ALBANIA   Mr Zamir Dedej, Nature Protection Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Rr. Durresi, Nr. 27, Tirana, Tel: +355 4 270 624/30, Fax: +355 4 270 627, E-mail 1: zamir@cep.tirana.al, E-mail 2: mirafida@icc.al.eu.org

ALGERIA   Monsieur Ammar Boumezbeur, Direction Générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Chemin Doudou Mokhtar - BP 232, Ben Aknoun, Alger 16033, Tel: +213 21 91 52 86, Fax: +213 21 91 52 86, E-mail 1: boumezfr@yahoo.fr, E-mail 2: dgf.dpff@wissal.dz

ARGENTINA  Ministra María Teresa Kralikas, Dir. Gen. de Asuntos Ambientales, Ministerio de, Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y , Esmeralda 1212 - Piso 14, 1007 Buenos Aires, Tel: +54 11 4819 7414, Fax: +54 11 4819 7413, E-mail 1: mtk@mrecic.gov.ar

ARMENIA   Dr Karén Jenderedjian, Bioresource Management Agency, Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 375010 Yerevan, Tel: +374 1 568 027, Fax: +374 1 585 469, E-mail 1: jender@arminco.am

AUSTRALIA  Ms Alison Beard, Wetlands Section, Department of the Environment and Heritage, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Tel: +61 2 6274 2555, Fax: +61 2 6274 2268, E-mail 1: alison.beard@deh.gov.au

AUSTRIA   Dr Gerhard Sigmund, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft,, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft, Abteilung II/4, Stubenbastei 5, A-1010 Wien, Tel: +43 1 51522 1416, Fax: +43 1 51522 7402, E-mail 1: Gerhard.Sigmund@lebensministerium.at

AZERBAIJAN  Dr Aziz Najafov, Department of Protected Areas, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, B. Aghayev Str. 100-A, Baku 370073, Tel: +994 12 92 73 69, Fax: +994 12 92 59 07, E-mail 1: rsattarzade@azdata.net, E-mail 2: valeh@eko.baku.az

BAHAMAS  Ms Rochelle Newbold, Environment Science and Technology (BEST) , Commission, Nassau Court, West Bay Street, PO Box CB-10980, Nassau, N.P., Tel: +1 242 322 4546, Fax: +1 242 326 3509, E-mail 1: bestnbs@hotmail.com, E-mail 2: rwnewbold@hotmail.com

BAHRAIN  Mr Shaker Khamdan, General Directorate of Environment & Wildlife , PO Box 32657, Isa Town, Tel: +973 1 787 5103, Fax: +973 1 787 4615, E-mail 1: skhamdan@bahrain.gov.bh

BANGLADESH  Dr Mahfuzul Haque, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Building No.6, Room No.1305, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000, Tel: +88 02 716 9621, Fax: +88 02 861 9210, E-mail 1: mahfuzul@citechco.net, E-mail 2: jsdev@moef.gov.bd

BELARUS BELARUS Ms Olga Belyakova, Department of Protected Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection, 10 Kollectornaya St., 220048 Minsk, Tel: +375 17 220 72 42, Fax: +375 17 220 72 42, E-mail
1: belolga@tut.by, E-mail 2: minproos@mail.belpak.by

BELGIUM (1) Prof. Eckhart Kuijken, Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Tel: +32 2 558 1811, Fax: +32 2 558 1803, E-mail 1: eckhart.kuijken@instnat.be

BELGIUM (2)  Dr. Ir. Jacques Stein, Division de la Nature et des Forêts, Ministère de la Région Wallonne, Avenue Prince de Liège, 15, 5100 Jambes (Namur), Tel: +32 81 33 58 60, Fax: +32 81 33 58 22, E-mail 1: j.stein@mrw.wallonie.be

BELIZE  Ms Natalie Rosado, National Parks Management Programme, Forest , Department, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Environment & , Industry, 23/25 Unity Boulevard, Belmopan City, Belize CA, Tel: +501 822 15 24, Fax: +501 822 15 23, E-mail 1: nrosado@btl.net, E-mail 2: natalierosado2000@yahoo.com

BENIN, Rep du,   M. Maman-Sani Issa, Dép. Système d'information et Suivi environnemental, SISE / ABE, 04 BP 1501, 38, Rue 390 (Route de Lomé), Cotonou, Tel: +229 30 45 56, Fax: +229 30 45 43, E-mail 1:abepge@bow.intnet.bj, E-mail 2:issa37@hotmail.com

BOLIVIA  Ing. Jorge Mariaca Peláez, Viceministerio de Recursos Naturales y Medio , Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible, Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz #1092, Edificio Ex-Cornibol piso 6 Casilla N° 12814, La Paz, Tel: +591 2 231 0966, Fax: +591 2 231 0966, E-mail 1: dgb@mds.gov.bo

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA (1) Dr. Sc. Jaroslav Vego, Ministry of Civil Engineering, Physical Planning, & Environmental Protection HNC, Stjepana Radica 3, 88000 Mostar, Tel: +387 36 312 189, Fax: +387 36 312 190, E-mail 1: j_vego@hotmail.com, E-mail 2: min.gradit.hnz@int.htnet.hr

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA (2) Dr Mihajlo Markovic, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute for Soil Science, University of Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovic Str. #75, 78000 Banja Luka, Tel: +387 51 461 392, Fax: +387 51 463 024, E-mail 1: markovic@urc.bl.ac.yu

BOTSWANA  Mr Stevie C. Monna, Programmes and Projects, Dept. Of the Environment, NCSA, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, P/Bag 0068, 2nd floor, Travaglini House, Old Lobatse Road, Gaborone, Tel: +267 302 050, Fax: +267 309 953, E-mail 1: smonna@gov.bw

BRAZIL  Ms Maria Carolina Hazin, Diretoria de Areas Protegidas, Ministerio do Meio , Ambiente, Secretaria de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 7o. Andar, Sala 714, 70.068-900 Brasília DF, Tel: +55 61 224 1696, Fax: +55 61 317 1174, E-mail 1: maria-carolina.hazin@mma.gov.br, E-mail 2: dap@mma.gov.br

BULGARIA  Mr Ivaylo Zafirov, National Nature Protection Service, Ministry of Environment and Water, 22 Maria Louisa Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Tel: +359 2 940 6662, Fax: +359 2 980 9641, E-mail 1: nnps@moew.government.bg

BURKINA FASO  Madame Andréa Ouédraogo, Direction des Parcs Nationaux et Réserves de faune , et de Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie, 03 BP 7044, Ouagadougou, Tel: +226 50 35 69 23/71, Fax:, E-mail 1: parcsnationaux@liptinfor.bf

BURUNDI  M. Jean-Marie Bukuru, Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire,, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme, BP 241, Gitega, Bujumbura, Tel: +257 822 084, Fax: +257 228 902, E-mail 1: genierural@cbinf.com

CAMBODIA  Mr Vong Sok, Wetlands, Watershed and Coastal Zone Office, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Tel: +85 12 852 904, Fax: +85 23 721 073, E-mail 1: sokvong@yahoo.com, E-mail 2: sok_vong@camintel.com

CANADA  Mr Stephen Virc,, National Protected Areas Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Branch, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., 3rd Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3, Tel: +1 819 953 1421, Fax: +1 819 994 4445, E-mail 1:stephen.virc@ec.gc.ca

CHAD  M. Kourdina Lassou, Direction de Protection de la Faune et des Parcs, nationaux, Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau, BP 905, N'Djaména, Tel: +235 522 305, Fax: +235 523 839, E-mail 1: zakouma@intnet.td

CHILE Sr Ramiro Riobó Piñones, Embajador, Director, Dirección de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Catedral 1143, 2° piso, Santiago, , Fax: +56 2 679 43 73, E-mail 1: rriobo@minrel.gov.cl

CHINA  Mr Daming Bao, Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, Tel: +86 10 8423 8576, Fax: +86 10 8423 9209, E-mail 1: baodaming@forestry.gov.cn

COLOMBIA  Sra. María Rivera Gutierrez, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo , Dirección Técnica de Ecosistemas, Calle 37 N° 8-40, piso 2, Bogotá, Tel: +571 33 23434x407, Fax: +57 1 288 9978, E-mail 1: mrivera@minambiente.gov.co, E-mail 2: jrivera@impsat.net.co

COMORES  Monsieur Hassanali Aboubacar-Tayffa, Direction Nationale de l'Environnement, Point focal de la Convention de Ramsar, BP 289, Moroni, Tel: +269 73 53 53, Fax: +269 73 53 43

CONGO  Monsieur André Ondele Kanga, Service des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Ministère de l'Industrie Minière et de l'Environnement, B.P. 958, Brazzaville, Tel: +242 815 979, Fax: +242 810 330

CONGO, Rep Dem of,  Monsieur Seya Makonga Kasulu, Secrétariat Général de l'Env. et Conservation de la , Nature, Ministère de l'Environnement et Cons. de la Nature, BP 12348, 57, avenue de la Justice, Immeuble "Résidence la Gombe", 2e étage, No.4, Kinshasa/Gombe, Tel: +243 12 34390, Fax: +243 88 43 675, E-mail 1: ungc@ic.cd

COSTA RICA  Sr. Marco Vinicio Araya Barrantes, Áreas Silvestres Protegidas - SINAC, Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE), Barrio Francisco Peralta, de la casa Italia 250 metros , Sur,, frente a Laboratorios Sánchez. AP 10104-1000, San José, Tel: +506 283 8004, Fax: +506 283 7112, E-mail 1: maraya23@minae.go.cr, E-mail 2: maraya_57@hotmail.com

CÔTE D'IVOIRE  Monsieur Germain Bomisso, Direction de la faune, Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, BP V 178, Abidjan 01, Tel: +225 20 22 27 97, Fax: +225 20 21 09 90, E-mail 1: bomisso@hotmail.com, E-mail 2: delloh2002@yahoo.fr

CROATIA Dr Eugen Draganovic, Department for Protected Areas, Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Nature Protection, Ulica Grada Vukovara 78, 10 000 Zagreb, Tel: +385 1 610 6170-direct, Fax: +385 1 611 8388, E-mail 1: eugen.draganovic@min-kulture.hr

CUBA  Sr Pedro Julio Ruiz Hernandez, 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, Tel: +53 7 202 7970, Fax: +53 7 204 0798, E-mail 1: pruiz@snap.cu

CYPRUS  Mrs Myroula Hadjichristophorou, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, Aeolou Street No 13, 1416 Nicosia, Tel: +357 22 303 901, Fax: +357 22 775 955, E-mail 1: andrecws@logos.cy.net

CZECH REPUBLIC  Dr Libuse Vlasáková, Ministry of Environment, Department of Nature Protection, Vrsovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Tel: +420 2 6712 2372, Fax: +420 2 6731 0328, E-mail 1: libuse_vlasakova@env.cz

DENMARK  Dr Sten Asbirk, Forest and Nature Agency, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen O, Tel: +45 39 472 926, Fax: +45 39 279 899, E-mail 1: sta@sns.dk

DJIBOUTI  M. Houssein Abdillah Rayaleh, 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, Fax: +253 35 16 18, E-mail 1: assamo@intnet.dj

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Lic. Amarilis Polonia, Subsecretaría de Areas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y R.N., Av. Máximo Gómez, esq. Av. Paseo de los Reyes , Católicos, Antigua Cementera, Santo Domingo, Tel: +1 809 472-7029/ 472-9510, Fax: +1 809 472 7105, E-mail 1: vida.silvestre@verizon.net.do, E-mail 2: vida.silvestre@codetel.net.do

ECUADOR  Lic. Sergio Lasso, Ministerio del Ambiente, Avs. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Edif. MAG, piso 8°, Quito, Tel: +593 2 2506 337, Fax: +593 2 2563 544

EGYPT  Dr Moustafa M. Fouda, Nature Conservation Sector, Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., 7th  flr, Maadi, Cairo, Tel: +20 2 524 8792, Fax: +20 2 527 1391, E-mail 1: foudamos@link.net, E-mail 2: ncs@link.net

EL SALVADOR  Lic. César R. Funes Abrego, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Carretera a Santa Tecla, Calle y Colonia Las Mercedes; Instalaciones ISTA; Edificio del MARN San Salvador; El Salvador; Tel: +503 224 6926, Fax: +503 224 6926, E-mail 1: cabrego@marn.gob.sv

EQUATORIAL GUINEA  Sr. Don Domingo Ndong Mba, Dirección General de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente, Bata Litoral, Malabo, Tel: +240 93408, Fax: +240 08 3494, E-mail 1: cosege@intnet.gq

ESTONIA  Ms Riinu Rannap, Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of the Environment, Toompuiestee 26, 15172 Tallinn, Tel: +372 62 62 872, Fax: +372 62 62 901, E-mail 1: riinu.rannap@ekm.envir.ee

FINLAND  Mr Timo Asanti, Nature and Land Use Division, Finnish Environment Institute, PO Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Tel: +358 9 403 000, Fax: +358 9 4030 0791, E-mail 1: Timo.Asanti@ymparisto.fi

FRANCE  Please direct your request to the Ramsar Secretariat (wwd@ramsar.org)

GABON  Monsieur Joseph Maroga-Mbina, Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de L'Economie Forestière, des Eaux & de la, Pêche, BP 1128, Libreville, Tel: +241 76 14 44, Fax: +241 76 55 48

GAMBIA  Dr Almamy Camara, Department of Parks and Wildlife Management, DoS for Fisheries, Natural Resources & Environment, State House, PO Box 577, Banjul, Tel: +220 375 888, Fax: +220 392 179, E-mail 1: wildlife@gamtel.gm

GEORGIA  Ms Ann Rukhadze, Biodiversity Protection Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 68a Kostava Street, 0171 Tbilisi, Tel: +995 32 334 853, Fax: +995 32 333 952, E-mail 1: anarukhadze@yahoo.com, E-mail 2: biodepramsar@moe.gov.ge

GERMANY  Mr Carsten Dettmann, Referates NI4 "International Nature Conservation", Bundesmin. Umwelt, Naturschutz und , Postfach 12 06 29, 53048 Bonn, Tel: +49 1888 305 2629, Fax: +49 1888 305 2697, E-mail 1: carsten.dettmann@bmu.bund.de

GHANA  Mr Charles C. Amankwah, Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission), PO Box M.239, Accra, Tel: +233 21 664 654, Fax: +233 21 666 476, E-mail 1: Amankwah@wd.fcghana.com

GREECE  Mrs Demetra Spala, Environment Planning Division, Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public , Works, Trikalon Str. 36, 115 26 Athens, Tel: +30 210 698 3467, Fax: +30 210 691 8487, E-mail 1: tdfp@minenv.gr

GUATEMALA  Lic. Julio Fernando Castro Escobar, Departamento de Unidades de Conservación - CONAP, 5 ave 6-06 zona 1 Edificio IPM, 7 nivel, 1001 Guatemala, Tel: +502 232 0730/000, Fax: +502 238 3118, E-mail 1: fercastro@conap.gob.gt

GUINEA  Monsieur Namory Keita, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage, B.P. 624, Camayenne-Conakry, Tel: +224 1126 9520, Fax: +224 43 02 51, E-mail 1: dfpn@sotelgui.net.gn, E-mail 2: namory54@yahoo.fr

GUINEA-BISSAU  Monsieur Alfredo Simao da Silva, Direction-générale Agriculture et l'Elevage, Min. Agriculture, Pêches et Ressources naturelles, B.P. 71, Bissau - Codex, Tel: +245 25 51 64, Fax: +245 201 168 , E-mail 1: odzh@hotmail.com

HONDURAS  M.Sc. Elda Maldonado, Dirección de Biodiversidad - SERNA, 100 mts al sur del estadio nacional, AP 1389, 4710 Tegucigalpa, Tel: +504 235 4895, Fax: +504 232 5221

HUNGARY  Mr András Schmidt, Authority for Nature Conservation, Ministry of the Environment, Költô u.21, 1121 Budapest, Tel: +36 1 391 1749, Fax: +36 1 391 1785, E-mail 1: schmidt@mail.kvvm.hu

ICELAND  Dr Arni Bragason, Environment Agency, Sudurlandsbraut 24, IS-108 Reykjavik, Tel: +354 591 2000, Fax: +354 591 2010, E-mail 1: arni@ust.is

INDIA  Shri Desh Deepak Verma, Conservation and Survey, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Room 418, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, Tel: +91 11 2436 0492, Fax: +91 11 2436 1613, E-mail 1: ddverma@nic.in

INDONESIA  Ms Nining N. Purnamaningtyas, Technical Cooperation Division, D.G. Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Manggala Wanabakti, Blok 7, Lantai 7, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta 12070, Tel: +62 21 572 0229, Fax: +62 21 572 0229, E-mail 1: nnguhi.pka@dephut.cbn.net.id, E-mail 2: mbakyuning@yahoo.com

IRAN Mr Sadegh Sadeghi Zadegan, Department of Environment - Wildlife Bureau, Siberian Crane Wetlands GEF Project, PO Box: 15875-5181, Tehran, Tel: +98 21 826 92 93, Fax: +98 21 826 79 93, E-mail 1: sadeghizadegan@abedi.net

IRELAND Ms Mary Moore, National Parks & Wildlife, The Heritage Service, Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2, Tel: 353 1 647 2425, Fax: +353 1 411 7120, E-mail 1: marymoore@duchas.ie

ISRAEL Ms Sarona Perez, International Relations, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 34033, Jerusalem 95464, Tel: +972 2 655 3745, Fax: +972 2 655 3752, E-mail 1: saronap@environment.gov.il

ITALY Mr Angelo Ciasca, Ministero dell'Ambiente, 00147 Rome I, Tel: +39 06 5722 8005, Fax: +39 06 5722 8577, E-mail 1: Ciasca.Angelo@minambiente.it

JAMAICA  Ms Marsha Mason, Environmental Officer, Protected Areas Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), 10 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5, Tel: +1 876 754 7540 extn 2237, Fax: +1 876 754 7594/5, E-mail 1: mmason@nepa.gov.jm

JAPAN  Ms Noriko Moriwake, Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Tel: +81 3 5521 8284, Fax: +81 3 3581 7090, E-mail 1: noriko_moriwake@env.go.jp

JORDAN  Dr Yousef Shuraiki, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, Jordan University Street, Amman 11941, Tel: +962 6 534 5848, Fax: +962 6 535 0084, E-mail 1: shuraiki@moenv.gov.jo, E-mail 2: moenv@moenv.gov.jo

KENYA  Mr Anderson Koyo, Kenya Wildlife Service, PO Box 40241, Nairobi, Tel: +254 20 605 443-direct, Fax: +254 20 603 792, E-mail 1: akoyo@kws.org, E-mail 2: kws@kws.org

KOREA, Rep of,   Mr Sang-Jin Lee, Global Environment Office - Ministry of Environment, Government Complex Gwacheon, 1 Joongang-Dong, Gwacheon-si, Kyunngi-Do 427 729, Tel: +82 2 211O 6556, Fax: +82 2 504 9206, E-mail 1: sjlee@me.go.kr

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  Mr Turatbek Musuraliev, State Forest Service, str. Toktogul 228, 72001 Bishkek, Tel: +996 312 611 399, Fax: +996 312 611 834, E-mail 1: forest@bishkek.gov.kg

LATVIA  Ms Ilona Jepsena, Nature Protection Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Reg. , Development, Peldu Iela 25, 1494 Riga, Tel: +371 7 026 517, Fax: +371 7 820 442, E-mail 1: ilona.jepsena@vidm.gov.lv

LEBANON  Miss Lamia Chamas, Nature Conservation Service, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 70 - 1091, Antelias, Tel: +961 4 522 222, Fax: +961 4 418 911, E-mail 1: lchamas@moe.gov.lb

LIBERIA Mr Ralph A. Woods, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Tel: +231 6 512 929, Fax: +231 227 838, E-mail 1: ralphwoodsandson@yahoo.com, E-mail 2: necolib@yahoo.com

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA H.E. Dr Omar Mohamed Sudani, AMCEN Chair and Secretary of the People's , Environment General Authority, PO Box 83618, Tripoli, Tel: +218 21 444 8452, Fax: +218 21 333 9098/7

LIECHTENSTEIN Mr Michael Fasel, Division for Nature and Landscape Protection, National Agency for Forests, Nature and Landscape, Dr. Grass-Strasse 10, 9490 Vaduz, Tel: +423 236 6400, Fax: +423 236 6411, E-mail 1: michael.fasel@awnl.llv.li

LITHUANIA Mr Vidmantas Bezaras, State Service of Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment, Juozapaviciaus 9, 2005 Vilnius, Tel: +370 52 726 306, Fax: +370 52 722 572, E-mail 1: v.bezaras@gamta.lt

LUXEMBOURG  Madame Marie-Paule Kremer, Ministère de l'Environnement, L-2918 Luxembourg, Tel: +352 478 6820, Fax: +352 400 410, E-mail 1: Marie-Paule.Kremer@mev.etat.lu

MADAGASCAR  Monsieur Rodin Rajaonahsoa, Direction des Eaux et Forêts, Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts, BP 243, Nanisana 101, Antananarivo 101, Tel: +261 32 02 59 301, Fax:, E-mail 1: mefsi@dts.mg

MALAWI  Dr Roy Bhima, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Wildlife, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Tel: +265 1 75 75 84, Fax: +265 1 77 40 59, E-mail 1: dnpw@malawi.net, E-mail 2: sadc.wstcu@malawi.net

MALAYSIA  Mr Sivanesam Pillai, Ramsar Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Level 5, Block C5, Precinct 1, 62502 Putrajaya, Tel: +603 8885 8030, Fax: +603 8889 2973, E-mail 1: pillai@mosti.gov.my, E-mail 2: pillai@nre.gov.my

MALI  M. Sory Samassekou, Division Formation - Communication, Direction Nationale de la Conservation de la Nature, BP 275, Bamako, Tel: +223 2233 695, Fax: +223 2233 696, E-mail 1: conservationature@datatech.net.ml

MALTA  Mr Alfred E. Baldacchino, Nature Protection Unit, Malta Environment and Planning Authority, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana, Tel: +356 6996 6122 (direct), Fax: +356 2290 1585, E-mail 1: alfred.e.baldacchino@mepa.org.mt

MAURITANIA Please direct your request to the Ramsar Secretariat (wwd@ramsar.org)

MAURITIUS Mr Yousoof Mungroo, National Parks & Conservation Service, Min. of Agriculture, Food Technology & Natural , Resources, Reduit, Tel: +230 464 4016, Fax: +230 465 1184, E-mail 1: npcs@mail.gov.mu, E-mail 2: npcsagr@intnet.mu

MEXICO  Sr Arturo Peña Jiménez, Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, SEMARNAT, Camino al Ajusco 200, 3er Piso ala sur, Col. Jardines en la Montaña, México DF 14210, Tel: +52 55 5449 70 45, Fax: +52 55 5449 70 32, E-mail 1: arpena@conanp.gob.mx

MOLDOVA  Dr Alexandru Teleuta, Biodiversity Office, Ministry of Ecology, Construction & Territorial , Development, 9, Cosmonautilor Str., MD-2005 Chisinau, Tel: +3732 242 022, Fax: +3732 242 022, E-mail 1: bsapm@dnt.md

MONACO, Principality of,   Monsieur Patrick Van Klaveren, Coopération Internationale pour l'Environnement, Direction des Relations Extérieures, 16, Boulevard de Suisse, MC 98000 Monaco, Tel: +377 93 15 21 22, Fax: +377 93 50 95 91, E-mail 1: pvanklaveren@gouv.mc, E-mail 2: coopint@troisseptsept.mc

MONGOLIA  Ms Navaan-Yunden Oyundar, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Nature and Environment, Government House No. 3, Baga Toiruu - 44, Ulaanbaatar 11, Tel: +976 11 321 401, Fax: +976 11 321 401, E-mail 1: oyundar@mongol.net

MOROCCO  M. Mohamed Haffane, Division Cynégétique, Pisciculture et Biodiversité, H.C. aux Eaux et Forêts et la Lutte contre la , Désertification, BP 605, Rabat-Chellah, Tel: +212 37 670 087, Fax: +212 37 672 770, E-mail 1: haffane@athena.online.co.ma

NAMIBIA  Dr Fanuel A. Demas, Scientific Services Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek, Tel: +264 61 263 131, Fax: +264 61 259 101, E-mail 1: fdemas@mweb.com.na

NEPAL  Mr Narayan P. Poudel, Dept. of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, GPO 860, Kathmandu, Tel: +977 1 4220 912, Fax: +977 1 4227 675, E-mail 1: dnpwc@bdcin.wlink.com.np, E-mail 2: npoudel@dnpwc.gov.np

NETHERLANDS  Ir. Henk J. Eggink, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, Postbus 20401, 2500 EK's-Gravenhage, Tel: +31 70 378 5009, Fax: +31 70 378 6146, E-mail 1: h.j.eggink@minlnv.nl

NEW ZEALAND  Mr Graham Ford, Fish & Game New Zealand, PO Box 13-141, Ngauranga, Wellington, Tel:, Fax:, E-mail 1: gford@fishandgame.org.nz

NICARAGUA  Ing. Milton G. Camacho Bonilla, SINAP, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales , A.P. 5123, Km 12 1/2, Carretera Norte, Managua, Tel: +505 263 1273, Fax: +505 263 2618, E-mail 1: araucaria@marena.gob.ni, E-mail 2: sinap@ibw.com.ni

NIGER  Monsieur Abdou Malam Issa, Division Faune et Chasse, Direction de la Faune, de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture, BP 721, Niamey, Tel: +227 73 40 69, Fax: +227 73 27 84, E-mail 1: faune@intnet.ne, E-mail 2: malam_ia@yahoo.fr

NIGERIA  Mrs Christina O. Oshunsanya, Environmental Conservation Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, 7th & 9th Floor, Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way, PMB 468, Garki, Abuja, Tel: +234 9 413 9058, Fax: +234 8 523 4931, E-mail 1: cooshunsanya@hotmail.com

NORWAY  Mr Jan-Petter Huberth Hansen, International Division, Directorate for Nature Management, Tungasletta 2, 7485 Trondheim, Tel: +47 73 580 829, Fax: +47 73 580 501, E-mail 1: jan-p.huberth-hansen@dirnat.no

PAKISTAN  Mr Umeed Khalid, National Council for Conservation of Wildlife , Ministry of Environment, ENERCON Building, Ground Floor, Sector G-5/2, (near State Bank of Pakistan), Islamabad, Tel: +92 51 922 2472, Fax: +92 51 922 2472, E-mail 1: khalid_jamil71@hotmail.com, E-mail 2: nccw@isb.paknet.com.pk

PALAU  Ms Alma Ridep-Morris, Bureau of Marine Resources, Ministry of Resources and Development, PO Box 117, Koror, Palau 96940, Tel: +680 488 5395, Fax: +680 488 3125, E-mail 1: almarm@palaunet.com

PANAMA  Lic. Kruskaya Diáz de Melgarejo, Departamento de Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente, Albrook, Edificio 806, Zona C 0843 Balboa, Ancón, Ancón - Panamá, Tel: +507 315 0527, Fax: +507 315 0663, E-mail 1: k.melgarejo@anam.gob.pa

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  Mr Ian Liviko, Department of Environment and Conservation, PO Box 6601, Boroko, 131 NCD, Tel: +675 325 0195, Fax: +675 325 0182, E-mail 1: ian_liviko@yahoo.com.au, E-mail 2: rso@daltron.com.pg

PARAGUAY  Lic. Carolina Pedrozo Silva, Centro de Datos para la Conservación, D.G. de Protección y Conservación de la , Avda. Madame Lynch 3500 c/ 1er. Presidente, Asuncion 19005, Tel: +595 21 615 812, Fax: +595 21 615 812, E-mail 1: ceps@telesurf.com.py

PERU  Jorge Edwin Benites Agüero, Grupo de Trabajo Institucional sobre Humedales, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales INRENA, Calle 17 Nº 355, Urb. El Palomar, Corpac, San Isidro, Lima 27, Tel: (0051) 224 7559, Fax: (0051) 224 8936, E-mail 1: jbenites@inrena.gob.pe

PHILIPPINES  Ms Marlynn M. Mendoza, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NAPWNC Compound, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Tel: +632 925 8950, Fax: +632 924 0109, E-mail 1: mmendoza@i-manila.com.ph

POLAND  Dr Zygmunt Krzeminski, Department of Nature Conservation, Ministry of the Environment, Wawelska 52/54, 00-922 Warsaw, Tel: +48 22 579 2673, Fax: +48 22 579 2555, E-mail 1: zygmunt.krzeminski@mos.gov.pl, E-mail 2: zkrzemin@mos.gov.pl

PORTUGAL  Ms Teresa Leonardo Serafim, Instituto da Conservaçao da Natureza, Rua Ferreira Lapa 29 - 3°, 1139-138 Lisboa, Tel: +351 21 272 0816, Fax: +351 21 272 0818, E-mail 1: leonardot@icn.pt

ROMANIA  Ms Cornelia Aftodor, Ecological Education and International Relations Department, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, Str. Portului, 34A, OP3, CP32, 8800 Tulcea, Tel: +40 240 51 89 45, Fax: +40 240 51 89 75, E-mail 1: caftodor@ddbra.ro

RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Ms Zinaida Muzileva, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources, B.Gruzinskaya Str. 4/6, 123995 Moscow D-242 GSP-5, Tel: +7 095 254 86 01, E-mail 1: mzlv@mnr.gov.ru

SENEGAL  Monsieur Ousmane Kane, Division Aires marines protégées et Zones humides, Direction des Parcs Nationaux, B.P. 5135, Dakar-Fann, Tel: +221 824 42 21, Fax: +221 825 05 40, E-mail 1: dpn@sentoo.sn, E-mail 2: dpns@sentoo.sn

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO  Mr Viktor Subotic, Ministry of Environmental Protection & Physical , ul. Marksa i Engelsa, PC "Vectra", 81000 Podgorica, Tel: +381 81 482 167, Fax: +381 81 234 131

SIERRA LEONE  Mr Emmanuel K. Alieu, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Tel: +232 22 223 445, Fax: +232 22 242 128/273, E-mail 1: lucy_alieu@yahoo.co.uk

SLOVAK REPUBLIC  Ms Adriána Klindová, Department of Nature and Landscape Protection, Ministry of the Environment, Námestie l'Udovíta Stúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava, Tel: +421 2 5956 2106, Fax: +421 2 5956 2533, E-mail 1: klindova.adriana@enviro.gov.sk, E-mail 2: klindova.adriana@lifeenv.gov.sk

SLOVENIA  Dr Gordana Beltram, Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and , Dunajska 48, p.p. 653, 1000 Ljubljana, Tel: +386 1 309 45 66, Fax: +386 1 309 45 93, E-mail 1: gordana.beltram@gov.si

SOUTH AFRICA  Mr Tshilidzi Edward Netshithothole, Biodiversity Planning, Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Private Bag X447, Pretoria 0001, Tel: +27 12 310 3417, Fax: +27 12 320 7026, E-mail 1: enetshithothole@ozone.pwv.gov.za

SPAIN Sr Miguel Aymerich Huyghues, Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, C/Gran Vía San Francisco 4, 28005 Madrid, Tel: +34 91 596 46 14, Fax: +34 91 596 48 73, E-mail 1: MAymerich@mma.es

SRI LANKA  Ms Chandani Wilson, Department of Wildlife Conservation, 18, Gregory's Road, Colombo 07, Tel: +94 11 2668 748, Fax: +94 11 2698 556, E-mail 1: chandani@dwlc.lk

ST. LUCIA  Mr Brian James, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Gabriel Charles Forestry Complex, Castries, Tel: +1 758 450 2231x300, Fax: +1 758 450 2287, E-mail 1: bjames0255@yahoo.com

SURINAME  Mr Hesdy Esajas, Coordinator, Nature Conservation Education Section, Suriname Forest Service, Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 436, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10, Paramaribo, Tel/Fax: +597 471 641, E-mail 1: Hesdy@sr.net

SWEDEN  Mr Torsten Larsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Blekholmsterrassen 36, S-106 48 Stockholm, Tel: +46 8 698 1391, Fax: +46 8 698 1042, E-mail 1: torsten.larsson@naturvardsverket.se

SWITZERLAND  Dr Olivier Biber, International Nature & Landscape Unit, Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and , Landscape, BUWAL, 3003 Berne, Tel: +41 31 323 0663, Fax: +41 31 324 7579, E-mail 1: olivier.biber@buwal.admin.ch

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC  Mr Atef Deib, Water Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451 - Fardous Street, Damascus, Tel: +963 11 221 0175, Fax: +963 11 224 8672, E-mail 1: atef_deib@ureach.com, E-mail 2: irrigation.min@net.sy

TAJIKISTAN  Dr Kokul Kasirov, Tajik National Park, Ministry of Nature Protection, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Tel: +992 372 251 076, Fax: +992 372 210 915, E-mail 1: eldar@tajik.net, E-mail 2: kokul@tojikiston.com.

TANZANIA  Ms Miriam Zacharia, Wildlife Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Nyerere Road, Ivory Room, P.O. Box 1994, Dar es Salaam, Tel: +255 22 2866 408, Fax: +255 22 2865 836, E-mail 1: director@wildlife.go.tz.

THAILAND  Mr Santi Boonprakub, Natural Resources & Environmental Management , Division, Office of Natural Resources, Env. Policy & Planning, 60/1 Soi Phibunwattana 7, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Tel: +662 271 4232-8 x 235, Fax: +662 272 5202, E-mail 1: neric@onep.go.th

The F.Y.R. OF MACEDONIA  Mr Aleksandar Nastov, Department of Biological Diversity, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Drezdenska 52, MK-1000 Skopje, Tel: +389 2 3066 930, Fax: +389 2 3066 931, E-mail 1: infoeko@moe.gov.mk, E-mail 2: A.Nastov@moepp.gov.mk

TOGO  Monsieur Abdou-Kérim Moumouni, Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources , forestières, B.P. 355, Lomé Maritime 4825, Tel: +228 221 40 29, Fax: +228 221 40 29, E-mail 1: direfaune@yahoo.fr, E-mail 2: moumouni@hotmail.com

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  Ms Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Wildlife Section, Forestry Division, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, 29 Farm Road, Private Bag 30, St Joseph, Tel: +1 868 662 5114, Fax: +1 868 645 1203, E-mail 1: wildlife@trinidad.net

TUNISIA  Monsieur Abdelhamid Karem, Direction générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture, 30, rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tel: +216 71 891 497, Fax: +216 71 801 322, E-mail 1: khaledzahzah2000@yahoo.fr

TURKEY  Mr Selim Erdogan, Wetlands Division, G.D. Nature Conservation & , National Parks, Ministry of the Environment, Cevre ve Orman Bakanligi, Sulak ALanlar Subesi, Istanbul Caddesi, No 98, Iskitler, Ankara, Tel: +90 312 384 0510x3021, Fax: +90 312 384 2476, E-mail 1: serdogan@cevre.gov.tr, E-mail 2: selim.erdogan@isnet.net.tr

UGANDA  Mr Paul Mafabi Gumonye, Wetlands Inspection Division, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, Century Building, Parliament Avenue, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Tel: +256 41 251 375, Fax: +256 41 348 772, E-mail 1: mafabip@ugandawetlands.org, E-mail 2: mail@ugandawetlands.org

UKRAINE  Dr Grygoriy Parchuk, State Agency for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 35, Urytskogo Str., UA-03035 Kyiv, Tel: +380 44 206 3173, Fax: +380 44 206 3173, E-mail 1: parchuk@parks.freenet.kiev.ua, E-mail 2: parks@parks.freenet.kiev.ua

UNITED KINGDOM  Ms Helen Harding, European Wildlife Division - DEFRA, 1/06c Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB, Tel: +44 117 372 8570, Fax: +44 117 372 8505, E-mail 1: helen.harding@defra.gsi.gov.uk

URUGUAY  Ing. Alfredo Eugenio Altamirano Abella, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, Cerrito 318, 2° piso, CP 11000 Montevideo, Tel: +598 2 915 98 78, Fax: +598 2 915 64 56, E-mail 1: renare@mgap.gub.uy

USA  Ms Marina Ratchford, Division of International Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 740d, Arlington, VA 22203, Tel: +1 703 358 2480, Fax: +1 703 358 2115, E-mail 1: marina_ratchford@fws.gov

UZBEKISTAN  Dr Bory Alikhanov, State Committee for Nature Protection, 99, A. Temur Str., 700084 Tashkent, Tel: +998 71 135 1865, Fax: +998 71 135 0761, E-mail 1: halmat@ecoinf.org.uz, E-mail 2: envconf@uzsci.net

VENEZUELA  Licda. Edis Solórzano, Dirección de Manejo de Fauna Acuática, Ministerio del Ambiente, Urb. El Silencio, Av. Oeste 8, Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, Piso 6, Caracas 1010, Tel: +58 212 408 2130, Fax: +58 212 408 2109, E-mail 1: esolorzano@marn.gov.ve

VIET NAM  Ms Pham Dinh Viet Hong, Nature Conservation Division, Environment Protection Agency, MONRE, 67 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, Tel: +84 4 942 4557, Fax: +84 4 822 3189, E-mail 1: viethong@hn.vnn.vn, E-mail 2: baoton@hn.vnn.vn

ZAMBIA Mr G. Kampamba, Zambia Wildlife Authority, Private Bag 1, Kafue Road, Chilanga, Tel: +260 1 278 366, Fax: +260 1 278 244, E-mail 1: zawaorg@zamnet.zm