Ramsar National Focal Points for the STRP

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 at http://ramsar.org/strp/key_strp_nfp_tor.htm.

ALBANIA - Mr Zamir Dedej, Director, Nature Protection Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Rr. Durresi, Nr. 27, Tirana, Albania (Tel: +355 4 270 624/30, Fax: +355 4 270 627, Em: zamir@cep.tirana.al, Em2: mirafida@icc.al.eu.org)

ALGERIA - Monsieur Ammar Boumezbeur, Sous Directeur, Direction Générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural, Chemin Doudou Mokhtar - BP 232, Ben Aknoun, Alger 16033, Algeria (Tel: +213 21 91 52 86 +213 21 91 53 14, Fax: +213 21 91 52 86 +213 21 91 53 14, Em: boumezfr@yahoo.fr, Em2: dgf.dpff@wissal.dz)

ARGENTINA - Dr.Rubén Quintana, Dr. En Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Depto de Ecología Genética y Evolución, FCEyN, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tel: +54 11 4576 3300x212, Fax: +54 11 4576 3384 , Em: rubenq@bg.fcen.uba.ar)

ARMENIA - Dr Karén Jenderedjian, Head, Animal Resource Management Division, Bioresource Management Agency, Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 375010 Yerevan, Armenia (Tel: +374 1 580 711, Fax: +374 1 527 952 +374 1 151 959, Em: jender@nature.am, Em2: jender@arminco.com)

AUSTRALIA - Ms Deb Callister, Director, Wetlands Section, Department of the Environment and Water Resources, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (Tel: +61 2 6274 1955 or +61 2 6274 2526, Fax: +61 2 6274 2268, Em: deb.callister@environment.gov.au)

AUSTRIA - Prof. Dr. Gert Michael Steiner, Professor, Institut für Vegetationsökologie und Naturschutz, Universität Wien, Althanstr. 14, 1090 Wien, Austria (Tel: +43 1 4277 54372x1417, Fax: +43 1 4277 9542, Em: gmst@pflaphy.pph.univie.ac.at)

BAHAMAS - Ms Karen St. Cyr, Ministry of Education, PO Box N3913, Nassau, Bahamas (Tel: +1 242 322 8140, Fax: +1 242 322 8491, +1 242 326 2987, Em: kaystcyr@yahoo.com)

BAHRAIN - Mr Shaker Khamdan, Head, Environmental Monitoring Section, Public Commission for the, Protection of Marine Resources, Environment & Wildlife, PO Box 32657, Isa Town, Bahrain (Tel: +973 1 787 5130, +973 1 787 5103, Fax: +973 1 787 4615, Em: skhamdan@bahrain.gov.bh, Em2: environment@bahrain.gov.bh)

BELARUS - Dr Alexander V. Kozulin, Senior Researcher, Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences, 27 Akademicheskaya Str., Minsk 220072, Belarus (Tel: +375 17 280 80 93, +375 17 287 37 13, Fax: +375 17 284 22 75, +375 17 284 10 36, Em: kozulin@biobel.bas-net.by, Em2: Kozulin@tut.by)

BELGIUM - Director General, Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium (Tel: +32 2 558 1811, +32 2 558 1801, Fax: +32 2 558 1803, +32 2 558 1805, Em: info@inbo.be)

BENIN - M. Maman-Sani Issa, Chef, Dép. Système d'information et Suivi environnemental, SISE / Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement, 03 BP 4387, Cotonou, Benin (Tel: +229 30 45 56, +229 93 31 09, Fax: +229 30 45 43, Em: issa37@hotmail.com, Em2: missa@abe.bj)

BOLIVIA - Lic. Omar E. Rocha Olivio, Director Ejecutivo, Programa Humedales – BIOTA, Av. Aranjuez, Condominio Aranjuez No. 2, La Paz, CP4778, La Paz, Bolivia (Tel/Fax: +591 2 274 0592, Em: orocha@caoba.entelnet.bo or orocha@entelnet.bo)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Mr Jaroslav Vego: Ministry of Civil Engineering, Physical Planning & Environmental Protection HNC, Stjepana Radica 3, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tel: +387 36 312 189, Fax: +387 36 312 190, Em: jaroslav.vego@tel.net.ba)

BOTSWANA - Ms Portia Kelefilwe Segomelo, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Private Bag 0068, Gabarone, Botswana (Tel: +267 390 2050, Fax: +267 390 2051 , Em: psegomelo@gov.bw)

BRAZIL - Dr David da Motta Marques, Adjunct Professor, Instituto de Pesquisas Hidráulicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CX. Postal 15029, Porto Alegre - RS - 91501-970, Brazil (Tel: +55 51 316 6563, +55 51 316 6664, Fax: +55 51 316 6565, Em: dmm@iph.ufrgs.br, Em2: mottamarques@cpovo.net)

BULGARIA - Prof. Georgi Karl Hiebaum, Head of "Functional Ecology" Department, Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Gagarin Str. 2, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (Tel: +359 2 722 154, +359 2 736 137, Fax: +359 2 705 498, Em: ecolab@ecolab.bas.bg, Em2: 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, Burkina Faso (Tel: +226 50 36 32 15, Fax: +226 50 36 03 94, Em: podajnl@yahoo.fr)

BURUNDI - Monsieur Jean-Marie Bukuru, Inspecteur régional des forêts, Programme zones humides, Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme, BP 241, Gitega, Burundi (Tel: +257 939 129 or +257 971 958, Fax: +257 228 902 or +257 402 625, Em: jmbkr2000@yahoo.fr)

CAMBODIA - Mr Meas Sophal, Deputy Director, Department of Nature Protection, Ministry of Environment, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Tel: +855 12 516 898, Fax: +855 23 721 073, Em: bpamp@online.com.kh)

CANADA - Mr Randy Milton, Manager, Wildlife Resources, Wetlands and Coastal Habitats Programme, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 136 Exhibition Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 4E5, Canada (Tel: +1 902 679 6224, Fax: +1 902 679 6176, Em: miltongr@gov.ns.ca)

CHAD - Monsieur Edouard Boulanoudji, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Direction de la Protection de la Faune et des Parcs nationaux, Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau, B.P. 905, N'Djaména, Chad (Tel: +235 522 305, Fax: +235 524 470, +235 523 839, Em: zakouma@intnet.td)

CHILE - Prof. Irma Vila, Limnóloga, Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Las Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile (Tel: +56 2 271 2656, +56 2 271 2977, Fax: +56 2 271 7363, Em: limnolog@uchile.cl)

CHINA - Mr Bao Daming, Senior Engineer, Division Chief of Wetland Conservation, Ramsar Convention Implementing Office, Wildlife & Plant, Protection Dept., State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, China (Tel: +86 10 8423 8576, +86 10 8423 8531, Fax: +86 10 8423 9209, Em: baodaming@forestry.gov.cn)

COLOMBIA - Dr. Leonardo Muñoz Cardona, Director de Ecosistemas, Dirección Técnica de Ecosistemas, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, Calle 37 N° 8-40, piso 2, Bogotá, Colombia (Tel: +571 340 6274, +571 332 3434 x 345, Fax: +571 340 6206, +571 340 6212, Em: lmunoz@minambiente.gov.co, Em2: mrivera@minambiente.gov.co)

COMORES - M. Said Hassani Mohamed, Directeur Général, Pharmacie Nationale Autonome des Comores, Moroni, Comores (Tel: +269 73 12 64, Fax: +269 73 17 24, Em: pnac@comorestelecom.km)

CONGO - M. Bienvenu Maziézoula, Chercheur-Hydrologue à l'UREA/CERGEC, Service Etude et Promotion - ANVARR, Agence Nationale Valorisation des Résultats de Recherche, B.P. 2499, Brazzaville, République de Congo (Tel: +242 526 74 04, Fax: +242 526 74 04, Em: bienmaz@yahoo.fr)

CONGO, D.R. OF - Monsieur Kabemba Muembo, Directeur Domaines et Réserves, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature-ICCN, av. Papa Ileo no. 15, BP 868, Kinshasa/Gombe, République démocratique de Congo (Tel: +243 88 33401, Fax: +243 88 03208, Em: dmuembo2003@yahoo.fr, Em2: pdg.iccn@ic.cd)

COSTA RICA - MSc. Gerardo Umaña Villalobos, Coordinador, Sección de Ecología, Centro Investigación en Ciencias del Mar/Limnología, Ciudad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (Tel: +506 207 3201, Fax: +506 207 3280, Em: gumana@biologia.ucr.ac.cr, Em2: Gumana@cariari.ucr.ac.cr)

CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Prof. Valentin N'Douba, Président, UFR, Biosciences, Université d'Abidjan Cocody, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Côte d'Ivoire (Tel: +225 0596 03 28, Fax: +225 20 21 09 90, Em: ndouval@hotmail.com, Em2: hydrobio@aviso.ci)

CROATIA - Mr Eugen Draganovic, Senior Adviser, Directorate for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture, Runjaninova 2, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia (Tel: +385 1 49 66 110, Fax: +385 1 48 66 100, Em: eugen.draganovic@min-kulture.hr)

CUBA - Sr. Reinaldo Estrada Estrada, Director, Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas, Ministério de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, 18 A No. 4114 E/ 41 y 47, Miramar Playa, La Habana 11300, Cuba (Tel: +53 7 202 7970, Fax: +53 7 204 0798, Em: rey@snap.co.cu)

CYPRUS - Ms Myroula Hadjichristophorou, Head, Marine Biology/Ecology Division, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, 13, Aiolou Street, 1416 Nicosia, Cyprus (Tel: +357 22 303 901, Fax: +357 22 775 955, Em: andrecws@logos.cy.net)

CZECH REPUBLIC - Dr Jan Pokorny, Research Scientist, Plant Ecology Section, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Dukelská 145, 379 82 Trebon, Czech Republic (Tel: +420 333 721 156, +420 602 465 099, Fax: +420 333 721 136, +420 333 721 875, Em: pokorny@esnet.cz)

DENMARK - Dr Sten Asbirk, Head of Section, Forest and Nature Agency, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark (Tel: +45 39 47 29 26, Fax: +45 39 27 98 99, Em: sta@sns.dk)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Lic. Gloria María Santana Zorrilla, Encargada del Departamento de Vida Silvestre, Dirección de Vida Silvestre y Biodiversidad, Avenida Máximo Gómez Esq. Reyes Católicos, (Antigua Cementera), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Tel: +1 809 472 4202, Fax: +1 809 472 4012 or +1 809 472 2705, Em: vida.silvestre@medioambiente.gov.do, Em2: glomasanta@hotmail.com)

ECUADOR - MSc. Tarsicio Granizo, Asesor Científico, Sistemas de Áreas Protegidas, Región de Conservación de Sudamérica, The Nature Conservancy, Av. de los Naranjos N44-491 y de las Azucenas, Casilla de Correo 17-21-1398, Monteserrín, Quito, Ecuador (Tel: +593 2 225 8113x116, Fax: +593 2 225 7138, Em: tgranizo@tnc.org)

EGYPT - Dr Sherif Baha El Din, Consultant, 3 Abdalla El Katib St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt (Tel: +20 2 760 8160, Fax: +20 2 760 8160, Em: baha2@internetegypt.com)

EL SALVADOR - Lic. César R. Funes Abrego, Gerente, Sistemas Ambientales y Manglares, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Calle y Colonia Las Mercedes, Edificio MARN, Plantel ISTA, San Salvador C.P. 3186, El Salvador (Tel: +503 2267 9323, +503 2 224 6926, Fax: +503 2267 9325, +503 2 260 3114, Em: cabrego@marn.gob.sv, Em2: abreboc@yahoo.es)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Ing. Francisca Eneme Efua, Jefe, Sección de OCIPEF, Ministerio de Bosques y Agricultura. Apdo 324, Bata - Litoral 4556, Equatorial Guinea (Tel: +240 240 450, Fax: +240 082 874, Em: franciscaeneme@yahoo.es)

ESTONIA - Prof. Toomas Saat, Director, Estonian Marine Institute, 10a Mäetaguse Street, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia (Tel: +372 628 1570, +372 5088 438, Fax: +372 6281 563 , Em: toomas.saat@ut.ee)

FRANCE - Dr Patrick Triplet, Directeur scientifique, SMACOPI-Syndicat mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral Picard, 1, place de l'Amiral Courbet, 80142 Abbeville, France (Tel: +33 322 31 79 30, Fax: +33 322 31 56 00, Em: patrick.triplet1@orange.fr)

GABON - M. Magloir-Désiré Mounganga, Directeur, Institut de Recherche en Sciences Humaines, BP 10961, Libreville, Gabon (Tel: +241 0752 69 73, Em: moungang@nomade.fr)

GAMBIA - Dr Almamy Camara, Director , Department of Parks and Wildlife Management, DoS for Forestry & the Environment, State House, PO Box 577, Banjul, Gambia (Tel: +220 437 6972, Fax: +220 4392 179, +220 4228 998, Em: wildlife@gamtel.gm)

GEORGIA - Dr Giorgi Sophadze, Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography, 1, Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., 0115 Tbilisi, Georgia (Tel: +995 32 366 014, Fax: +995 32 253 313 Em: g.sopadze@ecovision.ge)

GERMANY - Dr Barbara Petersen, Scientist, Dept of Biotope Protection & Landscape Ecology, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Konstantinstrasse 110, 53179 Bonn, Germany (Tel: +49.228.8491.1542, Fax: +49 228 8491 460 , Em: petersenb@bfn.de)

GHANA - Prof. Clement Dorm-Adzobu, Chairman, Water Resources Commission, PO Box LG 185, Legon, Accra, Ghana (Tel: +233 208 114 606, +233 21 20811 4606, Em: gbefi_kosi@yahoo.com)

GREECE - Mrs Demetra Spala, Ramsar National Focal Point, Environment Planning Div., Dept Natural Resource Mgmt., Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works, Trikalon Str. 36, 115 26 Athens, Greece (Tel: +30 210 698 3467, Fax: +30 210 691 8487, +30 210 641 0641, Em: d.spala@dpers.minenev.gr, Em2: tdfp@minenv.gr)

GUATEMALA - MSc. Juan Carlos Godoy Herrera, Especialista en Areas Protegidas, Proarca - APM, 12 Ave. 14-41 zona 10, Colonia Oakland, Guatemala Capital 01010, Guatemala (Tel: +502 367 0480, +502 367 0482, Fax: +502 367 0481, Em: jcgodoy@proarca.org.gt, Em2: jcgodoy@proarca.org)

HONDURAS - Lic. Carlos Cerrato, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Departamento de Biología, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Tel: +504 257 0701, +504 323 2110, Fax: +504 977 9750, Em: ccerratob@yahoo.com)

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

ICELAND - Dr Arni Bragason, Director, Nature Conservation, Environment Agency, Sudurlandsbraut 24, IS-108 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel: +354 591 2000, Fax: +354 591 2010 , Em: arni@ust.is)

INDIA - Dr Sidharth Kaul, Director, Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 602, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003, India (Tel: +91 11 2436 0492, Fax: +91 11 2436 0492, +91 11 2436 2281, Em: Kaul52@yahoo.com)

INDONESIA - Ms Senny Sunanisari, Indonesian Scientific Institute, Jalan Raya Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia (Tel: +62 21 875 7071, Fax: +62 21 875 7076)

IRAN - Mr Masoud Bagherzadeh Karimi, Senior Wetlands Expert, Natural Environment and Biodiversity Section, Department of the Environment, Shahid Hemmat Highway, Pardisan Eco-Park, PO Box 5181, Tehran 15875, Iran (Tel: +98 21 82 69 915, +98 21 82 64 026, Fax: +98 21 82 69 914, +98 21 82 69 294, Em: mbkarimi@yahoo.com)

IRELAND - Mr Jim Ryan, National Parks & Wildlife, Dúchas, The Heritage Service, Ely Court, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (Tel: +353 1 647 2391, Fax: +353 1 678 8123, Em: Jryan@duchas.ie)

ISRAEL - Dr Reuven Ortal, Director, Aquatic Ecology Department, Natural and National Parks Protection Authority, 3 Am Ve'Olamo St, Givat Shaul, 95463 Jerusalem, Israel (Tel: +972 2 5005 426, +972 2 5005 400, Fax: +972 2 5006 281, +972 2 6529 232, Em: r.ortal@npa.org.il, Em2: ortala@vms.huji.ac.il)

ITALY - Dr Aldo Cosentino, Direttore General , Direzione per la Protezione della Natura, Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio, Via C. Bavastro, 174, 00154 Rome, Italy (Tel: +39 06 5722 8510, +39 06 5722 8004, Fax: +39 06 5722 8390, Em: dpn-dg@minambiente.it, Em2: dpn-div6@minambiente.it)

JAMAICA - Dr Dale Webber, Head, Dept of Life Sciences, Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica (Tel: +1 876 927 2753, Fax: +1 876 977 1075, Em: dwebber@uwimona.edu.jm)

JAPAN - Dr Makoto Komoda, Senior Research Scientist, Nature Resource Management, Japan Wildlife Research Center, SN Iriya Building, Shitaya 3-10-10, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8676, Japan (Tel: +81 3 5824 0955, +81 3 5824 0954, Fax: +81 3 5824 0956, +81 3 5824 0968, Em: mkomoda@jwrc.or.jp)

JORDAN - Eng. Faris Al Junaidi, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, 11941 Amman, Jordan (Tel: +962 6 552 1941, +962 6 535 0149, Fax: +962 6 552 5315, +962 6 623 5417, Em: faljunidi@yahoo.com, Em2: najwanaimi@yahoo.com)

KENYA - Dr Samuel Kasiki, Deputy Director, Biodiversity, Research & Planning, Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources & Wildlife, PO Box 40241, Nairobi 00100, Kenya (Tel: +254 20 600 800, +254 20 604 310, Fax: +254 20 603 792, +254 20 607 024, Em: SKasiki@kws.org or biodiversity@kws.org)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - Dr Venera Surappaeva, Head, Department of Monitoring & International Cooperation, State Forest Service, Toktogul Str. 228, 720001 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (Tel: +996 312 611 834, +996 312 611 396, Fax: +996 312 611 396, +996 312 611 834, Em: surappaeva@hotbox.ru, Em2: reia2000@mail.ru)

LATVIA - Ms Valda Baronina, Latvian Environment, Geology and, Hydrometeorological Agency, Rupniecibas str. 23, LV-1045 Riga, Latvia (Tel: +371 708 4293, Fax: +371 781 1494, +371 708 4285, Em: valda.baronina@lva.gov.lv)

LEBANON - Ms Lina Yamout, Chief, Protection of the Urban Environment Service, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 11-2727, Beirut, Lebanon (Tel: +961 1 976 555, Fax: +961 1 976 513, Em: l.yamout@moe.gov.lb)

LIBERIA - Mrs Cecilia Smith-Kollie, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia (Tel: +231 770 354 66, +231 37747, Fax: +231 227 838, +231 530 706, Em: cekollie@yahoo.com, Em2: necolib@yahoo.com)

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA -- Dr Musbah Farag Mohamed, Environment General Authority Consultant, University staff, Garyounis University, PO Box 17667, Sabri Post, Benghazi, Libya (Tel: +218 91 382 0363-cell, Fax: +218 61 908 0690 or +218 61 908 0689, Em: musbahuk@yahoo.co.uk or conservation@environment.org.ly)

LIECHTENSTEIN - Dipl.Ing. Hermann Schmuck, National Agency for Forests, Nature and Landscape, Dr. Grass Strasse 10, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Tel: +423 236 64 19, Fax: +423 236 64 11, Em: Hermann.Schmuck@awnl.llv.li)

LITHUANIA - Mr Vidmantas Bezaras, Deputy Director, State Service of Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment, Juozapaviciaus 9, LT-09311 Vilnius, Lithuania (Tel: +370 52 726 306, Fax: +370 52 722 572, Em: v.bazaras@gamta.lt, Em2: v.bezaras@vstt.lt)

LUXEMBOURG - Madame Marie-Paule Kremer, Conseiller de direction adjoint, Ministère de l'Environnement, 18 Montée de la Pétrusse, L-2918 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Tel: +352 478 6820, Fax: +352 400 410, Em: Marie-Paule.Kremer@mev.etat.lu)

MALAWI - Dr Roy Bhima, Deputy Director (Research and Planning), Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Information and Tourism, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Malawi (Tel: +265 1 757 584, +265 9 292 711, Fax: +265 1 775 595 , Em: dnpw@malawi.net, Em2: sadc.wstcu@malawi.net)

MALAYSIA - Mr Azhar Bin Noraini, Principal Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Environmental Management Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Level 5, Block C5, Precinct 1, 62662 Putrajaya, Malaysia (Tel: +603 8885 8027, Fax: +603 8889 2973, Em: azhar@nre.gov.my)

MALI - Monsieur Namory Traore, DNCN, Direction Nationale Conservation de la Nature, Ministère Equipement, Territoire, et Environnement, BP 275, Bamako, Mali (Tel: +223 222 52 51, +223 646 23 05, Fax: +223 223 36 96, Em: ntraore2002@yahoo.fr)

MARSHALL ISLANDS - Mr John Bungitak, General Manager, Environment Protection Authority, PO Box 1322, Majuro - MH 96960, Marshall Islands (Tel: +692 625 3035, +692 625 5203, Fax: +692 625 5202, Em: eparmi@ntamar.net, Em2: rmiepa@ntamar.net)

MAURITANIA - Monsieur Mohamed Lemine Ould Baba, Professeur, Secrétaire Général, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Nouakchott, B.P. 5026, Nouakchott, Mauritania (Tel: +222 525 12 76, Fax: +222 525 12 76, Em: ouldbaba@univ-nkc.mr)

MAURITIUS - Mr Manikchand Puttoo, Research and Development Officer, National Parks & Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro-industry and Fisheries, Floreal, Réduit, Mauritius (Tel: +230 464 4016, Fax: +230 465 1184, Em: npcsagr@intnet.mu, Em2: npcs@mail.gov.mu)

MEXICO - Dra. Patricia Moreno-Casasola Barceló, Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Edificio "F", Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL), Km. 2.5 carretera antigua a Coatepec N° 351, Congregación El Haya, Apartado Postal 63, Xalapa C.P. 91070, Veracruz, Mexico (Tel : +52 228 842 1800 ext. 4204, Fax : +52 228 842 1800 ext. 4222, Em : patricmo@ecologia.edu.mx, Em2 : patriciamorenoc@gmail.com)

MONACO - Mr Patrick van Klaveren, Délégué à l'Environnement International et Méditerranéen, Département des Relations Extérieures, Ministère d'Etat, Place de la Visitation - Monaco Ville, BP 522, MC 98015 Monaco (Tel : +377 93 15 81 48, +377 93 15 21 22, Fax : +377 93 50 95 91, Em : pvanklaveren@gouv.mc, Em2 : enviroint@troisseptsept.mc)

MONGOLIA - Ms Navaan-Yunden Oyundar, General Director, Strategy Planning & Policy Implementation Department, Ministry of Nature and Environment, Government Building No. 3, Baga Toiruu - 44, Ulaanbaatar 11, Mongolia (Tel: +976 11 321 401, +976 51 263 341, Fax: +976 11 321 401, Em: oyundar@mongol.net, Em2: mne@mongol.net)

MOROCCO - Prof. Mohammed Dakki, Professeur, Université Med V de Rabat, Institut Scientifique, Av. Ibn Battouta, B.P. 703, 10106 Rabat-Chellah, Morocco (Tel: +212 37 774 548/9, +212 37 774 550, Fax: +212 37 774 540, +212 37 774 550, Em: dakki@israbat.ac.ma)

MOZAMBIQUE - Mr Carlos Bento, Natural History Museum, Praça Travessia do Zambeze 104, C.P.257, Maputo, Mozambique (Tel: +258 21 491 145, Fax: +258 21 490 879, Em: bentomcarlos@yahoo.com.br)

MYANMAR - U Khin Maung Zaw, Director, Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Ministry of Forestry, Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone, Insein, Yangon 11011, Myanmar (Tel: +95 1 681 920, Fax: +95 1 665 592, +95 1 681 761, Em: nwcd-cas@mptmail.net.mm)

NAMIBIA - Dr Fanuel A. Demas, Deputy Director, Monitoring, Research & Planning, Scientific Services Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek, Namibia (Tel: +264 61 263 131, +264 61 284 2553, Fax: +264 61 259 101, +264 61 263 195, Em: fdemas@mweb.com.na)

NETHERLANDS - Mr Jielis van Baalen, Directie Kennis, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Bennekomseweg 41, PO Box 482, 6710 BL Ede, Netherlands (Tel: +31 318 822 812, Fax: +31 318 822 550, Em: j.van.baalen@minlnv.nl)

NICARAGUA - Prof. Martin A. Lezama Lopez, Profesor-Investigador, Centro Estudios de Biodiversidad, Conservación Humedales, Universidad Centroamericana, A.P. 69, Managua, Nicaragua (Tel: +505 278 3923, +505 278 3924 x 360, Fax: +505 267 3678, Em: nicapinil2002@yahoo.com, Em2: mlezama@ns.uca.edu.ni)

NIGER - Dr Moustapha Adamou Mahaman, Chef, Département Eaux, Forêts, Génie rural, Faculté d'Agronomie, BP 10.960, Niamey, NIGER (Tel: +227 73 32 38 +227 88 42 32-cell, Fax: , Em: adamou@refer.ne, Em2: moustapha_a@yahoo.com)

NORWAY - Ms Gunn Paulsen, Senior Adviser, Directorate for Nature Management, Tungasletta 2, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway (Tel: +47 73 580 500, +47 73 580 831, Fax: +47 73 580 508, Em: gunn.paulsen@dirnat.no)

PAKISTAN - Dr Najam Khurshid, Expert, Aquatic Ecosystems Programme, IUCN Pakistan, 1, Bath Island Road, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan (Tel: +92 21 537 4072-5, Fax: +92 21 583 8106, Em: najam.khurshid@iucnp.org, Em2: najam58@hotmail.com)

PALAU - Ms Tarita Holm, Forest Management Coordinator, Bureau of Agriculture, Ministry of Resources and Development, P.O. Box 100, Koror, Palau 96940 (Tel: +680 488 5435, Fax: +680 488 3555, Em: tarita@palaunet.com)

PERU - MSc. Victor Pulido Capurro, Director, Programa de Humedales Perú, Paseo Los Eucaliptos 285, Camacho, La Molina, Lima 11, Peru (Tel: +51 1 435 1570, Fax: +51 1 435 1570, Em: wetperu@amauta.rcp.net.pe)

PHILIPPINES - Ms Marlynn M. Mendoza, Supervising Ecosystem Management Specialist, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NAPWNC Compound, Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines (Tel: +632 925 8950, +632 924 6031-35, Fax: +632 925 8950, +632 924 0109, Em: mmendoza@i-manila.com.ph)

POLAND - , The National Board of Nature Conservation, Ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00-922 Warsaw, Poland (Tel: +48 22 57 92 398 , Fax: +48 22 57 92 555, Em: maria.derlukiewicz@mos.gov.pl)

PORTUGAL - Mr João Carlos Farinha, Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado, Praça da República, 2900-587 Setúbal, Portugal (Tel: +351 265 541 140, Fax: +351 265 541 155, Em: jcfarinha@gmail.com)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA - Dr Jin-han Kim, Researcher, National Institute of Environmental Research, Wildlife Division, 613-2 Gyungseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 404-170, Korea (Tel: +82 32 560 7988, +82 32 560 7226, Fax: +82 32 568 7206, Em: wetlandbird@me.go.kr, Em2: birdkor@dreamwiz.com)

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Dr Alexandru Teleuta, Manager, Biodiversity Office, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, 9, Cosmonautilor Str., Suite 617, MD-2005 Chisinau, Moldova (Tel: +3732 242 022, +3732 212 927, Fax: +3732 242 022, Em: bsapm@dnt.md)

ROMANIA - Dr. Grigore Baboianu, Executive Director, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, Str. Portului 34A, OP 3, CP 32, 820243 Tulcea, Romania (Tel: +40 240 518 962, +40 240 518 945, Fax: +40 240 518 975, Em: gbaboianu@ddbra.ro, Em2: arbdd@ddbra.ro)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Dr Alexander L. Mischenko, Deputy Head of Division, Scientific & Research Institute for Nature Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, P.O. VILR, Znamenskoye-Sadki, Moscow 113628, Russian Federation (Tel: +7095 133 1049, +7095 423 8444, Fax: +7095 423 8288, +7095 423 0322, Em: muzyleva@mnr.gov.ru)

SAINT LUCIA - Mr Michael Bobb, Assistant Chief Forest Officer, Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Gabriel Charles Forestry Complex, Castries, St. Lucia (Tel: +1 758 450 2231x300, +1 758 450 2078, Fax: +1 758 450 2287, Em: michaelbobb_2000@yahoo.com)

SAMOA - Mr Lui Bell, Principal Marine Biodiversity Conservation Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa (Tel: +685 30 100 , Fax: +685 25 869, Em: lui.bell@mnre.gov.ws)

SENEGAL - Monsieur Moussa Fall, Chef, Division Aires marines protégées et Zones humides, Direction des Parcs Nationaux, Building Administratif - 2e étage, BP 4055, Dakar-Fann, Senegal (Tel: +221 849 73 92, or +221 889 02 34, Fax: +221 822 21 80, Em: dpn@sentoo.sn, Em2: agrofall@yahoo.fr)

SERBIA - Mr Branislav Mickovic, Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (Em: baneklej@ibiss.bg.ac.yu)

SEYCHELLES - Mr Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, Senior Project Officer, Environment/PPS/Wetland Unit, Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources, Box 1145, English River, Mahé, Victoria, Seychelles (Tel: +248 670 400, Fax: +248 610 647, Em: p.murugaiyan@pps.gov.sc)

SIERRA LEONE - Mr Bartholomeo M. Kamara, Director of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Tel: +232 22 223 445, +232 22 242 036, Fax: +232 22 242 128/273, +232 22 241 613, Em: lucy_alieu@yahoo.co.uk)

SLOVAKIA - Dr Mikulás J. Lisicky, Head, Department of Ecozoology and Monitoring, Institute of Zoology, SAS, Dúbravská cesta 9, 842 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic (Tel: +421 2 5930 2630, Fax: +421 2 5478 9757, Em: mikulas.lisicky@savba.sk, Em2: uzaelsck@savba.sk)

SLOVENIA - Dr Gordana Beltram, Counsellor to the Minister, Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Dunajska 48, p.p. 653, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Tel: +386 1 309 45 66, Fax: +386 1 309 45 93, Em: Gordana.Beltram@gov.si, Em2: gbeltram@hotmail.com)

SPAIN - Prof. Dr. Enrique Andreu-Moliner, Catedrático de Fisiologia Animal, Depto. de Biologia Animal, Universitat de Valencia, Ave. Dr Moliner, 50, Edificio de Investigación, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain (Tel: +34 96 386 4676, +34 96 629 627973, Fax: +34 96 386 4372, Em: Enrique.Andreu@uv.es)

SRI LANKA - Mr H.D. Ratnayake, Deputy Director (Research & Training), Department of Wildlife Conservation, 18 Gregory's Road, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka (Tel: +94 11 2696 517, +94 11 2698 086, Fax: +94 11 2698 556, Em: hdr@dwlc.lk, Em2: wildlife@slt.lk)

SUDAN - Dr Salwa Mansour Abdelhameed, Associate Professor, Director, Wildlife Research Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, PO Box 16, 14412 Elmourada / Omdurman, Sudan (Tel: +249 185 314 798, +249 9129 731 59 Fax: +249 185 314 798, Em: salwa39@hotmail.com)

SURINAME - Mr H.van Brussel, Chair Person, Nature Preservation Commission, c/o Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10, Postbox 436, Paramaribo, Suriname (Tel: +597 479 431, Fax: +597 422 555)

SWEDEN - Ms Ann Wahlström, Senior Administrative Officer, Aquatic Environment Section, Natural Resources Dept., Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Blekholmsterrassen 36, S10648 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel +46 8 698 14 51 Fax +46 8 698 10 42, Em ann.wahlstrom@naturvardsverket.se)

SWITZERLAND - Dr Olivier Biber, Head, International Nature & Landscape Unit, Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape, BUWAL, 3003 Berne, Switzerland (Tel: +41 31 323 0663, Fax: +41 31 324 7579 , Em: olivier.biber@buwal.admin.ch)

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

TAJIKISTAN - Dr (Ms) Ada Tsoy, Senior Specialist, State Inspection for Flora and Fauna and SPAs, Ministry of Nature Protection, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Tel: +992 372 210 855, +992 372 215 520, Fax: +992 372 213 332, Em: eco_tajik@rambler.ru, Em2: eldar@tajik.net)

THAILAND - Dr Sirikul Bunpapong, Director, Biodiversity Bureau, Office of Natural Resources, Environmental Policy & Planning, 60/1 Soi Phibun Wattana 7, Rama VI Road, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand (Tel: +66 2 271 3251, +66 2 298 6067, Fax: +66 2 271 3251, +66 2 279 5202, Em: sirikb@yahoo.com, Em2: sirikul@onep.go.th)

THE FYR of MACEDONIA - Professor Branko Micevski, President, National Ramsar Committee, Zoological Department, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PO Box 162, MK-1000 Skopje, The F.Y.R. of Macedonia (Tel: +389 2 3117 055x614, Fax: +389 2 2430 927, Em: brankom@ukim.edu.mk, Em2: brankom@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk)

TOGO - Monsieur Koffi Sessi, Chef, Division de Planification, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Res. Forestières, B.P. 355, Lomé, Togo (Tel: +228 221 2897, +228 949 5091, Fax: +228 221 0333, Em: ksessi@yahoo.fr)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Mr Sheriff Faizool, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Forestry Division, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, Sacred Heart Building, 16-18 Sackville Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago (Tel: +1 868 624 1593, +1 868 622 5214, Fax: +1 868 625 7003/8421, +1 868 645 1203, Em: environment@tstt.net.tt, Em2: forestry@tstt.net.tt)

TUNISIA - Monsieur Abdelhamid Karem, Directeur, Direction de la Conservation des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Ressources hydrauliques, 30, rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia (Tel: +216 71 891 497, +216 71 781 650/848 892, Fax: +216 71 801 322, +216 71 801 922, Em: abdelhamidkarem@yahoo.fr, Em2: khaledzahzah2000@yahoo.fr)

TURKEY - M.Sc. Hatice Yurttas, Hydrogeologist, General Directorate of Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Department of Nature Conservation, Wetlands Division, Sögütözü Caddesi No. 14/E 14. Kat B-Blok, 06560-Be?tepe, Ankara, Turkey (Tel: +90 312 207 5911, Fax: +90 312 207 5959, Em: hyurttas@gmail.com) and Serif Hizli, Chemist, Environmental/Forest Assistant, General Directorate of Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Department of Nature Conservation, Wetlands Division, Sögütözü Caddesi No. 14/E 14. Kat B-Blok, 06560-Bestepe, Ankara, Turkey (Tel: +90 312 207 5908, Fax: +90 312 207 5959, Em: s_hizli@yahoo.com)

UGANDA - Dr Frank Kansiime, Director, Makerere University Institute of Environment &, Natural Resources, PO Box, Kampala, Uganda (Tel: +256 41 533 462, Fax: +256 41 530 135, Em: fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug)

UKRAINE - Dr Yaroslav Movchan, Director, Dept of Biotic, Water, Land Resources & Econet, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 35 Uryts'kogo Str., 03035 Kyiv, Ukraine (Tel: +380 44 206 3153, Fax: +380 44 206 3153, Em: ecoland@menr.gov.ua)

UNITED KINGDOM - Mr Wyn Jones, Head of Habitats Advice, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough PE1 1JY, United Kingdom (Tel: +44 1733 866 852, Fax: +44 1733 555 948, Em: Wyn.Jones@jncc.gov.uk)

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - Prof. Raphael B.Mwalyosi, University of Dar es Salaam, Institute of Resource Assessment, PO Box 35097, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Tel: +255 22 410 144, +255 22 410 500-8, Fax: +255 22 410 393, Em: ira@udsm.ac.tz, Em2: tanric@ira.udsm.ac.tz)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Mr Gilberto Cintron-Molero, Branch Chief, Latin America and Caribbean Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 730, Arlington, VA 22203-1622, USA (Tel: +1 703 358 1765, Fax: +1 703 358 2115, Em: gil_cintron@fws.gov)

URUGUAY – Ing. Fernando Olmos, Director, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, Cerrito 318, 2° piso, CP 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay (Tel: +598 2 915 6452 or +598 2 915 6453, Em: renare@mgap.gub.uy)

UZBEKISTAN - Dr Yevgeniya Lanovenko, Head, Ornithological Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, 1A, Niyazov Str., 700095 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Tel: +998 712 460 718, Fax: +998 711 445 979, Em: filatov@comuz.uz)

VENEZUELA - Prof. Elizabeth Gordon Colón, Professor, U.C.V., Instituto de Zoología Tropical, Av. Paseo Los Ilustres, Los Chaguaramos, A.P. 47058, Caracas 1041-A, Venezuela (Tel: +58 212 605 1206, +58 212 605 1208, Fax: +58 212 605 1204, Em: egordon@strix.ciens.ucv.ve, Em2: dirizt@strix.ciens.ucv.ve)

VIET NAM - Mr Thanh Nguyen Chi, Director General, Forest Inventory and Planning Sub-Institute, Mekong River Commission, 245/5 Banh Van Tran Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam (Tel: +84 8 863 5245, +84 8 864 5364, Fax: +84 8 864 2528, Em: xuantrinh@hcm.vnn.vn, Em2: nguyenchi@sg.fpt.vn)

ZAMBIA - Mr Wilbroad Chansa, Head of Research Directorate, Zambia Wildlife Authority, Private Bag 1, Kafue Road, Chilanga, Zambia (Tel: +260 1 278 365, +260 1 278 366, Fax: +260 1 278 244, +260 1 278 365, Em: zawaorg@zamnet.zm, Em2: chansaw@zawa.org.zm)

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 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

). Posted 4 October 2000, most recently updated 25 April 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.