VOTING MEMBERS AFRICA Benin: Dr Maman-Sani Issa, Mr Yao Amoussou Gabon: Dr Faustin Ondamba Ombanda Kenya: Dr Richard Bagine Malawi: Dr Leonard D. Sefu ASIA China: Mr YAN Chenggao, Ms LIU Xin Iran: Mr Mohsen Esperi, Ms Yasaman Rajabkhah Thailand: Ms Nirawan Pipitsombat, Ms Nisanat Sathirakul EUROPE Austria: Dr Gerhard Sigmund Czech Republic: Dr Libuse Vlasáková, Ms Ivana Biková Georgia: Ms Sophiko Akhobadze, Dr Christo Kakhniashvili Slovenia: Dr Gordana Beltram NEOTROPICS Bahamas: Mr John Bowleg (Vice-Chair) Ecuador: Lic. Sergio Lasso, HE Mr Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego, Mr Luís Vayas Valdivieso El Salvador: Lic. César Funes Abrego, Ms Rebeca Magaña NORTH AMERICA United States of America: Dr Herbert A. Raffaele (Chair of Subgroup on Finance), Ms Eleanore Fox, Ms Ann M. Low OCEANIA Samoa: Mr Pati Liu Hosts of COP9 and COP10 Uganda: Mr Paul Mafabi (Chair) Republic of Korea: Mr Shin Boonam Dr Joo Gea-Jae, Mr Kang Hae-Ryong Mr Kim Seunghee, Ms Kim Mee Ryeong Ms Koo Ji-Young, Mr Lee Chang-Kyu Mr Lee Jae-ki, Mr Park Jin-Young, Mr Yu Je Ho OBSERVERS Permanent Observers Switzerland: Dr Olivier Biber, Ms Nathalie Bösch, The Netherlands: Mr Gerard Van Dijk BirdLife International: Mr David Pritchard The World Conservation Union (IUCN): Ms Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Dr Mark Smith Wetlands International: Ms Jane Madgwick WWF International: Mr Jamie Pittock, Mr Denis Landenbergue
| CONTRACTING PARTY OBSERVERS Argentina: Mr Ernesto Gondra, Mr Gonzalo M. Jordán Australia: Mr Guy O'Brien Botswana: HE Mr Boometswe Mokgothu, Mr Myron Bonang Brazil: Mr Pedro A. Fiorencio Cabral de Andrade Colombia: Ms Martha I. Alarcón Côte d'Ivoire: M. Filibert Kouassi Glegaud, M. Junior Bakary Bamba, M. Tiémoko Moriko Finland: Mr Jussi Soramäki Hungary: Ms Dóra Blazsek Israel: Ms Noa Furman Japan: Dr Makoto Komoda, Ms Noriko Moriwake, Ms Risa Kasai, Mr Hidenobu Sobashima Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Dr Musbah F. Mohamed, Mr Abdelbaset Muhmoud Sharfed Madagascar: Mr Mady Chababy Namibia: Dr Fanuel A. Demas, Mr Frans Munkhata Kamenye Norway: Ms Gunn Paulsen Romania: Ms Veronica Anghel, Ms Nicoleta E. Birladianu Russian Federation: Ms Tatiana Minaeva Sudan: Dr Salwa M. Abdelhameed Turkey: Ms Simla Yasemin Özkaya, Ms Nermin Anul, Mr Sait Tahmiscioglu, Mr Muammer H. Cengiz, Mr Sabri S. Cagirankaya, Mr Burhan T. Meriç Uruguay: Ms Pauline Davies UK: Mr Robert Ford, Mr Andrew Tully, Mr James Williams Vietnam: Ms Le Thanh Binh, Ms Thi My Hoang Nguyen, Mr Xuan Huy Hoang Other Observers Dr Heather MacKay (Chair of STRP) Ramsar Convention Secretariat Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General Nick Davidson, Deputy Secretary General Abou Bamba, Senior Advisor for Africa Evelyn Moloko, Asst. Advisor, Africa Margarita Astrálaga, Sr Advisor Americas Mila Llorens, Asst. Advisor Americas Adrián Ruiz Carvajal, Regional Affairs Officer Guangchun Lei, Sr Advisor for Asia-Pacific Pragati Tuladhar, Asst. Advisor Asia-Pacific Tobias Salathé, Senior Advisor, Europe *Dorothea August, Asst. Advisor, Europe *Monica Zavagli, Asst. Advisor, Europe Dwight Peck, Communications Officer (Rapporteur) Sandra Hails, CEPA Programme Officer Mireille Katz, Exec. Assistant to the SG Paulette Kennedy, Projects Administrator Montse Riera, Office Services Asst. Catherine Loetscher, Administrative Asst. Valerie Higgins, Sr. Administrative Asst. *Dorothea is finishing her assignment and Monica is her successor. Interpreters Ms Ingrid Catton Ms Christine Adams Mr Jon Porter Ms Starr Pirot Ms Carmen Stefani-Gari |