It is the body established by each Member State to fulfill the mission, vision, principles, and scientific strategy of the PAIGH at the national level, with the financial support of its government.
The government of each Member State appoints the President and Vice President of its National Section, in accordance with its internal regulations and the Organic Statute of the PAIGH.
The government of each Member State or the President of the National Section appoints the remaining members.
The Member States of the PAIGH are: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, the United States of America, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela.