The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar National Focal Points for Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)

Nominated Wetland CEPA Focal Points in Ramsar Contracting Parties

Contracting Parties have been asked by the Conference of the Parties (Resolution VIII.31) to nominate a Government focal point and a Non-government focal point for CEPA activities. As of July 2008, the following nominations have been sent to the Secretariat:

ALBANIA

ALGERIA - Government Focal Point - Mlle Hamida Salhi, Chef de Bureau, Bureau des Zones Humides, Direction Générale des Forêts, Chemin Doudou Mokhtar - BP 232, Ben Aknoun, Alger 16036, Algérie (Tel: +213 21 91 52 90/95; e-mail: salhi_hamida@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Bencharif Burhan Eddine El Mounir, Coordonateur, Programme de l'AREA-ED, Association de Réflexion d'Echange et d'Actions pour, l'Environnement et le Développement (AREA-ED), route de cherchell, BP n° 61, 42240 Nador-Tipaza, Algeria (Tel: +213 21 69 85 80, Fax: +213 21 44 84 10,  e-mail: area-ed@hotmail.com; area@wissal.dz)

ANTIGUA and BARBUDA - Government Focal Point - Mr Philmore James, Senior Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry, Point Wharf Fisheries Complex; St. John's, Antigua; Antigua & Barbuda (Tel:+ 1 268 462 1372; Fax:+1 268 248 2707/462 1372; e-mail: fisheries@antigua.gov.ag; firstabiola@gmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Joseph Prosper, Environmental Awareness Group, Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, Long and Market Streets, St. John's, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda (Tel: +1 268 462 6236; Fax: +1 268 773 1159; prosperj@myway.com; eag@candw.ag)

ARGENTINA - Government Focal Point - Dr Oscar H. Padín, Director de Recursos Ictícolas y Acuícolas, Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable y Política Ambiental, San Martín 459, Piso 2, 1004 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tel: +54 11 4348 8533, Fax: +54 11 4348 8534, e-mail: opadin@medioambiente.gov.ar)

NGO Focal Point - Sr. Jorge Cappato, Director General, Fundación PROTEGER, Grupo Trabajo en Humedales del Comité UICN Argentina, Balcarce 1450, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina (Tel: +54 342 455 8520, Fax:  +54 342 498 1745, e-mail: jorgecappato@arnet.com.ar; rios.proteger@arnet.com.ar)

ARMENIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Ruzan Davtyan, Head, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Nature Protection, Government Building 3, Republic Square, 375010 Yerevan, Armenia (Tel: +374 10 585 469; Fax : +374 10 585 469; e-mail: ruzikdav@rambler.ru)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Susanna Hakobyan, Senior Researcher, Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology, No. 5, 8 Byron Street, AM-375002 Yerevan, Armenia (Tel/Fax: +374 1 523 830, Tel: +374 1 279 335, Fax: +374 1 151 959, e-mail: femini@nature.am; susannahakob@rambler.ru)

AUSTRALIA - Government Focal Point - Ian Krebs, Assistant Director, Wetlands Section, Environmental Water & Natural Resources Branch, Water Reform Division, Department of the Environment and Heritage, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (Tel: +61 2 6274 2526, Fax: +61 2 6274 2268,e-mail: Ian.Krebs@environment.gov.au)

NGO Focal Point - Christine Prietto, Education Manager, The Wetlands Centre Australia, PO Box 292, Wallsend, NSW Australia 2287 (Tel: +61 2 4955 8673, Fax: + 61 2 4950 0497; e-mail: priettoclub@aapt.net.au)

AUSTRIA - Government Focal Point - Dr Gerhard Sigmund, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft, Stubenbastei 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria (Tel +43 1 51522 1416, Fax +43 1 51522 7402, e-mail: Gerhard.Sigmund-Schwach@lebensministerium.at; gerhard.sigmund@bmlfuw.gv.at)

NGO Focal Point - Mag. Gernot Neuwirth, General Secretary, Naturschutzbund Österreich, Museumsplatz 2, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria (Tel: +43 662 642 909-20; Fax: +43 662 643 734-4; e-mail: gernot.neuwirth@naturschutzbund.at)

AZERBAIJAN - Government Focal Point - Mr. Arzu Mustafayev Actinc, Director of Ismayilli Natural Reserve, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Az 3100 Buynuz, Ismayilli district, Azerbaijan (Tel: +994178 568 25, Fax: +994178 568 25, e-mail: arzuazeri@mail.az; atani@mail.ru)

BAHAMAS -  Government Focal Point - Ms Deon Stewart, Deputy Chief Health Inspector, BEST Commission, PO Box CB 10980, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas (Tel: +1 242 322 4546; Fax: +1 242 326 3509; e-mail: bestnbs@hotmail.com; bestnbs@gmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mrs Shelly Cant, Education Officer, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), PO Box N-4105, The Retreat, Village Road, Nassau, Bahamas (Tel:_ +1 242 393 1317; Fax : +1 242 393 4978;
e-mail: scant@bnt.bs)

BAHRAIN - Government Focal Point - Mrs Suhad Al-Shehabi, Environmental Specialist, Ministry of Housing, Municipalities & Environment, PO Box 26909, Manama, Bahrain (Tel: + 973 17 875150, Fax: +973 17 874615, e-mail: suhads@env.gov.bh; alshehabi.s@gmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Dr. Saeed Abdullah, President, Bahrain Natural History Society, PO Box 40266, Isa Town, Bahrain (Tel: +973 1 771 0868, Fax: +973 1 771 0678, E-mail: saeed@alreem.com, alreem@alreem.com)

BANGLADESH - Government Focal Point - Mr Ishtiaq Uddin Ahmad, Conservator of Forests, Office of the Conservator of Forests, Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle, Bana Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Tel: +88 02 812 7222; Fax: +88 02 811 9453; e-mail: ahma0026@umn.edu)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, House #3A, Road 15 (new), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh (Tel: +880 2 812 2577, Fax: +880 2 812 6209, e-mail: nishat@iucnbd.org; iucnbd@citechco.net)

BARBADOS - Government Focal Point - Mr Steve A. Devonish, Director, Natural Heritage Department, Ministry of Energy and the Environment, No. 1 Sturges, PO Box T25, St. Thomas BB220022, Barbados (Tel: +1 246 438 7761; Fax: +1 246 438 7767; e-mail: heritage@barbados.gov.bb)

BELARUS - Government Focal Point - Ms Natalya Minchenko, Consultant, Legal Department, Ministry of Environment, 10 Kollectornaya St., 220048 Minsk, Belarus (Tel: +375 17 200 5334; Fax: +375 17 200 7242; e-mail: n_minchenko@tut.by)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Yuri Solovjov, Chairman, Belarusian Public Association "Ecological Initiative", 26-1 Gryboedova St., 220035 Minsk, Belarus (Tel: +375 17 223 22 83, Fax: +375 17 223 22 83, e-mail: ecoin@tut.by)

BELGIUM

NGO Focal Point - Wim Van den Bossche, Natuurpunt/BirdLife Belgium, Coxiestraat 11, B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium (Tel: +32/15 297220/29, Fax: +32 15 42 49 21, e-mail: wim.vandenbossche@natuurpunt.be)

BELIZE - Government Focal Point - Mr Ismael Fabro, Chief Environmental Officer, Department of Environment, Ambergris Avenue, Belmopan, Belize (Tel: +501 822 2616; Fax: +501 822 2862; e-mail: envirodept@btl.net)

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BENIN - Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - M. Stéphan Ogou, Coordonnateur national OCE-ABE, Organe de Concertation des ongs en environnement, Agence Béninoise pour l'Environnement - OCE-ABE, 03 BP 4387, 38 Rue 390 (Route de Lomé), Cotonou, Benin (Tel: +229 30 45 56, Fax: +229 30 45 43, e-mail: sogou@caramail.com)

BOLIVIA - Government Focal Point - Sra. Claudia Flores Prado, Dirección General de Biodiversidad y Áreas Protegidas, Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural, Agropecuario y Medio Ambiente, Av. Camacho No. 1471 (entre Calles Bueno y Loayza) La Paz, Bolivia ((Tel: +591 2 211 3013 Int. 270 ; Fax ; +591 2 211 3012 ; e-mail: claudia_floresprado@yahoo.es)

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BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA

BOTSWANA - Government Focal Point - Ms Arabang Kanego, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag 0068, 2nd floor, Travaglini House, Old Lobatse Road, Gaborone, Botswana (Tel: +267 390 2050; Fax: +267 390 2051; e-mail: akanego@gov.bw)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Felix Monggae, Chief Executive Officer, Kalahari Conservation Society, Plot 112, Independence Avenue, P.O. Box 859, Gaborone, Botswana (Tel: +267 397 4557; Fax 1: +267 391 4259; e-mail: ceo@kcs.org.bw)

BRAZIL - Government Focal Point - Mr Marcos Sorrentino, Director of the National Environmental Program of the Ministry of the Environment, Esplanada dos Ministérios – Bloco B – 50 Andar, Sala 515, 70068-900 Brasilia/DF (Tel +556 1 3171207; Fax: +556 1 2253405; e-mail: marcos.sorrentino@mma.gov.br)

BULGARIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Aylin Hasan, Senior Expert, Natura 2000 Dept, National Nature Protection Service, Ministry of Environment and Water, 22 Maria Louisa Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria (Tel: +359 2 940 6103; Fax: +359 2 940 6127/ 981 6610; e-mail: ahasan@moew.government.bg)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Tanyo Michev, Associate Professor, Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Str, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (Tel: +359 2 749 938, Fax: +359 2 705 498, e-mail: tanyo@abv.bg)

BURKINA FASO - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Joachim Ouédraogo, Président, Direction Générale de la Conservation de la Nature, 03 BP 7044, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso (Tel: +226 7024 0470; Fax: +226 5035 7886; e-mail: ouederjoachim@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M George Henri Oueda, Fondation des Amis de la Nature (NATURAMA), 01 BP 6133 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso (Tel : 226 50 37 32 40/ 62, Fax : 226 78 86 91 33, e-mail : Naturama@fasonat.bf; oueda-georges@yahoo.fr)

BURUNDI

CAMBODIA - Government Focal Point - Dr Sunleang Srey, Vice Chief, Wetland, Coastal and Watershed Office, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Tel: +855 23 721 073; Fax: +855 23 721 462; (e-mail: kampongspeu@yahoo.com; moedncp@furum.org.kh)

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CAMEROON - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Laurent Cyrille A. Effala, Cadre d'Appui, Division des Etudes, des Projets et de la Coopération, Ministère de l'Environnement et Protection de la Nature, BP 320, Yaoundé, Cameroun (Tel: +237 22 00 76 81; Fax 1: +237 77 75 12 73; e-mail: aclarence2004@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Angel Gansop Kouomegne, B.P. 493, Yaoundé, Cameroun (Tel: +237 99 41 94 25; Fax: +237 75 35 41 82; e-mail: gansopange@yahoo.fr)

CANADA -Government Focal Point

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Gaston Prosper Nakoé, Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse & Pêche, B.P. 830
Bangui, République Centrafricaine (Tel: +236 70 90 34 93 ; e-mail: n2gprosper@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Monsieur Patrice Passe-Sanand, Secrétaire exécutif, Géographe, OCDN - Organisation Centrafricaine pour la Défense de la Nature, BP 3259, Bangui, République Centrafricaine (Tel : +236 7097 3129 ; e-mail: passesanand@yahoo.fr; ocdn200@yahoo.fr)

CAPE VERDE

CHAD

CHILE - Government Focal Point - Sr Juan Carlos Torres-Mura, Investigador, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Quinta Normal S/N Interior, Santiago, Chile (Tel: +56 2 681 4095, Fax: +56 2 681 7182, e-mail: jtorres@mnhn.cl; torresmura@gmail.com)

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CHINA -Government Focal Point - Ms Hong Xiao, Deputy Division Chief, Wetland Conservation Division; Department of Wildlife, State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, China
(Tel: +86 10 8423 9304; Fax: +86 10 8423 9209; e-mail: xiaohong@forestry.gov.cn)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Chaode Ma, Director, WWF China Programme Office, Culture Palace at East Gate, Working People's Palace, Beijing 100006, China (Tel: 6 10 652 27 100; Fax: 86 10 652 27 300; e-mail: chdma@wwfchina.org)

COLOMBIA - Government Focal Point - Dr. Juan Carlos Velásquez, Jefe Oficina de Educación y Participación. Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial. Calle 37 No. 8-40. Bogotá, Colombia (Tel: +57 1 3323434 ext 348, 121, e-mail: jcvelasquez@minambiente.gov.co; humedalconejera@yahoo.es)

NGO Focal Point - Sr. German Galindo, Director Fundación Humedal La Conejera. Cra 121 No.153-20 of 301. Bogotá, Colombia (Tel: +57 1 688 0768/ 5350977, e-mail: humedalconejera@yahoo.es)

COMOROS - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Abdourahaman Ben Houssen, Directeur National Adjoint de l'Environnement et des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche, de l'Environnement, BP 41, Moroni, Comores (Tel: +269 75 60 29 ; e-mail : abdoubhoussen@gmail.com)

CONGO - Government Focal Point - M. Lucien Bock, Chef, Service des Ecosystèmes aquatiques, B.P. 958, Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo (Tel: +242 521 50 64, Fax: +242 812 611, e-mail: Lucien_bock@yahoo.fr; Bock_lucien@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Isaac Moussa, Président, Alliance Nationale pour la Nature (ANN), BP 5697, Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo (Tel: +242 556 54 43, Fax: +242 813 393, e-mail: Annature92@yahoo.fr; is-moussa@voila.fr)

COSTA RICA - Government Focal Point - Lic. Elizabeth Ramírez Ramírez, Investigadora y Extensionista, Educación Ambiental Limnóloga y Educadora Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Heredia, Apartado 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica (Tel: +506 2277 3322, Fax: +506 2277 3905, e-mail: eramirez@una.ac.cr)

COTE D'IVOIRE  - Government Focal Point - Madame Elvire Joëlle Zouzou, Sous-Directrice de la Faune, Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, BPV 178, Abidjan 01, Cote D’Ivoire (Tel: +225 2021 3867, Fax: +225 2021 0990, e-mail: elvzouz.yahoo.fr; idpn@africaonline.co.ci)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Mathieu Engnankou Wadja, Président SOS-Forêts, 22 BP 918, Abidjan 22, Cote D’Ivoire (Tel: +225 0776 9202, Fax: +225 2021 0990; e-mail: sosforets@hotmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Hilaire Beibro, Président, Société pour la Conservation de la Nature en Côte d’Ivoire (SCNCI), 22 BP 368, Abidjan 22, Cote D’Ivoire (Tel: +225 0763 4265; Fax: +225 2021 0990; e-mail: hyaokokore@hotmail.com)

CROATIA

CUBA - Government Focal Point - MSc. Mario Abó Balanza, Centro de Información, Gestión y Educación Ambiental, Calle 20 No. 4107 E/ 18ª Y 47, Playa, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba (Tel: +537 209 6014; Fax: +537 204 9031; e-mail: cigea@ama.cu)

NGO Focal Point - Dra. Maria Elena Ibarra, Presidenta, PRONATURALEZA, Calle 16 # 114 Entre 1RA Y 3RA, Play, Ciudad Habana, CP: 10200, Cuba (Tel: +537 203 06 17, Fax: +537 202 52 23, e-mail: pro_naturaleza@cim.uh.cu; cim@cim.uh.cu)

CYPRUS Government Focal Point - Ms Christina Pantazi, Environment Officer 'A', Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, 1411 Nicosia, Cyprus (Tel : +357 2240 8922; Fax : +357 2277 4945 ; e-mail cpantazi@environment.moa.gov.cy)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Government Focal Point - M. Malutshi Louis Lungu, Chef de Bureau, Direction des Ressources en Eau, Ministère de l'Environnement, Avenue Pumbu no 35, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tel: +222 529 2023; 222 231 7456 ; Fax: +222 529 2023; e-mail: Lungu_louis@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Marie José Mfiri , Secrétaire permanent, Fédération des femmes protestantes, 78 Av. de la Justice, Kinshasa/Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tel: +243 999 909 286; e-mail : josemfiri@yahoo.fr)

DENMARK - Government Focal Point - Ms Inge Thaulow, Special Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, The Environmental Agency, PO Box 1614, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland, Denmark (Tel +45 328 338 52, Fax: +45 306 900 47, e-mail: inth@mail.ghsdk.dk; Inth@gh.gl)

NGO Focal Point - Mr. Knud Flensted, Conservation Officer, Danish Ornitological Society, Vesterbrogade 140, 1620 København V, Denmark (Tel: +45 33 31 44 04, Fax +45 33 31 24 35, e-mail: Knud.Flensted@dof.dk)

DJIBOUTI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- Government Focal Point - Ing. Horacio Arredondo Chávez, Subdirector de Educación Ambiental, Subdirección de Educación Ambiental, Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y R.N., Autopista Duarte, Km 6 1/2, Los Jardines del Norte, (Edificio de la Secretaría de Agricultura), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Tel: +1 809 567 0070, Fax: +1 809 732 9001, e-mail: he.arredondo@codetel.net.do)

NGO Focal Point - Lic. Eulalio Holando Quiroz, Técnico en Educación Ambiental y Trabajos Comunitarios, Sociedad para el Desarrollo Integral del Nordeste-SODIN, Avenida Julio Lample No. 51, Nagua, provincia María Trinidad Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic (Tel: +1 809 584 4119; Fax: +1 809 472 4012 y 584 4125, e-mail: holandoquiroz@yahoo.com)

ECUADOR - Government Focal Point - Dra Olga Quevedo, Directora de Implementación de Políticas del Capital Natural, Subsecretaría de Gestión Ambiental Costera, Ministerio del Ambiente, Av. Francisco de Orellana y Justino Cornejo, Edif. Gobierno del Litoral - Piso 8, Guayaquil, Ecuador (Tel: +593 4 2683 995; Fax: +593 4 684 576; e-mail: oquevedo70@yahoo.com; oquevedo@ambientegye.gov.ec)

NGO Focal Point - Sr Stefan Bohorquez Gerardy, Director ejecutivo del Comite Ecologico del Litoral, Ciudadela Miraflores Calle 4ta No. 103 y Av Las Palmas, Guayaquil, Ecuador (Tel/Fax:: +593 4 2303694, e-mail: sbohorquez@gmx.net)

EGYPT - Government Focal Point - Mr Adel Soliman, Information Technology & Public Awareness Officer, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., PO Box 11728 Maadi, Cairo, Egypt (Tel: +20 2 524 8792, Fax 1: +20 2 527 1391, e-mail: adelnbu@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Gabriel Mikhail, CEPA Expert, 13 Road 9, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt (Tel : +202 380 6527, Fax: +202 380 6527, e-mail: helpdesk@egyptcd.com)

EL SALVADOR

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ESTONIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Tiit Randla, Director, Silma Nature Reserve, Pürksi 90403, Läänemaa County Estonia (Tel: +372 47 294 31, Fax: +372 47 294 31, e-mail: tiit@silma.ee, bktiit@hot.ee)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Andres Kuresoo, Researcher Institute of Zoology & Botany, Agricultural University Riia 181, 51014 Tartu, Estonia (Tel: +372 7 383 012, Fax: +372 7 383 013, e-mail: akuresoo@zbi.ee)

FIJI - Government Focal Point - Ms Eleni Tokaduadua, Senior Environmental Officer, Department of Environment, PO Box 2109, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji Islands (Tel: +679 3311 699; Fax : +679 3312 879; e-mail: etokaduadua@govnet.gov.fj)

FINLAND - Government Focal Point - Mr Seppo Vuolanto, Councellor, Ministry of the Environment, P.O. Box 35, FIN-00023 Government, Helsinki, Finland (Tel: +358-9-160 39339, Fax: +358-9-160 39364, e-mail: seppo.vuolanto@ymparisto.fi)

FRANCE - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Alain Pibot, DIREN Languedoc-Roussillon, 420 allée Henri II de Montmorency, 34965 Montpellier Cedex 2, France (Tel: +33 467 15 41 10; Fax : +33 467 15 41 09 ; e-mail: alain.pibot@developpement-durable.gouv.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Thierry Mougey, Chargé de mission, Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France 9, rue Christiani, 75018 Paris, France (Tel: +33 144 90 86 20; e-mail: tmougey@parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr)

GABON- Government Focal Point - Mme Sylvie Momboua, Chargé d'études, Direction de l'Environnement et de la Nature, BP 3903, Libreville, Gabon (Tel: +241 06 11 93 56; e-mail: ikasylva@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Constant Allogho, Responsable, Centre d'Action pour le Développement Durable et l'Environnement (CADDE), BP 12368, Libreville, Gabon (Tel: +241 07 35 20 74; e-mail: allogoba@yahoo.fr)

GAMBIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Lamin Drammeh, Department of Parks and Wildlife Management, c/o Department of State for Forestry and Environment, Abuko Nature Reserve, Serrekunda, Gambia (Tel: +220 473 6972; Fax: +220 772 1345; e-mail: ldrammeh2006@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Babucarr Mbye, Executive Director, Stay Green Foundation, PMB 113, Banjul, Gambia (Tel: +220 994 6991; Fax: +220 774 8234; e-mail: staygreengambia@yahoo.com)

GEORGIA - Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - Mr Levan Butkhuzi, Programme Coordinator, NACRES- Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Research, 1, Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., 0115 Tbilisi, Georgia (Tel: +995 32 366014, Fax: +995 32 253323, e-mail: striped.hyena@nacres.org)

GERMANY - Government Focal Point - Mr Karl-Heinz Erdmann, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Konstantinstr 110, 53179 Bonn, Germany (Tel: +49 228 8491 1740; Fax: +49 22 305 4458, e-mail: Karl-Heinz.Erdmann@bfn.de)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Stefan Stübing, Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V., Zerbster Str. 7, D-39264 Steckby, Germany (Tel: +49 6008 918 241; Fax: +49 6008 918 465; e-mail: stefan.stuebing@gmx.de)

GHANA - Government Focal Point - Mr Charles C. Amankwah, Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission), P. O. Box M.239, Accra, Ghana (Tel: +233 21 401 210/227, Fax: +233 21 401 233, e-mail: ccamankwah@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Patrick Cofie, Ghana Wildlife Society, PO Box 13252, Accra, Ghana (Tel: +233 21 670 610, Fax: +233 21 665 197, e-mail: patrickcofie@yahoo.com)

GREECE - Government Focal Point - Mrs Demetra Spala, Environment Planning Division, Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works, 36 Trikalon Street, 115 26 Athens, Greece (Tel: +30 210 698 3467, Fax: +30 210 691 8487, e-mail: d.spala@dpers.minenv.gr; tdfp@minenv.gr)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Maria Katsakiori, Public Awareness and Education Officer, Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre - EKBY, Goulandris Natural History Museum, 14th Kilometre Thessaloniki - Mihaniona, 57001 Thermi, Greece (Tel: +30 31 473 432, Fax: +30 31 471 795, e-mail: mariak@ekby.gr)

GUATEMALA - Government Focal Point - Lic. Luis Rios, Director, Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, CONAP, 5ta calle 6-06 zona 1 Edificio IPM 5to nivel, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala (Tel: +502 2422 6707; Fax: +502 2253 4141; e-mail: lrios@conap.gob.gt)

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GUINEA - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Bakary Keita, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts, Ministère de l'Environnement, B.P. 624, Conakry, Guinea (Tel: +224 60 30 03 72; e-mail: bakeita2002@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Ibrahima Sory Conte, ONG Guinée-Ecologie, Bati. 210, Rue D1 501 Dixinn, BP 3266, Conakry, Guinea (Tel: +224 62 51 46 14)

GUINEA-BISSAU

HONDURAS - Government Focal Point - Lic. Carlos García, Director General, Dirección de Biodiversidad - SERNA, 100 mts al sur del Estadio Nacional, AP 1389, 4710 Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Fax: +504 235 9292/ 232 5241; Tel: +504 235 9292; carlosga2004@yahoo.es; dibio@serna.gob.hn)

NGO Focal Point - Sr. Juán Carlos Carrasco, Director ejecutivo de la Red Ecologista Hondureña de Desarrollo Sostenible (REHDES), Apartado postal 832 La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras (Tel: +504 440 0385/ 946-9995, Fax: +504 442-2673, e-mail: jc_navas@yahoo.com; jccarrasco@rehdes.org)

HUNGARY - Government Focal Point - Mr András Böhm, Secretary of Ramsar National Committee, Authority for Nature Conservation, Ministry for the Environment, Költô u.21, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary (Tel: +36 1 395 7458, Fax: +36 1 200 8880, e-mail: bohm@mail.kvvm.hu)

NGO Focal Point - Mr László Musicz, Által-ér Association, Erzsébet királyné tér 13, 2890 Tata, Hungary (Tel: +36 34 588 849, Fax: +36 34 589 850, e-mail: fabalis@gmail.com)

ICELAND - Government Focal Point - Mr Sigurdur Thrainsson, Head Division of Nature and Science, Ministry for the Environment, Skuggasundi 1, 150 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel: +354 545 8600, Fax: +354 562 4566, e-mail: sigurdur.thrainsson@umh.stjr.is)

INDIA - Government Focal Point - Dr Sidharth Kaul, Director (Wetlands), Wetland Programme, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 602, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003, India (Tel: +91 11 2436 0492; Fax : +91 11 2436 0492/ 2281; e-mail: Kaul52@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Chaman Lal Trisal, Programme Director, Wetlands International - South Asia, A-127 (2nd Floor), Defence Colony, New Delhi - 110 024, India (Tel: +91 11 2433 8906; e-mail: wisaind@del2.vsnl.net.in)

INDONESIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Tonny R. Soehartono, Director, Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation, Manggala Wanabakti Building, Block VII/7th Floor, JL. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, Indonesia (Tel: +62 21 572 0227; e-mail: ramsar_indonesia@dephut.go.id)

NGO Focal Point - Mr. Dibijo Sartono, Wetlands International-Indonesia Programme, PO. Box 254/BOO - Bogor 16002, Indonesia ( Tel: +62-251-312189, Fax: 62-251-325755, e-mail: dibjo@wetlands.or.id; admin@wetlands.or.id)

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF - Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - Dr Mohammad Mahdavi, Watershed Management Society, 62 Shekarabi ST, Shareati, Ave (15677), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran (Tel: +98 21 8709179; Fax: +98 21 8400505; e-mail: abkhizngo@yahoo.com)

IRAQ - Government Focal Point - Dr Kamal Hussain Latif, Ministry of Environment, Baghdad, Iraq (e-mail: moen_iraq@yahoo.com)

IRELAND - Government Focal Point - Ms Mary Moore, National Parks and Wildlife, Dúchas, The Heritage Service, Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland (Tel: +353 1 411 7104, Fax: +351 1 411 7120, e-mail: mary_moore@environ.ie)

NGO Focal Point - Karin Dubsky, Coastwatch Europe Network, International Coordination, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland (Tel: + 353 55 25843, Fax: + 353 55 25842, e-mail: kdubsky@coastwatch.org)

ISRAEL - Government Focal Point - Ms Tammy Keren-Rotem, Director, Environmental Education Programme, Nature and Parks Authority, 3 Am Ve'Olamo St, Givat Shaul, 95463 Jerusalem, Israel (Tel: +972 2 500 5400; Fax: +972 2 652 9232; E-mail: tammy.keren@nature-parks.org.il)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Raanan Boral, Director, Environmental Protection Division, Society for the Protection of Nature, 4 Hashfela St., Tel Aviv 66183. Israel (Tel: +972 3 638 8744; Fax: +972 3 537 4302, E-mail: raanan@spni.org.il)

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

JAMAICA - Government Focal Point - Ms Natalie Fearon, Manager, Public Education and Corporate Communication Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency, 10 & 11 Caledonia Avenue Kingston 5, Jamaica (Tel: +876754 7540 ext. 2430; +876754 7575; Fax: +876 754 7596; Email: nfearon@nepa.gov.jm)

NGO Focal Point - Miss Keisha Spencer, Negril Environmental Protection Trust, Negril Community Centre, Norman Manley Blvd, PO Box 2599, Negril, Westmoreland , Jamaica (Tel: +1 876 957 3736; Fax: +1 876 957 4626/ 3115; e-mail: nept_negril@yahoo.com; nept@n5.com.jm)

JAPAN - Government Focal Point - Mr Naoki Amako, Section Chief, Wildlife Protection Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan (Tel: +81 3 5521 8284, Fax: +81 3 3581 7090, e-mail: NAOKI_AMAKO@env.go.jp)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Miki Sasaki, Executive Director, Wetlands International Japan, 6F NCC Ningyocho Building, 3-7-3 Ningyo-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan (Tel: +81 3 5614 2150, Fax: +81 3 6806 4187, e-mail: Miki_Sasaki@wi-japan.org; info@wi-japan.org)

JORDAN - Government Focal Point - Eng. Faris Al Junaidi, Director General, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 1408, 11941 , Amman, Jordan (Tel: +962 6 552 1941, Fax: +962 6 552 5315/ 623 5417, E-mail: faljunidi@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr. Nasha't Hmedan, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, P.O. Box 1215 - Jubaiha, Amman, Jordan (e-mail: nashat@rscn.org.jo)

KAZAKHSTAN - Government Focal Point - Mr Khairbek Musabaev, Voce Chairman, Committee on Forestry and Hunting Management, House of Ministries Entrance No 5, Orenburgskaya str., 010000 Astana City, Republic of Kazakhstan (Tel: +77172 7428 35: email: mussabayev@minagri.kz; cites@minagri.kz)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Sergey Sklyarenko, National IBA Program Coordinator, Association of Biodiversity Safety, Al-Farabi str. 93, 05060 Almaty, Kazakhstan (Tel: +7272 20 38 77; e-mail: sergey.sklyarenko@acbk.kz)

KENYA - Government Focal Point - Mrs Cecilia Gichuki, Coordinator, Kenya Wetlands Working Group, PO Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya (Tel: +254 2 3742 164/1, Fax: +254 2 741 424, e-mail: ceciliagichuki@yahoo.com; wetlands@kws.org,)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Hadley Becha, Deputy Director, Programmes, East African Wildlife Society, Riara Road, Off Ngong Road, PO Box 20110, Nairobi 00200, Kenya (Tel: +254 20 574 145, Fax: +254 20 570 335, e-mail: becha@eawildlife.org; info@eawildlife.org)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - Government Focal Point - Ms Nazgul Turdumatova, Chief specialist, State Agency on Environment & Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, 228 Toktogula str., Bishkek 720001, Kyrgystan (Tel: +996 312 564 195; e-mail: sheraly@mail.ru)

LATVIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Skaidriite Ruskule, Latvian Nature Museum, K. Barona 4, LV-1712 Riga, Latvia (Tel: +371 722 6240, Fax: +371 7 220 092, e-mail: ramsare@dabasmuzejs.gov.lv; Skaidrite.ruskule@dabasmuzejs.gov.lv)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Uldis Cekulis, Director, Environmental Film Studio, Pils 17, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia (Tel: +371 750 3588, Fax: +371 750 3588, e-mail: VFS@VFS.apollo.lv)

NGO Focal Point -Ms Ilze Kuze, Project Manager, Latvian Ornithological Society, PO Box 11, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia (Tel: +371 6722 1580, Fax: +371 6779 9050, E-mail: ilze@lob.lv)

LEBANON - Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - Mr Chris Naylor, Director, A Rocha Lebanon, PO Box 11-3092, Riad el Solh, Beirut 2120, Lebanon (Tel: +961 1 364 786, Fax: +961 1 364 786, e-mail: arocha@cyberia.net.lb)

LESOTHO - Government Focal Point -Ms Limpho Motanya, Wetlands Unit Coordinator Department of Water Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 772, Maseru, Lesotho (Tel: 266 22 312 383/10437; Fax: +266 22 310 437; e-mail: motanya@dwa.gov.ls; wetlands@ilesotho.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Moshe Tséhlo, national Coordinator, Participatory Ecological Land & Use Management, (PELUM), Maseru, Lesotho (e-mail: pelumlesotho@leo.co.ls)

LIBERIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Eunice N. Dagbe, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 4024, 4th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia (Tel: +231 6 523 797, e-mail: nyenekondagbe@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Flomo Molubah, BirdLife International Programme Coordinator,Society for the Conservation of Nature for Liberia (SCNL), Monrovia Zoo, Lakpazee, PO Box 2628, Monrovia, Liberia (Tel: +231 657 2377, e-mail: awaiteddream@yahoo.com)

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA - Government Focal Point - Mr Abdulmaula A. Hamza, Head, Marine Conservation Department, Environment General Authority, PO Box 13793 University Post, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Tel: +218 21 487 3761-4x123; Fax: +218 21 487 1590; +218 21 487 0266; e-mail: abdhamza@gmail.com; abdhamza@yahoo.com; conservation@environment.org.ly)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Omar Bukhorwata, Information Officer, Friends of Environment, PO Box 13793, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Tel: +218 21 487 3763; Fax: +218 21 487 2160; e-mail: omar_buk@yahoo.com)

LIECHTENSTEIN - Government Focal Point - Mr Michael Fasel, Abteilungsleiter Natur und Landschaft, National Office for Forests, Nature & Land Management, Ressort Umwelt, Raum, Land- und Waldwirtschaft, Dr. Grass-Strasse 10 FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Tel: +423 236 6405; Fax:+423 236 6411; e-mail: michael.fasel@awnl.llv.li)

LITHUANIA

LUXEMBOURG- Government Focal Point - Mme Sandra Cellina, Biologiste diplômée, Ministère de l'Environnement Protection Nature et Paysages, 18 Montée de la Pétrusse, L-2918 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Tel: +352 2478 6820; Fax: +352 2478 6835; e-mail: Sandra.Cellina@mev.etat.lu)

MADAGASCAR - Government Focal Point - Mme Lucie Noasilalaonomenjanahary Ambinitsoa, Chef de Service, Service d'Information, d'Education et de Communication, Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux, Forêts et du Tourisme, BP 243, Nanisana, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar (Tel: +261 320 599 221; Fax : +261 320 599 221; e-mail: noasilalao@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Lala Jean Rakotoniaina, Responsable Conservation Communautaire, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, BP 8511, Lot II Y 49 J Ampasanimalo, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar (Tel: +261 20 22 357 48; Fax: +261 20 22 357 48; e-mail: lalajean@durrell.org)

MALAWI - Government Focal Point - Mr Ramosh M. Jiah, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Information and Tourism, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Malawi (Tel: +265 1 759 831; Fax: +265 1 759 832; e-mail: dnpw@malawi.net; dha-ngopm@african-online.net)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Samuel Kamoto, Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM), Private Bag 578, Limbe, Malawi (Tel: +265 1643 502/428; Fax: +265 1 643 765; e-mail: samkamoto@africa-online.net; wesm-nrm@africa-online.net)

MALAYSIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Ravikumar Suppiah, Principal Asst. Secretary, Conservation and Environmental Management Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment,Level 6, Wisma Sumber Asli 25, Precinct 4, Persiaran Perdana, Federal Government Admin.Centre, 62574 Putrajaya, Malaysia (Tel: +603 8886 1135;Fax: +603 8888 4473; e-mail: ravikumar@nre.gov.my)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Loh Chi Leong, Executive Director, Malaysian Nature Society, JKR 641, Jalan Kelantan, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Tel: +603 22879422, Fax: +603 22878773, e-mail: policy@mns.org.my; mns@streamyx.com)

MALI - Government Focal Point - M. Amidou Traore, Chef, Section Conventions Internationales et Mesures juridiques STP/CIGQE, BP 2357, Rue 311, Porte 328, Bamako, Mali (Tel : +223 223 10 74, Fax : +223 223 58 67, e-mail: amtraore22@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Moriba Nomoko, Association Malienne Pour la Conservation de la Faune et de L'Environment "AMCFE", B.P.2921 - Bamako, Mali (Tel: +223 23 51 79, Fax: +223 23 33 80, e-mail: amcfe@afribone.net.ml)

MALTA

MARSHALL ISLANDS - Government Focal Point - Mr Julian Alik, Chief Environmental Education & Information Officer, Marshall Islands Environment Protection Authority, PO Box 1322, Majuro 96960, Marshall Islands (Tel: +692 625 3035; Fax: +692 625 5202; e-mail: julianalik@yahoo.com; julianalik@ntamar.net)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Yashuo Jeruj, Jaluit Atoll Fisheries Federation, c/o Jaluit Atoll Conservation Area, P.O. Box 915, Majuro 96960, Marshall Islands (Tel: +692 545 1234-cell; jadauit@gmail.com)

MAURITANIA - Government Focal Point - M. Abdallahi Magrega, Chargée de programme assurant le suivi de la Convention Ramsar, Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement, Parc National du Diawling, BP 3935, Nouakchott, Mauritanie (Tel: +222 600 4536, e-mail: abdallhimag@yahoo.fr; abmag@hotmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - M. Mohamed Lafdal Chah, Président de l'ONG OMDD, Organisation Mauritanienne pour le Dévéloppement Durable, BP 16 66 Nouakchott, Mauritania (Tel: +222 529 2023; 222 231 7456 ; Fax: +222 529 2023 ; e-mail: omdd_21@yahoo.com)

MAURITIUS - Government Focal Point - Mr Sewajee Pandoo, Technical Officer, National Parks & Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries, Floreal, Réduit, Mauritius (Tel: +230 464 4053; Fax: +230 466 0453; e-mail: sepandoo@mail.gov.mu; sepandoo8@gmail.com)

MEXICO - Government Focal Point -Sr. Salvador Morelos Ochoa, Coordinador General, CECADESU / SEMARNAT, Progreso #3, 1° piso, Col. Del. Carmen Coyoacán, CP 04110 Mexico DF, Mexico (Tel: +52 55 5658 3380x15572; Fax: +52 55 5658 3381; e-mail: salvador.morelos@semarnat.gob.mx; cecadesu@semarnat.gob.mx)

NGO Focal Point - Sr. Arturo García Lozano, Cuerpos de Conservación Guanajuato, A.C., Calle Alhóndigas 68 int.1, Col. San Javier, C.P. 36020, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico (Tel: +52 473 732 35 15, e-mail: ccgtoac@yahoo.com)

MONACO  - Government Focal Point - M. Patrick Van Klaveren,Ministre Conseiller, Délégué Permanent auprès des organismes internationaux à caractère scientifique, environnemental et humanitaire, Athos Palace 2, rue de la Lüjerneta, MC 98000 Monaco, Principauté de Monaco (Tel: +377 9315 8148, Fax: +377 9350 9591, e-mail: pvanklaveren@gouv.mc)

MONGOLIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Bolormaa Batsukh, Officer, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Nature and the Environment, Government Bldg No. 3, Baga Toiruu - 44, Ulaanbaatar - 11, Mongolia (Tel: +976 1 312 269, Fax: +976 1 321 401, e-mail: baigyam@magicnet.mn)

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MOROCCO - Government Focal Point - M. Abdelaziz El Edrissi Essougrati, Responsable, Centre Marocain pour les Zones Humides, H.C. aux Eaux et Forêts et la Lutte contre la Désertification, Parc Zoologique National de Témara, BP 4142, 1200 Témara, Morocco (Telephone: +212 63 35 60 22; e-mail : elidrissiaz@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Professor Mohammed Aziz El Agbani, GREPOM, Centre d'Etude des Migrations d'Oiseaux, Institut Scientifique, Av. Ibn Battouta, B.P. 703, 10106 Rabat-Chellah, Morocco (Tel: +212 37 77 45 48/9, Fax: +212 37 77 45 50, e-mail: elagbani@israbat.ac.ma)

MOZAMBIQUE

MYANMAR - Government Focal Point - U Tin Aung, Deputy Director, Nature & Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry, Bld 39, Forest Department, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Tel: +95 67 405 002; Fax : +95 67 405 397 (e-mail: nwcdfd@mail4u.com.mm; nwcd-cas@mptmail.net.mm)

NAMIBIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Frans Munkhata Kamenye, Subdivision: Research & Planning, Directorate of Scientific Services, Ministry of Environment & Tourism, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek 9000, Namibia (Tel: +264 61 284 2555, Fax: +264 61 259 101; +264 61 263 195, e-mail: fkamenye@mweb.com.na)

NGO Focal Point -Ms Shirley Bethune, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, PO Box 20232, Windhoek, Namibia (Tel: +264 61 229 855, Fax : +264 61 230 172, e-mail: bethune@iafricaonline.com.na; bethune@iway.na)

NEPAL - Government Focal Point - Mr Laxmi Prasad Manandhar, Conservation Education Officer, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, PO Box 860, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal (Tel: +977 1 220 912, Fax: +977 1 227 675, e-mail: jayaswor@mos.com.np; dnpwc@bdcin.wlink.com.np)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Bhawani Kharel, Senior Program Officer, IUCN – Nepal, PO Box 3923, Bakhundole, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal (Tel: +977 1 528 761, Fax: +977 1 536 786, e-mail: bhawani@iucn.org.np)

NETHERLANDS - Government Focal Point - Ms Marjan van Meerloo, Policymaker, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Department of Nature, P.O. Box 20401, 2500 EK The Hague, Netherlands (Tel: +31 70 378 4364, Fax : +31 70 378 6146; e-mail: m.van.meerloo@minlnv.nl)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Luc Hoogenstein, Senior Wetlands Coordinator, Wetlands Vogelbescherming Nederland, PO Box 925, NL-3700 AX Zeist, Netherlands (Tel: +31 30 69 37 773, Fax: +31 30 691 8844, e-mail: Luc.Hoogenstein@vogelbescherming.nl)

NEW ZEALAND - Government Focal Point - Ms Jan Simmons, Community Relations Officer, Waikato Conservancy Office, Department of Conservation, Private Bag 3072, Hamilton, New Zealand (Tel: +64 7 838 3363, Fax: +64 7 838 1004, e-mail: jsimmons@doc.govt.nz)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Kevin Hackwell, Conservation Manager, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, 172 Taranaki St, PO Box 631, Wellington, New Zealand (Tel: +64 4 385 7374, Fax: +64 4 385 7373, e-mail: k.hackwell@forestandbird.org.nz)

NICARAGUA - Government Focal Point - Licda. Aura M. Izquierdo Munguía, Coordinadora Nacional del Corredor Biológica Mesoamericano, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Km. 12 1/2 Carretera Norte, Aptdo. No. 1501, Managua, Nicaragua (Tel: +505 263 2083, Fax: +505 263 2618, e-mail: auramireya@yahoo.com; mireyaizquierdo@hotmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Lic. Msc. Don Rene A. Pérez Torres, AP SV-82, Nicaragua (Tel/Fax: +505 2443239,e-mail: audubon@ideay.net.ni)

NIGER - Government Focal Point - M. Alassane Makadassou, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, BP 721, Niamey, Niger (Tel : +227 2176 8362 ; Fax: +227 2176 8362 ; e-mail: makadassou@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - M. Abdou Elhadj Mamane, Alliance Niger Nature - ANN, BP 721, Niamey, Niger (Tel: +227 9687 8198; Fax 1: +227 9687 8198; e-mail: ema@abn.ne)

NIGERIA

NORWAY - Government Focal Point - Ms Kristine Stene, Acting Head of info. Division, International Division, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management (DN), Tungasletta 2, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway (Tel: 7 73 580 500; Fax: 7 73 580 501; email: kristine.stene@dirnat.no)

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PAKISTAN - Government Focal Point - Mr Mian Mohammed Shafiq, Asstt. Secretary, Pakistan Forest Institute, University Town, Peshawar, Pakistan (e-mail: mmshafiq1@yahoo.com; pfigis@brain.net.pk)  

NGO Focal Point - Ms Marriyum Aurangzeb, Coordinator, Awareness Raising Programme, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, House #3, Street # 4, Sector F-7/3, Islamabad, Pakistan (Tel: +92 51 287 9245-9; Fax: +92 51 287 9267; e-mail: maurangzeb@wwf.org.pk)

PALAU - Government Focal Point - Ms Tarita Holm, Forest Management Coordinator, Bureau of Agriculture, Ministry of Resources and Development, PO Box 100, Koror, Palau PW 96940, Palau (Tel: +680 488 5435, Fax: +680 488 3555, e-mail: tarita@palaunet.com; tarita_holm@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Tiare Holm, Executive Director, Palau Conservation Society, PO Box 1811, Koror 96940, Palau (Tel: +680 488 3993, Fax: +680 488 3990, e-mail: pcs@palaunet.com)

PANAMA - Government Focal Point - Lic. Lourdes Lozano, Directora, Fomento de la Cultura Ambiental, Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM), Apartado 0843-00793, Panamá, Panama (Tel: +507 500 0829; e-mail: l.lozano@anam.gob.pa) m.quintero@anam.gob.pa

NGO Focal Point - Sra. Rosabel Miró R, Directora Ejecutiva, Sociedad Audubon de Panamá, Apartado 0843-03076, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama (Tel: +507 843 03076; Fax: +507 232 5977; e-mail: audupan@cwpanama.net)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Government Focal Point - Mr Ian Liviko, Ramsar Support Officer, Office of Environment and Conservation, P.O. Box 6601, Boroko NCD, Papua New Guinea (Tel: +675 325 9896, Fax: +675 32 0182, e-mail: ian_liviko@yahoo.com.au; rso@daltron.com.pg)

PARAGUAY - Government Focal Point - Lic. Isabel Gamarra de Fox, Directora General, Dirección de Gestión Ambiental, Secretaría del Ambiente - SEAM, Madame Lynch 3500 c/Primer Presidente, Asunción, Paraguay (Tel: +595 21 615 803 int 251; Fax: +595 21 615 812/807; e-mail: isabeldefox@yahoo.com; dgga@seam.gov.py)

NGO Focal Point - Sr. Oscar Rivas, Sobrevivencia Amigos de la Tierra, Isabel La Catolica 1867, Asunción, Paraguay (Tel: +595 21 480182; e-mail: elsurvive@sobrevivencia.org.py)

PERU - Government Focal Point - Blga. Karina Ramírez Cuadros, Calle 17 #355, Urb. El Palomar, Corpac, San Isidro, Lima, Perú (Tel: +51 1 2259809, Fax: +51 1 2259809, e-mail: kramirez@inrena.gob.pe)

NGO Focal Point - Ing. Antonio Tovar Narvaez, Centro deatos para la Conservación, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Apartado 456, Lima 100, Perú (Tel: +51 1 349 6102, Fax: +51 1 349 6102, e-mail: latn@lamolina.edu.pe)

PHILIPPINES - Government Focal Point - Mr Carlo C. Custodio, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau - DENR, NAPWNC Compound, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines (Tel: +632 924 6031-35; Fax: +632 925 8948/924 0109; e-mail: custodiocarlo@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Ms. Amy Lecciones, President, Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, 9th Floor, Strata 100, Emerald Avenue, 1605 Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines (Tel/Fax: +63 2 637 2409, e-mail: amyml@psdn.org.ph; wetlands@psdn.org.ph)

POLAND - Government Focal Point - Eng. Dariusz Piechowski, Chief Specialist, Department of Forestry, Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection, Ministry of the Environment, ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00-922 Warsaw, Poland (Tel: +48 22 579 2489; Fax: +48 22 579 2290; e-mail: dariusz.piechowski@mos.gov.pl)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA - Government Focal Point - Ms. Namue Lee, Public Awareness and Training Officer (PATO), UNDP/GEF Korea Wetland Project, National Institute of Environmental Research, Main Building Rm 306, Kyungseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 404-708, Republic of Korea (Tel: +82 32 562 2650; Fax: +82 505 115 2650; e-mail: namue99@yahoo.co.kr)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Ma Yong-un, Director, Wetland Center, Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, 251 Nuha-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, (Tel: +82-2-735-7000; Fax: +82-2-730-1240; email: ma@kfem.or.kr; wetland@kfem.or.kr)

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - Dr Ilya Trombitski, Executive Director , Eco-TIRAS International Environmental Association of River Keepers , Str. Teatrala 11A , Chisinau 2012 Moldova (Tel./Fax: +373 22 225615, 550953, E-mail: ecotiras@mtc.md)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Irina Kamennova, Technical Programme Officer, Wetlands International - Russia Programme, Nikoloyamskaya Ulitsa, 19, stroeniye 3, 109240 Moscow, Russian Federation (Tel: +7 095 727 0939, Fax: +7 095 727 0938, e-mail: ikamennova@wwf.ru)

RWANDA - Government Focal Point - Ms Jackie Musoni, Rwanda Environment Management Authority "REMA", 7436, Kigali, Rwanda (Tel: +250 551 00 053; e-mail: musoja@yahoo.com)

SAINT LUCIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Michael Bobb, Deputy Chief Forest Officer, Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Gabriel Charles, Forestry Complex, Union, Castries, Saint Lucia (Tel: +1 758 468 5635/41; Fax : +1 758 450 2287; e-mail: michaelbobb_2000@yahoo.com)

Government Focal Point - Mr Adames Toussaint, Assistant Chief Forestry Officer, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Gabriel Charles, Forestry Complex, Union, Castries, Saint Lucia (Tel: +1 758 468 5635; Fax: +1 758 450 2287; e-mail: toussaintadams@yahoo.com)

SAMOA - Government Focal Point - Mr Lesaisaea Niualuga Evaimalo, Principal Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa (Tel: +685 23 800; Fax: +685 23 176/25 869; e-mail: eniualuga@yahoo.co.nz)

NGO Focal Point -Ms Adimaimalaga Tafunai, Executive Director, Women in Business Development Inc., Apia, Samoa (Tel: +685 21 959; Fax: +686 25 246; e-mail: adi@womeninbusiness.ws)

SAO TOME and PRINCIPE - Government Focal Point - M. Teotónio de Menezes, Journaliste,Télévision saotoméenne, Direcçâo Geral de la Comunicaçâo Social, C.P. 112, São Tomé & Principe (Tel : +239 22 15 92 ; Fax : +239 90 91 50 ; e-mail: teotonio_menezes@yahoo.com.br)

NGO Focal Point -M. Luís Mário de Almeida, Président, Association "Monte Pico", ECOFAC, B.P.1023, Av. Kwame Nkrumah, São Tomé & Principe (Tel: +239 91 16 70, Fax: , E-mail)

SENEGAL - Government Focal Point - Monsieur Ousmane Kane, Chef, Division Aires marines protégées et Zones humides, Direction des Parcs Nationaux, BP 5135, Dakar-Fann, Senegal (Tel: +221 33 832 2309 ; Fax: +221 33 859 1618, e-mail: oussou77@hotmail.com; dpn@sentoo.sn)

NGO Focal Point - Madame Marieme NDour, Communications Officer, Wetlands International, Rue 111, Villa No 39, Zone B Dakar, Sénegal (Tel: 221 33 869 16 81; Fax: 221 33 820 64 78; maremewet@gmail.com; wetlands@orange.sn)

SERBIA - Government Focal Point  - Ms Natasha Panic, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Department for Education and Publishing, Dr Ivana Ribara 91, 11 070 Novi Beograd, Serbia (Tel: +381 11 2093 857, Fax: + 381 11 2093 865, e-mail: natasa@natureprotection.org.yu)

SEYCHELLES

SIERRA LEONE - Government Focal Point - Mr Mohamed Mansaray, Assistant Game Superintendent, Wildlife Conservation Branch, Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Tel: +232 22 242 036; Fax: +232 22 242 128/273; e-mail: modumansa@yahoo.co.uk)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Daniel D. Siaffa, Executive Director, The Conservation Society of Sierra Leone, 4 Sanders Street, PO Box 1292, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Tel: +232 22 229 716; Fax: +232 22 224 439; e-mail: ddsiaffa@hotmail.com)

SLOVAKIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Jana Durkosová, Department of Nature and Landscape Protection, Ministry of Environment, Námestie l'Udovíta Stúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava, Slovak Republic (Tel: +421 2 5956 2211; Fax: +421 2 5956 2533; e-mail: jana.durkosova@enviro.gov.sk)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Jan Seffer, President, Daphne Centre for Applied Ecology, Podunajská 24, 821 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic (Tel/Fax: +421 2 455 240 19/2 456 402 01, e-mail: daphne@changenet.sk)

SLOVENIA - Government Focal Point - Ms Minka Vicar, Senior Advisor for Education/Biology, ZAVOD RS ZA SOLSTVO, oe Ljubljana, Parmova 33, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Tel: +386 61 136 0169, Fax: +386 61 136 2247, e-mail: minka.vicar@guest.arnes.si)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Milan Vogrin, Society for Bird Research and Nature Protection (DPPVN), Zg Hajdina 83c, SI-2288 Hajdina, Slovenia (Tel: +386 41 699 268, e-mail: milan.vogrin@guest.arnes.si)

SOUTH AFRICA- Government Focal Point -

NGO Focal Point - Mr David Lindley, Project Manager: Mondi Welands Project, PO Box 338, Irene, 0062, South Africa (Tel: +27 12 667 6597, Fax: +27 12 667 6597, e-mail: lindley@wetland.org.za)

SPAIN - Government Focal Point - Sra. Susana Calvo, Especialista en Temas de Educación y Conservación, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Gabinete del Secretario General de Medio Ambiente, Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain (Tel: +34 91 597 6527, Fax: +34 91 597 5930, e-mail: scalvo@mma.es)

NGO Focal Point - Sr Ramos Fernando, Amigos de la Tierra, Polígono Pocomaco, Rua Peneireiro 6,1ª Dcha, 15190 Arillo, Oleiros. A Coruña, Spain (Tel: +34 981 21 38 64, Fax: +34 981 29 04 20/21, e-mail: fernando@ineco-ambiente.com)

SRI LANKA - Government Focal Point - Mr S.R.B. Dissanayake, Deputy Director, Department of Wildlife Conservation, No. 382, "Dilco Court", New Kandy Road, Malabe, Sri Lanka (Tel: +94 11 256 0375; Fax: +94 11 274 4299; e-mail: srbdisa@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Vimukthi Weerathunga, Senior Programme Officer, IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office, 53, Horton Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka (Tel: +94 11 269 4094; Fax: +94 11 268 2470; e-mail: vwe@iucnsl.org)

SUDAN - - Government Focal Point - Dr Mutasim Bashir Nimir, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum, Sudan (Tel: +249 183 784279; Fax: +249 183 787617; e-mail: mutasimnimir@yahoo.com; hcenr@sudanmail.net; hcenr2005@sudanmail.net)

NGO Focal Point - Prof. Muawia Hamid Shaddad, Sudan National Discourse Forum (SNDF), PO Box 114, Khartoum Centre, Sudan (Tel: +249 912 359317; e-mail: shaddadmhsh@yahoo.com)

SURINAME - Government Focal Point - Mr Hesdey Esajas, Coordinator, Nature Conservation Education Section, Nature Conservation Division, Cornelis Jongbawstr. 10, PO Box 436, Paramaribo, Suriname (Tel: +597 479 431, Fax: +597 422 555, e-mail: hesajas@natuurbeheer.sr.org; nbeducatie@hotmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - S. Koenders, Head, Research and Education, Foundation for Nature Preservation in Suriname - STINASU, Cornelis Jongbawstr. 14, PO Box 12252, Paramaribo, Suriname (Tel: +597 476 597, Fax: +597 421 850, e-mail: stinasu@sr.net)

SWEDEN - Government Focal Point - Ms Ann Wahlström, Senior Administrative Officer, Aquatic Environment Section, Natural Resources Dept., Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Blekholmsterrassen 36, S-106 48 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel: +46 8 698 14 51, Fax: +46 8 698 10 42, e-mail: ann.wahlstrom@naturvardsverket.se)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Lennart Gladh, Baltic project coordinator, WWF-Sweden, Ulriksdals Castle S-179 81 Solna, Sweden (e-mail: lennart.gladh@wwf.se; e-mail: lennart.gladh@swipnet.se)

SWITZERLAND

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - Government Focal Point - Government Focal Point - Mohamad Walid Issa, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451, Damascus, Syria (Tel: , Fax: , e-mail: mamoun-m@scs-net.org)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Mohamad Kayyal, Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, P.O. Box 3510, Damascus, Syria (Tel: +963 11 2218490, Fax: +963 11 3117730, e-mail: kayyal@scs-net.org; kayyal@net.sy)

TAJIKISTAN - Government Focal Point - Dr/Ms Ada Tsoy, Main Specialist of State Inspection for Flora and Fauna and Special Protected Areas, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (Tel: +992 372 215520, Fax: +992 372 213332, e-mail: eco_tajik@rambler.ru)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Eldar Shafiyev, Chairman, Tajik Association for Forests and Wildlife Protection (IUCN), 140 N Karabayeva str., fl. 38, 734061 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Tel: +992 372 317 424, Fax 1: +992 372 213 332, e-mail: eldar@tajik.net)

THAILAND - Government Focal Point - Ms Nirawan Pipitsombat, Senior Environmentalist, Office of Natural Resources, Environmental Policy & Planning, 60/1 Soi Phibun wattana 7, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand (Tel: +66 2 271 3251, Fax: +66 2 271 3251/ 279 8088, e-mail: nirawanpipitsombat@yahoo.com; nirawanfang@gmail.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Surapon Duangkhae, Dr Surapol Duangkhae, Biodiversity Operation of Siam, 350 Moo 8 Ramintra Rd. Soi 61 (Km. 6) Tharang District, Bang Khaen, Bangkok 10230, Thailand (Tel: +662 945 7124; Fax: +662 945 7126; e-mail: suraponwft@gmail.com)

THE FYR OF MACEDONIA - Ms Kosana Mazneva Nikolik, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, ul. Drezdenska 52, MK-1000 Skopje, The FYR of Macedonia (Tel: +389 2 3066 930; Fax : +389 2 3066 931; e-mail: k.mazneva@moepp.gov.mk)

NGO Focal Point - Professor Branko Micevski, President of Macedonian Ornithological Society, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Matematic-Skopje, Gazi Baba bb. P.O.Box 162, MK-1000 Skopje, The F.Y.R. of Macedonia (Tel: +389 2 3249 614; email: brankom@ukim.edu.mk; brankom@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk)

TOGO - Government Focal Point - M. Kossiwavi Ogoua Abamy, Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse,B.P. 355, Lomé, Togo (Tel : +228 221 40 29; e-mail: maoagnes@yahoo.fr; direfaune@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Monsieur Ogouhoundé Kokou, Président national, ARCEGE, Association pour la restauration et la Conservation de l'espace vert et la gestion de l'environnement, BP 80638, Lomé, Togo (Tel: +228 221 27 25; Fax: +228 225 73 14 ; e-mail: okoumdfc@yahoo.fr)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Government Focal Point -  Ms Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Head, Wildlife Section, Forestry Division, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, 29 Farm Road, Private Bag 30, St Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies (Tel: +1 1 868 662 5114, Fax: +1 868 645 1203, email: nadran@hotmail.com; parks@trinidad.net; wildlife@trinidad.net)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Gupte Lutchmedial, Director, Manatee Conservation Trust, Cocal, Manzanilla Road, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies (Tel: +1 868-674 3707, Fax: +1 868 674 3708, email: manateetrust@yahoo.com)

TUNISIA- Government Focal Point - Monsieur Md. Faouzi Khelil, Responsable de la Cellule des zones humides, Direction Générale des Forêts, Ministère de l'Agriculture, 30, rue Alain Savary, Belvedere, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia (Tel: +216 71 891 497; Fax: +216 71 283 727; e-mail: khelil_faouzil@yahoo.fr)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Moez Twihri, Membre, Association les Amis des Oiseaux, Faculté des Sciences, Tunis, Tunisia (Tel: +216 98 94 148)

TURKEY - Government Focal Point - Mr S. Serhan Cagirankaya, Wetlands Section, Wetlands Division, G.D. Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Sögütözü Caddesi No:14/E, 14. Kat B-Blok, Sogutozu, Ankara, Turkey (Tel: +90 312 384 05 10 ext:3021, Fax: +90 312 384 13 54/ +90 312 207 59 59, email: c.serhan@gmail.com)

Government Focal Point - Ümit Nabi Ülkütasir, Agriculture Engineer, The Ministry of Environment and Forestry, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Department of Nature Conservation, Wetlands Division, Sö?ütözü Caddesi No: 14/E 14, Kat B-Blok 06560 Be?tepe, Ankara, Turkey (Tel: +90 312 207 58 86; Fax: +90 312 207 59 59 ; e-mail: uulkutasir@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mrs Buket Bahar Divrak, Freshwater Programme Director, WWF Turkiye - Dogal Hayati Koruma Vakfi, Anafartalar Cad. No: 17 / 3, 06250 Ulus / Ankara, Turkey (Tel: +90 312 310 3303, Fax: +90 312 310 6642, email :bdurmaz@wwf.org.tr)

UGANDA - Government Focal Point - Ms Regina Namakula, Communication Officer, Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and Environment, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Uganda (e-mail: ceali22@yahoo.com)

NGO Focal Point - Mr Douglas Lugumya, Chairman, Entebbe District Wildlife Association, PO Box 712, Entebbe, Uganda (Tel: +256 77 243 3024; e-mail: edwaug@yahoo.co.uk)

UKRAINE- Government Focal Point - Mr Igor Ivanenko, Deputy Head, State Agency for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental Protection; 35, Uryts'kogo Str.; UA-03035 Kyiv; Ukraine (Tel: +380 44 206 3119; Fax: +380 44 206 3119/ 3173; e-mail: ecoland@menr.gov.ua)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Gennadiy Marushevskyi, Deputy Head, National Ecological Centre of Ukraine, PO Box 89 Kiev 01025, Ukraine (Tel: +380 44 238 6259, Fax : +380 44 238 6259, email: necu@i.kiev.ua)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Government Focal Point - Mr Mohammed Abdul Rahman Hassan Abdulla, Head, Marine Environment & Sanctuaries Unit, Environment Department, Dubai Municipality, PO Box 67, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Tel: +971 4 206 4240, Fax: +971 4 227 0160; e-mail: marabdulla@dm.gov.ae)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Director, EWS-WWF, c/o ERWDA, PO Box 455553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Tel: +971 2 634 7117; Fax: +971 2 635 2514; e-mail: ralmubarak@ead.ae)

UNITED KINGDOM - Government Focal Point - Mr Simon Hopkinson, Head, International Protected Areas Team, Wildlife, Habitats and Biodiversity Division - Defra, Room 1/06, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB, United kingdom (Tel: +44 117 372 8567; Fax : +44 117 372 8508; e-mail: Simon.Hopkinson@defra.gsi.gov.uk)

NGO Focal Point - Head of Wetland Link International, London Wetland Centre - WWT, Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, London SW13 9WT, United Kingdom (Tel: +44 20 8409 4404, Fax: +44 20 8409 4401, e-mail: )

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Erasmus M. Tarimo, Director, Wildlife Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, PO Box 1994, Nyerere Road, Ivory Room, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Tel: +255 22 2866 375; Fax : +255 22 2863 496/ 2865 836 (e-mail: director@wildlife.go.tz)

NGO Focal Point - Mr John Chikomo, Executive Director, Journalists' Environmental Association of Tanzania, P.O. Box 15674, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Tel: +255 22 218 2240; e-mail: jet@africaonline.co.tz)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Government Focal Point - Ms Jean L. Schlegel, International Affairs Specialist, US Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, USA (Tel: +1 703 358 2215; Fax: +1 703 358 2115; e-mail: Jean_Schlegel@fws.gov; Web site of National Ramsar Committee: www.ramsarcommittee.us)

NGO Focal Point - Ms Suzanne Pittenger-Slear, US National Ramsar Committee, President, Environmental Concern, P.O. Box P, 201 Boundary Lane, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663, USA (Tel: +1 410 745 9620, Fax: +1 410 745 3517, email: admin@wetland.org, Web site of National Ramsar Committee: www.ramsarcommittee.us)

URUGUAY

UZBEKISTAN - Government Focal Point - Mr Aleksandr Grigoryants, Deputy Chief, Biological Control Department, State Committee for Nature Protection (Gosbiocontrol), 5 Mustakillik Square, 100017 Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN (Tel: +998 71 139 4195; Fax: +998 71 135 7920 / 0761; email: envconf@uzsci.net; info@uznature.uz)

NGO Focal Point - Dr Sergey Zagrebin, Scientific worker of the Zoological Museum of Uzbekistan's National University, Chashtepinskaya Str., 700149, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Tel: +998 712 932533, email: zagrebin@uzsci.net)

VENEZUELA - Government Focal Point - Ing. Ana María Rivero, Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente, Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, piso 6, Dirección de ANAPROS, entrada este, El Silencio, Caracas, Venezuela (Tel: +58 212 408 2153; Fax: +58 212 408 2108; e-mail: arivero@minamb.gob.ve) email: lhurtado@minamb.gob.ve)

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VIET NAM - Government Focal Point  - Ms Le Thanh Binh, Head of Nature Conservation Division, Vietnam Environmental Protection Agency, MONRE, 67 Nguyen Du St., Hanoi 84-04, Viet Nam (Tel: +84 4 942 4557, Fax: +84 4 822 3198, email: ltbinh28@yahoo.com; lbin@nea.gov.vn)

NGO Focal Point - Van Thang Hoang, Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Viet Nam (Tel: +84 4 8262 932; Fax: +84 4 8340 724, +84 4 8262 932; e-mail: tvhoang@fpt.vn)

ZAMBIA - Government Focal Point - Mr Godwin Fishan Gondwe, Chief Environment Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Environment & Natural Resources, PO Box 34011, Lusaka 10101, Zambia (Tel: +260 1 229 417; e-mail: figogmel@yahoo.co.uk)

NGO Focal Point - Mrs Dora Kamwenesha, Project Manager, WWF Zambia Coordination Office, PO Box 50551, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia (Tel: +260 1 250 404; Fax: +260 1 253 749; e-mail: dkamwenesha@yahoo.com)

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 28 September 2000, Dwight Peck, Ramsar; updated July 9, 2008, Sandra Hails, Ramsar.