Ramsar National Focal Points for the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)

Contracting Parties have been asked by the Conference of the Parties (Resolution VII.2, para. 8a) to nominate a "suitably qualified technical expert" to act as a focal point for STRP matters. The following experts have been nominated by their governments to assist the STRP in its work by advising directly on STRP matters and by providing a liaison between the STRP and the network of other relevant experts within each of their countries. The terms of reference for the STRP National Focal Points is available here.

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

ALGERIA
Mme Fatoum Lakhdari, Directrice, Centre de recherche scientifique et technique sur les régions arides, CRSTRA, Université Mohamed Khider, BP 1682, Biskra 07000 (Tel +213 33 73 42 14 or +213 6 61 37 62 71, Email Crstra_biskra@yahoo.fr)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Mr John Mussington, Headmaster / Marine Biologist, Sir McChesney George Secondary School, Codrington, Barbuda (Tel +1 268 562 5761, Fax +1 268 460 0171, Email jrmuss@candw.ag)

ARGENTINA
Dr. Rubén Quintana, Dr. En Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental (3iA), Peatonal Belgrano 3563, 1 Piso, 1650 San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires (Tel +54 11 4580 7264 or +54 11 4580 7265, Email rubenq@ege.fcen.uba.ar or mossisland2@gmail.com)

ARMENIA
Dr Karén Jenderedjian, Project Manager, UNDP-GEF Medium Size Project, Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 0010 Yerevan (Tel +374 10 561 075 or +374 91 431 969 Fax +374 10 527 952, Email Karen.Jenderedjian@undp.org or karen_jender@yahoo.com)

AUSTRALIA
Mr John Foster, Director, Wetlands Policy & Legislation, Aquatic Systems Health Branch, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities - DSEWPaC, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601 (Tel +61 2 6274 1505, Fax +61 2 6274 2322, Email john.foster@environment.gov.au)

AUSTRIA
Prof. Dr. Gert Michael Steiner, Associate Professor, Institut für Ökologie und Naturschutz, Universität Wien, Rotenhofgasse 81/2/39, 1100 Vienna (Tel +43 1 4277 19102 or +43 1 4277 54372x1417, Fax +431 4277 9191, Email Gert.Michael.Steiner@univie.ac.at)

AZERBAIJAN

BAHAMAS
Mr Philip Weech, Director, BEST Commission, Ministry of Environment, Nassau Court, PO Box CB-10980, Nassau, N.P. (Tel +1 242 322 4546, Fax +1 242 326 3509, Email philipweech@bahamas.gov.bs or bestnbs@hotmail.com)

BAHRAIN
Mr Shaker Khamdan, Head, Environmental Monitoring Section, Public Commission for the, Protection of Marine Resources, Environment & Wildlife, PO Box 32657, Isa Town (Tel +973 1 787 5130 or +973 1 787 5103, Fax +973 1 787 4615, Email shakerk@env.gov.bh or skhamdan@batelco.com.bh)

BANGLADESH
(Successor to Mr A.K.ML Shamsuddin not nominated) Chief Conservator of Forests, Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Bana Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka (Tel +88 02 811 8671, Fax +88 02 811 9453, Email ccf-fd@bforest.gov.bd)

BARBADOS
Mr Steve A. Devonish, Director, Natural Heritage Department, Ministry of Environment and Drainage, No. 1 Struges, PO Box T25, St. Thomas BB220022 (Tel +1 246 438 7761, Fax +1 246 438 7767, Email heritage@barbados.gov.bb)

BELARUS
Dr Alexander V. Kozulin, Head, Scientific & Practical Centre for Bioresources, Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences, 27 Akademicheskaya Str., Minsk 220072 (Tel +375 17 294 9069 or +375 17 280 80 93, Fax +375 17 284 10 36, Email Kozulin@tut.by or kozulin@biobel.bas-net.by )

BELGIUM
Dr Els Martens, Member, Belgian Ramsar Committee, Flemish region, Policy Division - Coordination, Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, Centrale Diensten, Av. Albert II laan 28, bus 8, 1000 Brussels (Tel +32 2 553 7686, Fax +32 2 553 7685, Email els.martens@lne.vlaanderen.be)

BELIZE
Mrs Amanda Acosta, Executive Director, Belize Audubon Society, 12 Fort Street, PO Box 1001, Belize City (Tel +501 223 5004 or +501 223 4988/5004, Fax +501 223 4985, Email executivedirector@belizeaudubon.org or comanagedparks@belizeaudubon.org)

BENIN
M. Camille-Alex Dagba, Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement, 03 BP 4387, Cotonou (Tel +229 21 30 45 56 or +229 90 98 48 89, Fax +229 97 63 40 48 or +229 93 07 21 35, Email camaalex530718@yahoo.fr)

BOLIVIA
Dra. Dedy Gonzalez Herrera, Directora General, Dirección General de Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Calle Mercado # 1328, Edificio Ballivian, Mezanine, La Paz (Tel +591 2 214 6382; +591 2 214 6383/5; +591 2 214 6374, Fax +591 2 214 6371, Email dedy.gonzalez@hotmail.com)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOTSWANA
Mr Sekgowa Motsumi, District Environment Coordinator, Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, PO Box 35, Maun (Tel +267 680 1237, Fax +267 686 2503, Email semotsumi@gov.bw or ssmotsumi@gmail.com)

BRAZIL
(Deputy) STRP Focal Point: Dr Leonardo Maltchik Garcia, Doctor of Science, UNISINOS, Biologia, Av. Unisinos, 950, Cristo Rei - Sao Leopoldo 93022-000 (Tel +55 51 590 8477, Email maltchik@unisinos.br)


BULGARIA
Prof. Georgi Karl Hiebaum, Project Leader, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research - BAS, Gagarin Str. 2, 1113 Sofia (Tel +359 2 8722 154 or +359 2 8736 137, Fax +359 2 8705 498, Email hiebaum2001@yahoo.com or hiebaum@ecolab.bas.bg)

BURKINA FASO
Monsieur Jean-Noël Poda, Docteur ès Sciences biologiques appliquées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, IRSS/CNRST, 03 B.P. 7047, Ouagadougou 03 (Tel +226 50 36 32 15, Fax +226 50 36 03 94, Email podajnl@yahoo.fr)

BURUNDI
M. Evariste Rufuguta, Conseiller en charge du secteur de l'Environnement, Ministre de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme, BP 631, Bujumbura (Tel +257 22 24 1204 or +257 77 792 325, Email erufuguta@gmail.com)

CAMBODIA
Dr Sunleang Srey, Deputy Director, Department of Wetlands and Coastal Zones, Ministry of Environment, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh (Tel +855 90 333 456 or +855 77 333 456, Fax +855 23 721 462, Email kampongspeu@yahoo.com)

CAMEROON
Dr Dieudonné Marius Mbog, Secrétaire Exécutif Adjoint, Réseau pour la Conservation des Mangroves, APEMC, B.P. 15 647, Yaoundé (Tel +237 94 53 30 60 or +237 77 74 24 34, Fax +237 22 03 89 25 or +237 22 22 18 73, Email dmmbog@yahoo.fr or apemczh@yahoo.fr)

CANADA
Professor Barry G. Warner,Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 (Tel +1 519 888 4567, Fax +1 519 743 7484, Email bwarner@uwaterloo.ca)

CAPE VERDE
Ms Ana Veiga, Ramsar Convention Focal Point, Directorate General of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Planning, CP-332-A, Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago (Tel +238 261 8984, Fax +238 261 7511, Email veiga.anav@gmail.com)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Mr Paul Babidou Zarabingui, Chef de Service des zones à écologie fragile, Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Ecologie, BP 686, Bangui RCA (Tel +236 77 90 79 26, Email zarabingui@yahoo.fr)

CHAD
Monsieur Edouard Boulanoudji, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Direction des Parcs nationaux, Réserves de la Faune, & de la Chasse, B.P. 905, N'Djaména (Tel +235 252 2305, Fax +235 648 2966 or +235 523 839, Email zakouma@intnet.td or walsoumon@yahoo.fr)

CHILE
Prof. Irma Vila, Directora (Limnóloga), Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago (Tel +56 2 978 7314 or +56 2 978 7320, Fax +56 2 272 7363, Email limnolog@uchile.cl)

CHINA
Mr Daming Bao, Division Chief, Division of Inventory and Planning, State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli East Avenue 18, Beijing 100714 (Tel +86 10 8423 9304 or +86 10 8423 8576, Fax +86 10 8423 9209, Email baodaming@forestry.gov.cn)

COLOMBIA
Dra. Xiomara L. Sanclemente M. Directora de Ecosistemas, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Calle 37 No. 8-40, piso 4, Bogotá D.C (Tel +571 332 3400, Email xsanclemente@minambiente.gov.co)

COMOROS
M. Ali Mlazahahe Mohamed, Coordinateur du Projet de Création des Aires Protégées aux Comores, Vice Présidence en charge du Ministère de la Production, de l'Environnement, de l'Energie, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat, BP 5108, Moroni (Tel +269 336 12 34, Email medaliml@yahoo.fr)

CONGO

COSTA RICA
MSc. Juan Bravo Chacón, Centro Mesoamericano par el Desarrollo Sostenible - CEMED UNA, 540.3000 Heredia (Tel +506 227 2633, Email jbravo@una.ac.cr or juanbrv@gmail.com)

CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Prof. Valentin N'Douba, Président, UFR, Biosciences, Université d'Abidjan Cocody, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22 (Fax +225 20 21 09 90, Email ndouval@hotmail.com or hydrobio@aviso.ci)

CROATIA

CUBA
Dr Maritza García García, Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas, Ministério de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, Carretera 18 A No. 4114 E/41 y 47, Miramar, Municipio Playa, Ciudad de La Habana 11300 (Tel +537 202 7970, Fax +537 204 0798)

CYPRUS

CZECH REPUBLIC
Dr David Pithart, Daphne ČR Institute of Applied Ecology, Lutová 5, Chlum u Třeboně, 37806 Suchdol nad Luznicí (Tel +420 384 706 184 or +420 602 759 582, Email david.pithart@daphne.cz)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Monsieur Kabemba Muembo, Directeur Domaines et Réserves, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature-ICCN, 35, av. Pumbu et 15 Papa Ileo, Kinshasa/Gombe (Tel +243 81 500 68 40, Fax +243 88 03208, Email dmuembo2003@yahoo.fr or pdg.iccn@ic.cd)

DENMARK
Mr Lars Lundgaard Dinesen, Head, Nature Planning and Biodiversity Section, Danish Ministry of the Environment, Danish Nature Agency, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen O (Tel +45 72 54 48 30 or +45 72 54 20 00, Email ladin@nst.dk)

DJIBOUTI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Lic. Gloria María Santana Zorrilla, Encargada, Dirección de Vida Silvestre y Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Avenida Luperón, Esquina Calletano Germosén, Santo Domingo (Tel +1 809 807 1116 x 6381 & 6382, Fax +1 809 472 4012 or +1 809 472 2705, Email gloria.santana@ambiente.gov.do or glomasanta@hotmail.com)

ECUADOR
MSc. Tarsicio Granizo Tamayo, Subsecretario de Políticas y Seguimiento, Ministerio Coordinador de Patrimonio Natural y Cultural, Alpallana E7-50 y Whimper, primer piso, Quito (Tel +593 2 254 1979, Email tgranizo@ministeriopatrimonio.gob.ec)

EGYPT
Prof. Moustafa Fouda, Advisor, Nature Conservation Sector, Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., 7th floor, PO Box 11728, Maadi, Cairo (Tel +20 2 2527 1391 or +20 2 2524 8792, Fax +20 2 2527 1391 or +20 2 2524 8792, Email foudamos@link.net)

EL SALVADOR
Dr. J. Enrique Barraza Sandoval, Especialista en Ecología Costero Marina, Gerencia de Recursos Biológicos, Dir. de Patrimonio Natural, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Carretera a Santa Tecla, Calle y Colonia Las Mercedes, Edificio MARN, Plantel ISTA, San Salvador C.P. 3186 (Tel +503 2267 9309 or +503 2267 9325, Fax +503 2267 9326 or +503 2267 9325, Email ebarraza@marn.gob.sv)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Ing. Francisca Eneme Efua, Directora, INDEFOR, Ministerio de Agricultura y Bosques, Apdo 324, Bata - Litoral 2000 (Tel +240 240 450, Fax +240 084 966 or +240 082 874, Email franciscaeneme@yahoo.es)

ESTONIA
Ms Kai Kimmel, Environmental Board, Aia 2, 48306 Jögeva (Tel: +372 776 2418, Email kai.kimmel@keskkonnaamet.ee)

FIJI
Ms Sarah Tawaka, Acting Principal Environment Officer, Department of Environment, Ministry of Local Government,   Housing, Urban Development & Environment,   Housing, Urban Development & Environment, PO Box 2109, Government Building, Suva,  (Tel +679 3311 699 or +679 3313 181, Email sarah.joseph@govnet.gov.fj )

FINLAND
Jari Ilmonen, Metsähallitus (Natural Heritage Services), PO Box 94, FIN-01301 Vantaa (Tel +358 40 831 8307, Email jari.ilmonen@metsa.fi)

FRANCE
Dr Patrick Triplet, Directeur scientifique, SMACOPI, Syndicat mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral Picard, 1, Place de l'Amiral Courbet, 80 100 Abbeville (Tel +33 322 31 79 30, Fax +33 322 31 56 00, Email patrick.triplet1@orange.fr or patricktriplet@baiedesomme.org)

GABON
M. Magloir-Désiré Mounganga, Chercheur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et, Technologique (CENAREST), BP 10 961, Libreville (Tel +241 0752 69 73, Fax +241 73 47 19, Email magdesir@yahoo.fr)

GAMBIA
Mr Alpha Omar Jallow, Director, Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Management, Department of State for Forestry & the Environment, Abuko Nature Reserve, Serrekunda, Banjul (Tel +220 473 6972/3 or +220 991 6993, Fax +220 439 2179, Email alphaojay1@gmail.com)

GEORGIA
Dr Gia Sopadze, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography, 1, Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., 0115 Tbilisi (Tel +995 32 236 6014, Email info@ecovision.ge)

GERMANY
Dr Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Konstantinstrasse 110, 53179 Bonn (Tel ++49 228 8491 1760, Email Bettina.Hedden-Dunkhorst@BfN.de)

GHANA
Professor Chris Gordon, Director, Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS), University of Ghana, PO Box LG 209, Legon, Accra (Tel +233 21 302 966 967 or +233 302 962 720, Fax +233 302 512 681, Email cgordon@ug.edu.gh

GREECE

GUATEMALA
MSc. Juan Carlos Godoy Herrera, Especialista en Areas Protegidas, The Nature Conservancy, 12 calle 1-25 zona 10, Edificio Géminis 10, torre norte, oficina # 1207, Ciudad Guatemala (Tel +502 2367 0480 or +502 2367 0482, Fax +502 2367 0481, Email jcgodoy@tnc.org)

GUINEA
M. Atigou Balde, Chargé de l'administration des droits d'eau, Direction Nationale de la Gestion des Ressources en Eau, Ministère Hydraulique / Energie, BP 642, Conakry (Tel +224 22 83 81, Fax +224 45 25 59, Email atigoudire@yahoo.fr)

GUINEA-BISSAU

HONDURAS
Lic. Carlos Cerrato, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Departamento de Biología, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa (Tel +504 257 0701 or +504 323 2110, Fax +504 977 9750)

HUNGARY
Dr Szilvia Göri, Ecological Officer, Hortobágy National Park Directorate, Department of Research and Information, PO Box 216, Sumen u. 2, H-4024 Debrecen (Tel +36 52 52 9920, Fax +36 52 52 9940, Email gori@hnp.hu or szilvi@hnp.hu)

ICELAND

INDIA
Dr Sidharth Kaul, Director, Wetland Programme, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 602, Paryavaran Bhavan, GCO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 (Tel +91 11 2436 0492, Fax +91 11 2436 0492 or +91 11 2436 2281, Email Kaul52@yahoo.com)

INDONESIA
Ms Sulastri Maolan, Research Centre for Limnology, Indonesian Scientific Institute, Kompleks LIPI Cibinong, Jalan Raya Bogor-Jakarta Km. 46, Cibinong, 16911 (Tel +62 21 875 7071, Fax +62 21 875 7076, Email lastri@indo.net.id)

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
Mr Masoud Bagherzadeh Karimi, Deputy Director General for Wetlands and National Parks, Department of the Environment, Habitats and Protected Areas Bureau, Pardisan Eco-park, Hakim Highway, PO Box 7383-14155, Tehran (Tel +98 21 8823 3109, Fax +98 21 8823 3160 Email mbkarimi@yahoo.com)

IRAQ
Ms Nesreen Ahmed Mostefa, Senior Biologist, and Mr Ali Adeeb Abdulkareem, Veterinarian Practitioner, Center for Restoration of Iraqi Marshes & Wetlands (CRIMW), Ministry of Water Resources, Al-Nidhal Street, Baghdad (Tel +964 770 366 2027 and +964 780 473 7503, Email Ramstrp.Iraq@yahoo.com and ali_ajeena@yahoo.com)

IRELAND
Mr Jim Ryan, Senior Scientist - Wetlands, National Parks & Wildlife Service, Dept. of Environment, Heritage & Local Government, Ely Court, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2 (Tel +353 1 888 3291, Fax +353 1 888 3278, Email jim.ryan@environ.ie or jim_ryan@environ.ie)

ISRAEL
Dr Dana Milstein, Wetland Ecologist, Nature and Parks Authority, 3 Am Ve'Olamo St, Jerusalem 95463 (Tel +972 2 501 4816, Fax +972 2 500 6281, Email danam@npa.org.il)

ITALY
Focal point to be nominated: Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via Vitaliano, 48, 00148 Rome (Tel +39 06 , Fax +39 )

JAMAICA
Dr Dale Webber, Director, Centre for Marine Sciences, Dept of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7 (Tel +1 876 935 8835 or +1 876 935 8836, Fax +1 876 977 1033, Email dale.webber@uwimona.edu.jm or dale.webber02@gmail.com)

JAPAN
Mr Masato Nagatsu, Senior Research Biologist, Japan Wildlife Research Center, 3-10-10, Shitaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8676 (Tel +81 3 5824 0963 or +81 3 5824 0960, Fax +81 3 5824 0964 or +81 3 5824 0961, Email mnagatsu@jwrc.or.jp)

JORDAN
Eng. Faris Al Junaidi, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, 11941 Amman (Tel +962 6 556 0113 or +962 6 535 0149, Fax +962 6 556 0288 or +962 6 623 5417, Email faljunidi@yahoo.com or najwanaimi@yahoo.com)

KAZAKHSTAN
Dr Sergei Yerokhov, Head, Laboratory of Ornithology, Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Education & Science, Al-Farabi str. 93, 05060 Almaty (Tel +7272 69 48 60, Fax +7272 69 48 60, Email syerokhov@nursat.kz or Instzoo@nursat.kz)

KENYA
Dr Samuel M. Kasiki, Deputy Director, Biodiversity, Research and Monitoring, Kenya Wildlife Service, PO Box 40241, Nairobi 00100 (Tel +254 20 600 800 or +254 20 604 310, Fax +254 20 603 792 or +254 20 607 024, Email SKasiki@kws.org or wetlands@kws.org)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Mr Askar Davletbakov, Researcher, National Science Academy of Kyrgyz Republic, 228, Toktogul str., Bishkek 720001 (Tel +996 312 564 195, Email askar_davl@rambler.ru)

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Dr Sinthavong Viravong, Deputy Director, Living Aquatic Resources Research Center (LARReC), NAFRI - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 9108, Vientiane (Tel +856 21 215 015 or +856 21 223 610, Fax +856 21 214 855, Email sviravongs@gmail.com or sinthavong@laopdr.com )

LATVIA
Mr Andris Urtans, Nature Conservation Agency, Baznicas Street 7, LV-2150 Sigulda (Tel +371 2653 5641, Fax +371 6750 9544, Email andris.urtans@daba.gov.lv)

LEBANON
Ms Lina Yamout, Acting Chief of Service, Protection of the Urban Environment Service, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 11-2727, Lazarieh bldg, block A4 New, 7th floor, Beirut (Tel +961 1 976 555 ext.443, Fax +961 1 976 530, Email l.yamout@moe.gov.lb)

LESOTHO
Mr Motlatsi Mokhothu, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Roma 180, Maseru (Tel +266 22 340 601, Fax +266 22 340 000, Email mn.mokhothu@nul.ls)

LIBERIA
Mr Richard S. Sambolah, Senior Programme Officer, Fauna & Flora International, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Tubman Blvd., Sinkor, Monrovia (Tel +231 651 5814, Email sambolah12@yahoo.com)

LIBYA
Mr Mohamed Abubaker Abuzanin, Researcher, Protected Areas Section, Natural Conservation Department, Environment General Authority, PO Box 83618 Tripoli, Algehran, Tripoli (Tel +218 21 487 3764, Fax +218 21 487 2160, Email abuzenine@yahoo.com)

LIECHTENSTEIN
Dr Holger Frick, Head, Nature and Landscape Department, National Office for Forests, Nature & Land Management, Dr. Grass-Strasse 10, FL-9490 Vaduz (Tel +423 236 6405, Fax +423 236 6411, Email holger.frick@awnl.llv.li)

LITHUANIA
Mr Vidmantas Bezaras, Ministry of Environment, A. Jaksto g. 4/9, LT-01105 Vilnius (Tel +370 5 266 3624, +370 5 266 3663, Email v.bezaras@am.lt)

LUXEMBOURG
Mme Sandra Cellina, Biologiste, Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures, Département de l'Environnement, 18 Montée de la Pétrusse, L-2918 Luxembourg (Tel +352 2478 6820, Fax +352 2478 6835, Email Sandra.Cellina@mev.etat.lu)

MADAGASCAR
Mr Simon Rafanomezantsoa, Freshwater & Protected Areas Officer, WWF Madagascar/West Indian Ocean Programme Office, PO Box 738, Antsakaviro- Antananarivo 101 (Tel +261 20 22 304 20 or +261 20 22 348 85, Fax +261 20 22 348 88, Email srafanomezantsoa@wwf.mg or Simon1211@yahoo.fr)

MALAWI
Mr William O. Mgoola, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3 (Tel +265 1 759 831, Fax +265 1 759 832, Email wmgoola@yahoo.co.uk or dpw@wildlifemw.net)

MALAYSIA
Ms Zalilah Binti Selamat, Director, River Research Centre, National Hydraulic Research Institute (NAHRIM), Lot 5377, Jalan Putra Permai, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor (Tel +603 8948 3033, Fax +603 8948 3044, Email zalilah@nahrim.gov.my)

MALI
Monsieur Namory Traore, Chef Section Promotion de la Gestion Communaut, Division Conservation de la Faune et de son Habitat, Direction Nationale de la Conservation de la Nature, BP 275, Bamako (Tel +223 22 33 695, Fax +223 223 36 96, Email ntraore2002@yahoo.fr)

MALTA

MARSHALL ISLANDS
President, College of the Marshall Islands, PO Box 1258, Majuro 96960 (Tel +692 625 3031, Fax +692 625 7203, Email webmaster@cmi.edu or chacker@cmi.edu)

MAURITANIA
M. Mohamed Ould Hamza, Coordinateur cellule, Ministère délégué auprès du P.M.chargé de l'Environnement, BP 170, Nouakchott 1 (Tel +222 644 29 34, Fax +222 525 83 86, Email mohamze2@yahoo.fr or hamza@toptechnology.mr)

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

MEXICO
Dra. Patricia Moreno-Casasola Barceló, Coordinador del Plan de Manejo La Mancha-El Llano, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL), Apartado Postal 63, Xalapa 91000, Veracruz (Tel +52 228 842 1800x4204, Fax +52 228 842 1800x4222 or +52 228 818 7809, Email patriciamorenoc@gmail.com)

MOLDOVA
Dr Alexei Andreev, Head of Council, BIOTICA Ecological Society, N. Dimo Street, MD-2068 Chisinau (Tel +373 22 498 837, Fax +373 22 495 625, Email biotica@gmail.com)

MONACO
Monsieur Jérémie Carles, Chef de Sectrion, Direction de l'Environnement, 3, avenue de Fontvieille, MC 98000 Monaco (Tel +377 98 98 81 79, Fax +377 92 05 28 91, Email jcarles@gouv.mc or environnement@gouv.mc)

MONGOLIA
Dr Sundev Gombobaatar, Head, Ornithological Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, National University of Mongolia, Ikh surguuli gudamj-1, PO Box 537, Ulaanbaatar 210646A (Tel +976 11 323 970 or +976 99 180 148, Fax +976 11 320 159, Email gombobaatar@biology.num.edu.mn or gomboo@num.edu.mn)

MONTENEGRO

MOROCCO
Prof. Mohammed Dakki, Professeur, Université Med V de Rabat, Institut Scientifique, Av. Ibn Battouta, B.P. 703, 10106 Rabat-Chellah (Tel +212 37 774 548/9 or +212 37 774 550, Fax +212 5 37 774 540 or +212 5 37 774 550, Email dakkiisr@gmail.com)

MOZAMBIQUE
Mr Carlos Bento, Eduardo Mondlane University / Natural History Museum, Praça Travessia do Zambeze 104, C.P.259, Maputo (Tel +258 21 491 145, Fax +258 21 490 879, Email bentomcarlos@yahoo.com.br or bento1968@hotmail.com)

MYANMAR
U Win Naing Thaw, Director, Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry,  Building No. 39, Forest Department, Nay Pyi Taw (Tel +95 67 405 002, Fax +95 67 405 397, Email nwcdfdmof@gmail.com or nwcd.fd@moecaf.gov.mm)

NAMIBIA
Mr Holger Kolberg, Principal Conservation Scientist, Scientific Services Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek 9000 (Tel +264 61 284 2553 or +264 61 284 2584, Fax +264 61 259 101, Email holgerk@mweb.com.na)

NEPAL
Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, Ecologist, Dept. of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, PO Box 860, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu (Tel +977 1 422 0850, Fax +977 1 422 091, Email maheshwar.dhakal@gmail.com)

NETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALAND
Dr Hugh Robertson, Scientific Officer, Freshwater Section, Research & Development Group, Department of Conservation, PO Box 11089, Sockburn, Christchurch 8443 (Tel +64 27 660 2478, Email harobertson@doc.govt.nz)

NICARAGUA
Prof. Martin A. Lezama Lopez, Profesor-Investigador, Ecología y manejo de vida silvestre, Casa Real, III Etapa, casa 2G-26, Managua (Tel +505 223 35148 or +505 891 05858)

NIGER
Dr Moustapha Adamou Mahaman, Chef, Département Eaux, Forêts, Génie rural, Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP 10.960, Niamey (Tel +227 20 73 32 38, Email adamou@refer.ne or moustapha_a@yahoo.com)

NIGERIA

NORWAY
Mr Jan-Petter Huberth Hansen, Senior Adviser, International Division, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management (DN), P.O. Box 5672 Sluppen, N-7485 Trondheim (Tel +47 73 580 500 or +47 73 580 533, Fax +47 73 580 501, Email jan-p.huberth-hansen@dirnat.no)

PAKISTAN
Mr Abdul Munaf Qaimkhani, Deputy Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Enercon Building, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad (Tel +92 51 924 5585, Fax +92 51 924 5598, Email amqaimkhani@yahoo.com)

PALAU
Dr Alan Olsen (Fred Ikertang - alternate), Belau National Museum, Bureau of Agriculture, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism, PO Box 666, Koror, Palau PW 96940 (Tel +680 488 2841, Fax +680 488 3183, Email bnm@palaunet.com or freddy_ike23@yahoo.com)

PANAMA
Dr Arturo Cominici Arosemena, Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Panamá, FUNDESPA, Apartado 0834-01255, Correos de Carrasquilla, Ciudad de Panamá (Tel +507 264 7152 or +507 667 45876 or +507 662 98290, Fax +507 261 0893, Email adominici@fundespa.org)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Professor Frank Griffin, University of Papua New Guinea, PO Box 320, Uni Post Office, Waigani, NCD (Tel +675 326 7387, Email fgriffin@upng.ac.pg)

PARAGUAY

PERU
MSc. Victor Pulido Capurro, Docente, Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Paseo Los Eucaliptos 285, Camacho, La Molina, Lima 11 (Tel +51 1 998 672 369, Fax +51 1 435 1570, Email vvpulidoc@hotmail.com or wetperu@amauta.rcp.net.pe)

PHILIPPINES

POLAND

PORTUGAL
Mr João Carlos Farinha, Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade, Av. dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, 1, 2890-015 Alcochete (Tel +351 212 348 021, Fax +351 212 341 654, Email jcfarinha@gmail.com or farinhaj@icnb.pt)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
National Institute of Environmental Research, Kyeongseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 404-708 (Tel +82 32 590 7155, Fax +82 32 563 7085, Email shingeo@korea.kr - contact Dr Shin Young-Kyu)

ROMANIA
Dr Grigore Baboianu, Deputy Executive Director, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, Str. Portului 34A, OP 3, CP 32, 820243 Tulcea (Tel +40 240 518 962 or +40 240 518 945, Fax +40 240 518 975, Email gbaboianu@ddbra.ro or arbdd@ddbra.ro)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Dr Andrey Sirin, Vice Director, Institute of Forest Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Uspenskoye, Moscow 143030 (Tel +7 495 634 5257 or +7 495 634 2559, Fax +7 495 634 2557, Email sirin@proc.ru)

RWANDA
Maître Vénuste Ntaganda, Conseiller Juridique, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), B.P. 7436, Kacyiru, Kigali (Tel +250 252 58101, Fax +250 252 580 017, Email nvenustus@yahoo.fr or dgrema@gmail.com)

SAINT LUCIA
Mr Michael Bobb, Deputy Chief Forest Officer, Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry & Fisheries, 5th Floor, Stanislaus James Building, Waterfront, Castries (Tel +1 758 468 5635/41 or +1 758 450 2231x300, Fax +1 758 450 2287, Email michaelbobb_2000@yahoo.com)

SAMOA
Mr Tolusina Pouli, Principal Dev. & utilisation Officer Research, Forestry Division, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MNRE), Private Bag, Apia (Tel +685 23 800, Fax +685 23 176, Email tolusina.pouli@mnre.gov.ws or sprig@samoa.ws)

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
M. Faustino de Oliveira, Biologiste, responsable de la Biodiversité, ECOFAC, BP 1023, Av. Kwame Nkrumah, São Tomé (Tel +239 22 32 84, Fax +239 90 91 32, Email faconeol@yahoo.com.br)

SENEGAL
Monsieur Abdou Salam Kane, Conservateur des Parcs Nationaux et Chef, Division des Aires Marines Protégées et Zones Humides, Ministère de l'Environnement et Protection de la Nature, BP 5135 - Parc Forestier, Dakar-Fann (Tel +221 77 631 18 48, Email ak7salam@gmail.com or dpn@orange.sn)

SERBIA
Mr Nikola Stojnic, Ornithologist, Expert Associate, Institute for Nature Conservation, Radnicka 20, 21000 Novi Sad (Tel +381 21 421 744, Fax +381 21 489 6301, Email nikola.stojnic@ppzp.rs)

Mr Predrag Lazarevic, Botanist, Research and Development Division, Institute for Nature Conservation, Dr. Ivana Ribara 91, 11070 Belgrade (Email predrag.lazarevic@zzps.rs)

SEYCHELLES
Dr. Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, Senior Project Officer, Environmental Engineering & Waterways Section, Climate & Environmental Services Division, Department of Environment, Box 1145, English River, Victoria - Mahé (Tel +248 670 427 or +248 670 443, Fax +248 610 147 or +248 610 647, Email p.murugaiyan@env.gov.sc or murugaiyanseychelles@gmail.com)

SIERRA LEONE
Mr Arnold D. Okoni-Williams, Biological Sciences, Fourah Bay College (USL), Freetown (Tel +232 33 722 612, Fax , Email Aokoni2001@yahoo.com)

SLOVAKIA
Dr Eduard Stloukal, Head, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Science, Mlynská dolina B-1, 842 15 Bratislava 4 (Tel/Fax +421 2 6029 6333, Email stloukal@fns.uniba.sk)

SLOVENIA
Mr Miha Naglic, Institute for Nature Conservation of the Republic of Slovenia, Cankarjeva 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana (Tel +386 1 230 95 30, Fax +386 1  236 31 50, Email miha.naglic@zrsvn.si)

SOUTH AFRICA
Dr Stanley Liphadzi, Director, Water-linked Ecosystems, Water Research Commission (WRC), Private Bag X03, Gezina 0031, Pretoria (Tel +27 12 330 9020 or +27 12 330 0340 / +27 12 310 3919, Fax +27 12 331 2565 or +27 12 330 0340, Email stanleyl@wrc.org.za or mliphadzi@hotmail.com)

SPAIN
Sr Rafael Sánchez Navarro, C/Ebro n° 11, 43549 Poble Nou del Delta, Tarragona (Tel +34 97 774 3195 or +34 661 55 64 80, Email rsancheznavarro@gmail.com)

SRI LANKA
Mr M.G.C. Sooriyabandara, Deputy Director (Planning), Department of Wildlife Conservation, No 811 A, Bodhiraja Mawatha, Jayanthipura, Battaramulla, (Tel +94 11 287 1529, Fax +94 11 288 3355, Email csooriyabandara@gmail.com)

SUDAN
Dr Mutsim Bashir Nimir, National Project Manager, National Implementation of Adaptation to Climate Change, Higher Council of Environment & Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum (Tel +249 183 777 160 or +249 183 784 279, Fax +249 183 787 617, Email mutasimnimir2002@yahoo.com)

SURINAME
Mr H. van Brussel, Chair, Nature Preservation Commission, Nature Conservation Division, c/o Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10-14, PO Box 436, Paramaribo (Tel +597 479 431, Fax +597 422 555, Email lbbnb@yahoo.com)

SWAZILAND
Prof. Absalom Manyatsi, University of Swaziland, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni, M201 (Tel +268 2517 0528, Fax +268 528 3021, Email manyatsi@uniswa.sz)

SWEDEN
Ms Lena Tranvik, Ecologist, Swedish Species Information Centre, Habitat Unit, ArtDatabanken, SLU, Box 7007, S-750 07 Uppsala (Tel +46 18 67 24 78, Fax +46 18 67 34 80, Email lena.tranvik@artdata.slu.se)

SWITZERLAND
Ms Sabine Herzog, Senior Scientific Advisor, Wildlife Management, Fisheries & Forest Biodiversity Section, Species, Ecosystems, Landscapes Division, Federal Office for the Environment - BAFU, 3003 Berne (Tel +41 31 323 0340, Fax +41 31 324 7579 or +41 31 323 8974, Email Sabine.herzog@bafu.admin.ch)

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Mr Fayez Karimeh, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451, Damascus (Tel +963 11 221 0175, Fax +963 11 224 8672, Email fayezkarimeh@ureach.com)

TAJIKISTAN
Dr/Ms Ada Tsoy, Principal Officer, State Directorate for Protected Areas, State Committee on Environment Conservation & Forestry, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe (Fax +992 372 252 421 or +992 372 213 332, Email eldar@tajik.net)

THAILAND
Dr Sonjai Havanond, The Sirindhorn International Environment Park, 1281 Rama VI Camp, Cha-am, Phetchaburi 76120 (Tel +663 250 8396, Fax +663 250 8379, Email sonjai_h@hotmail.com)

THE FYR OF MACEDONIA
Professor Branko Micevski, President, National Ramsar Committee, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba str b.b., PO Box 162, 1000 Skopje (Tel/Fax +389 2 2432 071, Email brankom@ukim.edu.mk or brankom@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk)

TOGO
Mr Kotchikpa Okoumassou, Chef, Division Inventaire, Aménagement et Protection Faunique, Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières, B.P. 355, Lomé (Tel +228 2221 40 29 +228 2232 47 91, Fax +228 2221 40 29, Email okoumdfc@yahoo.fr or direfaune@yahoo.fr)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Dr Rahanna Juman, Wetlands Ecologist, Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas (Tel +1 868 634 4291-4 x 1329, Fax +1 868 634 4433, Email rjuman@ima.gov.tt)

TUNISIA
Mr Mohamed Saleh Romdhane, Directeur d'Unité de Recherche, Université Carthage Tunisie, 43 Av. Charles Nicolle - Cité Mahrajene, Tunis 1082 (Tel +216 71 287 110 or +216 9 732 5090, Fax +216 71 892 785, Email ramadhanms@gmail.com or romdhane.medsalah@inat.agrinet.tn)

TURKEY
Mr Serif Hizli, Chemist, Directorate of Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Department of Sensitive Areas, Sögütözü Caddesi No. 14/E, 06370 Beştepe Yenimahalle, Ankara (Tel +90 312 207 5908, Fax 190 312 207 5959, Email shizli@ormansu.gov.tr)

TURKMENISTAN
Professor Eldar Rustamov, National Institute for Deserts, Flora & Fauna, Ministry of Nature Protection, ul. Azadi, 59, korpus 2, office 38, 744000, Ashgabat (Tel: +993 12 93 20 04 or +993 12 92 55 91, Fax: +993 12 93 01 02, Email elldaru@mail.ru)

UGANDA
Dr Frank Kansiime, Director, Makerere University Institute of Environment &, Natural Resources, PO Box 7298, Kampala (Tel +256 41 533 462 or +256 77 250 6520, Fax +256 41 530 135, Email fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug)

UKRAINE
Dr Vasiliy Kostyushin, Project Coordinator, Black Sea Office, Wetlands International, PO Box 82, 01032 Kiev-32 (Tel +380 44 246 5862, Fax +380 44 246 5862, Email v.kostiushyn@gmail.com)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Mr Jeruel Cabadonga Aguhob, Principal Nature Conservation Officer, Marine Environment and Wildlife Section, Environment Department, Dubai Municipality, PO Box 67, Dubai (Tel +971 4 606 6826 or +971 56 728 7443, Fax +971 4 703 3532, Email jcaguhob@dm.gov.ae)

UNITED KINGDOM
Mr David Stroud, Senior Ornithologist, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough PE1 1JY (Tel +44 1733 866 810, Fax +44 1733 555 948, Email David.Stroud@jncc.gov.uk)

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Dr Shaaban M. Mgana, Ardhi University, Environmental Engineering Department, PO Box 35176, Dar es Salaam (Tel +255 754 874 628, Email mganashaaban@yahoo.co.uk or mgana@aru.ac.tz)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr Gilberto Cintron-Molero, International Affairs Specialist, Division of International Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 730, Arlington, VA 22203-1622 (Tel +1 703 358 1765, Fax +1 703 358 2115, Email gil_cintron@fws.gov)

URUGUAY

UZBEKISTAN
Dr Yevgeniya Lanovenko, Head, Ornithological Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, 1A, Niyazov Str., 700095 Tashkent (Fax +998 71 1445 979, Email lanovenko@uzsci.net or filatov@comuz.uz)

VENEZUELA
Sra Olga Lucía Casañas, Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente, Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, Piso 9, El Silencio, Caracas 1010 (Tel +58 212 408 4803, Email ocasanas@minamb.gob.ve)

VIET NAM
Dr Pham Anh Cuong, Biodiversity Conservation Agency, VEA, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, B202, 2nd Floor, #10 Ton That Thuyet Str, Cau Giay dist., Hanoi (Tel +84 4 3795 6854 ext 3109, Fax +84 4 3941 2028, Email pacuong@yahoo.com or pacuong@monre.gov.vn)

YEMEN
Mr Gamal Al-Harani, Advisor to EPA Chairman, Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Industrial zone, Al Zubairy St., PO Box 19719, Sana'a (Tel +967 1 206 611, Fax +967 1 207 327, Email ramsar-yemen@hotmail.com) and Mr Abdulghani Ali Al-Bokwali, Director General of Wetlands Unit, Environment Protection Authority (EPA) (Tel +967 77 716 6818, Fax +967 1 206 611)

ZAMBIA
Dr Harry Chabwela, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, PO Box 32379, Lusaka (Tel +260 1 293 653(switchboard) or +260 1 295 416(home), Fax +260 1 253 952, Email HChabwe@natsci.unza.zm)