PoWPA Focal points contact information

Mr. Pashtoon Atif

Director General

National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)

Kabul, Afghanistan

E-Mail: pashtoon.atif [ at ] nepa.gov.af

Ms. Elvana Ramaj

Head of Biodiversity Unit

Department of Biodiversity and Protected Areas

Ministry of Tourism and Environment

Tirana, Albania

E-Mail: Elvana.Ramaj [ at ] turizmi.gov.al

Mlle. Lydia Nait Kaci

Ingénieur

Direction de la Conservation et Préservation de la Biodiversité et des Ecosystèmes

Ministère de l'Environnement et des Énergies Renouvelables

Alger, Algeria

E-Mail: naitkacilydia [ at ] hotmail.fr

Mr. Joaquim Lourenço Manuel

Jefe de Departamento de las Áreas Protegidas

Dirección Nacional de la Biodiversidad

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment

Luanda, Angola

E-Mail: mjicky [ at ] yahoo.com.br

Ms. Diann Black-Layne

Chief Environment Officer

Environment Division

Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

E-Mail: dcblack11 [ at ] gmail.com

Dra. Gabriela González Trilla

Directora Nacional

Dirección Nacional de Gestión Ambiental del Agua y los Ecosistemas Acuáticos

Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable

Caba, Argentina

E-Mail: gtrilla [ at ] ambiente.gob.ar

Mr. Abelardo Llosa

Director Nacional

Dirección Nacional de Planificación y Ordenamiento Ambiental del Territorio

Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible

Caba, Argentina

E-Mail: allosa [ at ] ambiente.gob.ar

Mr. Levon Aghasyan

Legal Advisor to the Minister

Ministry of Environment

Yerevan, Armenia

E-Mail: levon.aghasyan [ at ] env.am

Mr. Samuel Good

Director

Biodiversity Policy Section

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Canberra, Australia

E-Mail: CBDAustralia [ at ] environment.gov.au

Ms. Gabriele Obermayr

Division VII/8, Sustainable Development and Natural Resources

Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Vienna, Austria

E-Mail: gabriele.obermayr [ at ] bmk.gv.at

Mr. Hikmat Alizada

Deputy Director

Department of Protection of Biodiversity and Development of Especially Protected Nature Reserves

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Baku, Azerbaijan

E-Mail: hikmetalizada [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Nouf Ali Al-Wasmi

Senior Environmental Specialist

Supreme Council for Environment

E-Mail: nalwasmi [ at ] sce.gov.bh

Mr. Md. Jahidul Kabir

Deputy Chief Conservator of Forest

Dhaka, Bangladesh

E-Mail: jahidulkabirbfd [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Kim Downes Agard

Senior Environmental Officer

Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy

Bridgetown, Barbados

E-Mail: kim.downesagard [ at ] barbados.gov.bb

Mr. Steve A. Devonish

Director

Natural Heritage Department

Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy

St.Thomas, Barbados

E-Mail: heritage [ at ] barbados.gov.bb

Mrs. Yolande Howard

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy

Bridgetown, Barbados

E-Mail: Yolande.Howard [ at ] barbados.gov.bb

Ms. Volha Sazonava

Head

Main Department for Regulation of Waste Management, Biological and Landscape Diversity

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Minsk, Belarus

E-Mail: belarus.cbd.nfp [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Tom Andries

Policy Division - Coordination

Agency for Nature and Forests

Brussels, Belgium

E-Mail: tom.andries [ at ] vlaanderen.be

Ms. Hannah St. Luce Martinez

Director

National Biodiversity Office

Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development

Belmopan, Belize

E-Mail: director.nbio [ at ] environment.gov.bz

M. Ferdinand Claude Kidjo

Ecologue

Cellule technique du Centre National de Gestion des Réserves de Faunes (CENAGREF)

Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Développement Durable

Cotonou, Benin

E-Mail: fkidjo [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mr. Sonam Wangdi

Chief Forestry Officer

Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

Thimphu, Bhutan

E-Mail: sonamwangdi [ at ] moaf.gov.bt

Mr. Dejan Radošević

Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage

Ministry of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

E-Mail: D.Radosevic [ at ] kipn.vladars.net

Mr. Mooketsi Solomon

Acting Chief, Wildlife Estate Management

Department of Wildlife and National Parks

Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

Gaborone, Botswana

E-Mail: mssolomon [ at ] gov.bw

Ms. Maria Beatriz Palatinus Milliet

National Secretary of Biodiversity

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

E-Mail: beatriz.milliet [ at ] mma.gov.br

Mr. Dimitar Stoev

Head, Protected Areas Department

National Nature Protection Service

Ministry of Environment and Water

Sofia, Bulgaria

E-Mail: dstoev [ at ] moew.government.bg

Ms. Somaly Chan

Deputy Secretary General

National Council for Sustainable Development

Ministry of Environment

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

E-Mail: somalychan.ca [ at ] gmail.com

Mme Angèle Ziékiné

Sous directeur

Biodiversité et Biosécurité

Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development

Yaoundé, Cameroon

E-Mail: aziekine [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mr. Olaf Jensen

Manager, Protected Areas

Canadian Wildlife Service

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Gatineau, Canada

E-Mail: olaf.jensen [ at ] canada.ca

Ms. Liza Helena Alves Lima

Biologist, Master in Coastal Science

General Directorate of Environment

Ministério da Agricultura e Ambiente

Praia, Cape Verde

E-Mail: lizaalveslima [ at ] yahoo.com.br

Mr. Nestor Walima

Directeur de la Faune et des Aires protégées

Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche

Bangui, Central African Republic

E-Mail: nestorwaliwa [ at ] yahoo.fr

Sr. Diego Flores Arrate

Jefe, Departamento de Áreas Protegidas

División de Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad

Ministerio del Medio Ambiente

Santiago, Chile

E-Mail: dflores [ at ] mma.gob.cl

Ms. Xin Jing

Director, Division of Biodiversity Conservation

Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation

Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Beijing, China

E-Mail: jing.xin [ at ] mee.gov.cn

Sra. Carolina Jarro Fajardo

Subdirectora de Gestion y Manejo de Areas Protegidas

Unidad de Parques Nacionales Naturales

Bogotá, Colombia

E-Mail: cjarro [ at ] parquesnacionales.gov.co

Mr. Mohamed Ali Mlazahahe

Ingénieur écologue en environnement industriel at urbain

Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l'Environnement

Moroni, Comoros

E-Mail: medaliml [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mr. Halatoa Fua

Director (Operational Focal Point)

National Environment Service

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

E-Mail: halatoa.fua [ at ] cookislands.gov.ck

Sr. Mauricio Arias Zumbado

Functionario

Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC)

Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE)

San Jose, Costa Rica

E-Mail: mauricio.arias [ at ] sinac.go.cr

Mr. Franҫois Djè N'Goran

Directeur technique

Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

E-Mail: ndjengoran [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mr. Daniel Springer

Head of Section for Protected Areas Management

Nature Protection Directorate

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

Zagreb, Croatia

E-Mail: daniel.springer [ at ] mingor.hr

Mr. Omar Cantillo Ferreiro

Director

National Center of Protected Areas

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

Havana, Cuba

E-Mail: omar.cantillo [ at ] snap.cu

Sr. Fernando Coello

Alternate PA FP

Dirección Nacional de Biodiversidad

Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica

Quito, Ecuador

E-Mail: delia.coello [ at ] ambiente.gob.ec

Sra. Fanny Tello

Especialista de Vida Silvestre

Dirección de Biodiversidad

Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica

Quito, Ecuador

E-Mail: fanny.tello [ at ] ambiente.gob.ec

Sra. Marcela Torres

Especialista en Areas Protegidas

Dirección de Areas Protegidas y otras Formas de Conservacion

Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica

Quito, Ecuador

E-Mail: marcela.torres [ at ] ambiente.gob.ec

Mr. Khaled Allam Harhash

Director, Biodiversity Central Department

Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs

Cairo, Egypt

E-Mail: khaledallam4 [ at ] hotmail.com

Ing. Guillermo Adolfo Mayorga Mayorga

Gerente de Areas Naturales Protegidas

Dirección General de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

San Salvador, El Salvador

E-Mail: guillermo.mayorga [ at ] marn.gob.sv

Mrs. Leelo Kukk

Deputy Director

Environmental Board

Ministry of the Environment

Tallinn, Estonia

E-Mail: leelo.kukk [ at ] keskkonnaamet.ee

Dr. Girma Eshetu

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

E-Mail: girma.eshetu [ at ] ymail.com

Ms. Karin Zaunberger

Policy Officer

Directorate-General Environment, Unit F3 - Global Environmental Cooperation and Multilateralism

European Commission

Brussels, Belgium

E-Mail: Karin.Zaunberger [ at ] ec.europa.eu

Ms. Elizabeth Erasito

Director

National Trust of Fiji

Suva, Fiji

E-Mail: eerasito [ at ] nationaltrust.org.fj

Ms. Mervi Heinonen

Senior Advisor

Metsähallitus

Parks & Wildlife Finland

Vantaa, Finland

E-Mail: mervi.heinonen [ at ] metsa.fi

Ms. Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen

Senior Advisor

Metsähallitus

Parks and Wildlife Finland

Vantaa, Finland

E-Mail: sanna-kaisa.juvonen [ at ] metsa.fi

Mme Sophie Cabanis

Coordinatrice Europe-International Biodiversité

Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité

Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires

La Défense Cedez, France

E-Mail: sophie.cabanis [ at ] developpement-durable.gouv.fr

M. Guy Alfred Mouity

Chef de service des espaces protégés

Directeur général de l'environnement et de la protection de la nature

Ministère des Eaux, des Forêts, de la Mer, de l'Environnement, chargé du Plan Climat et du Plan d'affectation des terres

Libreville, Gabon

E-Mail: guymouity [ at ] hotmail.com

Mr. Kawsu Jammeh

Department of Parks & Wildlife Management

Banjul, Gambia

E-Mail: jammeh.kawsu [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Barbara Engels

Head of International Nature Conservation Unit

Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

Bonn, Germany

E-Mail: barbara.engels [ at ] bfn.de

Dr. David Kpelle

Director of Operations

Wildlife Division

Forestry Commission

Accra, Ghana

E-Mail: davidkpelle [ at ] yahoo.co.uk

Mr. Justine Rennie

Chief Fisheries Officer

Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries and Disaster Management

St. George's, Grenada

E-Mail: justinar7368 [ at ] hotmail.com

Sr. Carlos Enrique Godoy Liere

Director

Dirección de Desarrollo del Sistema Guatemalteco de Areas Protegidas

Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP)

Guatemala, Guatemala

E-Mail: carlos.godoy [ at ] conap.gob.gt

M. Aboubacar Samoura

Directeur général

Office guinéen des parcs nationaux et réserves de faune

Conakry, Guinea

E-Mail: aboubacarsamoura7 [ at ] gmail.com

Dr. Justino Biai, PhD

Director General

Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas (IBAP)

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

E-Mail: justinobiai.ibap [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Jason Fraser

Acting Commissionner

Guyana Protected Areas Commission

Georgetown, Guyana

E-Mail: jfraser.pac [ at ] gmail.com

S.E. M. James Cadet

Ministre

Ministère de l'Environnement

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

E-Mail: Jamescadet001 [ at ] gmail.com

Sra. Sandy Carolina Pereira Pereira

Director (Punto Focal Operativo)

Dirección General de Biodiversidad

Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

E-Mail: sandypereira [ at ] miambiente.gob.hn

Mrs. Rozália Szekeres-Érdine

Nature Conservation Expert & Head of Department

Department of Nature Conservation

Ministry of Agriculture

Budapest, Hungary

E-Mail: rozalia.szekeres.erdine [ at ] am.gov.hu

Dr. (Mr.) Dhananjai Mohan

Director

Wildlife Institute for India (WII)

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

E-Mail: dwii [ at ] wii.gov.in

Mr. Sonny Partono

Director of Conservation Areas

Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation

Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Jakarta, Indonesia

E-Mail: onny.galerie [ at ] gmail.com

Dr. Ali Bali

Deputy for Habitats and Protected Areas Bureau

Department of Environment

Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

E-Mail: ali.bali [ at ] doe.ir

Mr. Jasim Abdulazeez Humadi

Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs

Ministry of Health and Environment

Baghdad, Iraq

E-Mail: moen_iraq [ at ] yahoo.com

Dr. Andy Bleasdale

Head of Science and Biodiversity

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Dublin, Ireland

E-Mail: Andy.bleasdale [ at ] npws.gov.ie

Dr. Simon Nemtzov

Head of International Relations

Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Jerusalem, Israel

E-Mail: simon [ at ] npa.org.il

Mr. Antonio Maturani

Executive

Directorate General for Natural Heritage and Sea

Ministry of Environment and Energy Security

Rome, Italy

E-Mail: maturani.antonio [ at ] mase.gov.it

Ms. Carla Gordon

Manager

Protected Areas Branch

National Environment and Planning Agency

Kingston, Jamaica

E-Mail: cgordon [ at ] nepa.gov.jm

Mr. Keisuke Takahashi

Assistant Director

National Park Division, Nature Conservation Bureau

Ministry of the Environment

Tokyo, Japan

E-Mail: keisuke2_takahashi [ at ] env.go.jp

Ms. Eri Igata

Chief

National Park Division, Nature Conservation Bureau

Ministry of the Environment

Tokyo, Japan

E-Mail: eri_igata [ at ] env.go.jp

Prof. Charles Musyoki

Director, Parks and Reserves

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)

Nairobi, Kenya

E-Mail: cmusyoki [ at ] kws.go.ke

Mrs. Nenenteiti Teariki-Ruatu

Director

Environment and Conservation Division (ECD)

Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD)

Tarawa, Kiribati

E-Mail: decd [ at ] melad.gov.ki

Ms. Leina Al-Awadhi

Director

Department of Biodiversity Conservation

Environment Public Authority (EPA)

Safat, Kuwait

E-Mail: L.Alawadhi [ at ] epa.gov.kw

Mr. Bounpone Phouthaamath

Director, Protected Area Management Division

Department of Forestry

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

E-Mail: poneptam [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Inga Belasova

Head, Division of Protected Areas

Department of Nature Protection

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

Riga, Latvia

E-Mail: inga.belasova [ at ] varam.gov.lv

Ms. Grace Rachid

Environmental Specialist

Department of Ecosystems, Service of Natural Resources, Directorate General of Environment

Ministry of Environment

Beirut, Lebanon

E-Mail: g.rachid [ at ] moe.gov.lb

Mr. Nathaniel T. Blama

Planning Officer, Project Manager, PA

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Monrovia, Liberia

E-Mail: natpolo2000 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mr. Aiman A. Milad Elamami

Head of Protected Area and Biodiversity Section

Nature Conservation Department

Ministry of Environment

Tripoli, Libya

E-Mail: aimanalomami8 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mr. Ali Ahmed Berbash

Ministry of Environment

Tripoli, Libya

E-Mail: aberbash83 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mr. Džiugas Anuškevičius

Chief Desk Officer, Protected Areas Strategy Division

Nature Protection Department

Ministry of Environment

Vilnius, Lithuania

E-Mail: d.anuskevicius [ at ] am.lt

Mr. Claude Origer

Conseiller de Direction 1ère classe

Département de l'Environnement

Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et du Développement durable

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

E-Mail: Claude.Origer [ at ] mev.etat.lu

M. Sahoby Yvy Randriamahaleo

Collaborateur Technique

Direction du Système des Aires Protégées, Direction Générale des Forêts

Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et des Forêts

Antananarivo, Madagascar

E-Mail: sahoby.dcbsap [ at ] mef.gov.mg

Mr. Leonard D. Sefu

Director

Department of National Parks and Wildlife

Environmental Affairs Department

Lilongwe, Malawi

E-Mail: dpw [ at ] wildlifemw.net

Mr. Nor Azmi Bin Ahmad

Principal Assistant Secretary

Division of Biodiversity and Forestry Management

Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change

Putrajaya, Malaysia

E-Mail: norazmi [ at ] kats.gov.my

Ms. Muhusina Abdul Rahman

Senior Conservation Officer

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology

Male', Maldives

E-Mail: muhsina.abdulrahman [ at ] environment.gov.mv

M. Amadou Sow

Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts

Chef, Section Aménagement des Réserves de Biosphère et des Parcs Nationaux

Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Assainissement et du Développement Durable

Bamako, Mali

E-Mail: amadsogmail [ at ] yahoo.fr

Ms. Marie Therese Gambin

Unit Manager Thematic

Biodiversity and Water Unit

Environment and Resources Authority

Marsa, Malta

E-Mail: bch.malta [ at ] era.org.mt

M. Moussa Ba

Directeur de la Réglementation et des Accords Multilatéraux

Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable

Nouakchott, Mauritania

E-Mail: bamouss14 [ at ] gmail.com

Mrs. Mira Devi Hurbungs

Divisional Scientific Officer

Marine Conservation Division

Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Development

Port Louis, Mauritius

E-Mail: mhurbungs [ at ] govmu.org

Sr. Roberto Aviña Carlín

Comisionado Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas

Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)

Mexico D.F., Mexico

E-Mail: roberto.carlin [ at ] conanp.gob.mx

Ms. Vanessa Fread

Assistant Secretary

Department of Resources and Development

Palikir, Micronesia (Federated States of)

E-Mail: freadv [ at ] yahoo.com

M. Raphael Simonet

Chef

Direction de l'Environnement

Departement de l'Equipement, de l'Environnement et de l'Urbanisme

Ville de Monaco, Monaco

E-Mail: rsimonet [ at ] gouv.mc

Mr. Ayuush Namkhai

Director

Department for Special Protected Area

Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

E-Mail: namkhai_spa [ at ] yahoo.com

Ms. Arina Maraš

Head, Division for Protected Areas

Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planing and Urbanism

Podgorica, Montenegro

E-Mail: arina.maras [ at ] mepg.gov.me

M. Zouhair Amhaouch

Chef de la Division des Parcs et Réserves Naturelles Pilotes et des Etudes d'Impact et Direceteur du projet "Stratégie /Plan d'action / Rapport National sur la Biodiversité"

Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification

Ministère de la Transition énergétique et du Développement durable

Agdal Rabat, Morocco

E-Mail: zouhairamhaouch [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mrs. Felismina A. Longamane Langa

National Directorate for Conservation Areas

Maputo, Mozambique

E-Mail: felisminal [ at ] yahoo.com.br

Mr. Hla Myo Aung

Deputy Director, Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division

Forest Department

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

E-Mail: nwcdfdmof [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Dhananjaya Paudyal

Joint Secretary and Chief

Environment and Biodiversity Division

Ministry of Forests and Environment

Kathmandu, Nepal

E-Mail: dhanan35 [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Hilde Visser

Directorate NLP

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

The Hague, Netherlands

E-Mail: h.c.visser [ at ] minlnv.nl

Ms. Maya Hunt

Senior International Advisor

Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai

Wellington, New Zealand

E-Mail: mhunt [ at ] doc.govt.nz

Sr. Javier Gutierrez

Vice Ministro

Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)

Managua, Nicaragua

E-Mail: xaviergut [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Hamissou Halilou Malam Garba

Chef, division des Aire sProtegées

Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Aires Protegées

Ministere de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité urbaine et du Développement durable

Niamey, Niger

E-Mail: hamissou66 [ at ] yahoo.fr

Ms. Philomina Chinelo Ubah-Onengiyeofori

Scientific Officer I

Federal Department of Forestry

Federal Ministry of Environment

Abuja, Nigeria

E-Mail: favouredphil [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Sauni Tongatule

Director

Department of Environment

Ministry of Natural Resources

Alofi, Niue

E-Mail: Sauni.Tongatule [ at ] mail.gov.nu

Mr. Egil Roll

Senior Adviser

Norwegian Environment Agency

Trondheim, Norway

E-Mail: egil.roll [ at ] miljodir.no

Mr. Amran Al-Kamzari

Senior Nature Reserve Specialist

Environment Authority

Muscat, Oman

E-Mail: amalkamzari [ at ] gmail.com

H.E. Mr. Steven Victor

Minister

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment

Koror, Palau

E-Mail: stevenvictor.mafe [ at ] palaugov.org

Ms. River Thomas

State Forester, Division of Forest, Land, & Water Management

Bureau of Environment

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment

Koror, Palau

E-Mail: riverthomas77 [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Pedro Gamboa Moquillaza

Jefe

Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNAP)

Lima, Peru

E-Mail: pgamboa [ at ] sernanp.gob.pe

Mr. Marcial C. Amaro, Jr.

Director

Biodiversity Management Bureau

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Quezon City, Philippines

E-Mail: director [ at ] bmb.gov.ph

Mr. Marek Kajs

Directorate General for Environmental Protection

Ministry of Climate and Environment

Warsaw, Poland

E-Mail: marek.kajs [ at ] gdos.gov.pl

Mr. Hyoin Lim

Research Scientist (Ph.D.)

Forest Bioinformation Division

National Institute of Forest Science

E-Mail: iistorm [ at ] korea.kr

Mr. Young-hun Cho

Deputy Director

Nature and Ecology Policy Division

Ministry of Environment

Sejong Special Self-Governing City, Republic of Korea

E-Mail: 0huni [ at ] korea.kr

Mr. Hag Young Heo

Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D.)

Policy Research Division

Korea National Park Research Institute

E-Mail: Hagyoung.heo [ at ] knps.or.kr

Ms. Saebyeol Seo

Programme Officer

International Affairs Division

Korea National Park Service

E-Mail: byul0127 [ at ] knps.or.kr

Ms. Ramona Zotta Cherăscu

Counselor

Biodiversity Department

Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests

Bucharest, Romania

E-Mail: ramona.zottacherascu [ at ] mmediu.ro

Mr. François Bizimungu

Research and Monitoring Manager

Protected Areas

Ministry of Environment

Kigali, Rwanda

E-Mail: bizifra [ at ] yahoo.fr

Mr. Michael Bobb

Deputy Chief Forestry Officer

Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Forestry

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

E-Mail: michaelbobb_2000 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mrs. Bethia Thomas

Protected Areas Manager - Pitons Management Area, World Heritage Site

Department of Sustainable Development

Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

E-Mail: bethia.thomas2015 [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Seumaloisalafai Afele Faiilagi

Assistant Chief Executive Officer

Division of Environment and Conservation

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Apia, Samoa

E-Mail: afele.faiilagi [ at ] mnre.gov.ws

Mr. Abdallah R. Al-Tlasat

Director

Department of Protected Areas Planning

National Center for Wildlife

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

E-Mail: a_altlassy [ at ] hotmail.com

Ms. Snežana Prokić

Head

Unit for Ecological Networks and Appropriate Assessment

Ministry of Environmental Protection

New Belgrade, Serbia

E-Mail: snezana.prokic [ at ] eko.gov.rs

Mr. Allen Cedras

Chief Executive Officer

Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA)

Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles

E-Mail: a.cedras [ at ] gov.sc

Mrs. Kate Garnett

Assistant Conservator of Forests

Freetown, Sierra Leone

E-Mail: kgarnett [ at ] nacef-sl.org

Ms. Wendy Yap Hwee Min

Director

International Biodiversity Conservation Division

National Parks Board

Singapore, Singapore

E-Mail: wendy_yap [ at ] nparks.gov.sg

Mr. Jeremy Woon Ren Wei

Senior Manager

International Biodiversity Conservation Division

National Parks Board

Singapore, Singapore

E-Mail: jeremy_woon [ at ] nparks.gov.sg

Dr. Ján Kadlečík

State Nature Conservancy

Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

E-Mail: jan.kadlecik [ at ] sopsr.sk

Ms. Tereza Thompson

State Nature Conservancy

Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

E-Mail: tereza.thompson [ at ] sopsr.sk

Ms. Eva Viestová

Directorate for Nature Protection and Landscape Development

Ministry of Environment

Bratislava, Slovakia

E-Mail: eva.viestova [ at ] enviro.gov.sk

Dr. Katarina Groznik Zeiler

Secretary

Sector for Nature Conservation

Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Mr. Joseph Hurutarau

Deputy Director Conservation

Environment and Conservation Division

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM)

Honiara, Solomon Islands

E-Mail: jhurutarau [ at ] gmail.com

H.E. Amb. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi

Minister

Ministry of Environment & Climate Change

Mogadishu, Somalia

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Mr. Karl Naude

Deputy Director

Protected Area Planning and Development

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Pretoria, South Africa

E-Mail: knaude [ at ] deat.gov.za

Ms. Lona Nalurit Darious Gore

Director for Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism

Juba, South Sudan

E-Mail: lonagore2005 [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Rafael Hidalgo

Jefe de Área de Espacios Naturales Protegidos

Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación

Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico

Madrid, Spain

E-Mail: rhidalgom [ at ] miteco.es

Mrs. R.H.M.P. Abeykoon

Director

Biodiversity Secretariat

Ministry of Environment

Colombo, Sri Lanka

E-Mail: pathma66a [ at ] gmail.com

Dr. Mona Ali Mohammed Ahmed

Secretary General

Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources

Khartoum, Sudan

E-Mail: hcenr2005 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mr. Titus S. Dlamini

Chief Executive Officer

Eswatini National Trust Commission

Lobamba, Swaziland

E-Mail: ceo [ at ] sntc.org.sz

Mr. Olle Höjer

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Stockholm, Sweden

E-Mail: Olle.Hojer [ at ] naturvardsverket.se

Eng. Mayada Saad

Head of Biodiversity Department

Ministry of Local Administration and Environment

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

E-Mail: mayadasaad5 [ at ] yahoo.com

Mr. Khisravshoh Shermatov

Division Head

Research Laboratory for Nature Protection

Committee for Environmental Protection

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

E-Mail: shermatov.khisrav [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Manuel Mendes

Director for the National Directorate for Protected Areas

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Dili, Timor-Leste

E-Mail: lai_luhat78 [ at ] yahoo.com

M. Kotchikpa Okoumassou

Chef division des aires protégées et de la faune

Direction des ressources forestières

Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources forestières

Lomé, Togo

E-Mail: okoumassoukotchikpa [ at ] yahoo.fr

Ms. Atelaite Lupe Matoto

Director of Environment

Department of Environment

Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

E-Mail: lupe.matoto [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Paula Ma'u

CEO

Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

E-Mail: paulm [ at ] mic.gov.to

Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh

Head (Alternative Contact Point)

Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit

Ministry of Planning and Development

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

E-Mail: kishan.kumarsingh [ at ] planning.gov.tt

Ms. Marie Hinds

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Planning and Development

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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Mr. Ufuk Sabancilar

Mining Engineer

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ankara, Turkey

E-Mail: ufuk.sabancilar [ at ] tarimorman.gov.tr

Mr. Zekeriya Yilmaz

Working Group Associate

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ankara, Turkey

E-Mail: zekeriyayilmaz [ at ] tarimorman.gov.tr

Ms. Potaeva Aknabat

Head of Scientific Department of the Kopetdag State Nature Reserve

Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

E-Mail: aknabatkopetdag [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Tilia Tima

Acting Director of Environment

Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Labour, Meterology and Disaster

Funafuti, Tuvalu

E-Mail: ttima [ at ] gov.tv

Mr. Aggrey Rwetsiba

Monitoring and Research Coordinator

Uganda Wildlife Authority

Kampala, Uganda

E-Mail: aggrey.rwetsiba [ at ] ugandawildlife.org

Mr. Igor Ivanenko

Deputy Director

Directorate of Protected Areas

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

Kyiv, Ukraine

E-Mail: ecoland [ at ] menr.gov.ua

Mr. Ahmed Esmaeil Al Hashmi

Director of Biological Diversity

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

E-Mail: aealhashmi [ at ] moew.gov.ae

Mrs. Esther Shushu Makwaia

Principal Environmental Officer

Division of Environment

Vice President's Office

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

E-Mail: esther_makwaia [ at ] hotmail.com

Lic. Lucía Bartesaghi

Ministerio de Ambiente

Montevideo, Uruguay

E-Mail: lucia.bartesaghi [ at ] ambiente.gub.uy

Mr. Khalilulla Sherimbetov

Head of Protected Areas Department

State Committee for Ecology and Environment Protection

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

E-Mail: kh.sherimbetov [ at ] gmail.com

Ms. Donna Kalfatak Moli

Director (Operational Focal Point)

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation

Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management

Port Vila, Vanuatu

E-Mail: dkalfatak [ at ] vanuatu.gov.vu

Licda. Luz Amelia Sánchez

Dirección General de Diversidad Biológica

Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)

Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

E-Mail: anaprolasa [ at ] gmail.com

Licdo. Luis Bermúdez

Dirección Estadal de Ecosocialismo y Aguas Nueva Esparta

Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)

Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

E-Mail: luisbiodiversidad61 [ at ] gmail.com

Dr. Nhan Thi Thanh Hoang

Deputy Director

Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency

Vietnam Environment Administration

Hanoi, Viet Nam

E-Mail: hoangnhan.bca [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Abdul Hakim A.R. Aulaiah

Environmental Protection Agency

Sana, Yemen

E-Mail: hak132001 [ at ] gmail.com

Mr. Allan Dauchi

Chief Natural Resources Management Officer

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

Lusaka, Zambia

E-Mail: emobcbgique [ at ] gmail.com

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