2021 |
| Yuriko Koike | Governor Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) |
19 May 2021 |
| Jorge Guamán Coronel | Prefect Province of Cotopaxi (Ecuador) |
21 May 2021 |
| Cecil Meiklejohn | Council Leader Falkirk Council |
21 May 2021 |
|
Itziar Gómez López |
Counsilor AND Minister of Rural Development and Environment, Government of Navarra (Spain) |
7 June 2021 |
|
Steven Heddle |
Economy and Environment Spokesperson Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Scotland) |
8 June 2021 |
|
James Stockan |
Leader Orkney Islands Council (Scotland) |
16 June 2021 |
|
Frédéric Valletoux |
Mayor of Ville de Fountainebleu (France) |
8 June 2021 |
| Robert Spreter | Managing Director, Kommunen für biologische Vielfalt (Germany) | 21 June 2021 |
| Des Murray | Chief Executive, North Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) | 22 June 2021 |
| Heather Holland | Executive Officer- Land Planning and Development, East Dunbartonshire Council (Scotland) | 23 June 2021 |
| Nicholas Fraser | Keeper of Natural Sciences, National Museums Scotland (Scotland) | 26 June 2021 |
| Kennedy Stewart | Mayor, City of Vancouver (Canada) | 28 June 2021 |
|
Ulrike Schmidt |
Mayor, Municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg (Germany) |
8 July 2021 |
|
Marta Teresa Suplicy |
Secretary of International Relations, City of São Paulo (Brazil) |
15 July 2021 |
|
Serge Hiet |
Mayor, Val-de-Vesle (France) |
29 July 2021 |
|
Dr Andreas Bukowski |
Mayor, Municipality of Haar (Germany) |
3 August 2021 |
|
José Manuel Ríos Morales |
Mayor City of Armenia (Colombia) |
05 August 2021 |
|
Eduardo Alberto Macchiavelli |
Secretary of Environment, Buenos Aires City Government (Argentina) |
24 August 2021 |
|
Mélanie Boulanger |
Mayor, Ville de Cantelu (France) |
25 August 2021 |
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Delphine Michel |
Vice-President delegate of Water and Forests, Métropole du Grand Nancy (France) |
25 August 2021 |
|
Evan Counsel |
General Manager, Strategy, Planning and Climate Change, City of Melbourne (Australia) |
02 September 2021 |
|
Nicolas Laine |
Mayor, Longchamps (France) |
06 September 2021 |
|
Jens Kerstan |
Senator, Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Germany) |
07 September 2021 |
|
Alistair McKinnon |
Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds, South Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) |
10 September 2021 |
|
Axel Schmidt Grael |
Mayor, City of Niterói (Brazil) |
16 September 2021 |
|
Katya Dörner |
Mayor, City of Bonn (Germany) |
17 September 2021 |
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Councillor Nigel Daniels |
Leader of the Council, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Wales) |
20 September 2021 |
|
Councillor Richard John |
Leader of the Council, Monmouthshire County Council (Wales) |
27 September 2021 |
|
Vitaliy Klitschko |
Mayor, City of Kyiv (Ukraine) |
29 September 2021 |
|
Markus Conrad |
Mayor, Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt (Germany) |
7 October 2021 |
|
Adolf Kessell |
Lord Mayor, City of Worms (Germany) |
8 October 2021 |
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Councillor Neil Moore |
Executive Leader of the Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council (Wales) |
12 October 2021 |
|
Councillor Tracey Rawlins |
Executive Member for Environment, Manchester City Council (England) |
13 October 2021 |
|
Apostolos Tzitzikostas |
President, European Committee of the Regions (Europe) |
13 October 2021 |
|
Dr Gero Karthaus |
Mayor, Municipality of Engelkirchen (Germany) |
18 October 2021 |
|
António Ceia da Silva |
President, Alentejo Regional Coordination and Development Commission (Portugal) |
19 October 2021 |
|
João Campos |
Mayor City of Recife (Brazil) |
19 October 2021 |
|
Carlos Ordosgoitia Sanin |
Mayor, Montería (Colombia) |
20 October 2021 |
| Joël Tissier |
Deputy Vice-President for Agriculture, Natural Areas and Biodiversity, Council of Cergy-Pontoise conglomeration (France) |
22 October 2021 |
| Ian Borthwick |
Lord Provost, Dundee City Council (Scotland) |
26 October 2021 |
|
Ulrich Markurth |
Lord Mayor, City of Braunschweig (Germany) |
28 October 2021 |
|
Councillor Huw Thomas |
Leader of the Council, Cardiff Council (Wales) |
28 October 2021 |
|
Lt Gov Eleni Kounalakis |
Lieutenant Governor California, (USA) |
3 November 2021 |
| Magnus Berntsson |
Regional Minister for the Environment, Västra Götaland (Sweden) |
4 November 2021 |
| Councillor Rob Werner |
City Councillor and Chair of the Concord Energy and Environment Advisory Committee, City of Concord, New Hampshire (USA) |
5 November 2021 |
| Martin Emilia Sánchez Valencia |
Secretary of the Environment, Quibdó, Chocó Department (Colombia) |
9 November 2021 |
| Honorable David Speirs MP |
Minister for Environment and Water, Government of South Australia (Australia) |
10 November 2021 |
| Udo Arm |
Mayor, Community of Mauchenheim (Germany) |
11 November 2021 |
| Heiner Illing |
Mayor, Community of Gau-Odernheim (Germany |
11 November 2021 |
| Dieter Mann |
Mayor, Community of Bechtolsheim (Germany) |
11 November 2021 |
|
Stefan Haßler |
Mayor, Community of Ensheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Hans-Bernhard Krämer |
Mayor, Community of Gau-Weinheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Martin Fölix |
Mayor, Community of Saulheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Hans Philpp Schmitt |
Mayor, Community of Spiesheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Ulf Baasch |
Mayor, Community of Sulzheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Elfriede Schmitt-Sieben |
Mayor, Vendersheim (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Ingo Kleinfelder |
Mayor, Wörrstadt (Germany) |
12 November 2021 |
|
Colin Wellenkamp |
Executive Director, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (USA) |
6 November 2021 |
| Lynda Hopkins |
Fifth District Supervisor, County of Sonoma, (USA) |
6 November 2021 |
| María Isabel Ortíz Mantilla |
Secretary of Environment and Territorial Planning, Guanajuato State (Mexico) |
6 November 2021 |
| Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas |
Mayor, Monterrey (Mexico) |
6 November 2021 |
| Suzanne Case |
Chairperson, Department of Natural Resources, Hawai’i (USA) |
6 November 2021 |
| Kelly Takaya King |
Council Member, Maui County, Hawai’i (USA) |
6 November 2021 |
| Sayda Rodriguez |
State Secretary of Urban Development and Environment, Yucatan (Mexico) |
6 November 2021 |
| Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick |
Council Leader, West Lothian Council (Scotland) |
23 November 2021 |
| Councillor Murray Lyle |
Leader of the Council, Perth and Kinross Council (Scotland) |
29 November 2021 |
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