About the Ramsar Convention

Each Contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention designates an implementing agency within its government to take responsibility for the affairs of the Convention. These agencies, called the "Administrative Authorities", are the Secretariat's main focal points, in addition to normal diplomatic channels, within the Member States. If you should have questions about the implementation of the Ramsar Convention within your own country, you are welcome to inquire at the Secretariat but you might do as well to contact the relevant authority listed below.

Each entry below gives the Administrative Authority for each Party; the E, F, or S after the name of each State shows which of the Convention's official languages (English, French, and Spanish) has been chosen by the State as its "working language" in its dealings with the Convention. The unofficial "National Focal Points" is listed after each entry for which an individual has been communicated to the Secretariat by the Party's Administrative Authority.

The Secretariat's official list is kept current by Valerie Higgins; any updates, errors or omissions can be reported directly to her by the competent authorities in the Parties.

ALBANIA E
Directorate of Nature Protection Policies, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Water Administration, Rr. Durrësit, Nr. 27, Tirana, Albania (Tel +355 4 270 624/30 or +355 4 227 0624, Fax +355 4 270 627 or +355 4 270 624) National Focal Point: Sajmir Hoxha, shoxha@moe.gov.al

ALGERIA F
Direction Générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural, Chemin Doudou Mokhtar - BP 232, Ben Aknoun, Alger 16036, Algérie (Tel +213 21 91 52 14 or +213 21 91 53 16, Fax +213 21 91 53 04 or +213 21 91 53 17, Email dgf.dpff@wissal.dz) National Focal Point: Ghania Bessah, gh_bessah@yahoo.fr

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA E
Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry, Point Wharf Fisheries Complex, St. John's, Antigua (Tel +1 268 462 1372 or +1 268 462 1213, Fax +1 268 248 2707 or +1 268 462 1372, Email fisheries@antigua.gov.ag) National Focal Point: Philmore James, firstabiola@gmail.com

ARGENTINA S
Directora General de Asuntos Ambientales - Ministerio de, Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto, Esmeralda 1212 - Piso 14, C1007ABR Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tel +54 11 4819 7414 or +54 11 4819 7405, Fax +54 11 4819 7413, Email smm@mrecic.gov.ar) National Focal Points: Corina Lehmann, leh@mrecic.gov.ar and Sara Beatriz Sverlij, ssverlij@ambiente.gov.ar or ssverlij@yahoo.com

ARMENIA E
Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 0010 Yerevan, Armenia (Tel +374 10 580 711 or +374 10 585 469, Fax +374 10 527 952 or +374 10 585 469, Email interdpt@rambler.ru) National Focal Point: Karén Jenderedjian, karen_jender@mail.ru or jender@arminco.com

AUSTRALIA E
Water Assets and Natural Resources Division, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (Tel +61 2 6274 1919 or +61 2 6274 2526, Fax +61 2 6274 2360 or +61 2 6274 1006, Email tony.slatyer@environment.gov.au) National Focal Point: Ian Krebs, ian.krebs@environment.gov.au

AUSTRIA E
Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft,Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft, Abteilung II/4, Stubenbastei 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria (Tel +43 1 51522 1401 or 1416, Fax +43 1 51522 7402, Email Valerie.Zacherl@lebensministerium.at) National Focal Point: Gerhard Sigmund, Gerhard.sigmund@lebensministerium.at

AZERBAIJAN E
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, B. Aghayev Str. 100-A, 370073 Baku, Azerbaijan (Tel +994 12 438 84 89 or +994 12 492 7369, Fax +994 12 49 25 907, Email aliyev@iglim.baku.az rsattarzade@azdata.net) National Focal Point: Rachad Allahverdiev, Rashadzero@rambler.ru

BAHAMAS E
BEST Commission, Office of the Prime Minister, Nassau Court, PO Box CB-10980, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas (Tel +1 242 322 4546, Fax +1 242 326 3509, Email philipweech@bahamas.gov.bs or bestnbs@hotmail.com) National Focal Point: Deon Stewart, deonstewart@bahamas.gov.bs

BAHRAIN E
Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife, PO Box 32657, Isa Town, Bahrain (Tel +973 1 787 5103 or +973 1 787 5130, Fax +973 1 787 4615 or +973 1 778 4934, Email IsmailM@env.gov.bh) National Focal Point: Shaker Khamdan, shakerk@env.gov.bh

BANGLADESH E
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Building No. 6, Floor 13, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh (Tel +880 2 716 4810 or +880 2 716 4881, Fax +880 2 716 9210 or+880 2 716 1881) National Focal Point: A.H.M. Rezaul Kabir, secretary@moef.gov.bd

BARBADOS E
Ministry of Energy and the Environment, Environment Division, 1st floor, S.P. Musson Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown, St Michael BB11144, Barbados (Tel +1 246 467 5700 or +1 246 467 5721, Fax +1 246 437 8859, Email lionelnurse@caribsurf.com or envirobdos@gob.bb) National Focal Point: Steve A. Devonish, heritage@barbados.gov.bb

BELARUS E
Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection, 10 Kollectornaya St., 220048 Minsk, Belarus (Tel +375 17 200 6691 or +375 17 220 3986, Fax +375 17 220 4771, Email minproos@mail.belpak.by) National Focal Point: Tatiana Trafimovich, tmatsur@tut.by or fauna@minpriroda.by

BELGIUM E
General Directorate, Environment, FOD Public Health, Food Safety & Environment, Place Victor Horta 40/10, 1060 Brussels, Belgium (Tel +32 2 524 9675, Fax +32 2 524 9643, Email roland.moureau@health.fgov.be) National Focal Point: Geert Raeymaekers, Geert.Raeymaekers@health.fgov.be

BELGIUM E
(Flemish Region) Policy Division, Agency for Nature and Forests, Flemish Government, Koning Albert II-laan 20 bus 8 te, 1000 Brussel, Belgium (Tel +32 2 553 7683 or +32 2 553 7686, Fax +32 2 553 7685, Email filiep.cardoen@lne.vlaanderen.be) National Focal Point: Els Martens, Email els.martens@lne.vlaanderen.be

BELGIUM E
Nature, Water and Forest Division, Brussels Institute of the Environment - BIME, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels, Belgium (Tel +32 2 775 7561 +32 2 775 7602, Fax +32 2 775 7561 +32 2 775 7611, Email mgr@ibgebim.be) National Focal Point:

BELGIUM F
Direction de la Nature, Ministère de la Région Wallonne, Avenue Prince de Liège, 15, B-5100 Jambes, Belgique (Tel +32 81 33 58 04 or +32 81 33 58 58, Fax +32 81 33 58 22, Email P.Blerot@mrw.wallonie.be) National Focal Point: Catherine Debruyne, c.debruyne@mrw.wallonie.be

BELIZE E
Forestry Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Forest Drive, Belmopan City, Belize (Tel +501 822 1524 or +501 822 2079, Fax +501 1 822 1523, Email cfo@mnrei.gov.bz or fdsecretary@mnrei.gov.bz) National Focal Point: George Hanson, wildlife@mnrei.gov.bz or bzgeohan66@yahoo.com

BENIN F
Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement, 03 BP 4387, Cotonou, Bénin (Tel +229 21 30 45 56 or +229 90 98 48 89, Fax +229 21 30 45 43 or +229 97 63 40 48, Email abepge@bow.intnet.b or orouyesab@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Camille-Alex Dagba, camaalex530718@yahoo.fr

BOLIVIA S
Dirección de Biodiversidad, Recursos Forestales y Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural, Agropecuario y Medio Ambiente, Av. Camacho No. 1471 (entre Calles Bueno y Loayza), La Paz, Bolivia (Tel +591 2 220 0885 Int. 267/591, Fax +591 2 211 1097, Email jprbol@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Omar E. Rocha Olivio, omarocha15@yahoo.com or dg-biodiversidad@agrobolivia.gov.bo

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA E
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Musala 9, 33 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tel +387 33 220 093, Fax +387 33 445 911) National Focal Point: Jaroslav Vego, jaroslav.vego@gmail.com

BOTSWANA E
Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Private Bag B0199, Gaborone, Botswana (Tel +267 391 4955 or +267 390 2050, Fax +267 391 4861 or +267 390 2051, Email mchakalisa@gov.bw) National Focal Point: Stevie C. Monna, smonna@gov.bw

BRAZIL E
Ministério do Meio Ambiente - Secretaria de Biodiversidade, e Florestas, Núcleo da Zona Costeira e Marinha, SEPN 505, Lote 2, Bloco B, Ed. Marie Prendi Cruz, 4º andar, sl. 402, Asa Norte-CEP: 70.730-542 Brasília DF, Brazil (Tel +55 61 3105 2066, Email ana-paula.prates@mma.gov.br) National Focal Point: Maria Carolina Hazin, maria-carolina.hazin@mma.gov.br or dap@mma.gov.br

BULGARIA E
Ministry of the Environment and Water, 67 William Gladstone Street, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria (Tel +359 2 988 2577 or +359 2 940 6103, Fax +359 2 986 2533 or +359 2 940 6127, Email nnps@moew.government.bg) National Focal Point: Aylin Hasan, ahasan@moew.government.bg

BURKINA FASO F
Secrétariat permanent du Conseil National pour, le Développement Durable (SP/CONEDD), 01 BP 6486, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso (Tel +226 50 31 31 66, Email spconedd@fasonet.bf) National Focal Point: Andréa Ouédraogo, andreaoued@yahoo.fr or parcsnationaux@liptinfor.bf

BURUNDI F
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Tourisme, et de l'Environnement, Programme zones humides, BP 241, Bujumbura, Burundi (Tel +257 22 49 79 or +257 79 930 034, Fax +257 22 89 02 or +257 22 40 4254) National Focal Point: Jean-Marie Bukuru, jmbkr2000@yahoo.fr or jbukuru@nilebasin.org

CAMBODIA E
Wetland, Coastal and Watershed Office, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment, #48, Samdech Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Tel +855 23 721 461 or +855 23 721 073, Fax +855 23 721 461 or +855 23 212 540) National Focal Point: Sunleang Srey, kampongspeu@yahoo.com

CAMEROON F
Ministre de l’Environnement et de la Protection, de la Nature, Boulevard du 20 mai, Immeuble ministériel No. 2, 6è étage, BP 320, Yaoundé, Cameroun (Tel +237 22 01 46 81 or +237 2222 1175, Fax +237 22 23 60 51 or +237 22 23 34 23) National Focal Point: Serge Hervé Ondoua, ondouabilounga@yahoo.fr

CANADA E
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., 3rd Floor, Place Vincent Massey, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, Canada (Tel +1 819 994 7177 or +1 819 997 1303, Fax +1 819 953 7177 or+1 819 994 4445, Email Virginia.Poter@ec.gc.ca) National Focal Point: Robert McLean, Robert.Mclean@ec.gc.ca

CAPE VERDE F
Dirección General de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Desarrollo Rural y Recursos Marinos, Ponta Bélem, CP-115 Ciudad da Praia, Isla Santiago, Cap-Vert (Tel +238 261 8984, Fax +238 261 7511, Email celestinalopes@hotmail.com) National Focal Point:

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC F
Ministre des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse & Pêche, Rue Ambassadeur R. Guérillot, BP 830, Bangui, République Centrafricaine (Tel +236 75 05 1142 or +236 50 26 73, Fax +236 99 37 08, Email mariamsid2006@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Pierre Gaba-Mano, gabamano52@yahoo.fr or mbaro2003@yahoo.fr

CHAD F
Direction des Parcs nationaux, Réserves de la Faune, & de la Chasse, BP 905, N'Djaména, Tchad (Tel +235 252 23 05 +235 52 44 70, Fax +235 639 43 52 +235 52 44 12, Email zakouma@intnet.td or dcfap@intnet.td or biodiv@intnet.td) National Focal Point: Commanda Behera, walsoumon@yahoo.fr

CHILE S
Dirección de Medio Ambiente, Antárctica y Asuntos Marítimos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Teatinos 180, piso 13, Santiago, Chile (Tel +56 2 380 1403 or +56 2 827 4718, Fax +56 2 380 1759, Email cmaquieira@minrel.gov.cl) National Focal Point: Nancy Céspedes, ncespedes@minrel.gov.cl

CHINA E
China State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli East Avenue 18, Beijing 100714, China (Tel +86 10 8423 9304 or +86 10 8423 8301, Fax +86 10 8423 9013, Email Liuxin@forestry.gov.cn) National Focal Point: Jiming Yuan, yuan_jiming@hotmail.com

COLOMBIA S
Dirección de Ecosistemas, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, Calle 37 No. 8-40, Piso 2°, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia (Tel +571 332 3633 or +571 332 3434x2345, Fax +571 332 3457 or +571 340 6206/12, Email mpardo@minambiente.gov.co) National Focal Points: María del Rosario Guzmán, mrguzman@minambiente.gov.co and Andrea Albán Durán, Asuntos Económicos, Sociales y Ambientales, Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, maria.alban@cancilleria.gov.co

COMOROS F
Ministre de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche, de l'Environnement, BP 41, Moroni, Comores (Tel +269 750 000 or +269 75 60 29, Fax +269 750 003, Email kassimsiti@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Abdourahaman Ben Houssen, abdoubhoussen@gmail.com

CONGO F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement, B.P. 2702, Brazzaville, Congo (Tel +242 666 62 48 +242 505 26 64, Fax +242 81 15 12, Email alexis_minga@yahoo.fr or dgenvir_congo@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Gilbert Madouka, madouka2005@yahoo.fr

COSTA RICA S
Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación (SINAC), Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE), AP 11384-1000, 200 metros sur del IMAS, Barrio Francisco Peralta, San José, Costa Rica (Tel +506 2256-0917/Ext-151 or +506 283 8004, Fax +506 2248 2451 or +506 283 7118, Email ronald.vargas@sinac.go.cr) National Focal Points: Marco Vinicio Araya Barrantes, marco.araya@sinac.go.cr and Jorge Gamboa Elizondo, jorge.gamboa@sinac.go.cr

CÔTE D’IVOIRE F
Direction de la Faune et Ressources Cynégétiques, Ministère de l'Environnement des Eaux et Forêts, BPV 178, Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire (Tel +225 2021 0700 or +225 2022 2797, Fax +225 2021 0990, Email denamani@yahoo.fr or kosalikk@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Camille Groga Bada, grogabadacamille@yahoo.fr

CROATIA E
Directorate for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture, Runjaninova 2, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia (Tel +385 1 4866 101 +385 1 4866 666, Fax +385 1 48 66 100, Email Bozo.Biskupic@min-kulture.hr) National Focal Point: Eugen Draganovic, eugen.draganovic@min-kulture.hr

CUBA S
Ministerio de Ciencia, Technología y Medio Ambiente, Capitolio Nacional, Prado y San José, La Habana 10200, Cuba (Tel +537 867 0621 or +537 670 606, Fax +537 867 0600 or +537 338 054) National Focal Point: Jorge Luis Fernández Chamero, chamero@citma.cu

CYPRUS E
Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, 1411 Nicosia, Cyprus (Tel +357 22 408 900 or +357 2240 8922, Fax +357 22 774 945, Email aantoniou@environment.moa.gov.cy or andrecws@logos.cy.net) National Focal Point: Christina Pantazi, cpantazi@environment.moa.gov.cy

CZECH REPUBLIC E
Department of International Conservation of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment, Vrsovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Czech Republic (Tel +420 2 6712 2038 or +420 267 122 372, Fax +420 2 6731 0328, Email roth@env.cz) National Focal Point: Libuse Vlasáková, libuse_vlasakova@env.cz

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO  F
Ministre de l'Environnement, Avenue Papa ILEO (Ex - des Cliniques), n° 15, Kinshasa/Gombe, Rép. Dém. du Congo (Tel +243 817 005 004, Email Jebendundo@hotmail.com) National Focal Point: Crispin Sedeke Okwul, crisedeke@yahoo.fr

DENMARK E
Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen 0, Denmark (Tel +45 72 54 47 00 or +45 72 54 48 67, Fax +45 39 27 98 99, Email blst@blst.dk) National Focal Point: Sten Asbirk, sta@blst.dk

The Environmental Agency, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, Greenland Home Rule Government, PO Box 1614, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland (Tel +45 299 346 701 or 45 32 833 852, Fax +45 30 690 047, Email aerj@gh.gl) National Focal Point: Inge Thaulow, Inth@ghsdk.dk or Inth@gh.gl

DJIBOUTI F
Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Environnement, et de l'Aménagement du Territoire, B.P. 11, Djibouti (Tel +253 35 00 06 or +253 35 26 67, Fax +253 35 16 18, Email adouale@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Houssein Abdillahi Rayaleh, rayalehoussein@yahoo.fr or assamo@intnet.dj

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC S
Subsecretaría de Areas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y RR Nat., Av. Máximo Gómez, esq Paseo de los Reyes Católicos, Santo Domingo 905698, República Dominicana (Tel +1 809 472 4204 or +1 809 472 4724, Fax +1 809 472 4012, Email areasprotegidas@medioambiente.gov.do) National Focal Point: Amarilis Polonia, amarilispolonia@yahoo.es or direccion.biodiversidad@medioambiente.gov.do

ECUADOR S
Dirección de Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas, Ministerio del Ambiente, Avds. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Edif. MAG, 8° piso, Quito, Ecuador (Tel +593 2 2506 337 or +593 2 2563 462, Fax +593 2 2563 462 or +593 2 2564 037, Email maguinaga@ambiente.gov.ec or mma@ambiente.gov.ec) National Focal Point: Sergio Lasso B, sergiol2104@yahoo.com or slasso@ambiente.gov.ec

EGYPT E
Nature Conservation Sector, Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., 7th floor, PO Box 11728, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt (Tel +20 2 2527 1391 +20 2 2524 8792, Fax +20 2 2527 1391 +20 2 2524 8792) National Focal Point: Moustafa M. Fouda, foudamos@link.net or ncs@link.net

EL SALVADOR S
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Km 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla, Calle y Colonia Las Mercedes, Edificio MARN, San Salvador, CP 3186, El Salvador (Tel +503 2267 9325 or +503 2267 9418, Fax +503 2267 9326 or +503 2267 9420, Email cguerrero@marn.gob.sv or medioambiente@marn.gob.sv) National Focal Point: J. Enrique Barraza Sandoval, ebarraza@marn.gob.sv

EQUATORIAL GUINEA S
Dirección General de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente, Plaza Catedral, Malabo, Bioke Norte, Guinea Ecuatorial (Tel +240 60 05 30 or +240 27 47 95, Fax +240 093 348, Email josensi@msn.com) National Focal Point: Jose Nsi Nguema Nsang, josensi@msn.com

ESTONIA E
Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of the Environment, Narva mnt 7A, 15172 Tallinn, Estonia (Tel +372 626 28 02 or +372 626 2879, Fax +372 626 29 01, Email min@ekm.envir.ee) National Focal Point: Herdis Fridolin, herdis.fridolin@envir.ee

FIJI E
Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources & Environment, Department of Environment, PO Box 2109, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji (Tel +679 3311 699, Fax +679 3312 879 or +679 3300 138, Email enasome@govnet.gov.fj or epeli_nasome@hotmail.com) National Focal Point:

FINLAND E
EU and International Biodiversity, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 35, FIN-00023 Government, Finland (Tel +358 9 1603 9597, Fax +358 9 1603 9364 +358 20 490 7126, Email Jussi.Soramaki@ymparisto.fi) National Focal Point: Tiina Niikkonen, Metsähallitus - Forest and Park Service, Natural Heritage Services, Southern Finland, Tel +358 205 64 5934, tiina.niikkonen@metsa.fi

FRANCE F
Direction de la Nature et des Paysages, Ministère de l'écologie, de l'aménagement et du développement durable, 20, avenue de Ségur, 75302 Paris 07 SP, France (Tel +33 142 19 19 00 or +33 142 19 20 67, Fax +33 142 19 19 77 or +33 142 19 19 98, Email jean-marc.michel@ecologie.gouv.fr) National Focal Point: Emmanuel Thiry, emmanuel.thiry@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

GABON F
Direction de l'Environnement et de la Nature, Ministère de L'Economie Forestière, des Eaux & de la Pêche, BP 11274, Libreville, Gabon (Tel +241 06 61 85 87 or +241 76 1444/2700, Fax +241 76 55 48 or +241 76 61 83, Email faustondamba@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Côme Ndjokounda, mambeleg2@yahoo.fr

GAMBIA E
Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Management, Department of State for Forestry & the Environment, Abuko Nature Reserve, Serrekunda, Banjul, Gambia (Tel +220 473 6972/3 or +220 991 6993, Fax +220 439 2179 or +220 773 6358, Email Alphaojay@gmail.com or aoj@dosfen.gov.gm or alphaojay@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Kawsu Jammeh kjammehsopee@yahoo.com or jammeh.kawsu@gmail.com

GEORGIA E
Ministry of Environment Protection & Natural Resources, 6 Gulua Street, 0114 Tbilisi, Georgia (Tel +995 32 72 72 31 or +995 32 465 004, Fax +995 32 72 7257 or +995 32 465 504, Email sophikoakhobadze@moe.gov.ge or sakhobadze@moe.gov.ge) National Focal Point: Ana Rukhadze, anarukhadze@yahoo.com or biodepbio@moe.gov.ge

GERMANY E
Referates NI4 "International Nature Conservation", Bundesmin. für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Robert-Schumann-Platz 3, D-53175 Bonn, Germany (Tel +49 1888 305 2630 or + 49 228 99 305 - 2617, Fax +49 1888 305 2684, Email christiane.paulus@bmu.bund.de) National Focal Point: Cornelia Neukirchen, cornelia.neukirchen@bmu.bund.de

GHANA E
Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission), PO Box MB 239, Ministries Post Office, Accra, Ghana (Tel  +233 21 401 227 or +233 244 262 467, Fax +233 21 401 233 or + 233 21 401 197, Email adunsiah@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Charles C. Amankwah, ccamankwah@yahoo.com

GREECE E
Directorate General of the Environment, Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works, 17 Amaliados Street, 115 26 Athens, Greece (Tel +30 210 64 57 990 or +30 210 69 83 467, Fax +30 210 64 10 641, Email j.vournas@dpers.minenv.gr or grammateia@dpers.minenv.gr) National Focal Point: Demetra Spala, d.spala@dpers.minenv.gr

GUATEMALA S
Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (CONAP), 5ta Ave 6-06, zona 1 Edificio IPM, 7mo nivel, Ciudad de Guatemala 01001, Guatemala (Tel +502 2422 6700 or +502 2422 6707, Fax +502 2253 4141 or +502 2238 3118, Email csantizo@conap.gob.gt or seconap@conap.gob.gt) National Focal Point: Julio Fernando Castro Escobar, fercastro@conap.gob.gt

GUINEA F
Direction Nationale des Forêts et Faune, Ministère du Developpement Durable/l'Environnement (MDDE), BP 731, Conakry, Guinée (Tel +224 11 26 95 20, Email namory54@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Atigou Balde, Direction Nationale de la Gestion des Ressources en Eau, Ministère Hydraulique / Energie, Email atigoudire@yahoo.fr

GUINEA-BISSAU F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement, Ministère aux Ressources Naturelles, Energie et Industrie, B.P. 399, Bissau, Guinée-Bissau (Tel +245 20 64 57, Fax +245 20 17 53 or +245 20 49 23, Email secocassama@yahoo.com.br) National Focal Point: Seco Cassamá, secocassama@yahoo.com.br

HONDURAS S
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente - SERNA, Edificio Principal, 100 metros al sur del Estadio Nacional, Apartado Postal 1389, 4710 Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Tel +504 232 2011 or +504 235 9292, Fax +504 232 6250 +504 239 0498, Email sdespacho@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Carlos Hernan García, carlosga2004@yahoo.es

HUNGARY E
Department for Nature and Environment Protection, Ministry of Environment and Water, Fő utca 44-50, 1011 Budapest, Hungary (Tel +36 1 395 7093 or +36 1 457 3300x162, Fax +36 1 200 8880 or +36 1 201 4617, Email haraszthy@mail.kvvm.hu) National Focal Point: András Schmidt, schmidt@mail.kvvm.hu

ICELAND E
Environment Agency, Sudurlandsbraut 24, IS-108 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel +354 591 2000, Fax +354 591 2020) National Focal Point: Trausti Baldursson, trausti@ust.is

INDIA E
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India (Tel +91 11 2436 0721 or +91 11 2436 1774, Fax +91 11 2436 2746 or +91 11 2436 7009, Email vijai.sharma@nic.in or Kaul52@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: A.K. Goyal, akg@nic.in

INDONESIA E
DG Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHPA), Ministry of Forestry, Manggala Wanabakti Blok 7 / lantai 7, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat 10270, Indonesia (Tel +62 21 573 0312/16 or +62 21 572 0229/27, Fax +62 21 573 4818 or +62 21 573 3437, Email ramsar_indonesia@dephut.go.id) National Focal Point: Noor Hidayat, noorhidayat@dephut.go.id

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF E
International Economic Affairs & Specialized Agencies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 45 Koushk Mesri Street, Ferdousi Avenue, Tehran, Iran (Tel +98 21 6115 4475/6, Fax +98 21 6670 4176, Email M.babaei@mfa.gov.ir or sudenad2@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Jafar Barmaki, jbarmaki@gmail.com

IRAQ E
National Committee for Wetlands in Iraq, Ministry of Water Resources, Palestine Street, Baghdad 4444, Iraq (Tel +964 790 192 5404 or +964 790 116 4537, Fax +964 790 192 5404, Email janabih2000@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Ekram Qassim, ramsar.iraq@gmail.com

IRELAND E
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (Tel +353 1 647 2428, Fax +353 1 678 8118, Email cogrady@environ.ie) National Focal Point: Mary Moore, marymoore@environ.ie or Postmaster@environ.ie

ISRAEL E
Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 34033, Jerusalem 95464, Israel (Tel +972 2 655 3720, Fax +972 2 653 5939, Email miriamh@environment.gov.il) National Focal Point: Eliezer Frankenberg, Division of Science and Conservation, Nature and Parks Authority, Email Eliezer.frankenberg@npa.org.il

ITALY E
Direzione per la Protezione della Natura, Ministero dell’ambiente e della tutela del territorio e del mare, Via C. Bavastro, 174, 00154 Rome, Italy (Tel +39 06 5722 8510 or +39 06 5722 8003, Fax +39 06 5722 8390, Email dpn-dg@minambiente.it or dpn-div6@minambiente.it) National Focal Point: Angelo Ciasca, Ciasca.Angelo@minambiente.it

JAMAICA E
National Environment and Planning Agency, 10 - 11 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica (Tel +1 876 754 7540 or +1 876 754 7594, Fax +1 876 754 7504-6 or +1 876 754 7596, Email lmyers@nepa.gov.jm or ceo@nepa.gov.jm) National Focal Point: Yvette Strong, ystrong@nepa.gov.jm

JAPAN E
Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan (Tel +81 3 5521 8284, Fax +81 3 3581 7090, Email kazuaki_hoshino@env.go.jp or wildlife@env.go.jp) National Focal Point: Risa Kasai, Permanent Mission of Japan, to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Email risa.kasai@ge-japan.ch

JORDAN E
Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, Auhud Street, Amman 11941, Jordan (Tel +962 6 556 0113 or +962 6 534 5848, Fax +962 6 556 0288 or +962 6 535 0084, Email moenv@moenv.gov.jo) National Focal Point: Faris Al Junaidi, faljunidi@yahoo.com

KAZAKHSTAN E
Forestry and Hunting Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, 35/2 street, Ministry House, entrance No5, floor 6, office 608, 010000 Astana city, Kazakhstan (Tel +7 717 2 74 32 88 or +7 7172 93 33 26, Fax +7172 74 32 88 or +7 7172 74 28 35) National Focal Point: Khairbek Shahvalievich Musabaev, mussabayev@minagri.kz

KENYA E
Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources & Wildlife, PO Box 40241, Nairobi 00001, Kenya (Tel +254 20 600 800 or +254 721 2165 97, Fax +254 20 603 792 or +254 20 607 024, Email kipngetich@kws.org or kws@kws.org) National Focal Point: James Gichiah Njogu, jgichiah@kws.org or convention@kws.org or wetlands@kws.org

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC E
Dept of Protected Areas & Biodiversity Conservation, State Agency on Environment Protection & Forestry, Toktogul str., 228, 720001 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (Tel +996 312 545 282 or +996 312 564 195, Fax +996 312 545 282 or +996 312 611 396/834, Email min-eco@elcat.kg or envforest@elcat.kg) National Focal Point: Kylychbek Jundubaev, sheraly2004@mail.ru

LATVIA E
Ministry of the Environment, Peldu Iela 25, LV-1494 Riga, Latvia (Tel +371 6702 6560 or +371 6702 6519, Fax +371 6782 0442 or +371 6721 2544, Email Guntis.pukitis@vidm.gov.lv) National Focal Point: Vija Busa, vija.busa@vidm.gov.lv

LEBANON E
Department of Conservation of Natural Wealth, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 11-2727, Lazarieh Bldg, Block A4 New, 7th Floor, Beirut Central District, Lebanon (Tel +961 1 976 555 or +961 1 976 555x417, Fax +961 1 976 530, Email l.samaha@moe.gov.lb) National Focal Point: Nabil Assaf, n.assaf@moe.gov.lb

LESOTHO E
Department of Water Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 772, Maseru, Lesotho (Tel +266 22 322 334 or +266 2231 2383, Fax +266 22 310 437 or +266 22 310 520, Email leleka@ilesotho.com) National Focal Point: Sekhonyana Lerotholi, lerotholi@dwa.gov.ls or mefi@dwa.gov.ls

LIBERIA E
Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Tubman Blvd., Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia (Tel +231 6 511 387 or +231 655 8594, Fax +231 6 7 752 3432 or +231 22 78 38, Email necolib@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Cecelia Smith-Kollie, cekollie@yahoo.com

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA E
Secretary, the Environment General Authority, PO Box 83618, Tripoli, Libya (Tel +218 21 487 1590 or +218 21 487 0266, Fax +218 21 487 0266 or +218 21 487 1590, Email mfallah@environment.org.ly or egainfo@environment.org.ly) National Focal Point: Essam M. Bouras, eaburass@yahoo.com

LIECHTENSTEIN E
National Office for Forests, Nature & Land Management, Ressort Umwelt, Raum, Land- und Waldwirtschaft, Dr. Grass-Strasse 10, FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Tel +423 236 64 01 or +423 236 64 00, Fax +423 236 64 11, Email felix.naescher@awnl.llv.li) National Focal Point: Michael Fasel, michael.fasel@awnl.llv.li

LITHUANIA E
Ministry of Environment, A. Jaksto 4/9, LT-2694 Vilnius, Lithuania (Tel +370 52 266 3480 or +370 52 266 3566, Fax +370 52 266 3663 or +370 52 266 3665, Email a.paulauskas@am.lt) National Focal Point: Dalius Sungaila, d.sungaila@am.lt

LUXEMBOURG F
Ministère de l'Environnement, 18 Montée de la Pétrusse, 2918 Luxembourg (Tel +352 2478 6826 or +352 2478 6820, Fax +352 2478 6835, Email claude.origer@mev.etat.lu) National Focal Point: Sandra Cellina, Sandra.Cellina@mev.etat.lu

MADAGASCAR F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et des Forêts, Ministère de l'Environnement, des Forêts et du Tourisme, BP 243, Nanisana, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar (Tel +261 20 22 411 55 or +261 20 24 811 62, Fax +261 33 11 784 83 or +261 20 22 411 49/55, Email guy.dgeef@minenvef.gov.mg or sapm.dgeef@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Laurette Hermine Rasoavahiny, dsap@meeft.gov.mg

MALAWI E
Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Information and Tourism, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Malawi (Tel +265 1 759 833 or +265 1 759 831, Fax +265 1 759 832 or +265 1 770 650, Email dnpw@malawi.net) National Focal Point: Roy Bhima, roybhima1@yahoo.co.uk

MALAYSIA E
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Level 17, Wisma Sumber Asli 25, Precinct 4, Persiaran Perdana, Federal Government Adm. Centre, 62574 Putrajaya, Malaysia (Tel +603 8886 1111 or +603 8886 1597, Fax +603 8886 1512, Email azizahms@nre.gov.my) National Focal Point: Lian Kok Fei, drlian@nre.gov.my

MALI F
Direction Nationale de la Conservation de la Nature, BP 275, Bamako, Mali (Tel +223 223 36 95/7 or +223 672 54 47, Fax +223 223 36 96 or +223 222 11 34, Email conservationature@datatech.net.ml) National Focal Point: Soumana Timbo, timbosat@yahoo.fr

MALTA E
Environment Protection Directorate, Malta Environment and Planning Authority, St. Francis Ravelin, Floriana VLT 01, Malta (Tel +356 2290 1527 or +356 2290 0000, Fax +356 2290 2295, Email Martin.Seychell@mepa.org.mt or nature.protection@mepa.org.mt) National Focal Point: Darrin T. Stevens, darrin.stevens@mepa.org.mt or ramsar.malta@mepa.org.mt

MARSHALL ISLANDS E
Environment Protection Authority, PO Box 1322, Delap Lagoonside Rd., Majuro – 96960, Marshall Islands (Tel +692 625 3035 or +692 625 5203, Fax +692 625 5202, Email eparmi@ntamar.net) National Focal Point: John Bungitak, rmiepa@ntamar.net

MAURITANIA F
Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre, chargé, de l'Environnement, BP 170, Nouakchott, Mauritanie (Tel +222 524 31 38 or +222 542 3142, Fax +222 529 01 15 or +222 529 10 35, Email a.sidibouna@environnement.gov.mr) National Focal Point: Amadou Ba, gaonadio@yahoo.fr

MAURITIUS E
National Parks & Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries , Floreal, Réduit, Mauritius (Tel +230 464 2993 or +230 464 4016/2943, Fax +230 465 0453 or +230 465 1184, Email mputtoo@mail.gov.mu  or mputtoo@gmail.com) National Focal Point:

MEXICO S
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, (SEMARNAT), Blvd. Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez # 4209, Col. Jardines de la Montaña, Del. Tlalpan, CP 14210 México DF (Tel +52 55 5628 0600 or +52 55 5449 7001, Fax +52 55 5628 0643 or +52 55 5628 0644, Email c.secretario@semarnat.gob.mx) National Focal Point: Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich, enkerlin@conanp.gob.mx or comisionado@conanp.gob.mx

MOLDOVA E
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, 9, Cosmonautilor St., 2005 Chisinau, Moldova (Tel +373 22 204 507 or +373 22 20 45 35, Fax +373 22 226 858, Email ecopolicy@mediu.gov.md) National Focal Point: Veronica Josu, josu@mediu.gov.md

MONACO F
Délégué Permanent auprès des organismes internationaux, à caractère scientifique, environnemental et humanitaire, Athos Palace, 2, rue de la Lüjerneta, MC 98000 Monaco (Tel +377 93 15 81 48 or +377 93 15 21 22, Fax +377 93 50 95 91, Email pvanklaveren@gouv.mc or enviroint@troisseptsept.mc or rbermond@gouv.mc) National Focal Point:

MONGOLIA E
Ministry of Nature and Environment, Government Building-3, Baga Toiruu-44, Ulaanbaatar 44, Mongolia (Tel +976 11 267 675 or +976 11 263 341, Fax +976 11 321 401, Email mne@mongol.net) National Focal Point: Ayush Namkhai, namkhai_spa@yahoo.com

MONTENEGRO E
Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Protection, Rimski trg 45, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro (Tel +381 81 234 116 or +381 81 482 236, Fax +381 81 234 168, Email ministarstvo.turizma@mn.yu) National Focal Point: Viktor Subotic, viktors@mn.yu or viktor_subotic@yahoo.com

MOROCCO F
Haut Commissaire aux Eaux & Forêts et la Lutte contre la Désertification, BP 605, Rabat-Chellah, Maroc (Tel +212 37 76 30 15 or +212 37 67 52 34, Fax +212 37 76 44 46, Email lhafi@eauxetforets.gov.ma) National Focal Point: Mohamed Ribi, mohammed_ribi@yahoo.fr

MOZAMBIQUE E
Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs, Rua de Kassuende n.167, PO Box 2020, Maputo, Mozambique (Tel +258 2149 8114 or+258 21 465 622, Fax +258 2149 6908) National Focal Point: Sidónia Muhorro, sidoniamuhorro@yahoo.com.br

MYANMAR E
Planning and Statistics Department, Ministry of Forestry, Bld.28, Nay Pyi Taw, Insein, Yangon 11011, Myanmar (Tel +95 67 405 388 or +95 67 405 002, Fax +95 67 405 009, Email dgpsmof@mptmail.net.mm) National Focal Point: U Tin Tun, nwcdfd@gmail.com or nwcdfd@mail4u.com.mm

NAMIBIA E
Scientific Services Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek 9000, Namibia (Tel +264 61 284 2553, Fax +264 61 259 101) National Focal Point: Kenneth H. Uiseb, kuiseb@met.na

NEPAL E
Dept. of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, P.O. Box 860, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal (Tel +997 1 4227 926, Fax +997 1 4227 675, Email ) National Focal Point: Mr.Shiv Raj Bhatta, shivbhatta@hotmail.com

NETHERLANDS E
Department of Nature, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, PO Box 20401, 2500 EK The Hague, Netherlands (Tel +31 70 378 5549 or +31 70 378 5009, Fax +31 70 378 6144 or +31 70 378 6146, Email g.b.raaphorst@minlnv.nl) National Focal Point: Gerard Van Dijk, g.van.dijk@minlnv.nl

NEW ZEALAND E
Department of Conservation, Conservation Sciences Centre, PO Box 10-420, Wellington, New Zealand (Tel +64 4 471 0726 or +64 4 471 3071, Fax +64 4 471 3049, Email amorrison@doc.govt.nz) National Focal Point: Nicola Scott, nscott@doc.govt.nz

NICARAGUA S
Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Km. 12 1/2, Carretera Norte, AP 5123, Managua, Nicaragua (Tel +505 233 1684 or +505 263 1273, Fax +505 263 1274, Email rmanzanarez@marena.gob.ni) National Focal Point: Milton G. Camacho Bonilla, araucaria@marena.gob.ni

NIGER F
Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement/LCD, BP 721, Niamey, Niger (Tel +227 2176 8362 or +227 20 73 80 60, Fax +227 2176 8362 or +227 20 73 80 60, Email malam_ia@yahoo.fr or faune@intnet.ne or biosecu@intnet.ne) National Focal Point: Idrissa Yaou Adamou, idriss_y@yahoo.fr

NIGERIA E
Federal Ministry of the Environment, P.M.B. 468, 9th Floor, Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria (Tel +234 9 523 4014 or +234 08 2375 1134, Fax +234 9 523 4552, Email fmevn@hyperia.com) National Focal Point: John K. Auta, jkauta2007@yahoo.com

NORWAY E
Directorate for Nature Management, Tungasletta 2, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway (Tel +47 73 580 603 or +47 73 580 500, Fax +47 73 580 501, Email janne.sollie@dirnat.no or direktoratet@dirnat.no) National Focal Point: Jan-Petter Huberth Hansen, jan-p.huberth-hansen@dirnat.no

PAKISTAN E
National Council for Conservation of Wildlife NCCW, Ministry of Environment, No. 14-D, Second Floor, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan (Tel +92 51 926 2270 or +92 51 920 4515, Fax +92 51 926 2270) National Focal Point: Umeed Khalid, umeed_khalid@yahoo.com or nccw@isb.paknet.com.pk

PALAU E
Ministry of Resources and Development, PO Box 100, Palau PW 96940 (Tel +680 488 2701 or +680 488 5435, Fax +680 488 3380 or +680 488 3555, Email mrd@palaunet.com) National Focal Point: Tarita Holm, tarita@palaunet.com or tarita_holm@yahoo.com

PANAMA S
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente, PO Box 0843-00793, Ciudad de Panamá (Tel +507 500 0814 or +507 500 0839, Fax +507 315 0663, Email l.castro@anam.gob.pa or Leovy@anam.gob.pa) National Focal Point: Edgar Arauz, e.arauz@anam.gob.pa

PAPUA NEW GUINEA E
Conservation Division, Department of Environment and Conservation, PO Box 6601, Level 7 Somare Foundation, Boroko, 131 NCD, Papua New Guinea (Tel +675 325 0180 or +675 323 0279, Fax +675 325 0182, Email odir@daltron.com.pg or cons@daltron.com.pg) National Focal Point: James Sabi, biodiv@daltron.com.pg

PARAGUAY S
Secretaría del Ambiente - SEAM, Avda. Madame Lynch 3500 c/ 1er. Presidente, Asuncion 19005, Paraguay (Tel +595 21 615 806 or +595 21 615 812, Fax +595 21 615 807, Email gabinete@seam.gov.py or ministro@seam.gov.py) National Focal Point: Carolina Pedrozo Silva, carolina.pedrozo@gmail.com or cdc@seam.gov.py

PERU S
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales - INRENA, Ministerio de Agricultura, Apartado postal 4452, Calle 17 nº 355, Urb. El Palomar, Corpac, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru (Tel +51 1 224 3298 or +51 1 225 2113, Fax +51 1 224 3218 or +51 1 224 3298, Email jefatura@inrena.gob.pe) National Focal Point: Omar A. Ubillús Tolentino, oubillust@yahoo.es or rvs-pantanosdevilla@inrena.gob.pe

PHILIPPINES E
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NAPWNC Compound, Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines (Tel +632 924 60 31-35 or +632 920 44017, Fax +632 924 01 09, Email director@pawb.gov.ph or pacman@pawb.org.ph) National Focal Point: Marlynn M. Mendoza, mmendoza@i-manila.com.ph or mmmendozapawb@netscape.net

POLAND E
Ministry of the Environment, ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00 922 Warsaw, Poland (Tel +48 22 57 92 222 or +48 22 57 92 400, Fax +48 22 57 92 224, Email maciej.nowicki@mos.gov.pl) National Focal Point: Krzysztof Lissowski, krzysztof.lissowski@mos.gov.pl

PORTUGAL E
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade, Ministerio do Ambiente do Ordenamento do Território, e do Desenvolvimento Regional, R. de Sta. Marta, 55, 1150-294 Lisboa, Portugal (Tel +351 21 350 7900 or +351 21 395 9464, Fax +351 21 350 7986 or +351 21 601 048, Email presidencia@icnb.pt) National Focal Point: João Carlos Farinha, jcfarinha@gmail.com or farinhaj@icnb.pt

REPUBLIC OF KOREA E
Nature Policy Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Government Complex Gwacheon 1, Joonang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 427 729, Republic of Korea (Tel +82 2 2110 6731, Fax +82 2 504 9207, Email sang3859@me.go.kr) National Focal Point: Beyng-young Son, fdragon@me.go.kr

ROMANIA E
Directorate of Nature Conservation, Biodiversity, Biosafety, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Bd. Libertatii No. 12, 70005 Bucuresti, Romania (Tel +40 21 316 64 92 or +40 21 316 0287, Fax +40 21 316 02 82, Email mihai.manoiu@mmediu.ro or biodiv@mappm.ro) National Focal Point: Diana Mihaela Cocai, diana.cocai@mmediu.ro or dcocai@yahoo.com

RUSSIAN FEDERATION E
Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources, B. Gruzinskaya ul. 4/6, 123995 Moscow D-242, GSP-5, Russian Federation (Tel +7 495 252 0300 or +7 495 254 7222, Fax +7 495 254 8283 or +7 495 252 6747, Email admin@mnr.gov.ru) National Focal Point: Olga Lerman, lerman@mnr.gov.ru

RWANDA F
Ministère des Terres, de l'Environnement, des Forêts, de l'Eau et des Mines, B.P. 3502, 3502 Kigali, Rwanda (Tel +250 58 26 28, Fax +250 58 26 29) National Focal Point: Juliet Kabera, julietkabera@yahoo.co.uk

SAINT LUCIA Lucia E
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 5th Floor, Stanislaus James Building, Waterfront, Castries, Saint Lucia (Tel +1 758 468 4103 or +1 758 468 5635/41, Fax +1 758 468 4112, Email ps@slumaffe.org) National Focal Point: Michael Bobb, michaelbobb_2000@yahoo.com

SAMOA E
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa (Tel +685 23 095 or +685 23 800, Fax +685 20 231 or +685 23 176) National Focal Point: Nanai Tony Leutele, tony.leutele@mnre.gov.ws or tony_leutele@yahoo.co.nz

SAO TOME ET PRINCIPE F
Cabinet de l’Environnement, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et Environnement, BP: 1023, Av. Kwame Nkrumah, São Tomé, São Tomé et Principe (Tel +239 22 60 17 or +239 22 52 71/90 40 18, Fax +239 22 71 56, Email bureau_ozono@cstome.net or arceitacarv@hotmail.com) National Focal Point: Victor Bonfim, vicbonfim@hotmail.com

SENEGAL F
Direction des Parcs Nationaux, Ministère Environnement et Protection de la Nature, BP 5135, Dakar-Fann, Sénégal (Tel +221 33 832 2309 or +221 33 859 1618, Fax +221 33 832 2309, Email dpn@orange.sn or dpn@sentoo.sn) National Focal Point: Ousmane Kane, oussou77@hotmail.com

SERBIA E
Department for Protection of Nature and Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Omladinskih Brigada 1, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia (Tel +381 11 3131 357 or +381 11 3131 569, Fax +381 11 3132 574 or +381 11 2158 793, Email radislav.momirov@ekoplan.gov.rs) National Focal Point: Jelena Ducic jelena.ducic@ekoplan.gov.rs

SEYCHELLES E
Policy Planning & Services Division, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources & Transport, English River, PO Box 1145, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles (Tel +248 670 400 or +248 670 427, Fax +248 610 647, Email w.agricole@pps.gov.sc) National Focal Point: Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, p.murugaiyan@pps.gov.sc or drpmurugaiyanseychelles@gmail.com

SIERRA LEONE E
Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Tel +232 7664 0429 or+232 7668 0362, Fax +232 3364 0429, Email Sheikhman_1@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Kalie I. Bangura, kibangura785@yahoo.com

SLOVAKIA E
Division of Nature and Landscape Protection, Ministry of Environment, Námestie l'Udovíta Stúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava, Slovakia (Tel +421 2 5956 2160 or +421 2 5956 2211, Fax +421 2 5956 2533, Email stanislav.klauco@enviro.gov.sk) National Focal Point: Jana Durkosová, jana.durkosova@enviro.gov.sk

SLOVENIA E
Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Dunajska 48, p.p. 653, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Tel +386 1 478 7300 or +386 1 309 45 66, Fax +386 1 478 7422, Email janez.podobnik@gov.si) National Focal Point: Gordana Beltram, Gordana.Beltram@gov.si

SOUTH AFRICA E
Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Private Bag X447, Pretoria Gauteng 1, South Africa (Tel +27 12 310 3694 or +27 12 310 3919, Fax +27 12 320 2844, Email Wlutsch@deat.gov.za) National Focal Point: Stanley Tshitwamulomoni, stanleyt@deat.gov.za

SPAIN S
Dirección General de Medio Natural y Política Forestal, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino, C/ Río Rosas nº 24, 4ª planta, 28003 Madrid, España (Tel +34 91 749 38 20 or +34 91 749 36 23, Fax +34 91 749 38 73, Email jherranz@mma.es) National Focal Point: Magdalena Bernues Sanz, MBernues@mma.es

SRI LANKA E
Department of Wildlife Conservation, No. 382, "Dilco Court", New Kandy Road, Malabe, Sri Lanka (Tel +94 11 256 0371 or +94 11 256 0375, Fax +94 11 274 4299, Email wadawijesooriya@gmail.com or srbdisa@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Wasantha Rathnayake, wasantha68@yahoo.com

SUDAN E
Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum, Sudan (Tel +249 183 784279 or +249 1853 14798, Fax +249 183 787617 or +249 912 393249, Email hcenr@sudanmail.net or hcenr2005@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Salwa M. Abdelhameed, salwa39@hotmail.com

SURINAME E
Suriname Forest Service, Ministry of Physical Planning, Land & Forest Management, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10-14, PO Box 436, Paramaribo, Suriname (Tel +597 47 43 46 or +597 479 431, Fax +597 42 25 55 or +597 47 43 46, Email lbbnb@sr.net or lbbnb@nettaxi.com) National Focal Points: Bryan Drakenstein,  bdrakenstein@natuurbeheer.sr.org and Claudine Sakimin, claudinesakimin@yahoo.com or csakimin@natuurbeheer.sr.org

SWEDEN E
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Blekholmsterrassen 36, S-106 48 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel +46 8 698 1508 or +46 86 981 688, Fax +46 8 202 1080, Email natur@naturvardsverket.se) National Focal Point: Henrik Schreiber, henrik.schreiber@naturvardsverket.se

SWITZERLAND F
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport , Energy and Communications, 3003 Berne, Switzerland (Tel +41 31 322 2494 or +41 31 323 0663, Fax +41 31 322 7958, Email bruno.oberle@bafu.admin.ch or info@gs-uvek.admin.ch) National Focal Point: Olivier Biber, olivier.biber@bafu.admin.ch

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC E
Water Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451 - Fardous Street, Damascus, Syria (Tel +963 11 221 0175 or +963 11 222 0083, Fax +963 11 224 8672 or +963 11 245 8098) National Focal Point: Mayada Kodmani, irrigation.min@net.sy

TAJIKISTAN E
State Directorate for Protected Areas, State Committee on Environment Conservation & Forestry, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Tel +992 372 261 243 or +992 372 260 569, Fax +992 372 252 421 or +992 372 213 332, Email eldar@tajik.net) National Focal Point: Kokul Kasirov, kokul@tojikiston.com

THAILAND E
Office of Natural Resources and, Environmental Policy and Planning, 60/1 Soi Phibunwattana 7, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand (Tel +662 265 6502 or +66 2 265 6636, Fax +662 265 6503, Email wetlands.onep@gmail.com or chinnava@onep.go.th) National Focal Point: Nirawan Pipitsombat nirawanfang@gmail.com or nirawanpipitsombat@yahoo.com

THE FYR OF MACEDONIA E
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, ul. Drezdenska 52, MK-1000 Skopje, The FYR of Macedonia (Tel +389 2 306 6930, Fax +389 2 306 6931, Email infoeko@moe.gov.mk) National Focal Point: Aleksandar Nastov, a.nastov@moepp.gov.mk

TOGO F
Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources forestières, B.P. 355, 59QAD Rue de la Kozah, Lomé, Togo (Tel +228 221 40 29 or+228 220 86 43, Fax +228 221 03 33, Email direfaune@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Kokou Trévé Tengue, tktengue@yahoo.fr

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO E
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, St. Clair Circle, St. Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad (Tel +1 868 622 1221 or +1 868 622 5214, Fax +1 868 622 8202, Email mal.mr@gov.tt) National Focal Point: Gerard McVorran, forestry@tstt.net.tt or gerardtmcvorran@hotmail.com

TUNISIA F
Direction générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture, 30, Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisie (Tel +216 71 848 892 or +216 71 891 497, Fax +216 71 794 107 or +216 71 801 322, Email dgf@francimel.com) National Focal Point:: Abdelhamid Karem, abdelhamidkarem@yahoo.fr or khaledzahzah2000@yahoo.fr

TURKEY E
General Directorate of Nature Conservation & National Parks, T.C. Cevre ve Orman Bakanligi, Sögütözü Caddesi No: 14/E, 15 Kat A Blok, 06560 Beştepe, Ankara, Turkey (Tel +90 312 207 6061 or +90 312 207 5910, Fax +90 312 207 5981, Email mustafa61@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: B. Teoman Meriç, teoman.meric@gmail.com or tmeric@cevreorman.gov.tr

TURKMENISTAN E
Ministry of Nature Conservation, 102, Kemine St, 744000 Ashgabad, Turkmenistan (Tel +99 312 35 43 17 or +99 312 39 54 07, Fax +99 312 39 31 84, Email makhtum@nature.untuk.org) National Focal Point: Eldar A. Rustamov, elldaru@mail.ru or anbelous@online.ru

UGANDA E
Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and Environment, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Uganda (Tel +256 414 254 706, Fax +256 414 251 375, Email pamfabi@yahoo.co.uk) National Focal Point: Deo Ndimo, ndimod@yahoo.com

UKRAINE E
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 35, Uryts'kogo Str., UA-03035 Kyiv, Ukraine (Tel +380 44 206 3100, Fax +380 44 31 07, Email menr@menr.gov.ua) National Focal Point: Mykola Stetsenko, parks@menr.gov.ua

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES E
Federal Environmental Agency, PO Box 5951, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Tel +971 2 633 0044, Fax +971 2 633 5330 or +971 2 677 0501, Email uaefea@fea.gov.ae) National Focal Point: Hamdan Al Shaer, Environment Department, Dubai Municipality, Email hkshaer@dm.gov.ae

UNITED KINGDOM E
International Protected Areas Team, Wildlife, Habitats and Biodiversity Division - Defra, Room 1/06, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN, UK (Tel +44 117 372 8567 or +44 117 372 8570, Fax +44 117 372 8508, Email Simon.Hopkinson@defra.gsi.gov.uk) National Focal Point: Andrew Tully, Andy.Tully@defra.gsi.gov.uk

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA E
Permanent Secretary, Vice President's Office, PO Box 5380, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Tel +255 22 212 8771 or +255 22 211 3857, Fax +255 22 211 3856 or +255 22 212 8749, Email batildab@yahoo.co.uk) National Focal Point: Thomas Bwana, tbwana2000@yahoo.com

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, 3012 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, USA (Tel +1 202 208 4545, Fax +1 202 208 6965, Email dale_hall@fws.gov H_Dale_Hall@fws.gov) National Focal Point: Herbert A. Raffaele, Herb_Raffaele@fws.gov

URUGUAY S
Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, Cerrito 318, 2° piso, CP 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay (Tel +598 2 915 98 78 or +598 2 915 6452/53, Fax +598 2 915 64 56, Email renare@mgap.gub.uy) National Focal Point: Angelita Gómez, agomez@mgap.gub.uy

UZBEKISTAN E
State Committee for Nature Protection, 5, Mustakillik Sq., 100017 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Tel +998 71 139 4195 or +998 71 139 1171, Fax +998 71 139 1494, Email envconf@uzsci.net or gkp@ars.uz or info@uznature.uz) National Focal Point: Nodirjon Yunusov, nyunusov@uznature.uz

VENEZUELA S
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente, Centro Simón Bolívar, Torre Sur, Piso 6, oficina 600, entrada este, El Silencio, Caracas DC 1010, Venezuela (Tel +58 212 408 4757, Fax +58 212 408 4758, Email yortega@minamb.gob.ve or mderoa@minamb.gob.ve) National Focal Point: Jesús Manzanilla, jmanzanilla@minamb.gob.ve

VIET NAM E
Environment Protection Agency - VEPA, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, 67 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, Vietnam (Tel +84 4 942 3899 or +84 4 942 4557, Fax +84 4 822 3189 or +84 4 825 1518, Email Viethong@hn.vnn.vn) National Focal Point: Xuan Dung Nguyen, xuandung@nea.gov.vn

YEMEN E
Wetlands Unit, Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Industrial zone, Zubairy St., PO Box 19719, Sana'a, Yemen (Tel +967 777 166 818, Fax +967 1 207 327) National Focal Point: Abdulghani Al-Bakooli, mosaed2003@yahoo.com

ZAMBIA E
Zambia Wildlife Authority, Private Bag 1, Kafue Road, Chilanga, Lusaka (Tel +260 1 279 080 or +260 979 324 851, Fax +260 1 278 524 or +260 1 278 244, Email info@zawa.org.zm or zawaorg@zamnet.zm) National Focal Point: Wilbroad Chansa, chansaw@zawa.org.zm

For further information about the Administrative Authorities or the Ramsar Convention itself, please contact: the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). First posted 25 October 1996, updated 28 May 2009, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.