Council

The Council is composed of a minimum of seven and a maximum of twenty-one individuals chosen from among the representatives of the Members and the Honorary members. These individuals are elected by the General Assembly. It contains three subcommittees: the Membership Committee, the Programme and Policy Committee, the Executive Committee.

Dr. Aili Pyhälä

Council Member with special responsibility for Northern Europe and Russia.
Chair of the Membership Committee

Prof. José Aylwin

Council Member with special responsibility for legal issues related to ICCAs

Ghanimat Azhdari

Council Member with special responsibility for Central and West Asia

Dominique Bikaba

Council Member with special responsibility for the ICCAs of local communities

Felipe Gomez

Council Member with special responsibility for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

Thomas Jalong

Council Member with special responsibility for East and South East Asia

Emma Lee

Council Member with special responsibility for Oceania and the Pacific.

Jorge Nahuel

Council Member with special responsibility for the Cono Sur region of South America

Raúl Petsain

Council Member with special responsibility for the Amazon region of South America

Giovanni Reyes

Council Member with special responsibility for the ICCAs of indigenous peoples

Aman Singh

Council Member with special responsibility for South Asia