Ramsar National Focal Points for Communication, Education

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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Albania
Government Focal Point - Ms Silvamina Alshabani, Expert of Protected Area and National
Parks, Biodiversity Directorate, Sector of Protected Area and National Parks, Ministry of
Environment, Rruga e Durrësit, Nr.27, 1000 Tirana, Tel +355 67 20 47 923, E-mail
Silvamina.Alshabani[at]moe.gov.al
Algeria
Government Focal Point - Mlle Nadjiba Bendjedda, Bureau des Zones Humides, Direction
Générale des Fôrets, BP n° 232, Chemin Doudou Mokhtar, Ben Aknoun, Alger 16036, Tel
+213 21 91 52 86, Tel +213 5 55 45 32 82
NGO Focal Point - M Ahmed Bendahhou, Association pour la Protection et l'Amélioration
de l'Environnement, Rue Khedim Slimane, Méchéria Wilaya Naama, Tel +213 49 77 61 39,
Fax +213 49 77 61 39, Tel +213 7 73 17 28 65, E-mail antar1947[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mlle Souad Bouacida, Présidente, Association de promotion des femmes
rurales - Skikda, Direction des services agricoles de Skikda, Rue Brahim Maiza, Wilaya de
Skikda, 21000 Skikda, Tel +213 38 75 15 10, Fax +213 38 75 39 16, Tel +213 5 59 37 75 74,
E-mail dsanouajaa[at]yahoo.fr
Andorra
Government Focal Point - Sra. Natàlia Rovira, Assessora del Departament de Medi Ambient,
Ministeri de Turisme i Medi Ambient, Departament de Medi Ambient, c\ Prat de la Creu,
62-64, AD500 Andorra la Vella, Tel +376 875 707 x 1292, Fax +376 869 833, E-mail
Natalia_Rovira[at]govern.ad
Antigua and Barbuda
Government Focal Point - Mr. Philmore James, Deputy Chief Fisheries Officer, Fisheries
Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands,, Marine Resources and Agro Industry, Point Wharf
Fisheries Complex, St. John's 00029, Antigua W.I., Tel +1 268 462 6106, Fax +1 268 462 1372,
E-mail fisheriesantigua[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr. Karron James, Presiden, Environment Awareness Group, Museum of
Antigua and Barbuda, Long and Market Streets, St. John's, Tel +1 268 462 6236, Fax +1 268
773 1159, E-mail eag[at]candw.ag
Argentina
Government Focal Point - Sra. Sara Beatriz Sverlij, Asesora del Grupo de Trabajo de Recursos
Acuáticos, Subsecretaría de Planificación y Política Ambiental, Secretaría de Ambiente y
Desarrollo Sustentable, San Martín Nº 451, piso 2, of. 264, 1004 Buenos Aires, Tel +54 11
4348 8520, Fax +54 11 4348 8438, E-mail ssverlij[at]ambiente.gob.ar
NGO Focal Point - Sra. Marta Inés Andelman, Coordinadora de Comunicación, Fundación
Humedales / Wetlands International, 25 de Mayo 758 10 I, 1002 Buenos Aires, Tel +54 911
4531-7272, E-mail marta.andelman[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Armenia
Government Focal Point - Mr. Ashot Avalyan, Deputy Head of Administration, Ministry of
Nature Protection, 5th Floor, 3rd Government House, Republic Square, Yerevan 0010, Tel
+374 10 585 403, Fax +374 10 561 075, Tel +374 94 400 410, E-mail a_avalyan[at]mail.ru
NGO Focal Point - Dr Susanna Hakobyan, Senior Researcher, Institute of Hydroecology and
Ichthyology, Scientific Center for Zoology and Hydrobiology, 7 Paruyr Sevak St.,, 0037
Yerevan, Tel +374 10 207 591, Fax +374 10 207 591, Tel +374 91 921 541, E-mail
susohakob[at]yahoo.com
Australia
Government Focal Point - Ms Jenny Tomkins, Assistant Director, Wetlands Policy and
Legislation Section, DSEWPaC, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Tel +61 2 6274 2720, Fax
+61 2 6274 2186, E-mail jenny.tomkins[at]environment.gov.au
NGO Focal Point - Ms Christine Maria Prietto, Director, Hunter Wetlands Centre, 47 King
Street, Stockton, NSW 2295, Tel +61 2 4928 2966, Fax +61 2 4950 1875, Tel +61 425 377
526, E-mail christine.prietto[at]gmail.com
Austria
Government Focal Point - Dr Gerhard Schwach, Ministry Expert, Nature Conservation &
National Parks, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water
Management, Division I/8, Stubenbastei 5, 1010 Vienna, Tel +43 1 51522 1416, Fax +43 1
51522 7402, E-mail gerhard.schwach[at]bmlfuw.gv.at
NGO Focal Point - Mag. Gernot Neuwirth, General Secretary, Naturschutzbund Österreich,
Museumsplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Tel +43 662 642 909 20, Fax +43 662 643 734 4, E-mail
gernot.neuwirth[at]naturschutzbund.at
Azerbaijan
Government Focal Point - Mr. Arzu B. Mustafayev, Director, Ministry of Ecology and Natural
Resources, Binagadi ave 13, Baku, Tel +994 12417 63 64, Fax +994 1785 6825, Tel +994
50235 63 63, E-mail arzu.mustafayev[at]rec-caucasus.org
Bahamas
Government Focal Point - Ms Samantha Miller, The Bahamas Environment, Science and
Technology (BEST) Commission, P.O.Box N-7132, Nassau, Tel +1 242-322-4546, Fax +1
242-326-3509, E-mail bestnbs[at]bahamas.gov.bs
NGO Focal Point - Ms Shelley Cant, Education Officer, The Bahamas National Trust, PO Box
N-4105, The Retreat, Village Road, Nassau, Tel +1 242 393 1317, Fax +1 242 393 4978,
E-mail scant[at]bnt.bs
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Bahrain
Government Focal Point - Ms Suhad Al-Shehabi, Environmental Specialist, Public Commission
for the Protection of Marine Resources,, Environment and Wildlife, PO Box 32657, Isa Town,
Tel +973 1 787 5150, Fax +973 1 787 4351, E-mail suhads[at]env.gov.bh
NGO Focal Point - Dr Saeed Abdullah, President, Bahrain Natural History Society, PO Box
40266, Isa Town, Tel +973 1 764 0814, Fax +973 1 771 0678, E-mail saeed[at]alreem.com
Bangladesh
Government Focal Point - Mr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman Patwari, Secretary, Ministry of
Environment and Forests, Building #6, Level 13, Room #1309, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
1000, Tel +88 02 95 40 481, Fax +88 02 95 40 210, E-mail secretary[at]moef.gov.bd
Belarus
Government Focal Point - Ms Natalia V. Minchenko, Head, Biological & Landscape
Biodiversity Department, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection, 10
Kollectornaya St., 220048 Minsk, Tel +375 17 200 53 34, Fax +375 17 200 72 42, E-mail
n_minchenko[at]tut.by
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Yuri V. Solovjev, Chairman of Council, Ecological Initiative, Ministry
of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection, 10, Str. Kollektornaya, office 537,
220048 Minsk, Tel +375 17 306 53 67, Fax +375 17 306 53 67, E-mail ecoin[at]tut.by
Belize
Government Focal Point - Mr. Ismael Fabro, Chief Environmental Officer, Department of
Environment, Ambergris Avenue, Belmopan, Tel +501 822 2616, Fax +501 822 2862, E-mail
envirodept[at]btl.net
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Government Focal Point - Ing. Teresa Araleny Chávez Pérez, Directora General, División
Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas, Viceministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Plaza España
Edif. Barcelona Piso 6 - Sopocachi, La Paz, Tel +591 2 212 42 21, Fax +591 2 214 6371, E-mail
teresaaralenyperez[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Ing. Teresa Araleny Chávez Pérez, Directora General, División
Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas, Viceministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Plaza España
Edif. Barcelona Piso 6 - Sopocachi, La Paz, Tel +591 2 212 42 21, Fax +591 2 214 6371,
E-mail teresaaralenyperez[at]gmail.com
Botswana
Government Focal Point - Ms Dolina Malepa, Chief Natural Resources Officer, Ministry of
Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag 0068,
Gaborone, Tel +267 390 2050, Fax +267 390 2051, E-mail dmalepa[at]gov.bw
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Felix Monggae, Chief Executive Officer, Kalahari Conservation
Society, PO box 859, Plot 112, Independence Avenue, Gaborone, Tel +267 397 4557, Fax
+267 391 4259, E-mail felixMonggae[at]kcs.org.bw
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Brazil
Government Focal Point - Mr. Jader Alves Oliveira, Ministry of the Environment, Secretariat
for Institutional Coordination and Citizenship, Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco B, 9 Andar,
CEP 70.068.900, Brazilia DF, Tel +55 61 2066 1560, E-mail n_blankalex.bernal[at]mma.gov.br
Bulgaria
Government Focal Point - Ms Aylin Hasan, Chief Expert, National Nature Protection Service,
Ministry of Environment and Water, 22 Maria Louisa Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Tel +359 2 940 6103,
Fax +359 2 940 6127, E-mail ahasan[at]moew.government.bg
NGO Focal Point - Ms Neli Arabadzhieva, Communications officer, Green Balkans NGO, 1
Skopie Str. Floor 1, office 9 and 10, Plovdiv 4004, Tel +359 884257711, Fax +359
896614312, Tel +359 88 425 7711, E-mail narabadzhieva[at]greenbalkans.org
Burkina Faso
Government Focal Point - M Valentin Tiendega, Directeur Général, Direction Générale des
Forêts et de la Faune, 03 BP 7044, Ouagadougou 03, Tel +226 50 35 60 34, Tel +226 70 23 07
40, E-mail tvalentinp[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Patrice T. Da, Chargé de Communication, Fondation des Amis de la
Nature (NATURAMA), 01 BP 6133, Ouagadougou 01, Tel +226 503 732 40/62, Fax +226
503 728 86, E-mail info[at]naturama.bf
Cambodia
Government Focal Point - Dr Sunleang Srey, Director, Department of Wetlands and Coastal
Zones, Ministry of Environment, #48, Preah Sihanouk St., Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamcarmon,
Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Tel +855 61 333 456, Fax +855 232 165 10, Tel +855 77 333
456 or +855 86 333 456, E-mail kampongspeu[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Vorsak Bou, Cambodia Programme Manager, BirdLife International
in Indochina - Cambodia Programme, # 9, Street 29, Tonle Basac, Chamkar Morn, PO Box:
2686, Phnom Penh, Tel +855 23 993 631, Fax +855 23 993 631, Tel +855 12 222 073, E-mail
vorsak[at]birdlifecambodia.org
Cameroon
Government Focal Point - M Marc Gabriel Lima Mahop, Assistant, chargé d'études, Direction
des Normes et du Contrôle, Ministère de l'Environnement et Protection de la Nature, et du
Développement Durable, Route Mvog Bi, avant monté Zoé, Immeuble siege CIDE, Yaoundé,
Tel +237 99 88 92 04, E-mail limamahop[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Mme Yapelle Bessem, Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de
la Nature, et du Développement Durable, B.P. 493, Yaoundé
Cape Verde
Government Focal Point - Ms Ana Veiga, Biologist (GEF Focal Point / Ramsar Focal Point),
Directorate General of Environment, Achada Santo António, C.P - 332-A, Cidade da Praia, Ilha
de Santiago, Tel +238 261 8984, Fax +238 261 7511, Tel +238 951 4012, E-mail
veiga.anav[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Central African Republic
Government Focal Point - Mr. Serge Maxime Kolika, Chef de Service d'Etudes d'Impact
Environnemental, Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Ecologie, BP 686, Bangui, Tel +236 75
04 71 69, E-mail emkolika[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - M Patrice Passe-Sanand, Secrétaire exécutif, Géographe, Organisation
Centrafricaine pour, la Défense de la Nature, BP 3259, Bangui, Tel +236 7097 3129, Tel
+236 75 56 47 02, E-mail passesanand[at]yahoo.fr
Chile
Government Focal Point - Sr Juan Carlos Torres-Mura, Investigador, Museo Nacional de
Historia Natural, Quinta Normal S/N Interior, Santiago - Chile, Casilla 787, Santiago, Tel +56 2
680 46 00, Fax +56 2 680 46 02, E-mail jtorres[at]mnhn.cl
China
Government Focal Point - Ms Yan Fang, Division Chef, The Convention on Wetlands
Management Office, State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli Dongjie, Dongcheng District,
100714 Beijing, Tel +86 10 84239335, Fax +86 10 84239335, E-mail
ramsarfang[at]hotmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Lei Wang, Freshwater Officer, WWF China Programme Office, #1609
Wenhuagong, Laodong Renmin Wenhuagong Dongmen, Beijing 100006, Tel +8610 6511
6222, Fax +8610 6511 6222, E-mail Lwang[at]wwfchina.org
Colombia
Government Focal Point - Ms Marcela Moncada, Subdirectora, Oficina de Educación y
Participación, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Calle 37 # 8-40, Piso 2, Santafé
de Bogotá, D.C., Tel +57 1 332 3400, Fax +57 1 288 9816, E-mail
marmoncada[at]minambiente.gov.co
NGO Focal Point - Director Ejecutivo, Fundación Humedal La Conejera, Carrera 135 D #
153-14, Oficina 202, Bogotá D.C., Tel +571 688 0768, Fax +571 535 0977, E-mail
humedalconejera[at]yahoo.com
Comoros
Government Focal Point - M Said Mmadi Abdallah, Direction Générale de l'environnement et
des forêts, BP N°41, Moroni, Tel +2696 3284448, E-mail bedja8[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - M Hachime Abderemane, Directeur Exécutif, ONG Ulanga, BP 514,
Moroni, Tel +269 333 65 08, E-mail hachimeabder[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Congo
Government Focal Point - M Joseph Ganongo, Chef de Bureau qualité de vie à
l'Environnement, Direction Générale de l'environnement, Ministère de l'Economie Fôrestière
et du Developpement Durable, Bp 98 (Face Blanche GOMES), Brazzaville, Tel +242
6.995.59.19, E-mail josephganongo[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - M Isaac Moussa, Président, Alliance Nationale pour la Nature (ANN), BP
5697, Brazzaville, Tel +242 556 54 43, Fax +242 556 54 43, E-mail is-moussa[at]voila.fr
Costa Rica
Government Focal Point - Sra Lilliana Piedra Castro, Universidad Nacional, Escuela de
Ciencias Biológicas, Apdo 86-3000, Heredia, Tel +506 2548 0037, Fax +506 2548 0035, E-mail
lpiedra[at]una.ac.cr
NGO Focal Point - Dra. Melissa Marín Cabrera, Fundación para la Gestión Ambiental
Participativa, FUNGAP-Grupo Antigua, 1350-99 San Sebastián, San José, Tel +506 280
6609, Fax +506 573 5603, Tel +1 506 8386 1886; +1 506 34 626 0450 22, E-mail
mmarincr[at]gmail.com
Côte d'Ivoire
Government Focal Point - Commandant Elvire Joëlle Zouzou-Mailly, Directeur, Direction de la
Faune et des Ressources Cynégétiques, Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, BPV 178, Abidjan 01,
Tel +225 20 21 07 00, Fax +225 20 21 09 90, Tel +225 0778 09 25/01 98 22 23, E-mail
elzouz[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Dr Wadja Mathieu Egnankou, Président, ONG SOS Forêts, 22 BP 582,
Abidjan 22, Tel +225 07 76 92 02, E-mail wadjaegnankou[at]hotmail.com
Cuba
Government Focal Point - DraC. Odalys Caridad Goicochea Cardoso, Directora, Dirección de
Medio Ambiente, Calle Línea No 8, entre N y O, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Tel +537
835 5561(ext.129), E-mail goicochea[at]citma.cu
NGO Focal Point - Sr. Angel Valdez Mujica, Presidente, Pronaturaleza (ONG), Inmoviliaria
HIDI e/ Desamparado y Dama, Ciudad Habana, Tel +537 860 2655, E-mail
pro_naturaleza[at]gte-bh.cu
Cyprus
Government Focal Point - Ms Elena Stylianopoulou, Senior Environment Officer, Department
of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, 1498 Nicosia, Tel
+357 22 408 929, Fax +357 22 774 945, E-mail estylianopoulou[at]environment.moa.gov.cy
Czech Republic
Government Focal Point - Dr Libuse Vlasáková, Ramsar Administrative Authority, NFP,
Department of Species Protection & Implementation of, International Commitments Ministry of Environment, Vrsovická 1442/65, 100 10 Prague 10, Tel +420 267 122 372, Fax
+420 267 310 328, Tel +420 72 41 50 503, E-mail libuse.vlasakova[at]mzp.cz
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Government Focal Point - M Louis Lungu, Chef de Division, Ministere de
l'Environnement,Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme, Direction des Ressources en Eau,
Av. Pumbu n. 35, Kinshasa/ Gombe, Tel +243 0 998472531, E-mail
lungumalutshi[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - M Josué Aruna, Société Civile Environnementale et Agro-Rural du
Congo, 90, avenue kibombo, Commune Ibanda, Ville de Bukavu Sud Kvu, Tel +243 0
994013754, Fax +243 0 853736270, E-mail josuearuna[at]gmail.com
Denmark
Government Focal Point - Mr. Lars Lundgaard Dinesen, Head of Section, Nature Planning and
Biodiversity Section, Danish Ministry of Environment, Danish Nature Agency, Haraldsgade 53,
2100 Copenhagen Ø, Tel +45 72 54 4830, Tel +45 21 796 230, E-mail ladin[at]nst.dk
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Knud Flensted, Conservation Officer, Dansk Ornitologisk Forening,
BirdLife Denmark, Vesterbrogade 140, 1620 Copenhagen V, Tel +45 3331 44 04, Fax +45
3331 24 35, E-mail Knud.Flensted[at]dof.dk
Denmark
Government Focal Point - Mr. Andreas Lysholt Mathiasen, Advisor, Ministry of Environment
and Nature, Imaneq 1A. 8th Floor, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland, Tel +299 345466, E-mail
alma[at]nanoq.gl
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Knud Flensted, Conservation Officer, Dansk Ornitologisk Forening,
BirdLife Denmark, Vesterbrogade 140, 1620 Copenhagen V, Tel +45 3331 44 04, Fax +45
3331 24 35, E-mail Knud.Flensted[at]dof.dk
Dominican Republic
Government Focal Point - Lic. Ramona Checo, Direccion de Educacion Ambiental, Ministerio
de Medio Ambiente, Avenida Luperón, Esquina Calletano Germosén, Santo Domingo, Tel +1
809 5674300 (ext. 7491), Fax +1 809 567 4300, E-mail ramona.checo[at]ambiente.gob.do
NGO Focal Point - Lic. Yvonne Arias, Directora Ejecutiva, Grupo Jaragua, inc., Calle El Vergel
No. 33, Ensanche el Vergel, Santo Domingo, Tel +809 472 1036, Fax +809 412 1667, E-mail
yvonne.arias2[at]gmail.com
Ecuador
Government Focal Point - MS Fernanda Coello, Ing. Forestal, Ministerio del Ambiente, Calle
Madrid 1159 y Andalucía, 4º piso, Quito, Tel +593 2 3987600 (ext. 1403), Fax +593 2 3987600
(ext. 1401), E-mail delia.coello[at]ambiente.gob.ec
NGO Focal Point - Ms Daniela Cruz, Lic. Ciencias Biológicas. Master Desarrollo Sostenible,
manejo de recursos naturales, Centro de Educación y Promoción Popular CEPP, Eduardo
Salazar Gómez N36-04 y Juan de Dios Martínez, CP: 170135, N36-04 y Juan de Dios
Martínez, Tel +593 2 2248090, E-mail daniela.cruz[at]ceppecuador.org
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Egypt
Government Focal Point - Mr. Adel Abd Alla Soliman, Information Technology & Public
Awareness Officer, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., 7th
Floor, PO Box 11728, Maadi, Cairo, Tel +20 2 2527 4700, Fax +20 2 2527 4700, Tel +20 2 010
339 2756, E-mail adelnbu[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Gabriel Mikhail, CEPA Expert, IMAGE HOUSE, 13 Road 9, Maadi,
Cairo, Tel +202 380 6527, Fax +202 380 6527, E-mail helpdesk[at]egyptcd.com
El Salvador
Government Focal Point - Ingeniera Rosalba Alvarenga, Técnica en humedales, Especialidad
en Comunicación, Educación, Concienciación y Participación, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
y Recursos Naturales, Col. y Calle Las Mercedes, Anexo Ista, San Salvador, Tel +503 2132
9922, Fax +503 2132 9420, E-mail rparada[at]marn.gob.sv
Estonia
Government Focal Point - Ms Maris Kivistik, Head, Environmental Education Department,
Environmental Board, Narva mnt 7a, 15172 Tallinn, Tel +372 7821841, Tel +372 518 3249,
E-mail Maris.Kivistik[at]keskkonnaamet.ee
NGO Focal Point - Ms Marika Kose, Member of the Board, Estonian Wetland Society, Pärnu
mnt 40, 86001 Häädemeeste, Tel +372 56 56 13 73, E-mail marika.kose[at]mail.ee
Finland
Government Focal Point - Sari Airas, Senior Advisor, Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services,
Jukupolku 5, 85100 Kalajoki, Tel +358 40 5016127, Tel +358 40 501 6127, E-mail
sari.airas[at]metsa.fi
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Hannu Klemola, Conservation, Finnish Association for Nature
Conservation, Luonnonsuojelukeskus, Martinkatu 5, 20810 Turku, Tel +358 2 2355255, Tel
+358 40 3725301, E-mail varsinais-suomi[at]sll.fi
France
Government Focal Point - Mme Ghislaine Ferrere, Chargée de mission zones humides et
convention de Ramsar, Bureau des milieux aquatiques (EN4), Ministère de l'écologie, du
développement durable et de l'énergie, DGALIN/ Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité,
Arche de la Défense, Paroi Sud, 7ème étage, 92055 La Défense Cedex, Tel +33 1 40 81 31 30,
E-mail Ghislaine.Ferrere[at]developpement-durable.gouv.fr
NGO Focal Point - M Grégoire Macqueron, Chargé de mission Zones humides, Société
nationale de protection de la nature, 9 rue Cels, 75014 Paris, Tel +33 1 43 20 15 39, Fax
+33 1 43 20 15 71, E-mail zhi-gzh[at]snpn.fr
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Gabon
Government Focal Point - M Jean François Allogho, Chargé d'Etudes, Direction de
l'Environnement et de la nature, BP 3903, Libreville, Tel +241 05 19 54 60, E-mail
jf_allux[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - M Constant Allogho, Responsable, Centre d'Action pour le
Développement Durable, et l'Environnement, BP 5496, Libreville, Tel +241 06 11 95 07, Tel
+241 07 35 20 74, E-mail allogoba[at]yahoo.fr
Gambia
Government Focal Point - Mr. Kawsu Jammeh, Cadet Wildlife Officer, Department of Parks &
Wildlife Management, Ministry of Environment,Climate Change,Water and Wildlife, GIEPA
House,Kairaba Avenue, Banjul, Tel +220 759 90 86, Fax +220 308 05 30, E-mail
kjammehsopee[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Babucarr Mbai, Stay Green Foundation, Kanuma village, Niumi
District, Tel +220 9946991, Fax +220 7748234
Germany
Government Focal Point - Dr. Christiane Schell, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation,
Konstantinstraße 110, 53179 Bonn, Tel +49 228 8491 1710, Fax +49 228 8491 1709, E-mail
Christiane.Schell[at]bfn.de
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Stefan Stübing, Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V., An den
Speichern 4a, 48157 Münster, Tel +49 6008 918 241, Fax +49 6008 918 465, Tel +49 175
402 6540, E-mail stefan.stuebing[at]dda-web.de
Ghana
Government Focal Point - Mr Joseph Yaaw Oppong, Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission,
Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission, Ministries Post Office, Accra, Tel +233 244 090 974,
Fax +233 206 111 418, E-mail joseoppong[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr Reuben Ottou, Ghana Wildlife Society, PO Box 13252, Accra, Tel
+233 244 893528, E-mail reubenott[at]yahoo.co.uk
Guatemala
Government Focal Point - Mr. Oskar Valenzuela, Director, Depto. Educacion y Fomento
Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, 5ta calle 6-06
zona 1 Edificio IPM 5to – 7mo nivel, Ciudad de Guatemala, Tel +502 24226700, Fax +502
22534141, E-mail ovalenzuela[at]conap.gob.gt
Guinea
Government Focal Point - M Bakary Keita, Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Direction Nationale
des Eaux et Forêts, Ministère de l'Environnement, BP 624, Conakry, Tel +224 60 30 03 72,
E-mail bakeita2002[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Ibrahima Sory Conte, ONG Guinée-Ecologie, Bati. 210, Rue D1 501
Dixinn, BP 3266, Conakry, Tel +224 62 51 46 14
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Honduras
Government Focal Point - Ing. Kessel Rosales, Dirección de Gestión Ambiental DGA, Col.
Tepeyac, Avenida Juan Manuel Galves, Tegucigalpa, Tel +504 2235 9823, Fax +504 2235
9792, E-mail serna_dga[at]yahoo.es
NGO Focal Point - Ing. Ana Paz, Coordinadora FUCSA, Bo. El Centro, Calle 11, Entre Avenida
San Isidro y Avenida La República,, Frente a Edificio Lovable, Bazar y Cafetería Claudia,
donde antiguamente era la DNIC, Segunda Planta, Edificio color Crema, Tel +504 2443
0329, E-mail pazana30[at]yahoo.es
Hungary
Government Focal Point - Mr. Botond Bakó, Department for Nature Conservation, Ministry of
Agriculture, Kossuth Lajos tér 11, 1055 Budapest, Tel +36 1 795 2399, Fax +36 1 795 0080,
E-mail zoltan.botond.bako[at]fm.gov.hu
NGO Focal Point - Mr. László Musicz, Által-ér Association, Erzsébet királyné tér 13, 2890
Tata, Tel +36 34 383 393, Fax +36 34 588 620, E-mail fabalis[at]gmail.com
Iceland
Government Focal Point - Ms Hildur Vésteinsdóttir, Advisor, Environment Agency of Iceland,
Borgum við Norðurslóð, 600 Akureyri, Tel +345 5912000, Fax +354 5912020, E-mail
hildurv[at]Umhverfisstofnun.is
NGO Focal Point - Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, COE, Landvernd, Icelandic Environment
Association, Skúlatún 6, 105 Reykjavík, Tel +354 552 5242, E-mail
landvernd[at]landvernd.is
India
Government Focal Point - Dr Shri Brijesh Sikka, Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India, Paryavaran Bhawan, GCO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, Tel
+91 11 2436 5020, E-mail b_sikka[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr P. A. Azeez, Director, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural
History, (SACON), Anaikatty P.O., Coimbatore 641 108, Tel +91 422 265 7101, Fax +91 422
265 7086, E-mail salimalicentre[at]gmail.com
Indonesia
Government Focal Point - Dr.Ir. Bambang Dahono Adji, Director, Ministry of Forestry,
Manggala Wanabakti Blok 1 / Lt. 3, Jl. Gatot Subroto,, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat 10270, Tel +62
21 570 4501 04, Fax +62 21 572 0229, Tel +62 811 834 472, E-mail lahanbasah[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Nyoman Suryadiputra, Program Director, Wetlands
International-Indonesia Program, Jl. Ahmad Yani No. 53, Bogor 16161, West Java, Tel +62
251 831 2189, Fax +62 251 832 5775, E-mail nyoman[at]wetlands.or.id
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Government Focal Point - Mr. Arezu Ashrafizadeh, Senior Wetlands Expert, Natural
Environment and Biodiversity Section, Department of the Environment, Pardisan Eco-Park,
Shahid Hemmat Highway, PO Box 5181, Tehran 15875, Tel +98 21 8823 3241, Fax +98 21
8826 9294, Tel +98 91 2358 1474, E-mail a_ashrafizadeh[at]yahoo.com
Iraq
Government Focal Point - Mr. Tahseen Ali Mohammed Reem Naeem Abdalnabi, Center for
Restoration of Iraqi Marshes and wetlands (CRIM), Ministry of Water Resources, Al-Nidhal
Street, Baghdad, Tel +964 790 128 0913, E-mail ramcepa.iq12[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Jassim Mohammed Al-Asadi, Director, Chybaish Office, Nature Iraq,
Main Road, Near Chibayish police center, Thi-Qar-Chybaish, Tel +964 780 531 4413, Tel
+964 770 281 6201, E-mail jassim.alasadi[at]natureiraq.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,
Tel +972 2 500 5400, Fax +972 2 652 9232, E-mail tammyk[at]npa.org.il
NGO Focal Point - Ms Orit Skutelsky, Coordinator of Water and Streams, Environmental
Protection Division, Society for the Protection of Nature, 2 Hanegev St.,, Tel Aviv 66186,
Tel +972 3 638 8744, Fax +972 3 639 0580, E-mail orit.skutel[at]gmail.com
Italy
Government Focal Point - Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory and Sea, Via
Cristoforo Colombo, 44, 00147 Rome, Tel +39 06 57223428, Fax +39 06 57223470, E-mail
pnm- div4[at]minambiente.it
Jamaica
Government Focal Point - Ms Dionne Rose, Manager, Public Education and Corporate
Communications Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency, 10 & 11 Caledonia
Avenue, Kingston 5, Tel +1 876 754 7540, Fax +1 876 754 7595, E-mail
dionne.rose[at]nepa.gov.jm
NGO Focal Point - Ms Ingrid Parchment, Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation,
PO Box 33, Lionel Town, Clarendon, Tel +1 876 986 3327, Tel +1 876 986 3956, E-mail
iparchment[at]yahoo.com
Japan
Government Focal Point - Ms Kaori Tsujita, Section Chief, Wildlife Division, Nature
Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Kasumigaseki 1-2-2, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
100-8975, Tel +81 3 5521 8284, Fax +81 3 3581 7090, E-mail kaori_tsujita [at]env.go.jp
NGO Focal Point - Ms Miki Sasaki, Secretary General, Wetlands International - Japan, 6F
NCC Ningyocho Building, 3-7-3 Ningyo-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0013, Tel +81
3 5614 2150, Fax +81 3 6806 4187, E-mail info[at]wi-japan.org
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Kazakhstan
Government Focal Point - Mr. Khairbek Shahvalievich Mussabayev, Vice-Chairman,
Committee on Forestry and Hunting Management, Ministry of Agriculture, House of
Ministries, entrance No5, Orenburgskaya str., 010000 Astana city, Tel +7 7172 74 28 35, Fax
+7 7172 74 28 35, Tel +7 701 727 64 88; +7 701 723 79 29, E-mail cites[at]minagri.kz
NGO Focal Point - Dr Sergey Sklyarenko, Conservation and Science Director, Association for
Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan, (ACBK), Off. 203, 40, Orbita-1, 050043 Almaty,
Tel +7 272 220 38 77, Fax +7 272 220 38 77, Tel +7 701 350 8749, E-mail
sergey.sklyarenko[at]acbk.kz
Kenya
Government Focal Point - Ms Jane M. Macharia, Research Scientist/ Wetlands Programme
Coordinator, National Museums of Kenya, Wetlands & Marine Department, P.O Box 40658,
Nairobi 00100, Tel +254 2 3742 164, Fax +254 2 741 424, Tel +254 722 473 410, E-mail
jmacharia[at]museums.or.ke
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Hadley Becha, Director, Community Action for Nature Conservation,
PO box 13642, Nairobi 00800, Tel +254 728 607 519, Fax +254 72 068 8634, E-mail
becha.canco[at]gmail.com
Kyrgyzstan
Government Focal Point - Ms Nazgul Turdumatova, Chief specialist, Biodiversity and
Protected Areas Department, State Agency on Environment Protection & Forestry, 228
Toktogul str., Bishkek 720001, Tel +996 312 564 195, Tel +996 770 410 091, E-mail
nazgultk[at]hotmail.com
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Government Focal Point - Ms Chithanom Ounsida, Head, Environmental Promotion Division,
Department of Environment - WREA, Prime Minister's Office, Vientiane, Tel +856 21 218 712,
Fax +856 21 218 712, Tel +856 20 9996 1390, E-mail chithanom[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr Raphaël Glémet, Senior Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands,
Natural Resources Group, Asia, C/o IUCN Lao PDR Country Office, 326/25 Sibounheuang 26
Rd, Ban Sibounheuang, Chanthabouly District, P.O. Box 4340, Vientiane, Tel +856 21 216
401 (Ext. 110), Fax +856 21 216 127
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Banethom Thepsombath, Program Officer (MEAs), IUCN Lao PDR,
PO Box 4340, 082/01 Fa Ngum Road, Ban Watt Chan, Vientiane, Tel +856 21 216 401, Fax
+856 21 216 127, Tel +856 20 569 6986, E-mail banethom.thepsombath[at]iucn.org
Latvia
Government Focal Point - Ms Skaidrite Ruskule, Director, The Nature History Museum of
Latvia, K. Barona Str. 4, 1712 Riga, Tel +371 6735 6023, Fax +371 6760 3100, E-mail
skaidrite.ruskule[at]dabasmuzejs.gov.lv
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Lesotho
Government Focal Point - Mr. Molefe Mokhatla, Department of Water Affairs - Wetlands
Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources, PO Box 772, Maseru 100, Tel +266 22 312 383, Fax +266
2231 7516, E-mail mlfmokhatla42[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Thato Konstabole, Lesotho Council of Non Governmental
Organisations, Private Bag A445, Maseru 100, Tel +266 22317205, Fax +266 58081751,
E-mail aenrc[at]lcn.org.ls
Liberia
Government Focal Point - Ms Eunice N. Dagbe, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box
4024, 4th Street Tubman Blvd. Sinkor, 1000 Monrovia 10, Tel +231 886 523797, Fax +231 7
703 2175, Tel +231 6 523 797, E-mail dagbeeunice[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Michael F. Garbo, Society for the Conservation of Nature for Liberia
(SCNL), Monrovia Zoo, Lakpazee, SCNL Box 2628, 1000 Monrovia 10, Tel +231 657 2377,
Tel +231 886 573612, E-mail formicgar[at]yahoo.com
Libya
Government Focal Point - Mr. Mohamed O. Saeed, Environment General Authority, Elbaida,
Tel +218 924 328 097, E-mail Mohamed.elbarassi[at]hotmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Othman Mukhtar Al Amin Mohamed, Friends of the Desert
Environment, Protection of Monuments and Wildlife Society, Sabha, Tel +218 923 349 868,
E-mail Othman860[at]yahoo.com
Libya
Government Focal Point - Mr. Mohamed Abubaker Abuzanin, Researcher, Protected Areas
Section, Natural Conservation Department, Environment General Authority, PO Box 83618
Tripoli, Algehran, Tripoli, Tel +218 21 487 3764, Fax +218 21 487 2160, Tel +218 91 372 0980,
E-mail abuzenine[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Othman Mukhtar Al Amin Mohamed, Friends of the Desert
Environment, Protection of Monuments and Wildlife Society, Sabha, Tel +218 923 349 868,
E-mail Othman860[at]yahoo.com
Liechtenstein
Government Focal Point - MSc Oliver Müller, Leiter der Abteilung Natur und Landschaft,
Office of Environment, Dr. Grass-Strasse 12, P.O. Box 684, 9490 Vaduz, Tel +423 236 6409,
Fax +423 236 6411, E-mail Oliver.Mueller[at]llv.li
NGO Focal Point - Ms Monika Gstöhl, Director, Liechtensteinische Gesellschaft für
Umweltschutz, Dorfstrasse 46, 9491 Ruggell, Tel +423 232 52 62, E-mail
monika.gstoehl[at]lgu.li
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Madagascar
Government Focal Point - MS Fara Mihanta Andriambelo, Ministère de l'Environnement, de
l'Ecologie et des Forêts, BP 243, Nanisana -101- Antananarivo, Tel +261 34 73 085 83, E-mail
mihanta.dcbsap[at]mef.gov.mg
NGO Focal Point - Ms Voninavoko Raminoarisoa, Asity Madagascar, BP 1074, Antananarivo
101, Tel +261 33 12 047 37, E-mail vonyr[at]birdlife-mada.org
Malawi
Government Focal Point - Mr. Ramosh M. Jiah, Deputy Director, Department of National
Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Information and Tourism, PO Box 30131, Lilongwe 3, Tel +265
1 759 832, Fax +265 1 759 832, Tel +265888 834 220, E-mail dpw[at]wildlifemw.net
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Gervazio Thamala, The Wildlife and Environmental Society of
Malawi, Private Bag 578, Limbe, Tel +265 1 643 502, Fax +265 1 643 765, Tel +265 888 357
893, E-mail wesm-hq[at]africa-online.net
Malaysia
Government Focal Point - Wan Hasmah Binti Wan Mohd, Under Secretary, Division of
Biodiversity & Forestry Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
(MoNRE), Level 12, Wisma Sumber Asli, No. 25 Persiaran Perdana, Precint 4, 62574
Putrajaya, Tel +603 8886 1442, Fax +603 8888 4505, Tel +60 19 233 3944, E-mail
hasmah.nre[at]1govuc.gov.my
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Choong Hay Wong, Wetlands Preogramme Manager, Malaysian
Nature Society (MNS), JKR 641, Jalan Kelantan, Bukit Persekutuan, 50480 Kuala Lumpur,
Tel +603 2287 9422, Fax +603 2287 8773, E-mail conservation2[at]mns.org.my
Mali
Government Focal Point - M Amidou Traore, Chef de Département, Gestion de l'Information
Environnementale, Agence de l?environnement et du Développement Durable, BP 2357, Rue
311, Porte 328, Bamako, Tel 223 20231074, Fax +223 20235867, Tel +223 66784407, E-mail
amtraore22[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - M Moriba Nomoko, Président, Association Malienne pour la
Conservation de la Faune, et de l'Environnement, AMCFE BP 2921, Bamako, Tel +223
20285179, Fax +223 223 51 79, Tel +223 66718233, E-mail amcfe[at]afribonemali.net
Marshall Islands
Government Focal Point - Mr. Julian Alik, Chief, Education, Awareness and Information
Division, RMI Environmental Protection Authority, PO Box 1322, Majuro 96960, Tel +692 625
3035, Fax +692 625 5202, E-mail julianalik[at]ntamar.net
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Albon Ishoda, Executive Director, Marshall Islands Conservation
Society, PO Box 649, Majuro 96960, Tel +692 625 6427, E-mail taishoda[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Mauritania
Government Focal Point - Mr. Sidi Mohamed Lehlou, Directeur des Aires Protégées et du
Littoral, Direction Aires Protégées et du Littoral, Ministère délégué auprès du Premier
Ministre,, Chargé de l'environnement et du développement durable, BP 170 Nktt-RIM,
Nouakchott, Tel +222 45 24 31 39, Fax +222 47 51 31 33, Tel +222 22 12 22 10, E-mail
lehlou2007[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - M A Amadou Diam, Association Naforé, NOT 749 Moughataa
Tévrag-Zein, PO Box: 3212, Nouakchott, Tel +222 22 15 76 33, E-mail nafore[at]nafore.org
Mauritius
Government Focal Point - Ms Houshna Banu Naujeer, Scientific Officer (Wetland
Conservation), National Parks & Conservation Service, Ministry of Agroindustry and Food
Security, Floreal, Réduit, Tel +230 464 40 53, Fax +230 466 04 53, E-mail
naujeerhb[at]gmail.com
Mexico
Government Focal Point - Sr. Felipe Nemer Naime, Coordinador General, Centro de
Educación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo, Sustentable (CECADESU/SEMARNAT), Progreso
No. 3, Colonia del Carmen Coyoacan, C.P. 04100, México D.F, Tel +5255 56 58 33 80 (ext.
15572), Fax +5255 56 58 33 81, E-mail felipe.nemer[at]semarnat.gob.mx
NGO Focal Point - Mr. David Ocampo Peraza, Consejo Ecológico de Mazatlán, A.C., CEMAZ,
Bugambilias 202, Fracc. Jacarandas Mazatlán Sin., Tel +52 669 984 4807, E-mail
dop_00[at]yahoo.com.mx
NGO Focal Point - Sr. Sergio D. Jiménez Lezama, Organización Vida Silvestre A.C., Av.
Ricardo Margain # 440, Col. Valle del Campestre, C.P. 66265 Garza García, Nuevo León, Tel
+52 81 8863 1327, Fax +52 81 8863 1260, E-mail mmedrano[at]ovis.org.mx
NGO Focal Point - Biól. Arturo García Lozano, Director, Cuerpos de Conservación
Guanajuato, A.C., Calle Alhóndigas 68 int. 1,, Col. San Javier, CP 36020 Guanajuato, Tel +52
473 732 3515, E-mail ccgtoac[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Biol. Ann Snook, Amigos del Manatí, Calle Guerreo #410, Entre Tlaxcala
y Tamaulipas, Calderitas, Quintana Roo, México CP 77900, Tel +52 983 834 2336, E-mail
asnook06[at]msn.com
Monaco
Government Focal Point - Mr. Jérémie Carles, Chef de Section, Direction de l'Environnement,
3, avenue de Fontvieille, 98000 Monaco, Tel +377 98 98 81 79, Fax +377 92 05 28 91, E-mail
jcarles[at]gouv.mc
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Mongolia
Government Focal Point - Mr. Dorjgurkhem Batbold, Director, International Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, Government Bldg - 2, United
Nations Street 5/2, Ulaanbaatar - 210646, Tel +976 51 26 61 97, Fax +976 11 321 401, Tel
+976 9904 1022, E-mail dbatbold[at]mne.gov.mn
NGO Focal Point - Ms Khulan Munkh-Erdene, Communication Manager, WWF Mongolia
Programme Office, Amar Street-4, SBD-8, PO Box 115, PO-20a, Ulaanbaatar 210620a, Tel
+976 11 311 659, Fax +976 11 310 237, Tel +976 9908 1716, E-mail
khulan[at]wwf.panda.org
Morocco
Government Focal Point - M Hayat Mesbah, Chef de Service, Conservation de la Flore et de la
Faune Sauvages, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification,
3, Rue Haroun Errachid, Agdal, Rabat
NGO Focal Point - M Mohammed Aziz El Agbani, Enseignant-Chercheur (Professeur), Unité
de Recherche pour la Gestion des Zones Humides du Maroc (URGZHM), Groupe de
Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc, Avenue Ibn Battota, BP 703 CP,
10090 Rabat Agdal, Tel 212 37 77 45 48, Fax +212 37 77 45 50, Tel + 212 661 391 909,
E-mail melagbani[at]grepom.org
Mozambique
Government Focal Point - Mr. Eliseu Chiandela, Ministry for the Coordination of
Environmental Affairs, Av. Acordos de Lusaka, 2115, PO Box 2020, Maputo, Tel
+258-825974134, Fax +258-21465849
NGO Focal Point - Mr Hilario Sitoe, WWF Mozambique, Av. Kenneth kaunda, n.1174, PO
Box: 4560, Maputo, Tel +258823138029, Fax +258821310244
Myanmar
Government Focal Point - U Maung Maung Than, Director, Training & Research Development
Division, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Building 39, Forest
Department, Nay Pyi Taw, Tel +95 67 405 395, Fax +95 67 405 112, E-mail
trdd.fd[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - U Zau Lunn, Executive Committee Member, Biodiversity and Nature
Conservation Association, 145 (B), Thirimingalar Lane, Pyay Road, Mayangone Township,
Yangon, Tel +95 95 182 841, Tel +95 9 7309 4308, E-mail zaulunn[at]gmail.com
Nepal
Government Focal Point - Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, Ecologist, Dept. of National Parks and
Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, PO Box 860, Babar Mahal,
Kathmandu, Tel +977 1 422 0850, Fax +977 1 422 0912, Tel +977 98 5114 2405, E-mail
maheshwar.dhakal[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr Yam Bahadur Malla, Country Representative, IUCN Nepal, PO Box
3923, Bakhundole, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Tel +977 1 552 8781, E-mail yam.malla[at]iucn.org
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Netherlands
Government Focal Point - Drs. Anja J. Pel-Roest, Policy Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Postbus 20401, 2500 EK The Hague, Tel +31 6 467 146 94, E-mail a.j.pel[at]minez.nl
NGO Focal Point - Ir. Luc Hoogenstein, Senior Wetlands Coordinator, Vogelbescherming
Nederland, PO Box 925, 3700 AX Zeist, Tel +31 30 693 7773, Fax +31 30 691 8844, E-mail
Luc.Hoogenstein[at]vogelbescherming.nl
New Zealand
Government Focal Point - Ms Jan Simmons, Community Relations Officer, Waikato
Conservancy Office, Department of Conservation, Private Bag 3072, Hamilton 3240, Tel +64 7
858 1010, Fax +64 7 838 1001, E-mail jsimmons[at]doc.govt.nz
Nicaragua
Government Focal Point - Licda. Aura M. Izquierdo Munguía, Coordinadora Nacional,
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Km. 12
1/2 Carretera Norte, A.P. 1501, Managua, Tel +505 263 2083, Fax +505 875 9690, E-mail
mireyaizquierdo[at]hotmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Sra. Karla Espinoza Hernández, Encargada de CeCOP, Asociación
AUDUBON, Apdo: SV-82, Managua, Tel +505 22 44 32 39, Fax +505 22 44 32 39, E-mail
audubondenicaragua[at]turbonett.com.ni
Niger
Government Focal Point - M Ibrahim Nakata Bello, Chargé de Programme, Ingénieur Eaux et
Forêts, Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et Aires Protégées, BP 721, Niamey, Tel +227 96
49 55 62, E-mail belloibrah[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Elhadj Mamane Abdou, Alliance Niger Nature, BP 729, PLCE/BN, Niamey,
Tel +227 9687 8198, Fax +227 9687 8198, Tel +227 9687 8198/91 17 6585, E-mail
abdou_em[at]yahoo.fr
Nigeria
Government Focal Point - Mr. Abdullahi Yakubu, Forestry Officer II, Federal Ministry of
Environment, Forestry Department, Plot 393/394, Aikhomo Way, Utako District, Abuja, Tel
+234 8036532129, E-mail abkakat[at]gmail.com
Norway
Government Focal Point - Ms Maja Stade Aaronaes, Adviser, Norwegian Environment
Agency, PO Box 6672 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Tel +47 73 580 500, Fax +47 73 580 501,
E-mail msa[at]miljodir.no
Oman
Government Focal Point - Ms Aida Khalaf AL Jabri, Marine Environment Conservation
Specialist, Ministry of Environement and Climate Affairs, PO Box 323, Muscat PC 100, Tel
+968 2440 4512, Fax +968 2460 2283, E-mail marinegirl3308[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Oman
Government Focal Point - Ms Mariam M. AL Busaidi, Nature Reserves Specialist, Ministry of
Environment and Climate Affairs, PO Box 323, Muscat PC 100, Tel +968 249 512 74, Fax +968
246 022 83, E-mail m.busaidi[at]hotmail.com
Pakistan
Government Focal Point - Mr. Mohammed Shafiq Mian, Deputy Conservator Wildlife,
Pakistan Forest Institute, University Town, Peshawar, NWFP, Tel +92 91 921 6192, Fax +92 91
921 6203, E-mail mmshafiq1[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Marriyum Aurangzeb, Coordinator, Awareness Raising Programme,
Pakistan Wetlands Programme, House No. 62, St. No. 25, Sector F-10/1, Islamabad, Tel +92
51 287 9245 9, Fax +92 51 287 9267, E-mail maurangzeb[at]wwf.org.pk
Palau
Government Focal Point - Ms Pua Michael, Head of Forestry, Bureau of Agriculture, Ministry
of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism, PO box 460, Koror 96940, Tel +680 544
5804, Fax +680 544 5090, E-mail palauforestry[at]palaunet.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Yalap P. Yalap, Education Coordinator, Palau Conservation Society,
PO Box 1811, Bai ra Maibrel, Madalaii, Koror 96940, Tel +680 488 3993, Fax +680 488
3990, E-mail Yyalap[at]palauconservation.org
Panama
Government Focal Point - Sra. Judith Jaén, Directora, Fomento a la Cultura
Ambiental.Directora de Fomento de la Cultura, Albrook, edificio 804, República de Panamá,
Apartado C, Zona 0843, Balboa, Ancón, Tel +507 500 0855, E-mail ijaen[at]anam.gob.pa
NGO Focal Point - Sra. Rosabel Miró R., Directora Ejecutiva, Sociedad Audubon de Panamá,
Estafeta 0843, CP 03076, Ciudad de Panamá, Tel +507 315 232 5977, Fax +507 232 5977,
Tel +507 6616 8954, E-mail rosabelmiro[at]mac.com
Papua New Guinea
Government Focal Point - Mr. Robert Rage, Manager, Media & Public Relations, Department
of Environment and Conservation, PO Box 6601, Boroko, NCD, Tel +675 325 01 94, Fax +675
325 0182, E-mail ragerobert[at]yahoo.com.au
NGO Focal Point - Dr Eric Verheij, Conservation Director, WWF Western Melanesia
Programme, PO Box 8280, Port Moresby, NCD, Tel +675 320 0149, Fax +675 320 0519,
E-mail everheij[at]wwfpacific.org.pg
Paraguay
Government Focal Point - Lic. Biol. María Teresa Florentín Peña, Directora, Secretaria del
Ambiente- SEAM/Py, Ruta Mcal. Estigarribia, Km 10,5, San Lorenzo, Tel +595 21 583649,
E-mail musgosflorentin[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Peru
Government Focal Point - José M. Gayoso Velásquez, Especialista en Didáctica Ambiental,
Ministerio del Ambiente - Dirección General de, Educación, Cultura y Ciudadanía Ambiental,
Av Javier Prado Oeste 1440, San Isidro, Lima, Tel +511 6116000 (ext 1327), E-mail
jgayoso[at]minam.gob.pe
NGO Focal Point - Ing. Antonio Tovar Narvaez, Profesor Universitario, Ingeniero Forestal,
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Aptdo 12-056,
Lima 12, Tel +51 1 349 6102, Fax +51 1 349 6102, E-mail latn[at]lamolina.edu.pe
Philippines
Government Focal Point - Mr. Nelson G. Castillo, Chief, Interpretation and Nature
Conservation Education Section, Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) - DENR, NAPWNC
Compound, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Tel +632 924 6031 35, Fax +632 925
8948, Tel +63 921 429 7676, E-mail pasunapwc[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Amy Lecciones, Vice President, Society for the Conservation of
Philippine Wetlands, Inc., Unit 208 Grand Emerald Tower F., Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas
Center, Pasig City 1600, Metro Manila, Tel +63 2 637 2409, Tel +63 91 7830 1105, E-mail
wetlands[at]psdn.org.ph; amyml[at]psdn.org.ph
Republic of Korea
Government Focal Point - Ms Hyun-Joo Lee, Public Awareness and Training Officer, National
Wetlands Center, Ministry of Environment, 1-12, Byeoryang-dong, Gwacheon-si,
Gyeonggi-do 427-800, Tel +82 2 509 7961, Fax +82 2 509 7967, E-mail
baikalteal[at]empal.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Ji-Young Jang, Principal Researcher, Eco-Horizon Institute, Tel +82 2
338 9572, Fax +82 2 338 9575, E-mail ecojangjy[at]gmail.com
Rwanda
Government Focal Point - Ms Rachael Tushabe, Director, Environmental Education and
Mainstreaming Unit, Rwanda Environment Management Authority, PO Box 7436, Kacyiru,
Kigali, Tel +250 252 580 101, Fax +250 252 580 017, E-mail rtushabe[at]rema.gov.rw
NGO Focal Point - Mr Oscar Nzabonimpa, President, Rwanda Environmental
Non-Governmental Organisation Forum, PO Box 6344, Kigali, Tel +250 788 305 736, E-mail
fenvironment[at]yahoo.com
Samoa
Government Focal Point - Ms Juney Ward, Principal Marine Conservation Officer, Division of
Environment and Conservation, MNRE, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,
Private Bag, Apia, Tel +685 67200, Fax +685 67262, E-mail juneyward[at]mnre.gov.ws
NGO Focal Point - Dr Walter Vermullen, Director, Matuaileoo Environmental Trust,
Incorporation (METI), Private Bag, Apia, Tel +685 305 50, E-mail walter[at]meti.ws
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Sao Tome and Principe
Government Focal Point - M Lourenço Monteiro de Jesus, Directeur, Direction de la
Statistique et, de l'Education Environnementale, PO Box 1023, São Tomé, Tel +239 222 52 71,
E-mail monteiro.dejesus[at]yahoo.com.br
NGO Focal Point - Mme Alzira Maria Rodrigues, Présidente, Association des Biologistes de
Sao Tomé et Principe, PO Box 546, ISP - Bairro Quinta de Santo António, Tel +239 222 38
76, E-mail alzirarodrigues42[at]yahoo.com
Senegal
Government Focal Point - Commandant Abdou Salam Kane, Chef, Division Zones Humides,
Direction des Parcs Nationaux, BP 5135, Dakar Fann, Tel +221 33 832 2309, Fax +221 33 832
2311, Tel +221 77 631 18 48, E-mail ak7salam[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Pape Diomaye Thiare, Chargé de communication et Coordonnateur
Média, Wetlands International Afrique, Rue 111, villa 39 B, Zone B, BP 25581, Dakar-Fann,
Tel +221 3386910 92, E-mail pthiare[at]wetlands-africa.org
Serbia
Government Focal Point - Ms Natasa Panic, Head, Department for Education and Publishing,
Institute for Nature Conservation, Dr Ivana Ribara 91, 11070 Belgrade, Tel +381 11 2093 801,
Fax +381 11 2093 867, E-mail natasa.panic[at]zzps.rs
Seychelles
Government Focal Point - Mr. Jean-Claude Labrosse, Wetlands Coordinator, Coastal
Adaptation & Management Section/ CAAID/ E&E, Department of Environment, PO Box 1145,
English River, Mahé, Tel +248 467 0400, Fax +248 467 0638, Tel +248 723 325, E-mail
j.labrosse[at]env.gov.sc
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Jean-Claude Labrosse, Wetlands Coordinator, Coastal Adaptation &
Management Section/ CAAID/ E&E, Department of Environment, PO Box 1145, English
River, Mahé, Tel +248 467 0400, Fax +248 467 0638, Tel +248 723 325, E-mail
j.labrosse[at]env.gov.sc
NGO Focal Point - Dr. Pugazhendhi Murugaiyan, Senior Project Officer, Coastal Adaptation
& Management Section/ CAAID/ E&E, PO Box 1145, English River, Victoria, Mahé, Tel +248
467 0400, Fax +248 467 0638, Tel +248 2722 159, E-mail p.murugaiyan[at]env.gov.sc
Sierra Leone
Government Focal Point - Mr. Edward P. Bendu, Head, Information, Education and
Communication Department, Environment Protection Agency, 3rd Floor, West Wing, Youyi
Building, Freetown, Tel +232 76 749 024, E-mail edwardpbendu[at]yahoo.co.uk
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Sheikh Sowa, Project Coordinator, Wetlands International, The
Conservation Society of Sierra Leone, 18B Becklyn Drive, Off Wilkinson Road, Congo Cross,
Freetown, Tel +232 78 424 159, E-mail sheikhsiddysowa[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Slovakia
Government Focal Point - Ms Alena Badurová, State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak
Republic, Administration of Malá Fatra National Park, Hrnciarska 197, 01303 Varín, Tel +421
41 507 1413, Tel +421 903 298 131, E-mail alena.badurova[at]sopsr.sk
NGO Focal Point - Mgr. Milan Janák, DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology, Podunajská 24,
821 06 Bratislava, Tel +421 2 455 240 19, Fax +421 2 456 402 01, E-mail janak[at]daphne.sk
Slovakia
Government Focal Point - Ms Miriam Balciarová, State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak
Republic, Administration of Malá Fatra National Park, Hrnciarska 197, 01303 Varín, Tel +421
41 507 1414, Tel +421 903 298 407, E-mail miriam.balciarova[at]sopsr.sk
NGO Focal Point - Mgr. Milan Janák, DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology, Podunajská 24,
821 06 Bratislava, Tel +421 2 455 240 19, Fax +421 2 456 402 01, E-mail janak[at]daphne.sk
Slovakia
Government Focal Point - Ms Tereza Thomson, State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak
Republic, Tajovského 28B, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Tel +421 48 429 9948, Fax +421 48 472
2036, Tel +421 911 062 364, E-mail tereza.thompson[at]sopsr.sk
NGO Focal Point - Mgr. Milan Janák, DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology, Podunajská 24,
821 06 Bratislava, Tel +421 2 455 240 19, Fax +421 2 456 402 01, E-mail janak[at]daphne.sk
Slovenia
Government Focal Point - Ms Minka Vicar, Senior Advisor for Education/Biology, Institute of
the Republic of Slovenia for Education, Parmova 33, 1000 Ljubljana, Tel +386 1 236 3146, Fax
+386 1 236 3150, E-mail minka.vicar[at]zrss.si
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Milan Ogrin, Society for the Study of Birds and Nature Protection, Zg
Hajdina 83c, 2288 Hajdina, Tel +386 41 699 268, E-mail milan.vogrin[at]guest.arnes.si
South Africa
Government Focal Point - Mr. Stanley Tshikonelo Tshitwamulomoni, Control Biodiversity
Officer Grade B: Bio Policy Implementation Management, Department of Environmental
Affairs, Private Bag X447, Pretoria 0001, Tel +27 12 3999589, Fax +27 12 320 2844, Tel +27 82
643 0623, E-mail stanleyt[at]environment.gov.za
Sri Lanka
Government Focal Point - Mr. Sarathnayaka R.B. Dissanayake, Deputy Director (Research and
Training), Department of Wildlife Conservation, No. 811/A Jayanthipura Road, Jayanthipura,
Battaramulla, Tel +94 11 287 1529, Fax +94 11 288 3355, E-mail sarathdisa[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Udaya Sirivardana, National Coordinator, Wetlands International,
Committee Member, Ceylon Bird Club, 127, Nawala Road, Colombo 5, Tel +94 11 276
9872, Fax +94 11 236 8708, E-mail jingo.webmail[at]yahoo.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Sudan
Government Focal Point - Ms Nadia Hassan Omer, Higher Council for Environment and
Natural Resources, PO Box 10488, Khartoum, Tel +249 183 784 279, Fax +249 183 787 617,
E-mail nadiahassan2004[at]yahoo.com
NGO Focal Point - Prof. Muawia Hamid Shaddad, Sudan National Discourse Forum, PO Box
114, Khartoum Centre, Tel +249 912 359317, E-mail shaddadmhsh[at]yahoo.com
Suriname
Government Focal Point - Mr. Ashok Pherai, Acting Coordinator Education Section, Nature
Conservation Division, Ministry of Physical Planning, Land and Forest Management, Cornelis
Jongbawstraat 10-14, PO Box 436, Paramaribo, Tel +597 47 1641, Fax +597 422 555, E-mail
ashok63[at]hotmail.nl
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Lucien Tholen, Acting Director, Foundation for Nature Preservation
in Suriname, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 10-14, Paramaribo, Tel +597 42 7103, Fax +597
421850, E-mail stinasu[at]sr.net
Swaziland
Government Focal Point - Mr. Bhekithemba Thusi, Swaziland National Trust Commission, PO
box 100, Lobamba H107, Tel +268 2416 1489, Fax +268 2416 1875, E-mail neep[at]sntc.org.sz
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Zidumo Mkhatshwa, Community Forestry Network, PO Box 531,
Manzini, Tel +268 2473 6124, Fax +268 7611 1780, E-mail zbmmkhatshwa[at]hotmail.com
Sweden
Government Focal Point - Ms Jenny Lonnstad, Advisor, Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency, Valhallavägen 195, 106 48 Stockholm, Tel +46 10 698 1592, E-mail
jenny.lonnstad[at]naturvardsverket.se
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Lennart Gladh, Baltic project coordinator, WWF-Sweden, Ulriksdals
Castle, 170 81 Solna, Tel +46 8 624 74 00, Tel +46 70 221 0367, E-mail
lennart.gladh[at]wwf.se
Switzerland
Government Focal Point - Ms Sabine Herzog, deputy head of section, head of Wildlife
protection & process management Sector, Federal Office for the Environment, Species,
Ecosystems, Landscapes Division, 3003 Bern, Tel +41 58 463 03 40, Fax +41 58 463 89 74,
E-mail sabine.herzog[at]bafu.admin.ch
Syrian Arab Republic
Government Focal Point - Mr. Mohamad Walid Issa, Advisor, Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box
4451, Damascus, Tel +963 11 222 1401/2/3, Fax +963 11 274 1644, E-mail
mamoun-m[at]scs-net.org
NGO Focal Point - Dr. Mohamad Kayyal, Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Damascus University, PO Box 3510, Damascus, Tel +963 11 312 1180, Fax +963 11 311
7730, Tel +963 944 281 802, E-mail kayyalm[at]scs-net.org
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Tajikistan
Government Focal Point - Dr/Ms Ada Tsoy, Principal Officer, State Directorate for Protected
Areas, State Committee on Environment Conservation & Forestry, PO Box 138, 734025
Dushanbe, Fax +992 372 252 421, E-mail eldar[at]tajik.net
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Eldar Shafiyev, Chief of Tourism & International Contacts Dept.,
Tajik National Park, Ministry of Nature Protection, PO Box 138, 734025 Dushanbe, Fax
+992 372 213 332, E-mail eldar[at]tajik.net
Thailand
Government Focal Point - Ms Pataraporn Somanus, Official, Office of Natural Resources &
Environmental Policy and Planning, Ministry of Resources and Environment, 60/1, Soi Phibul
Wattana 7, Rama VI Road, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400, Tel +662 265 6636, Fax +662 265 6638,
Tel +668 6177 8868, E-mail patasom99[at]hotmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr Anuwat Nateewathana, Sirindhorn International Environmental Park
Foundation, 63/3 Petchakasem Road, Tambol Omnoi, Amphoe Kratum Ban, Samut Sakorn
74130, Tel +668 11 731 151, E-mail anuwat007[at]gmail.com
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Government Focal Point - Mr. Pejo Kirovski, State Inspector, State Inspectorate of
Environment, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Bul. Goce Delcev bb MTV XII,
1000 Skopje, Tel +389 2 3251 400, Fax +389 2 3220 165, E-mail p.kirovski[at]moepp.gov.mk
NGO Focal Point - Prof. Branko Micevski, President of National Ramsar Committee, Faculty
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba str b.b., PO Box 162, 1000 Skopje, Tel
+389 2 2432 071, Fax +389 2 2432 071, Tel +389 78 254 736, E-mail
brankom[at]ukim.edu.mk
Togo
Government Focal Point - Ms Kossiwavi Ogoua Abamy, Chef Section Zone Humide, Direction
de la Faune et de la Chasse, Ministère de l'Environnement et Ressources Forestières, 52 rue
de la Kozah, BP 355, Lomé, Tel +228 2221 40 29, Fax +228 2221 03 33, Tel +228 9012 22 54,
E-mail direfaune[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Dr Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, ONG Agbozegue, BP 6057, Lomé, Tel +228
227 59 32, Fax +228 22 22 09 87, Tel +228 900 99 659, E-mail h_segniagbeto[at]yahoo.fr
Trinidad and Tobago
Government Focal Point - Mr. Gerard McVorran, Chairman, National Wetlands Committee,
Ministry of Housing and the Environment, Forestry Division, Long Circular Road, St. James,
Port of Spain 1000, Tel +1 868 622 4860, Fax +1 868 628 5503, E-mail
gerardtmcvorran[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Molly Gaskin, President, The Pointe-à-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, 38 La
Reine Townhouse, Flagstaff Hill, Long Circular Road, St James, Trinidad, Tel +1 868 628
4145, Fax +1 868 628 4145, E-mail molly.gaskin[at]petrotrin.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Tunisia
Government Focal Point - M Tahri Jamel, Direction Générale des Forêts, 30 rue Alain Savary,
Tunis 1002, Tel +216 95 689 688, E-mail tahri_jamel[at]yahoo.fr
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Zafzaf Hichem, Président, Association les Amis des Oiseaux, Avenue
18 Janvier, Ariana Centre, Bureau C 208/209, 2080 Ariana, Tunis, Tel +216 71 717 860,
E-mail aao[at]topnet.tn
Turkey
Government Focal Point - Mr. S. Serhan Cagirankaya, Agricultural Engineer, Wetlands
Division, G.D. Nature Conservation & National Parks, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs,
Sögütözü Caddesi No:14/E, 06560 Bestepe, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Tel +90 312 207 59 07, Fax
+90 312 207 59 59, Tel +90 532 7766 784, E-mail c.serhan[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Ms Buket Bahar Divrak Durmaz, Conservation Manager, WWF Turkiye Dogal Hayati Koruma Vakfi, Anafartalar Caddesi No: 17 / 3, 06250 Ulus / Ankara, Tel +90
312 310 3303, Fax +90 312 310 6642, Tel +90 530 787 62 47, E-mail bdurmaz[at]wwf.org.tr
Uganda
Government Focal Point - Ms Regina Ceali Namakula, Information, Education and
Communication Officer, Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and
Environment, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Tel +256-414-254706, Fax +256 4142 51375, Tel
+256-785-417720, E-mail ceali22[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Douglas Lugumya, Director, Entebbe Wildlife Association, PO Box
712, Entebbe, Tel +256 772 43 3024, E-mail edwaug[at]yahoo.co.uk
Ukraine
Government Focal Point - Ms Olesya Petrovych, Chief Specialist, Department of Protected
Areas, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, 35 Mytropolyta Vasylia
Lypkivs’kogo Str., Kyiv 03035, Tel +380 44 206 21 93, Fax +380 44 206 21 93, E-mail
petrovych.o[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr. Gennadiy Marushevskyi, Deputy Head, National Ecological Centre of
Ukraine, 6A Pankivska Street, Kyiv 01033, Tel +380 44 238 62 59, E-mail
gbmarush[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
United Arab Emirates
Government Focal Point - Mr. Mohammed AbdulRahman Hassan Abdulla, Head, Marine
Environment & Wildlife Section, Environment Department, Dubai Municipality, PO Box 67,
Dubai, Tel +971 4 606 6818, Fax +971 4 703 3532, Tel +971 50 644 0390, E-mail
marabdulla[at]dm.gov.ae
NGO Focal Point - Ms Ida Tillisch, Acting Director, Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF UAE,
WWF United Arab Emirates Project Office, PO box 454891, Dubai, Tel +971 4 354 9776,
Fax +971 2 634 1220, E-mail itillisch[at]ewswwf.ae
NGO Focal Point - Ms Lisa Perry, Program Director, Emirates Wildlife Society - WWF, WWF
United Arab Emirates Project Office, PO box 454891, Dubai, Tel +971 4 354 9776x212, Fax
+971 4 354 9774, Tel +971 2 634 1220?, E-mail lperry[at]ewswwf.ae
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, Tel
+255 22 2866 375, Fax +255 22 2865836, Tel +255 754 592 702, E-mail director[at]wildlife
NGO Focal Point - Mr. John Chikomo, Executive Director, Journalists' Environmental
Association of Tanzania, PO box 15674, Dar es Salaam, Tel +255 22 218 2240, Fax +255 22
218 2240, Tel +255 787 263 965, E-mail jet[at]africaonline.co.tz
United States of America
Government Focal Point - Ms Krishna Kali Roy, Chief, Global Branch, Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS :IA, Arlington, VA 22180, Tel
+1 703 358 2645, Fax +1 703 358 2115, E-mail Krishna_Roy[at]fws.gov
NGO Focal Point - Mr. William J. Mitsch, Eminent Scholar and Director, Everglades Wetland
Research Park, Juliet C. Sproul Chair, for Southwest Florida Habitat Restoration and
Management, Florida Gulf Coast University, 110 Kapnick Center, 4940 Bayshore Drive,
Naples, FL 3411, Tel +1 239 325 1365, E-mail wmitsch[at]fgcu.edu
Uruguay
Government Focal Point - Lic. MSc. Victor Cantón, Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente,
Galicia 1133 piso 1, C.P11100, Montevideo, Tel +598 2917 0710 (ext 4456), E-mail
vicatana[at]yahoo.com
Uzbekistan
Government Focal Point - Mr. Aleksandr Grigoryants, Deputy Chief, Biological Control
Department, State Committee for Nature Protection, 21-a, Chashtepinskay str., 100149
Tashkent, Tel +998 71 215 7035, Fax +998 71 215 7936, E-mail a.grigor50[at]mail.ru
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Government Focal Point - Lic Javier Hernández, Director de Linea de Áreas Naturales
Protegidas, Oficina Nacional de Diversidad Biológica, Ministerio del Poder Popular para el
Ambiente, Centro Simón Bolivar, Torre Sur, Piso 9, El Silencio, Caracas 1010, Tel +58 212 408
2150, Fax +58 212 408 4756, E-mail areasestrategicasondb[at]gmail.com
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Ramsar National Focal Points for
Communication, Education,
Participation, and Awareness (CEPA)
Viet Nam
Government Focal Point - Dr Ngoc Cuong Tran, Director of Ecology Division, Biodiversity
Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), Ministry of Natural
Resources & Environment, #10 Ton That Thuyet Str., Cau Giay dist., Hanoi, Tel +84 4 3795
6900 ext 3111, Fax +84 4 3941 2028, Tel +84 9820 50376 / 9320 31976, E-mail
tranngoccuong1962[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Dr Van Thang Hoang, Director, Center for Resources & Environmental
Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Tel +84 4 8326
2932, Fax +84 4 834 0724, E-mail tvhoang[at]cres.edu.vn
Zambia
Government Focal Point - Mr. Godwin Fishani Gondwe, Chief Environment Officer,
Environment Department, Ministry of Local Government, PO Box 34011, Lusaka, Tel +260
211 229 417, Fax +260 211 223 930, E-mail figogmel[at]yahoo.co.uk
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Moses Amos Nyirenda, WWF, P.O.Box 50551, Lusaka, Tel +260 211
250 404, Fax +260 211 253 74, E-mail nyirendamoses[at]yahoo.com
Zimbabwe
Government Focal Point - Mr. Steady Kangata, Environmental Education and Publicity
Manager, Environmental Management Agency, 285/6 Lorraine drive, Bluffhill Harare, Tel
+263 4 305543, E-mail skangata[at]gmail.com
NGO Focal Point - Mr. Enos Shumba, Country Director, WWF Zimbabwe Country Office, PO
Box CY 1409, Causeway, Harare, Tel +263 4 252 533/4, Fax +263 4 730 589, E-mail
eshumba[at]wwf.co.org
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