The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

World Wetlands Day 2006

To request copies of the World Wetlands Day poster and stickers, please contact the following person in your country's Ramsar Administrative Authority:

Para pedir ejemplares del cartel y las pegatinas del Día Mundial de los Humedales, pónganse en contacto con la siguiente persona de la Autoridad Administrativa de Ramsar de su país:

Pour recevoir des exemplaires supplémentaires des affiches et autocollants de la Journée mondiale des zones humides, veuillez contacter la personne suivante au sein de l'Autorité administrative de votre pays :

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, Tel: +213 21 91 52 86-direct, Fax: +213 21 91 52 86, Email: boumezfr@yahoo.fr, dgf.dpff@wissal.dz

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA Mr Philmore James, Senior Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry, Nevis & Temple Streets, Perry Bay, St. John's, Tel: +1 268 462 1372, Fax: +1 268 462 1372, Email: fisheries@antigua.gov.ag

ARGENTINA Dr Oscar H. Padín, Director, Grupo de Trabajo de Recursos Acuáticos, Subsecretaría de Recursos Naturales, Normativa, Investigación y Relaciones Institucionales, Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, San Martín 451, 1004 Buenos Aires, Tel: +54 11 4348 8520, Fax: +54 11 4348 8438, Email: opadin@medioambiente.gov.ar

ARMENIA Dr Karén Jenderedjian, Head, Animal Resource Management Division, Bioresource Management Agency, Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 375010 Yerevan, Tel: +374 1 580 711, Fax: +374 1 527 952, Email: jender@nature.am

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

AUSTRIA Dr Gerhard Sigmund, Ramsar Coordinator in the Ministry of Environment, 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, Email: Gerhard.Sigmund-Schwach@lebensministerium.at

AZERBAIJAN Mr Arzu Mustafayeb, Head Consultant, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, B. Aghayev Str. 100-A, Baku 370073, Tel: +994 412 492 7369, Fax: +994 12 492 5907, Email: atani@bk.ru, elder.eco@box.az

BAHAMAS Dr Donald Cooper, Undersecretary, BEST Commission, Ministry of Health and Environment, PO Box CB-10980, Nassau Court, West Bay Street, Nassau, N.P., Tel: +1 242 356 3067, Fax: +1 242 326 3509, Email: bestnbs@hotmail.com

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

BANGLADESH Mr Mohammad Shaheduzzaman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Secretariat, Room #1305, Building #6, Dhaka 1000, Tel: +880 2 71 629 87, Fax: +880 2 71 692 10, Email: dsenv@moef.gov.bd

BELARUS Ms Olga Belyakova, Focal Point for Ramsar Convention in Belarus, Department of Protected Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection, 10 Kollectornaya St., 220048 Minsk, Tel: +375 17
200 7242, Fax: +375 17 200 7242, + 375 17 200 47 71, Email: belolga@tut.by minproos@mail.belpak.by

BELGIUM (1) Dr. Ir. Jacques Stein, Directeur, Direction de la Nature, DNF, DGRNE, Ministère de la Région Wallonne,Avenue Prince de Liège, 15, 5100 Jambes, Tel: +32 81 33 58 60, Fax: +32 81 33 58 04, Email: j.stein@mrw.wallonie.be

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

BELIZE Ms NatalieRosado, Forest Officer - Protected Areas, National Parks Management Programme, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources, 23/25 Unity Boulevard, Belmopan City, Belize CA, Tel: +501 822 15 24, Fax: +501 822 15 23, Email: nrosado@btl.net, conservation@mnrei.gov.bz

BENIN Dr Aylté Marcel Baglo, Directeur Général, Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement, 03 BP 4387, 38, Rue 390 (Route de Lomé), Cotonou, Tel: +229 30 45 56, Fax: +229 30 45 43, Email: abepge@bow.intnet.bj

BOLIVIA Ing. Jorge Mariaca Peláez, Director General de Biodiversidad, Viceministerio de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, 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, Email: dgb@mds.gov.bo, marconi@megalink.com

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, Email: jaroslav.vego@tel.net.ba, j_vego@hotmail.com

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA (2) Dr Mihajlo Markovic, Head, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute for Agroecology and Soil, University of Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovic Str. #75, 78000 Banja Luka, Tel: +387 51 461 392, Fax: +387 51 463 024, Email: markovic@urc.bl.ac.yu, mmarkovic@blic.net

BOTSWANA Mr Stevie C. Monna, Principal Natural Resources Officer, Department of Environmental Affairs, 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, Email: smonna@gov.bw

BRAZIL Ms Maria Carolina Hazin Técnica especializada, Diretoria de Areas Protegidas, Ministerio do Meio Ambiente, Secretaria de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 7o. Andar, Sala 714, CEP 70.086-900 Brasília DF, Tel: +55 61 224 1696, Fax: +55 61 317 1174, Email: maria-carolina.hazin@mma.gov.br, dap@mma.gov.br

BULGARIA Mr Ivaylo Zafirov, Senior Expert, Protected Areas Management, 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, Email: nnps@moew.government.bg

BURKINA FASO Madame Andréa Ouédraogo, Point Focal Ramsar, Direction Générale de la Conservation de la Nature, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie, 06 BP 10095, Ouagadougou, Tel: +226 50 35 69 23/71, Fax: +226 50 35 82 43, Email: parcsnationaux@liptinfor.bf, andreaoued@yahoo.fr

BURUNDI M. Jean-Marie Bukuru, Point focal de la Convention de Ramsar au Burundi, Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme, BP 241, Gitega, Tel: +257 822 084, Fax: +257 228 902, Email: jmbkr2000@yahoo.fr

CAMBODIA Mr Vong Sok, National Programme Coordinator, Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Programme, First Floor, Ministry of Environment, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Tel: +855 23 222 311/2x114, Fax: +855 23 211 944, Email: sokvong.mwbp@online.com.kh, sokvong@yahoo.com

CANADA Mr Ken Harris, Chief, Habitat Conservation Division, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 351 St Joseph Blvd, 3rd Floor, Place Vincent Massey, Gatineau Quebec K1A 0H3, Tel: +1 819 953 9873, Fax: +1 819 994 4445, Email: Ken.Harris@ec.gc.ca

CHAD, Monsieur Commanda Behera, Chef de la Division des Parcs Nationaux, Direction 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: +235 524 412/470, Email: dcfap@intnet.td, biodiv@intnet.td; zakouma@intnet.td

CHILE Sr Jorge Valenzuela Jorquera, S.S. Subsecretario - Temas Ambientales, Dirección de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Catedral 1143, 2° piso, Santiago, Tel: +56 2 679 4385, Fax: +56 2 673 2152, Email: jfvalenzuela@minrel.gov.cl

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

COLOMBIA Doctor Leonardo Muñoz Cardona. Director de Ecosistemas Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, Dirección Técnica de Ecosistemas, Calle 37 N° 8-40, piso 2, Bogotá, Tel: +571 33 23434x407, Fax: +57 1 288 9978, Email: lmunoz@minambiente.gov.co

COMORES Monsieur Issah Abdillah Mohamadi, Chef, Service information, éducation, communication environnementale, Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement, BP 30 Foumbouni Moroni, Union des Comores, Tel: +269 73 53 53, Fax: +269 73 28 09, Email: issabmohamadi@yahoo.fr

CONGO Monsieur Gilbert Madouka, Attaché de Recherche, Direction Générale de l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement, BP 958, Brazzaville, Tel: +242 536 09 82, Fax: +242 581 41 36, Email: gmadouka@yahoo.fr

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF , Monsieur Crispin Sedeke Okwul, Directeur a.i., Ressources en Eau, Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature, Eaux et Forêts, Avenue Papa ILEO (Ex - des Cliniques), n° 15, Kinshasa/Gombe, Tel : +243 99 22 134, Email: crisedeke@yahoo.fr

COSTA RICA Sr. Marco Vinicio Araya Barrantes Gerente, 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, Email: marco.araya@sinac.go.cr, maraya_57@hotmail.com

CÔTE D'IVOIRE Monsieur Tickounani Ouattara, Chargé d'études, Direction de la Faune et Ressources Cynégétiques, Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, BP V 178, Abidjan 01, Tel: +225 20 21 07 00, Fax: +225 20 21 09 90, Email: tickdara@yahoo.fr

CROATIA Dr Eugen Draganovic, Head, Department for Protected Areas, Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Nature Protection, Runjaninova 2, 10 000 Zagreb, Tel: +385 1 48 66 110-direct, Fax: +385 1 48 66 100, Email: eugen.draganovic@min-kulture.hr

CUBA Sr Héctor Conde Almeida, Especialista, Dirección de Colaboración Internacional, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, Capitolio Nacional, Prado y San José, Habana Vieja, CP 10200, Ciudad de la Habana, Tel: +537 670 606, Fax: +537 338 054, Email: conde@citma.cu

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

CZECH REPUBLIC Dr Libuse Vlasáková, Administration Focal Point & Czech Ramsar Committee Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Department of Nature Protection, Vrsovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Tel: +420 2 6712 2372, Fax: +420 2 6731 0328, Email: libuse_vlasakova@env.cz

DENMARK Dr Sten Asbirk Head of Section, Forest and Nature Agency, Haraldsgade 53, 2100 Copenhagen O, Tel: +45 39 472 926, Fax: +45 39 279 899, Email: sta@sns.dk

DJIBOUTI M. Houssein Abdillahi Rayaleh, Conseiller technique, Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Environnement, et de l'aménagement du Territoire, B.P. 1238, Djibouti, Tel: +253 35 26 67, Fax: +253 35 16 18, Email: assamo@intnet.dj, rayalehoussein@yahoo.fr

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Lic. Amarilis Polonia, Directora de Biodiversidad y Vida Silvestre, Subsecretaría de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Ave. Máximo Gómez esq. Reyes Católicos (Antigua Cementera), Santo Domingo, D.N., Tel. 809-472-7081, Fax: 809-472-7105, direccion.biodiversidad@medioambiente.gov.do, areasprotegidas@medioambiente.gov.do

ECUADOR Lic. Sergio Lasso, Punto Focal Técnico de la Autoridad Administrativa, Ministerio del Ambiente, Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Edif. MAG, piso 8°, Quito, Tel: +593 2 2506 337, Fax: +593 2 2564 037, Email: slasso@ambiente.gov.ec

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

EL SALVADOR Lic. César R. Funes Abrego, Gerente de Sistemas Ambientales y Manglares, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Dirección de Patrimonio Natural, Calle y Colonia Las Mercedes, Edificio MARN, Plantel ISTA, San Salvador C.P. 3186, Tel: +503 2 224 6926, Fax: +503 2 224 6926, Email: cabrego@marn.gob.sv, abreboc@yahoo.es

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

ESTONIA Ms Riinu Rannap, Senior Officer, Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of the Environment, Narva Road 7A, 15172 Tallinn, Tel: +372 6262 889, Fax: +372 62 62 901, Email: Riinu.Rannap@envir.ee

FINLAND Mr Seppo Vuolanto, Counsellor, biodiversity, Land Use Department, Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 35, FIN-00023 Government, Tel: +358 9 1603 9339, Fax: +358 9 1603 9364, Email: seppo.vuolanto@ymparisto.fi, kirjaamo.ym@ymparisto.fi (Ministry e-mail)

FRANCE Please contact the Ramsar Secretariat at wwd@ramsar.org.

GABON Monsieur Faustin Ondamba Ombanda, Directeur, Dir. de l'environnement chargé de la Protection de la Nature, Ministère de L'Economie Forestière, des Eaux & de la Pêche, BP 3974, Libreville, Tel: +241 76 14 44, Fax: +241 76 55 48, Email: faustondamba@yahoo.fr

GAMBIA Mr Alpha Omar Jallow, Assistant Director, Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Management, Department of State for Natural Resources, State House, PO Box 577, Banjul, Tel: +220 437 5888, Fax +220 439 2179, Email: Alphaojay@yahoo.com

GEORGIA Ms Ana Rukhadze, Ramsar National Focal Point, Biodiversity Protection Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 68a Kostava Street, 0171 Tbilisi, Tel: +995 32 332 860, Fax: +995 32 332 860, Email: anarukhadze@yahoo.com, biodepramsar@moe.gov.ge

GERMANY Dr Dirk Schwenzfeier, Leiter, Referates NI4 "International Nature Conservation", Bundesmin. für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Robert-Schumann-Platz 3, D-53175 Bonn, Tel: +49 1888 305 2611, Fax : +49 1888 305 2684, Email: dirk.schwenzfeier@bmu.bund.de

GHANA Mr Charles C. Amankwah, Coordinator Wetlands Conservation, Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission), PO Box M.239, Accra, Tel: +233 21 664 654, Fax: +233 21 666 476, Email: Amankwah@wd.fcghana.com, ccamankwah@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, Tel: +30 210 698 3467, Fax: +30 210 691 8487, Email: d.spala@dpers.minenev.gr, tdfp@minenv.gr

GUATEMALA Lic. Julio Fernando Castro Escobar, Director, Unidades de Conservación, Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas - CONAP, 5ta calle 6-06 zona 1 Edificio IPM, 7to nivel, 01001 Ciudad de Guatemala, Tel: +502 238 1188/5022380000, Fax:+502 238 3118, Email: fercastro@conap.gob.gt

GUINEA BISSAU Monsieur Seco Cassamá, Point focal Convention Ramsar, Direction Générale de l'Environnement, Ministère aux Ressources Naturelles, Energie et Industrie, B.P. 399, Bissau, Tel: +245 20 64 57, Fax: +245 20 49 23, Email: secocassama@yahoo.com.br

GUINEE Monsieur Ousmane Diallo, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Spécialiste de Faune, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts, Ministère de l'Environnement, B.P. 624, Conakry, Tel: +224 46 87 39, Fax: +224 46 48 73, Email: dfpn@sotelgui.net.gn, ouskbia2004@yahoo.fr

HONDURAS Lic. Oscar Pinto, Director General, Dirección de Biodiversidad - SERNA, 100 mts al sur del estadio nacional, AP 1389, 4710 Tegucigalpa, Tel: +504 235 4895, Fax: +504 232 5241, Email: opintor47@yahoo.com

HUNGARY Mr András Schmidt, Counsellor, Department of Wildlife & Speleological Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Water, Költô u.21, 1121 Budapest, Tel: +36 1 391 1749, Fax: +36 1 391 1785, Email: schmidt@mail.kvvm.hu

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

INDIA Shri Desh Deepak Verma, Joint Secretary, Conservation Programme, 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, Email: ddverma@nic.in

INDONESIA Banjar Yulianto Laban, Director of Conservation Areas, D.G. PHKA, Ministry of Forestry, Manggala Wanabakti Building Blok VII / Lt.7, Gatot Subroto St., Jakarta, Tel: +62 21 572 0229/27, Fax: +62 21 572 0229, Email: banjarlaban@hotmail.com, wahju_rudianto@yahoo.com

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Ms Yasaman Rajabkhah Shalmany, Wetlands Expert, Natural Environment and Biodiversity Section, Department of the Environment, Pardisan Eco-Park, Hemmat Highway, PO Box 5181, Tehran 15875, Tel: +98 21 826 9914, Fax: +98 21 826 9913, Email: yasaman_rajabkhah@yahoo.com

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

ISRAEL Dr Eliezer Frankenberg, Deputy Chief Scientist, International & Academic Relations, Division of Science and Conservation, Nature and Parks Authority, 3 Am Ve'Olamo St, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem 95463, Tel: +972 2 500 5400, Fax: +972 2 652 9232, Email: Eliezer.frankenberg@nps.org.il

ITALY Arch. Angelo Ciasca, Senior Officer, Direzione per la Protezione della Natura, Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio, Via Capitan Bavastro, 174, 00154 Rome, Tel: +39 06 5722 8335, Fax: +39 06 5722 8390, Email: Ciasca.Angelo@minambiente.it

JAMAICA, Ms Christine, Sutherland, Coordinator, Protected Areas Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), 10 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5, Tel: +1 876 754 7540, Fax: +1 876 754 7594 Ext. 2235, Email: csutherland@nepa.gov.jm

JAPAN Ms Noriko Moriwake, Chief, International Team, 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, Email: noriko_moriwake@env.go.jp

JORDAN Eng. Faris Al Junaidi, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, 11941 Amman, Tel: +962 6 552 1941, Fax: +962 6 552 5315, Email: faljunidi@yahoo.com, najwanaimi@yahoo.com

KENYA Mr Anderson Koyo, Wetlands Conservation Coordinator, Kenya Wildlife Service, PO Box 40241, Nairobi, Tel: +254 20 605 443-direct, Fax: +254 20 603 792, Email: akoyo@kws.org, kws@kws.org; wetlands@kws.org

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, Mr Seukwoo Kang, Deputy Director, Global Environment Office - Ministry of Environment, Government Complex Gwacheon, 1 Joongang-Dong, Gwacheon-si, Kyunngi-Do 427 729, Tel: +82 2 504 9207, Fax: +82 2 2110 6558, Email: hoppy2000@me.go.kr

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Mrs Madieva Ajar, Leading Expert, Department of Monitoring & International Cooperation, State Forest Service, 228, Toktogul Str., 720001 Bishkek, Tel: +996 312 611 834, Fax: +996 312 611 396, Email: ajar_1978@yahoo.com

LATVIA Ms Vija Busa, Head, Division of Protected Areas, Dept of Nature Protection, Ministry of the Environment, Peldu Iela 25, L-1494 Riga, Tel: +371 702 6519, Fax: +371 782 0442, Email: vija.busa@vidm.gov.lv

LEBANON Mr Assaad B. Saadeh, Hydrogeologist, Head, Water Resources Department, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 11-2727, Lazarieh Bldg, Beirut, Tel: +961 1 976 555, Fax: +961 1 976 530, Email: a.saadeh@moe.gov.lb, saade@dm.net.lb

LESOTHO Ms Limpho Motanya, Wetlands Unit, Department of Water Affairs, PO Box 772, Maseru, Tel: +266 22 312 383/771, Fax: +266 22 310 437, Email: wetlands@ilesotho.com, tmefi@ilesotho.com

LIBERIA Mr Ralph A. Woods, Agriculture Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Tel: +231 770 354 66, Fax: +231 227 838, Email: ralphwoodsandson@yahoo.com, necolib@yahoo.com

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Mr Abdulmaula A. Hamza, Researcher, Nature Conservation Department, Environment General Authority, PO Box 13793, Tripoli, Tel: +218 21 483 9991, Fax: +218 21 3339 098, Email: abdhamza@yahoo.com, a_hamza@hotmail.com

LIECHTENSTEIN Please contact the Ramsar Secretariat at wwd@ramsar.org.

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

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

MADAGASCAR Madame Soarilanto Sahondra Rabesihanaka, Chef de Service, Service de la Conservation de la Biodiversité, Direction Générale des Eaux et Forêts, BP 243, Nanisana 101, Antananarivo, Tel: +261 32 07 002 39, Fax: +261 20 22 304 88, Email: rabe_sahondra@yahoo.fr, dgforets@wanadoo.mg

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, Tel: +265 1 75 75 84, Fax: +265 1 77 40 59, Email: dnpw@malawi.net, sadc.wstcu@malawi.net

MALAYSIA Mr. Azahar Noraini, Principle Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Environmental Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Level 5, Block C5, Precinct 1, 62502 Putrajaya, Tel: +60 3 8885 8034, Fax: +60 3 8889 2973, Email: azhar@nre.gov.my

MALI Monsieur Soumana Timbo, Coordinateur, Programme d'action national des zones humides, Direction Nationale de la Conservation de la Nature, BP 275, Bamako, Tel: +223 223 3695, Fax: "223 223 3696, Email: timbosat@yahoo.fr, conservationature@datatech.net.ml

MALTA Mr Darrin T. Stevens, Team Manager - Nature Protection Unit, Mepa, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana - Malta - CMR 02, Tel: +356 2290 6012, Fax: +356 2290 1585, Email: ramsar.malta@mepa.org.mt, darrin.stevens@mepa.org.mt

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

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

MAURITANIA Monsieur Mohamed Ould Md Fadel ould Hamza, Service des Forêts, Ministère du Développement Rural de l'hydraulique et de l'Environnement, BP 3935, Nouakchott, Tel: +222 644 291 34, Email: hamze@toptechnology.mr

MEXICO Sr Arturo Peña Jiménez, Subdirector de Mecanismos de Cooperación en ANP, 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, Email: arpena@conanp.gob.mx

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF, H.E. Mr Constantin Mihailescu, Minister, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, 9, Cosmonautilor St., 2005 Chisinau, Tel: +373 2 22 24 64, Fax: +373 2 22 07 48, Email: egreta@mediu.moldova.md, ion.b.fae@mediu.moldova.md

MONACO Monsieur Patrick Van Klaveren, Délégué à l'Environnement International et Méditerranéen, 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, Email: pvanklaveren@gouv.mc, coopint@troisseptsept.mc

MONGOLIA Ms Navaan-Yunden Oyundar, Strategy Planning & Policy Implementation Department, Ministry of Nature and Environment, Government Building No. 3, Baga Toiruu - 44, Ulaanbaatar 11, Tel: +976 11 321 401, Fax: +976 11 321 401, Email: oyundar@mongol.net, mne@mongol.net

MOROCCO M. Mohamed Haffane, Chef, 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, Email: mhaffane@yahoo.fr, mesbah.ef@caramail.com

MOZAMBIQUE Ms Sidónia Muhorro, Biologist, Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs, Av. Acordos de Lusaka 2115, C.P.2020, Maputo, Tel: +258 1 465 622, Fax: +258 1 465 849, Email: sidoniamuhorro@yahoo.com.br

MYANMAR U Soe Win Hlaing, Director General, Forestry Department, Ministry of Forestry, Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone, Inseil, Yangon 11011, Tel: +95 1 681 754, Fax: +95 1 665 592, Email: teaknet@mptmail.net.mm, 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, Tel: +264 61 263 131, Fax: +264 61 259 101, Email: fdemas@mweb.com.na

NEPAL Mr Narayan Prashani Poudel, Deputy Director General, Dept. of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, PO Box 860 - Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Tel: +977 1 4220 912, Fax: +977 1 4227 675, Email: dnpwc@bdcin.wlink.com.np, npoudel@dnpwc.gov.np

NETHERLANDS Mr Hans Nieuwenhuis, Department of Nature, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Postbus 20401, 2500 EK's-Gravenhage, Tel: +31 70 378 5641, Fax: +31 70 378 6146, Email: j.w.nieuwenhuis@minlnv.nl

NEW ZEALAND Ms Nicola Scott, International Relations Officer, External Relations Division, Department of Conservation, 59 Boulcott St., PO Box 10-420, Wellington, Tel: +64 4 471 3197, Fax: +64 4 471 3049, Email: nscott@doc.govt.nz

NICARAGUA Sr. Bayardo Quintero Guatemala, Director General, Dirección General de Areas Protegidas, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Km. 12 1/2 Carretera Norte, AP 5123, Managua, Tel: +505 263 2617-19, Fax: +505 263 2618, Email: bquintero@marena.gob.ni, sinap@ibw.com.ni

NIGER Monsieur Abdou Malam Issa, Chef, 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, Email: faune@intnet.ne, malam_ia@yahoo.fr

NIGERIA Mrs Christina O. Oshunsanya, Deputy Director, Department of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, 7th & 9th Floor, Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way, PMB 468, Garki, Abuja, Tel: +234 9 413 9058/0608, Fax: +234 8 523 4931, Email: cooshunsanya@hotmail.com, nchinwe@yahoo.com

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

PAKISTAN Mr Naeem Ashraf, Raja, Assistant Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, CDA Block - IV, Sector G-6 Markaz, Islamabad, Tel: +92 51 921 9057, Fax: +92 51 920 3871, Email: naeemashrafraja@yahoo.com

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

PANAMA Lic. Kruskaya Diáz de Melgarejo, Jefa, Departamento de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Natural, Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente, Apartado Zona C 0843 Balboa, Ancón, Ancón - Panamá, Tel: +507 315 0951, Fax: +507 315 0573, Email: k.melgarejo@anam.gob.pa, kruskaya@hotmail.com

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mr Ian Liviko, Ramsar Support Officer, Department of Environment and Conservation, PO Box 6601, Boroko, 131 NCD, Tel: +675 325 0195, Fax: +675 325 0182, Email: ian_liviko@yahoo.com.au, rso@daltron.com.pg

PARAGUAY Lic. Carolina Pedrozo Silva Tecnico, Jefe de la Sección de Fauna / Biodiversidad, Centro de Datos para la Conservación, Dirección General de Gestión Ambiental, Secretaría del Ambiente - Presidencia de la República, Avda. Madame Lynch 3500 c/ 1er. Presidente, Asuncion 19005, Tel: +595 21 615 812, Fax: +595 21 615 812, Email: ceps@telesurf.com.py

PERU Sra Cynthia Céspedes, Coordinadora, Dirección Planeamiento de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA), Calle 17, 355, Urb. El Palomar, San Isidro, Lima 27, Tel: +51 1 225 1053, Fax: +51 1 225 2803, Email: ccespedes@inrena.gob.pe, dganp@inrena.gob.pe

PHILIPPINES Ms Marlynn M. Mendoza, Supervising Ecosystem Management Specialist, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NAPWNC Compound, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Tel: +632 925 8950, Fax: +632 925 8950, Email: mmendoza@i-manila.com.ph, mmmendozapawb@netscape.net.ph

POLAND Mr. Dariusz Piechowski, Department of Nature Conservation, Ministry of the Environment, Wawelska 52/54 street, 00-922 Warsaw, Tel: +48 22 57 92 489, Fax: +48 22 57 92 555, email: dariusz.piechowski@mos.gov.pl

PORTUGAL Mrs Teresa Leonardo Serafim, Instituto da Conservaçao da Natureza, R. de Sta. Marta, 55, 1150-294 Lisboa, Tel: +351 21 272 0816, Fax: +351 21 272 0818, Email: leonardot@icn.pt

ROMANIA Ms Adriana Baz, Director, Directorate of Nature Conservation, Biodiversity & Biosafety, Ministry of Environment and Water Management, Bd. Libertatii No. 12, Sector 5, 70666 Bucuresti, Tel: +40 21 410 0531, Fax: +40 21 410 0531, Email: baz@mappm.ro, biodiv@mappm.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, Fax: Email: muzyleva@mnr.gov.ru

SAMOA Mr Faumuina V.S.Pati Liu, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology, PO Box 240, Apia, Tel: +685 21 929, Fax: +685 20 231, Email: Pati.Liu@mnre.gov.ws

SENEGAL Monsieur Ousmane Kane, Chef, Division Aires marines protégées et Zones humides, Direction des Parcs Nationaux, B.P. 5135, Dakar-Fann, Tel: +221 832 23 09, Fax: +221 832 23 11, Email: dpn@sentoo.sn, ousson77@hotmail.com

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (1) Mr Viktor Subotic, Senior Advisor for Protected Areas & Cooperation with NGOs, Ministry of Environmental Protection & Physical Planning, ul. Marksa i Engelsa, PC "Vectra", 81000 Podgorica, Tel: +381 81 482 167, Fax: +381 81 234 131, Email: viktors@mn.yu

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (2) Mr Milutin Pantovic, Senior Advisor, Directorate for Environmental Protection, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, Omladinskih brigada 1, 11070 Belgrade, Tel: +381 11 3131 569, Fax: +381 11 2158 793, Email: milutin.pantovic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu, jelena.ducic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu

SEYCHELLES Dr. Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, Sr. Project Officer - Wetland Unit, Division of Policy, Planning and Services, Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources, Box 1145, English River, Mahé, Victoria 248, Tel: +248 610 647, Fax: +248 610 147, Email: 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, Tel: +232 22 223 445, Fax: +232 22 242 128/273, Email: lucy_alieu@yahoo.co.uk

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ms Adriána Klindová, Nature Conservation Officer, 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 2477, Email: klindova.adriana@enviro.gov.sk, klindova.adriana@lifeenv.gov.sk

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

SOUTH AFRICA Mr Tshilidzi Edward Netshithothole, Assistant Director, Biodiversity Planning, Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Private Bag X447, Pretoria 0001, Tel: +27 12 310 3417, Fax: +27 12 320 7026, Email: Enetshithothole@deat.gov.za

SPAIN Sr Miguel Aymerich Huyghues, Subdirector General de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, 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, Email: MAymerich@mma.es

SRI LANKA Mr Rathnayake M. Wasantha Rathnayake, Deputy Director (Development & Management), Protected Area Management Division, Department of Wildlife Conservation, 18 Gregory's Road, Colombo 07, Tel: +94 11 267 8749, Fax: +94 11 269 8556, Email: wasantha@dwlc.lk

ST LUCIA Mr Michael Bobb, Chief Forest Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Gabriel Charles Forestry Complex, Castries, Tel: +1 758 450 2231x300, Fax: +1 758 450 2287, Email: michaelbobb_2000@yahoo.com

SUDAN Dr Nadir Mohamed Awad, Secretary General, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum, Tel: +249 18 378 4279, Fax: +249 18 378 7617, Email: hcenr@sudanmail.net

SURINAME Ir. Ferdinand L.J. Baal, Head, Nature Conservation Division, Suriname Forest Service, Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 436, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10, Paramaribo, Tel: +597 479 431, Fax: +597 474 346, E-mail, fljbaal@hotmail.com, flasbaal@nettaxi.com

SWEDEN Mr Torsten Larsson, Principal Administrative Officer, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Blekholmsterrassen 36, S-106 48 Stockholm, Tel: +46 8 698 1391, Fax: +46 8 698 1042, Email: torsten.larsson@naturvardsverket.se, natur@naturvardsverket.se

SWITZERLAND Dr Olivier Biber, Head, 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, Email: olivier.biber@buwal.admin.ch

SYRIA Mr Atef Deib, Director, Water Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451 - Fardous Street, Damascus, Tel: +963 11 221 0175, Fax: +963 11 224 8672, Email: atef_deib@ureach.com, irrigation.min@net.sy

TAJIKISTAN Dr Kokul Kasirov, Director General, State Directorate of Protected Areas, State Committee on Environment Conservation & Forestry, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Tel: +992 372 251 076, Fax: +992 372 213 332, Email: eldar@tajik.net, kokul@tojikiston.com

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF Ms Miriam Zacharia, Senior Game Officer, 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 2863 496, Email: director@wildlife.go.tz

THAILAND Ms Nirawan Pipitsombat, Senior Environmentalist, Biodiversity Bureau, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy & Planning, 60/1 Soi Phibun Wattana 7, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Tel: +66 2 271 3251, Fax: +66 2 271 3251, Email: nirawan_p@hotmail.com, nirawanpipitsombat@yahoo.com

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

TOGO Monsieur Abdou-Kérim Moumouni, Directeur, 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, Email: direfaune@yahoo.fr, sokoda1@yahoo.fr

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (1) Ms Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Head, Wildlife Section, Forestry Division, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, 29 Farm Road, St Joseph, Trinidad, Tel: +1 868 645 4288, Fax: +1 868 645 4288, Email: wildlife@trinidad.net

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (2) Ms Angela Ramsey, Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, P.O Box 5566, Scarborough, Tobago, Tel: +1 868 660 7636 / 639-2273; Fax: +1 868 639 5232, Email: apramsey@hotmail.com

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, Tel: +216 71 891 497, Fax: +216 71 801 322, Email: abdelhamidkarem@yahoo.fr, khaledzahzah2000@yahoo.fr

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

UGANDA Mr Paul Mafabi Gumonye, Assistant Commissioner, Wetlands Inspection Division, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, Century Building, Parliament Avenue, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Tel: +256 41 254 706, Fax: +256 41 348 772, Email: mafabip@ugandawetlands.org, mail@ugandawetlands.org

UKRAINE Dr Grygoriy Parchuk, Head, State Agency for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 35, Uryts'kogo Str., UA-03035 Kyiv, Tel: +380 44 206 3173, Fax: +380 44 206 3173, Email: parchuk@parks.freenet.kiev.ua, parks@parks.freenet.kiev.ua

UKRAINE Ms Olena Kryvyk, State Agency for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 35, Uryts'kogo Str., UA-03035 Kyiv, Tel: Fax: Email: kryvyk@parks.freenet.kiev.ua

UNITED KINGDOM Mr Chuin Kee, Ramsar Policy Officer, International Protected Areas Team, European Wildlife Division - DEFRA, 1/06c Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6BT, Tel: +44 117 372 8272, Fax: +44 117 372 8508, Email: chuin.kee@defra.gsi.gov.uk

URUGUAY Ing. Agr. Fernando Olmos, Director General, 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, Email: folmos@mgap.gub.uy

USA Ms Marina Sansostri Ratchford, Int. Affairs Specialist (Latin American and Caribbean Branch), Division of International Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 740d, Arlington, VA 22203-1622, Tel: +1 703 358 2480, Fax: +1 703 358 2115, Email: marina_ratchford@fws.gov

UZBEKISTAN Dr Bory Alikhanov, Chairman, State Committee for Nature Protection, 99, A. Temur Str., 700068 Tashkent, Tel: +998 71 139 4195, Fax: +998 71 135 0761, Email: halmat@ecoinf.org.uz, envconf@uzsci.net

VENEZUELA Licda. Edis Solórzano, Directora, Coordinadora del Comité Nacional Ramsar, Dirección de Fauna, Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales, Urb. El Silencio, Av. Oeste 8, Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, Piso 6,Oficina 600, Caracas 1010, Tel: +58 212 408 2130/5/6, Fax: +58 212 408 2109, Email: esolorzano@marn.gob.ve, ramsar@marn.gob.ve / profauna@marnr.gob.ve

VIET NAM Ms Viet Hong Pham Dinh, Assistant to Head of AA, Senior Expert, Nature Conservation Division, Environment Protection Agency, MONRE, 67 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, Tel: +84 4 942 4557, Fax: +84 4 822 3189, Email: viethong@hn.vnn.vn

ZAMBIA Ms Francesca Chisangano, Senior Ecologist - Conventions and Agreements, Zambia Wildlife Authority, P/B 1, Chilanga, Lusaka. Tel: +260 1 278 365, Fax: +260 1 278 299/278365, Email: Chisanganofrances@lycos.com, zawaorg@zamnet.org

For further information about World Wetlands Day or the 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 27 August 2005, updated 13 September 2005, Dwight Peck and Sandra Hails, Ramsar.