Administrative Authorities / Autorités competentes / Autoridades Administrativas

ALBANIA  E
Directorate of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Water Administration, Rr. Durrësit, Nr. 27, Tirana, Albania (Tel +355 4 223 9849) National Focal Point, Fatos Bundo Fatos.Bundo@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, Algeria (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 dg-dgf@dgf.org.dz) National Focal Point: Ghania Bessah, gh_bessah@yahoo.fr

ANDORRA F
Département de l'Environnement, Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Environnement, C/ Prat de la creu 62-64, AD500 Andorra la Vella, Andorra (Tel +376 875 707, Fax +376 869 833) National Focal Point: Josep Naudi, josep_naudi@govern.ad

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  E
Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry, Point Wharf Fisheries Complex, St. John's, Antigua W.I., Antigua and Barbuda (Tel +1 268 462 1372, Email fisheriesantigua@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Philmore James, firstabiola@gmail.com

ARGENTINA  S
Dirección 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 laf@mrecic.gov.ar or digma@mrecic.gov.ar) National Focal Points: Victoria Gobbi, gvt@mrecic.gob.ar and Juan José Mussi, jmussi@ambiente.gob.ar 

ARMENIA  E
Ministry of Nature Protection, 5th Floor, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 0010 Yerevan, Armenia (Tel +374 10 521 099 or +374 10 561 075, Fax +374 10 540 857, Email minister@mnp.am) National Focal Point: Karén Jenderedjian, karen_jender@yahoo.com

AUSTRALIA  E
Water Reform Division, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (Tel +61 2 6274 1919, Fax +61 2 6274 2360 or +61 2 6274 2186, Email tony.slatyer@environment.gov.au) National Focal Point: Georgina Usher, Georgina.Usher@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 +43 1 51522 1416, Fax +43 1 51522 7402, Email viktoria.hasler@lebensministerium.at) National Focal Point: Gerhard Schwach, Gerhard.schwach@lebensministerium.at

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

BAHAMAS  E
BEST Commission, Ministry of Environment, Nassau Court, PO Box CB-10980, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas (Tel +1 242 322 4546, Fax +1 242 326 3509) National Focal Point: Philip Weech, philipweech@bahamas.gov.bs or wcpweech@wsc.com.bs

BAHRAIN  E
General 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 5102, Fax +973 1 787 4615 or +973 1 778 4934) National Focal Point: Shaker Khamdan, skhamdan@batelco.com.bh or shakerk@pmew.gov.bh

BANGLADESH  E
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Building No. 6, Floor 13, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh (Tel +880 2 716 4810, Fax +880 2 716 9210) National Focal Point: Mihir Kanti Mazumder, secretary@moef.gov.bd

BARBADOS  E
Natural Heritage Department, Ministry of Environment and Drainage, No 1 Struges, P.O.Box T25 , St. Thomas BB220022, Barbados (Tel +1 246 438 7761 Fax +1 246 438 7767) 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 17 200 5263, Fax +375 17 200 5583) National Focal Points: Tatiana Trafimovich, tmatsur@tut.by and Natallia Zharkina, garkina_nat@mail.ru

BELGIUM  F
Walloon Region: Direction de la Nature, Ministère de la Région Wallonne, Avenue Prince de Liège, 7, B-5100 Jambes, Belgium (Tel +32 81 33 58 04 or +32 81 33 58 58, Fax +32 81 33 58 22, Email philippe.blerot@spw.wallonie.be) National Focal Point: Catherine Debruyne, Catherine.DEBRUYNE@spw.wallonie.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, els.martens@lne.vlaanderen.be

BELGIUM  E
Federal Authority: Directorate General 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) National Focal Point: Geert Raeymaekers, Geert.Raeymaekers@health.fgov.be or geert.raeymaekers@milieu.belgie.be

BELGIUM  E
Brussels Region: Nature, Water and Forest Division, Brussels Institute for Environmental Management - BIME, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels, Belgium (Tel +32 2 775 7561 or +32 2 775 7602, Fax +32 2 775 7561 or +32 2 775 7611) National Focal Point Machteld Gryseels, mgr@ibgebim.be

BELIZE  E
Forestry Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Forest Drive, Belmopan City 731, Belize (Tel +501 822 1524 or +501 822 2079, Fax +501 822 1523, Email fdbelize@gmail.com or cfo@mnrei.gov.bz) National Focal Point:

BENIN  F
Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement, 03 BP 4387, Cotonou, Benin (Tel +229 21 30 45 56 or +229 21 30 22 43, Fax +229 21 30 45 43) National Focal Point: Camille-Alex Dagba, camaalex530718@yahoo.fr

BHUTAN E
Watershed Management Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Kawangjangsa, Dzong Lam, 11001 Thimphu (Tel +975 323 568), National Focal Point: Tshering Gyeltshen, wmd@moaf.gov.bt or tsheringyeltshen@yahoo.com
 
BOLIVIA S
Medio Ambiente, Biodiversidad, Cambios Climáticos, Gestión y Desarrollo Forestal, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Av. Camacho No. 1471 (entre Calles Bueno y Loayza), La Paz, Bolivia (Tel +591 2 214 6382/3, Fax +591 2 214 6371) National Focal Point: Dedy Gonzalez Herrera, dedy_gonzalez@hotmail.com

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, Fax +267 391 4861, Email mmasilila@gov.bw) National Focal Point: Portia K. Segomelo, psegomelo@gov.bw

BRAZIL  E
Divisao de Meio Ambiente, Ministério das Relaçoes Exteriores, Palácio do Itamaraty, Anexo 1, sala 439, 70170-900 Brasília DF, Brazil (Tel +55 61 3411 8447 or +55 61 3411 8448, Fax +55 61 3411 8446, Email dema@itamaraty.gov.br) National Focal Points : Henry Ibanez de Novion, henry.novion@mma.gov.br and Ana Paula Prates, ana-paula.prates@mma.gov.br

BULGARIA  E
Ministry of the Environment and Water, 22 Maria Luiza Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria (Tel +359 2 988 2577, Fax +359 2 986 2533, Email contact@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 24 64, Email mhonadia@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Andréa Ouédraogo, m.andreaoued@yahoo.fr

BURUNDI  F
Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement, du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme, Programme zones humides, BP 631, Bujumbura, Burundi (Tel +257 22 22 4979 or +257 22 40 4227, Fax +257 22 22 8902) National Focal Point: Evariste Rufuguta, erufuguta@gmail.com

CAMBODIA  E
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, Email kampongspeu@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Sunleang Srey, kampongspeu@yahoo.com

CAMEROON  F
Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Protection, de la Nature, Boulevard du 20 mai, Immeuble ministériel No. 2, 6è étage, BP 320, Yaoundé, Cameroon (Tel +237 22 01 46 81 or +237 22 23 34 23, 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 +1 819 994 1360, Fax +1 819 953 7177, Email Virginia.Poter@ec.gc.ca) National Focal Point: Mary Taylor, Mary.Taylor@ec.gc.ca

CAPE VERDE  F
General Directorate of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Planning, CP-332-A, Cidade da Praia, Ilha Santiago, Cape Verde (Tel +238 261 8984, Fax +238 261 7511, Email Moises.Borges@mahot.gov.cv) National Focal Point: Ana Veiga, veiga.anav@gmail.com


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et de l'Economie Sociale, Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Ecologie, BP 686, Bangui, Central African Republic (Tel +236 75 50 97 52) National Focal Point: Gilbert Malekpo, molekpo@yahoo.fr


CHAD  F
Direction des Parcs nationaux, Réserves de la Faune, & de la Chasse, BP 905, N'Djaména, Chad (Tel +235 252 23 05 or +235 52 44 70, Fax +235 639 43 52 or +235 52 44 12, Email zakouma@intnet.td or dcfap@intnet.td) National Focal Point: Commanda Behera, zakouma@intnet.td or 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 2 827 4373, Fax +56 2 380 1759) 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 9336, Fax +86 10 8423 9013) National Focal Point: Yuan Jiming, yuan_jiming@hotmail.com

COLOMBIA S
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Asuntos Multilaterales, Calle 10 No. 5-51, Piso 3, Bogotá, Colombia (Tel +571 381 4050 or +571 381 4265, Fax +571 381 4747x2533) National Focal Point: Paula Caballero, paula.caballero@cancilleria.gov.co

COMOROS  F
Vice Présidence en charge du Ministère de la Production, de l'Environnement, de l'Energie, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat, BP 41, Moroni, Comoros (Tel +269 775 00 00,  Email ministereagri@comorestelecom.km) National Focal Point: Mohamed Ali Mlazahahe, medaliml@yahoo.fr

CONGO F
Direction Générale de l'Economie Forestière, Ministère de l'Économie Forestière et du Développement Durable, B.P. 2702, Brazzaville, Congo (Tel +242 666 94 48 or +242 554 07 70, Fax +242 81 15 12) National Focal Point: Gilbert Mbati, gilmbatti@gmail.com

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,) National Focal Points: Jorge Gamboa Elizondo, jorge.gamboa@sinac.go.cr and Marco Vinicio Araya Barrantes, marco.araya@sinac.go.cr

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

CROATIA  E
Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Ul. Republike Austrije 14, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia (Tel +385 1 3717 175, Email ministrica@mzoip.hr) National Focal Point: Eugen Draganovic, eugen.draganovic@mzoip.hr

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

CYPRUS  E
Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, 1498, Nicosia, Cyprus (Tel +357 22 408 900 or +357 2240 8915, Fax +357 2277 4945) National Focal Points: Elena Stylianopoulou, estylianopoulou@environment.moa.gov.cy and Anna Savvidou, asavvidou@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 veronika.vilimkova@mzp.cz) National Focal Point: Libuse Vlasáková, libuse.vlasakova@mzp.cz

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

DENMARK E
Danish Nature Agency, Ministry of Environment, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark (Tel +45 72 54 47 00 or +45 72 54 48 30, Email fln@nst.dk) National Focal Point: Lars Dinesen, ladin@nst.dk

(Greenland) Government of Greenland,  Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Nature and Environment, PO Box 1614, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland, Denmark (Tel +45 299 345 000, Email haeb@nanoq.gl) National Focal Point: Inge Thaulow, Inth@ghsdk.dk

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 85 22, 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
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Avenida Luperón, Esquina Cayetano Germosén, Sector El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Tel +1 809 567 4300, Email despacho@ambiente.gob.do) National Focal Points (Technical): Ydalia Acevedo, costerosmarinos@ambiente.gob.do or ydalia.acevedo@ambiente.gob.do or Angel Daneris Santana, areasprotegidas@ambiente.gob.do or daneris.santana@ambiente.gob.do

ECUADOR  S
Ministerio del Ambiente, Calle Madrid 1159 y Andalucia, 7mo Piso, Quito, Ecuador (Tel +593 2 398 7600 x 1701, Fax +593 2 398 7600 x 1705, Email maguinaga@ambiente.gob.ec or mma@ambiente.gob.ec) National Focal Point (Punto Focal Técnico): Marcela Torres, metorres@ambiente.gob.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 or +20 2 2524 8792, Fax +20 2 2527 1391 or +20 2 2524 8792) National Focal Point: Moustafa Fouda, foudamos@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 2132 9418 or +503 2132 9526, Fax +503 2267 9420, Email despacho@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, Equatorial Guinea (Fax +240 093 348) National Focal Point: Francisco Nsue Ada, nsogonsue@yahoo.es

ESTONIA  E
Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of the Environment, Narva mnt 7A, 15172 Tallinn, Estonia (Tel +372 626 28 02 or +372 626 28 70, Fax +372 626 29 01) National Focal Point: Herdis Fridolin, herdis.fridolin@envir.ee

FIJI  E
Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development, Housing & Environment, PO Box 2131, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji (Tel +679 330 4364, Fax +679 330 3515, Email TTagicakibau@govnet.gov.fj) National Focal Point: Jope Davetanivalu, JDavetanivalu@environment.gov.fj 

FINLAND  E
EU and International Biodiversity Branch, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 35, FIN-00023 Government, Finland (Tel +358 9 1603 9597 or +358 5 0301 4721, Fax +358 9 1603 9364 or +358 20 490 7126) National Focal Point: Tiina Niikkonen, Kristiina.Niikkonen@ymparisto.fi

FRANCE  F
Direction Général de l'aménagement, du logement et de la nature, MEDDTL, Arche de la Défense, Paroi Sud, 7ème étage, Bureau 40, 92055 La Défense Cedex, France (Tel +33 142 19 20 67 or +33 142 19 19 31, Fax +33 142 19 13 34 or +33 142 19 19 77) National Focal Point: Emmanuel Thiry, emmanuel.thiry@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

GABON  F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et de la Nature, Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable, BP 3903, Libreville, Gabon (Tel +241 76 39 05 or +241 76 61 81, Email dgegabon2@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Côme Ndjokounda, ndjocom@gmail.com

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, Email alphaojay1@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Kawsu Jammeh, kjammehsopee@yahoo.com or jammeh.kawsu@gmail.com

GEORGIA  E
Ministry of Environment Protection, 6 Gulua Street, 0114 Tbilisi, Georgia (Tel +995 32 272 7200 or +995 32 272 7231) National Focal Point: Tamar Kvantaliani, t.kvantaliani@moe.gov.ge

GERMANY  E
Referat NI4, "International Nature Conservation", Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU), Postfach 12 06 29, D-53048 Bonn, Germany (Tel +49 228 99 305 2634, Fax +49 1888 305 2684) National Focal Point: Joachim Schmitz, joachim.schmitz@bmu.bund.de

GHANA  E
Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission), PO Box MB 239, Ministries Post Office, Accra, Ghana (Tel +233 21 401 210 or +233 21 401 227, Fax +233 21 401 233 or +233 21 401 197, Email adunsiahn@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Charles C. Amankwah, ccamankwah@yahoo.com

GREECE E
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Trikalon Str. 36, 115 26 Athens, Greece (Tel +30 210 692 1362, Fax +30 210 691 8487) National Focal Point: Charalampos Ververis, ch.ververis@prv.ypeka.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 6718, Fax +502 2238 3118, Email seconap@conap.gob.gt) National Focal Point: Julio Fernando Castro Escobar, fercastro@conap.gob.gt

GRENADA E
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment, Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, St. George's, Grenada W.I. (Tel +473 440 3386 or +473 440 2708/3078, Fax +473 440 4191) National Focal Point: S. Sally Anne Bagwhan Logie, agriculture@gov.gd 

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

GUINEA-BISSAU  F
Direction Générale de l'Environnement, Ministère aux Ressources Naturelles, Energie et Industrie, B.P. 399, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (Tel +245 542 9322) National Focal Point: Seco Cassamá, secobacassama@gmail.com

HONDURAS  S
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Edificio Principal, 100 metros al sur del Estadio Nacional, Apartado Postal 1389, 4710 Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Tel +504 232 2011 or +504 239 4298, Fax +504 232 6250 or +504 239 0498, Email sdespacho@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Rafael Amaro García, rafaelamarog@yahoo.com

HUNGARY E
Department for Environment & Nature Protection, Ministry of Rural Development, Kossuth Lajos tér 11, 1055 Budapest, Hungary (Tel +36 1 795 2472, Fax +36 1 795 0560) National Focal Point: András Schmidt, andras.schmidt@vm.gov.hu 

ICELAND  E
Environment Agency, Sudurlandsbraut 24, IS-108 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel +354 591 2000, Fax +354 591 2020, Email kristinlinda@umhverfisstofnun.is) National Focal Point: Hildur Vésteinsdóttir, hildurv@Umhverfisstofnun.is

INDIA  E
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India (Tel +91 11 2436 0721, Fax +91 11 2436 2746, Email titichatterjee@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Sidharth Kaul, Kaul52@yahoo.com

INDONESIA  E
Directorate General Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA), Ministry of Forestry, Manggala Wanabakti Blok 1 / lantai 8, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat 10270, Indonesia (Tel +62 21 573 0315 or +62 21 572 0229, Fax +62 21 573 4818 or +62 21 572 0229) National Focal Point: Bambang Dahono Adji,  lahanbasah@gmail.com 

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)  E
International Economic Affairs & Specialized Agencies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Koushk Mesri Street 45, Building 8.2, 2nd Floor, Ferdousi Avenue, Tehran, Iran (Tel +98 21 6115 4475 or +98 21 6115 4476, Fax +98 21 6670 4176 or +98 21 6116 4515, Email irfocal@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Javad Momeni, momenijavad@yahoo.com

IRAQ  E
Center for Restoration of Iraqi Marshes and wetlands (CRIM), Ministry of Water Resources, Baghdad, Iraq (Tel +964 7901 388 625 or +964 780 1631 401, Email haninaji_eng@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Sameerah A. Alshabeeb, samirah_abed2004@yahoo.com

IRELAND E
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (Tel +353 1 888 3213, Fax +353 1 888 3276) National Focal Point: Gabby McAvey, Gabby.mcavey@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 yossii@environment.gov.il) National Focal Point: Simon Nemtzov, simon@npa.org.il

ITALY  E
Direzione per la Protezione della Natura e del mare, Ministero dell’ambiente e della tutela del territorio e del mare,Via Cristoforo Colombo, 44, 00147 Rome, Italy (Tel +39 06 5722 3428, Fax +39 06 5722 3470, Email pnm-udg@minambiente.it ) National Focal Point: Maria Carmela Giarratano, giarratano.mariacarmela@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 7526, Fax +1 876 754 7506 or +1 876 754 7954, Email peter.knight@nepa.gov.jm or ceo@nepa.gov.jm) National Focal Point:

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 8272, Fax +81 3 3591 3228, Email keiji_nakajima@env.go.jp or wildlife@env.go.jp) National Focal Point: Yusuke Honda, yusuke.honda@mofa.go.jp

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: Ahmed Qatarneh, ahmad.katarnaeh@moenv.gov.jo

KENYA  E
Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources & Wildlife, PO Box 40241, Nairobi 00001, Kenya (Tel +254 20 600 800 or +254 20 602 345, 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 wetlands@kws.org

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  E
State Agency on Environment Protection & Forestry, Toktogul str., 228, 720001 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (Tel +996 312 35 30 95, Fax +996 312 35 30 95) National Focal Point: Sabir Atadjanov, min-eco@elcat.kg

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC  E
Water Resources and Environment Administration (WREA), Prime Minister's Office, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Tel +856 21 250 643 or +856 21 263 799, Fax +856 21 263 799, Email wrea@wrea.gov.la) National Focal Point: Khampadith Khammounheuang, kkhampadith@yahoo.com

LATVIA  E
Ministry of Environmental Protection & Regional Development, Peldu Iela 25, LV-1494 Riga, Latvia (Tel +371 6702 6560, Fax +371 6782 0442, Email Guntis.Pukitis@varam.gov.lv) National Focal Point: Juris Jatnieks, juris.jatnieks@daba.gov.lv

LEBANON  E
Department of Natural Resources Protection, Service of Natural Resources, Directorate General of Environment, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 11-2727, Lazarieh Bldg, Beirut Central District, Lebanon (Tel +961 1 976 555x456, Fax +961 1 976 530) National Focal Point: Samer Al Hachem, s.alhachem@moe.gov.lb

LESOTHO  E
Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 772, Maseru 100, Lesotho (Tel +266 2232 2334 or +266 2231 2771, Fax +266 22 310 520 or +266 2231 7516 ) National Focal Point: Makomoreng Fanana,  fanana@dwa.gov.ls or director@dwa.gov.ls

LIBERIA  E
Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Tubman Blvd., Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia (Tel +231 6 514 013 or +231 683 2666, Fax +231 6 7 752 3432 or +231 22 78 38, Email necolib@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Cecelia Smith-Kollie, cekollie@yahoo.com

LIBYA E
Environment General Authority, PO Box 83618, Tripoli, Libya (Tel +218 21 487 0266, Fax +218 21 487 1590) National Focal Point: Mustafa Soliman, msmay109@yahoo.com or mustafa.ega@gmail.com

LIECHTENSTEIN  E
National Office for Forests, Nature & Land Management, Ressort Umwelt, Raum, Land- und Waldwirtschaft, Dr. Grass-Strasse 12, 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: Holger Frick, holger.frick@awnl.llv.li

LITHUANIA  E
Ministry of Environment, A. Jaksto 4/9, LT-01105 Vilnius, Lithuania (Tel +370 5 2663 480 or +370 52 266 2480, Fax +370 5 2663 663 or +370 52 266 3665, Email info@am.lt) National Focal Point: Dalius Sungaila, d.sungaila@am.lt

LUXEMBOURG  F
Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures, 18 Montée de la Pétrusse, 2918 Luxembourg (Tel +352 2478 6826, 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 33 12 804 06, Fax +261 20 22 593 12, Email dgf@mef.gov.mg) National Focal Point: Laurette Hermine Rasoavahiny, dsap@meeft.gov.mg

MALAWI  E
Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Culture, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Malawi (Tel +265 1 759 831, Fax +265 1 759 832 or +265 1 770 650, Email dpw@wildlifemw.net) National Focal Point: William O. Mgoola, wmgoola@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, Fax +603 8886 1512, Email azizahms@nre.gov.my) National Focal Point: Kangayatkarasu Nagulendran, nagu@nre.gov.my

MALI  F
Direction Nationale de la Conservation de la Nature, BP 275, Bamako, Mali (Tel +223 2022 5049, Fax +223 2022 0208) National Focal Point: Soumana Timbo, timbosat@yahoo.fr

MALTA  E
Office of the Prime Minister, Auberge de Castille, Castille Square, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta (Tel +356 2200 1414, Fax +356 2200 1467, Email josephine.v.vassallo@gov.mt), National Focal Point: Darrin Stevens, Malta Environment and Planning Authority, darrin.stevens@mepa.org.mt or  ramsar.malta@mepa.org.mt 

MARSHALL ISLANDS  E
RMI Environmental Protection Authority (RMIEPA), PO Box 1322, Delap Lagoonside Rd., Majuro - 96960, Marshall Islands (Tel +692 625 3035 or +692 625 5203, Fax +692 625 5202, Email deb.manase@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Lowell Alik, l_alik@ntamar.net or lowellalik@gmail.com 

MAURITANIA F
Ministre Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre, chargé de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable, BP 170, Nouakchott, Mauritania (Tel +222 4 524 31 39 or +222 524 31 39, Fax +222 524 22 74, Email environnement@environnement.gov.mr) National Focal Point: Sidi Mohamed Abdou Ould Lehlou, lehlou2007@yahoo.fr

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

MEXICO  S
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, (SEMARNAT), Blvd. Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez # 4209, Col. Jardines de la Montańa, Del. Tlalpan, CP 14210 México DF, Mexico (Tel +52 55 5628 0600 or +52 55 5628 0602-5, Fax +52 55 5628 0643 or +52 55 5628 0644, Email c.secretario@semarnat.gob.mx or juan.elvira@semarnat.gob.mx) National Focal Point: Luis Fueyo MacDonald, lfueyo@conanp.gob.mx or comisionado@conanp.gob.mx

MONACO  F
Délégué Permanent auprès des organismes internationaux, à caractère scientifique, environnemental et humanitaire, BP n° 522, Place de la Visitation, MC 98015 Monaco (Tel +377 93 15 81 48 or +377 93 15 21 22, Fax +377 93 50 95 91, Email pvanklaveren@gouv.mc ) National Focal Point: Jérémie Carles, jcarles@gouv.mc

MONGOLIA  E
International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, Government Bldg - 2, United Nations Street 5/2, Ulaanbaatar - 15160, Mongolia (Tel +976 51 26 61 97 or +976 51 26 21 71, Fax +976 11 321 401 or +976 11 26 62 86) National Focal Point: Dorjgurkhem Batbold, dbatbold@mne.gov.mn or batbodo@yahoo.com

MONTENEGRO  E
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, IV Proleterska brigade 19, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro (Tel +382 20 446 200 or +382 20 446 238, Fax +382 20 446 215) National Focal Point: Marina Misković-Spahić, marina.spahic@gov.me

MOROCCO  F
Haut Commissariat aux Eaux & Forêts et la Lutte contre la Désertification, BP 605, Rabat-Chellah, Morocco (Tel +212 5 37 76 30 15 or +212 37 76 00 38, Fax +212 5 37 76 44 46 or +212 37 76 84 96, 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, Fax +258 2149 6908) National Focal Point: Sidónia Muhorro, smuhorro@hotmail.com

MYANMAR E
Forest Department, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Building No. 28, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Tel +95 67 405 400 or +95 67 405 015, Fax +95 67 405 079, Email dgpsmof@mptmail.net.mm) National Focal Point: Nyi Nyi Kyaw, dg.fd@mptmail.net.mm or nnkforest@gmail.com

NAMIBIA  E
Scientific Services Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek 9000, Namibia (Tel +264 61 284 2553 or +264 61 284 2554, Fax +264 61 259 101) National Focal Point: Kenneth H. /Uiseb, kuiseb@met.na or kenna_uiseb@yahoo.co.uk

NEPAL E
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, P.O. Box 860, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal (Tel +977 1 4227 926 or +977 1 422 0850, Fax +977 1 4227 675) National Focal Point: Maheshwar Dhakal, maheshwar.dhakal@gmail.com

NETHERLANDS  E
Department of Nature, Landscape and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Nature & Food Quality, PO Box 20401, 2500 EK The Hague, Netherlands (Tel +31 70 378 5004 or +31 70 378 5009, Fax +31 70 378 6144 or +31 70 378 6120, Email r.p.van.brouwershaven@minlnv.nl) National Focal Point: Anja Pel-Roest, A.J.Pel@mineleni.nl

NEW ZEALAND  E
Department of Conservation, Conservation Sciences Centre, PO Box 10-420, Wellington, New Zealand (Tel +64 4 471 0726, 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, frente a la Corporación de Zonas Francas, Managua, Nicaragua (Tel +505 2333 1684, Fax +505 2263 2832, Email jargenal@marena.gob.ni) National Focal Point: René Salvador Castellón, rcastellon@marena.gob.ni

NIGER  F
Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Aires Protégées, Ministère de l'Hydraulique et de l'Environnement, BP: 578, Niamey, Niger (Tel: +227 90 39 02 76, Email mariomar_issa@yahoo.fr) National Focal Point: Ali Laouel Abagana, aliabagana@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 80 3349 7329 or +234 9 523 4014, Fax +234 9 523 4552) National Focal Point: Shehu Ndaman, shehunda@yahoo.com

NORWAY  E
Directorate for Nature Management, P.O. Box 5672 Sluppen, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway (Tel +47 73 580 603 or +47 73 580 500, Fax +47 73 580 501, Email janne.sollie@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, Ground Floor, Enercon Building, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan (Tel +92 51 924 5585, Fax +92 51 924 5599) National Focal Point: Abdul Munaf Qaimkhani, amqaimkhani@yahoo.com

PALAU  E
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism, PO Box 460, Koror PW 96940, Palau (Tel +680 622 5804 or +680 544 5804, Fax +680 622 5090, Email ffms@palaunet.com) National Focal Point: Michael Pua, palauforestry@palaunet.com or pmichael@palaugov.net

PANAMA S
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente-ANAM, P.O. Box 0843-00793, Panamá, Panama (Tel +507 500 0823 or +507 500 0839, Fax +507 500 0820) National Focal Point: Edgar Chacón, e.chacon@anam.gob.pa

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  E
Department of Environment and Conservation, PO Box 6601, Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea (Tel +675 301 4500, Fax +675 325 0182) National Focal Point: Rose Kualke Singadan, rskualke@hotmail.com

PARAGUAY  S
Secretaría del Ambiente - SEAM, Avda. Madame Lynch 3500 c/ 1er. Presidente, Asuncion 19005, Paraguay (Tel +595 21 615 806, Fax +595 21 615 807, Email gabinete@seam.gov.py or ministro@seam.gov.py) National Focal Points: Rafael González Bordón, rafael.gonzalez@seam.gov.py and Fernando A. Larroza, rhidricos@seam.gov.py

PERU  S
Ministerio del Ambiente, Av. Javier Prado Oeste Nro. 1440, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru (Tel +511 611 6000) National Focal Point: María Luisa Del Río Mispireta, mldelrio@minam.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 or +632 920 4486, Email director@pawb.gov.ph) National Focal Point: Marlynn M. Mendoza, mmmendozapawb@netscape.net

POLAND  E
General Directorate for Environmental Protection, Ministry of the Environment, ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00 922 Warsaw, Poland (Tel +48 22 57 92 222 or +48 22 57 92 186, Fax +48 22 57 92 224, Email sekretariat.ramsarska@gdos.gov.pl) National Focal Point: Patrycja Stawiarz, Patrycja.Stawiarz@gdos.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
Global Environment Division, International Cooperation Office, Ministry of Environment, Building #6, Government Complex-Sejong, 11 Doum 6-ro, 339-012 Sejong, Republic of Korea (Tel +82 44 201 6586, Fax +82 44 201 6594, Email hclee17@korea.kr or beany76@korea.kr) National Focal Point: Park Jeonghyun Emily, emilypark@korea.kr 

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA E
Ministry of Environment, 9, Cosmonautilor St., MD-2005 Chisinau, Moldova (Tel +373 22 204 507 or +373 2 22 24 64, Fax +373 22 226 858) National Focal Point: Valeriu Balan, balan@mediu.gov.md

ROMANIA  E
Directorate of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bd. Libertatii No. 12, 040129 Bucharest, Romania (Tel +40 21 408 95 44 or +40 21 408 95 45, Fax +40 21 408 96 34, Email alina.frim@mmediu.ro) National Focal Point: Roxana Ionescu, roxana.ionescu@mmediu.ro

RUSSIAN FEDERATION  E
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, B. Gruzinskaya ul. 4/6, 123995 Moscow D-242, GSP-5, Russian Federation (Tel +7 499 254 8601, Fax +7 499 254 8283) National Focal Point: Leonid P. Belov, belov@mnr.gov.ru  

RWANDA  E
Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), PO Box 7436, Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda (Tel +250 788 462 012, Fax +250 580 017 Email dgrema@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Faustin Munyazikwiye, mufausi@yahoo.fr

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

SAMOA  E
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa (Tel +685 25 109 or +685 23 800, Fax +685 23 176, Email laavasa.malua@mnre.gov.ws) National Focal Point: Moafanua Tolusina Pouli, tolusina.pouli@mnre.gov.ws

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  F
Direction Général de l'Environnement, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et Environnement, BP: 1023, Av. Kwame Nkrumah, São Tomé, Sao Tome and 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 de l’Environnement et Protection de la Nature, BP 5135, Dakar-Fann, Senegal (Tel +221 33 832 2309, Fax +221 33 832 2311, Email dpn@orange.sn) National Focal Point: Abdou Salam Kane, ak7salam@gmail.com

SERBIA  E
Ministry of Energy, Development & Environmental Protection, Omladinskih Brigada 1, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia (Tel +381 11 3131 569 or +381 11 3110 463, Fax +381 11 3132 574 or +381 11 2158 793) National Focal Point: Jelena Ducic, jelena.ducic@merz.gov.rs

SEYCHELLES E
Environment Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Environment, Transport and Energy, Box 445, Botanical Gardens, Mahé, Seychelles (Tel +248 467 0500, Fax +248 467 0137, Email ps@env.gov.sc) National Focal Point: Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, p.murugaiyan@env.gov.sc or murugaiyanseychelles@gmail.com

SIERRA LEONE  E
Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Tel +232 76 680 362, Fax +232 3364 0429) National Focal Point: Amos Kamara, kamaradiggay@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 2551, Fax +421 2 5956 2533) National Focal Point: Jana Janecova, jana.janecova@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, Fax +386 1 478 7422) National Focal Point: Gordana Beltram, gordana.beltram@psj.gov.si

SOUTH AFRICA  E
Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Private Bag x447, Pretoria 0001, South Africa (Tel +27 12 310 3651/3017 or +27 12 310 3311, Fax +27 12 320 4746 or +27 12 322 2476, Email fmketeni@environment.gov.za) National Focal Point: Tshilidzi Edward Netshithothole, enetshithothole@environment.gov.za

SPAIN  S
Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental y Medio Natural, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain (Tel +34 91 597 67 42 or +34 91 597 63 70, Fax +34 91 749 38 73) National Focal Points: Miguel Aymerich Huyghues, maymerich@magrama.es, Magdalena Bernues Sanz, mbernues@magrama.es y Rafael Hidalgo Martín, rhidalgom@magrama.es

SRI LANKA E
Department of Wildlife Conservation, No 811 A, Bodhiraja Mawatha, Jayanthipura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka (Tel +94 11 288 8585, Fax +94 11 288 3355, Email dg@dwc.gov.lk) National Focal Point: Manjula Amararathna, manjulaamararathna@yahoo.com

SUDAN  E
Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum, Sudan (Tel +249 183 784 279, Fax +249 183 787 617, Email hcenr2005@yahoo.com) National Focal Point: Mutasim Bashir Nimir, mutasimnimir2002@yahoo.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 47 07 00, Fax +597 42 25 55 or +597 47 43 46, Email hesdyesajas@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Claudine Sakimin, claudinesakimin@yahoo.com or csakimin@natuurbeheer.sr.org

SWAZILAND E
Swaziland National Trust Commission, PO Box 100, Lobamba H107, Swaziland (Tel +268 2416 1489, Fax +268 2416 1875, Email ceo@sntc.org.sz) National Focal Point: Sandile Gumedze, ecology@sntc.org.sz

SWEDEN  E
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Valhallavägen 195, S-106 48 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel +46 10 698 1508 or +46 10 698 1000, Email natur@naturvardsverket.se) National Focal Point: Jenny Lonnstadt, jenny.lonnstad@naturvardsverket.se

SWITZERLAND  F
Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV, 3003 Berne, Switzerland (Tel +41 31 322 2494 or +41 31 323 0663, Fax +41 31 322 7958) National Focal Point: Reinhard Schnidrig, Reinhard.Schnidrig@bafu.admin.ch

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC  E
Directorate of Water Quality Monitoring, Ministry of Irrigation, 5f-Halboni Street, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic (Tel +963 11 222 0058 or +963 11 222 0082/3, Fax +963 11 224 8672 or +963 11 245 8098) National Focal Point: Mayada Al Kadamani, mayadak@live.com

TAJIKISTAN E
State Forestry and Hunting Agencies, Committee of Environmental Protection, Shamsi 5/1, 734034 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Tel +992 37 445 6700 or +992 37 225 5996, Fax +992 37 225 5996) National Focal Point: Kholmumin Safarov, saidov_madibron@mail.ru

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, Fax +662 265 6503, Email wetlands.onep@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Nirawan Pipitsombat, nirawanfang@gmail.com

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  E
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Bul. Goce Delcev bb MTV X, MK-1000 Skopje, The FYR of Macedonia (Tel +389 2 3251 400, Fax +389 2 3220 165, Email infoeko@moepp.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) National Focal Point: Mr Okoumassou, direfaune@yahoo.fr

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  E
Ministry of Housing and the Environment, Forestry Division, Long Circular Road, St. James, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (Tel +1 868 622 4860/1, Fax +1 868 628 5503, Email forestry@tstt.net.tt) National Focal Point: Gerard McVorran, gerardtmcvorran@gmail.com

TUNISIA  F
Direction générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture, 30, Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia (Tel +216 71 848 892 or +216 71 891 497, Fax +216 71 794 107 or +216 71 801 322) National Focal Point: Habib Abid, habibabid2001@yahoo.fr or khaledzahzah2000@yahoo.fr

TURKEY  E
General Directorate of Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Sögütözü Caddesi No: 14/E, 06560 Beştepe, Yenimahalla, Ankara, Turkey (Tel +90 312 207 6061, Fax +90 312 207 5981, Email ahmetozyanik53@gmail.com) National Focal Point: Burhan Mehmet Gölge, mgolge@ormansu.gov.tr

TURKMENISTAN  E
Ministry of Nature Conservation, h. 92, Archabil Avenue, 744000 Ashgabad, Turkmenistan (Tel +99 312 44 80 02, Fax +99 312 44 80 09) National Focal Point: Jumamurad Saparmuradov, saparmuradov@mail.ru

UGANDA  E
Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and Environment, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Uganda (Tel +256 414 254 706 or +256 41 232 347, Fax +256 414 348 773, Email pamfabi@yahoo.co.uk) National Focal Point: Lucy Iyango, iyangol@yahoo.com or iyangol2010@gmail.com

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

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  E
Marine Environment and Coastal Zones Department, Ministry of Environment and Water, PO Box 1509, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Tel +971 4 333 0048 or +971 4 214 8444, Fax +971 4 320 0387, Email cooperation@moew.gov.ae) National Focal Point: Abdulrazzaq A. Abdulla, arabdullah@moew.gov.ae

UNITED KINGDOM E
International Biodiversity Policy Unit, Biodiversity Programme, Defra Zone 4D, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL, United Kingdom (Tel +44 20 7238 6813, Email julian.jackson@defra.gsi.gov.uk) National Focal Point: Ana Delgado, Ana.Delgado@defra.gsi.gov.uk

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA  E
Vice President's Office - Environment, Mkwepu /Sokoine Drive, PO Box 5380, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania (Tel +255 22 212 8771 or +255 22 211 3857, Fax +255 22 211 3856 or +255 22 212 8749, Email terezya.huvisa@vto.go.tz) 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, United States of America (Tel +1 202 208 4545, Fax +1 202 208 6965) National Focal Point: Herbert A. Raffaele, Herb_Raffaele@fws.gov

URUGUAY  S
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente, Calle Galicia N° 1133, Piso 1, CP 11100 Montevideo, Uruguay (Tel +598 2917 0710/4659, Fax +598 2917 0710/4553, Email secretaria@mvotma.gub.uy) National Focal Point: (Punto Focal Técnico) Walter M. Regueiro Laxaga, Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente, walter.regueiro@mvotma.gub.uy

UZBEKISTAN  E
State Committee for Nature Protection, 5, Mustakillik Square, 100017 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Tel +998 71 139 4195 or +998 71 239 1171, Fax +998 71 239 1494) National Focal Point: Nodirjon Yunusov, nadir.yunusov@gmail.com

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 ahitcher@minamb.gob.ve) National Focal Point: Jesús Manzanilla, jmanzanilla@minamb.gob.ve

VIET NAM  E
Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, 8th Floor, Building A, #10 Ton That Thuyet Str., Cau Giay dist., Hanoi, Viet Nam (Tel +84 4 3795 6922 ext 8989, Fax +84 4 3822 3189) National Focal Point: Pham Anh Cuong, pacuong@yahoo.com or pacuong@monre.gov.vn

YEMEN  E
Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Industry zone, Zubairy Street, PO Box 19719, Sana'a, Yemen (Tel +967 1 207 817, Fax +967 1 207 327) National Focal Point: Abdulghani Ali Musaeed Al-Bokwali,  epa-yemen@yemen.net.ye

ZAMBIA  E
Directorate of Wildlife Conservation, Zambia Wildlife Authority, Private Bag 1, Kafue Road, Chilanga, Lusaka, Zambia (Tel +260 211 278 365 or +260 1 278 6366, Fax +260 211 278 524, Email info@zawa.org.zm) National Focal Point: Chuma Simukonda, chumasimukonda@yahoo.com

ZIMBABWE E
Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources Management, Private Bag 7753, Causeway, Harare, Zambia (Tel +263 4 252 395 or +263 4 252 520) National Focal Point: Irvene Kunene, climate@ecoweb.co.zw