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Costa Rica:

Lead Agency

Name:

Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE)

Head:

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez

Address:

Avenida 8-10, Calle 25, Edificio MINAE
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-1414 ext. 8502, 8503

Fax:

+(506) 2257-0697

Email:

ministrominae@minae.go.cr, cmrodriguez@minae.go.cr

Web:

http://www.minae.go.cr

Key Divisions / Authorities

Name:

Vice Ministry of Environmental Management

Head:

María Celeste López Quirós

Address:

Edificio SETENA y DGM, Av. 21, C. 9 y 11
San Francisco de Goicoechea, 100 m. Norte y 100 m. Oeste de la Iglesia de Ladrillo
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2234-3420 ext. 310,146

Email:

vicegestionambiental@minae.go.cr, vcalderon@minae.go.cr

Name:

Vice Ministry of Natural Resources

Head:

María Pamela Castillo Barahona

Phone:

+(506) 2233-9469 ext. 8512, 8516, 8518

Email:

vicemi@minae.go.cr, viceambiente@minae.go.cr

Name:

Vice Ministry of Natural Resources

Head:

María Pamela Castillo Barahona

Phone:

+(506) 2233-9469 ext. 8512, 8516, 8518

Email:

vicemi@minae.go.cr, viceambiente@minae.go.cr

Name:

Vice Ministry of Energy

Head:

Rolando Alberto Castro Córdoba

Phone:

+(506) 2223-8668 ext. 8520, 8521, 8522

Email:

viceenergia@minae.go.cr

Name:

Vice Ministry of Water and Oceans

Head:

Haydée Graciela Rodríguez Romero

Address:

Av. 8 y 10, Calle 25, frente al Edif. de Oficinas Centrales del MINAE
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2233-4533 ext. 8530, 8501, 8532

Email:

viceaguas@minae.go.cr, hrodriguez@minae.go.cr

Name:

Vice Ministry of Water and Oceans

Head:

Haydée Graciela Rodríguez Romero

Address:

Av. 8 y 10, Calle 25, frente al Edif. de Oficinas Centrales del MINAE
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2233-4533 ext. 8530, 8501, 8532

Email:

viceaguas@minae.go.cr, hrodriguez@minae.go.cr

Name:

Climate Change Directorate

Head:

Andrea Meza Murillo

Address:

Boulevard de Barrio Dent,
del restaurante Jurgens, 50 metros al sur
San Jose, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2253-4298, 4295; 2222-4290

Email:

cambioclimatico@minae.go.cr

Web:

https://cambioclimatico.go.cr

Name:

Energy Directorate

Head:

Randall Zuñiga Madrigal

Address:

Av. 8-10, Calle 25, barrio Francisco Peralta, frente a Templo Votivo del Corazón de Jesús
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-0922 ext. 8525

Email:

direccionenergia@minae.go.cr, randallzm@minae.go.cr

Web:

https://web.energia.go.cr

Name:

Energy Directorate

Head:

Randall Zuñiga Madrigal

Address:

Av. 8-10, Calle 25, barrio Francisco Peralta, frente a Templo Votivo del Corazón de Jesús
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-0922 ext. 8525

Email:

direccionenergia@minae.go.cr, randallzm@minae.go.cr

Web:

https://web.energia.go.cr

Name:

Directorate of Geology and Mines

Head:

Ileana Boschini López

Address:

200 metros al Norte de la Iglesia San Francisco (Iglesia de Ladrillo)
Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 4060-2900, 2929; 2234-0204, 8246

Email:

iboschini@minae.go.cr, geologia@minae.go.cr

Web:

http://www.geologia.go.cr

Name:

Ozone Technical Office and Directorate of Environmental Quality Management

Head:

Shirley Soto Montero

Address:

Av. 18, Calles 9 y 9 bis. Oficina 935
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-1839 ext. 200, 201; 2233-0270

Fax:

+(506) 2258-2820

Email:

ssoto@minae.go.cr, digeca@minae.go.cr

Web:

http://www.digeca.go.cr

Name:

Ozone Technical Office and Directorate of Environmental Quality Management

Head:

Shirley Soto Montero

Address:

Av. 18, Calles 9 y 9 bis. Oficina 935
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-1839 ext. 200, 201; 2233-0270

Fax:

+(506) 2258-2820

Email:

ssoto@minae.go.cr, digeca@minae.go.cr

Web:

http://www.digeca.go.cr

Name:

Water Directorate

Head:

José Miguel Zeledón Calderón

Address:

Barrio Tournon
Edificio Alvasa, Av. 19
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2221-7514, 7510 ext. 2601

Email:

jzeledon@da.go.cr, aguas@da.go.cr, vgonzalez@da.go.cr

Web:

http://www.da.go.cr

Name:

National Technical Environment Secretariat (Setena)

Head:

Cynthia Barzuna Gutiérrez

Address:

Av. 21, Calles 9 y 11, San Francisco de Goicoechea, 100 m. Norte y 100 m. Oeste de la Iglesia de Ladrillo
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2234-3420 ext. 186

Fax:

+(506) 2253-7159

Email:

cbarzuna@setena.go.cr, secretariageneral@setena.go.cr, kchacon@setena.go.cr

Web:

http://www.setena.go.cr

Name:

National Technical Environment Secretariat (Setena)

Head:

Cynthia Barzuna Gutiérrez

Address:

Av. 21, Calles 9 y 11, San Francisco de Goicoechea, 100 m. Norte y 100 m. Oeste de la Iglesia de Ladrillo
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2234-3420 ext. 186

Fax:

+(506) 2253-7159

Email:

cbarzuna@setena.go.cr, secretariageneral@setena.go.cr, kchacon@setena.go.cr

Web:

http://www.setena.go.cr

Name:

Secretariat of Environmental Sector Planning (SEPLASA)

Head:

Carlos Cordero Vega

Address:

Edificio Vista Palace, Calle 25, Av. 8 y 10
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2547-6930, 6927; 8821-6545

Email:

seplasa@minae.go.cr, ccordero@minae.go.cr, carloscorderovega@gmail.com

Name:

National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Head:

Grettel Vega Arce

Address:

Av. 15. Calle 1º, Barrio Tournon, Costado Sur ULACIT
Apartado Postal 11384-1000
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2522-6500, 6666 ext. 512, 225

Fax:

+(506) 2248-2451

Email:

grettel.vega@sinac.go.cr, rosiris.barboza@sinac.go.cr, zeidy.castro@sinac.go.cr

Web:

http://www.sinac.go.cr

Name:

National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Head:

Grettel Vega Arce

Address:

Av. 15. Calle 1º, Barrio Tournon, Costado Sur ULACIT
Apartado Postal 11384-1000
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2522-6500, 6666 ext. 512, 225

Fax:

+(506) 2248-2451

Email:

grettel.vega@sinac.go.cr, rosiris.barboza@sinac.go.cr, zeidy.castro@sinac.go.cr

Web:

http://www.sinac.go.cr

Name:

National Fund for Forest Financing

Head:

Jorge Mario Rodríguez Zúñiga

Address:

San Vicente de Moravia, del Mall Lincoln Plaza
100 m. sur y 200 m. oeste, Edificio IFAM
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2545-3501

Email:

jrodriguez@fonafifo.go.cr, johanna.gamboa@fonafifo.go.cr

Web:

http://www.fonafifo.go.cr

Name:

National Commission for Biodiversity Management

Head:

Ángela González Grau

Address:

Frente a la Iglesia de Fátima
Los Yoses,San Pedro, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2253-8416; 2224-8664 ext.101

Email:

angela.gonzalez@conagebio.go.cr, agg.conagebio@gmail.com

Web:

http://www.conagebio.go.cr

Name:

National Commission for Biodiversity Management

Head:

Ángela González Grau

Address:

Frente a la Iglesia de Fátima
Los Yoses,San Pedro, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2253-8416; 2224-8664 ext.101

Email:

angela.gonzalez@conagebio.go.cr, agg.conagebio@gmail.com

Web:

http://www.conagebio.go.cr

Name:

Environmental Comptroller

Head:

Walter Zavala Ortega

Address:

Costado norte del Liceo de Costa Rica, oficina 923, Plaza Víquez, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2257-1839 ext. 212; 2233-0356 ext. 212

Email:

contraloriaambiental@minae.go.cr, wzavala@minae.go.cr

Web:

https://contraloriaambiental.go.cr

Environmental Offices In Other Agencies

Name:

Area of Environmental Services and Energy Oversight; General Comptroller of the Republic

Head:

Carolina Retana Valverde

Address:

Contraloría General de la República Costa Rica
Sabana Sur, Mata Redonda, Intersección Av. 12 y Calle 50
Apartado Postal 1179-1000
San José, Costa Rica

Phone:

+(506) 2501-8034, 8035, 8161, 8000

Fax:

+(506) 2501-8100

Email:

carolina.retana@cgr.go.cr, centro.conocimiento@cgr.go.cr

Web:

http://www.cgr.go.cr

Name:

Agricultural and Environmental Attorney’s Office

Head:

José Joaquín Barahona Vargas