Convention on Biological Diversity

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)

National Focal Points
For more information, please contact the Secretariat of the Convention at: 1 May 2024
413, St. Jacques Street, Suite 800
H2Y 1N9 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tel.: (1-514) 288-2220
Fax: (1-514) 288-6588
E-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
Web: www.cbd.int

Algeria Bahamas

1. M. Essaid Si Ali 4. Dr. Rhianna M. Neely-Murphy

Directeur de la Protection de la Faune et de la Flore Director
Direction générale des Forêts Department of Environmental Planning and Protection
Alger Algeria Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
Tel.: +213 559 871 676 Charlotte House, Ground Floor
E-Mail: si.ali.essaid2020@gmail.com Charlotte & Shirley Streets
P.O. Box N-4849 Nassau Bahamas

Australia Tel.: +1 242 322 6005, 6

E-Mail: rhiannaneely@bahamas.gov.bs
2. Mr. Damian Wrigley
National Coordinator Bangladesh
Australian Seed Bank Partnership
Australian National Botanic Gardens 5. Mr. Iqbal Abdullah Harun
GPO Box 787 Additional Secretary (Administration)
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tel.: +61 2 6274 1111 Bangladesh Secretariat
E-Mail: Damian.Wrigley@environment.gov.au Building 6, Level 13
Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh

Austria Tel.: +880 2 9514766

E-Mail: iqah_n@yahoo.com
3. Ms. Andrea H. Nouak
Division VI/9 - International Environmental Affairs Belgium
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility,
Innovation and Technology 6. Mr. Steven Dessein
Stubenbastei 5 CEO
A-1010 Vienna Austria Plantentuin Meise
Tel.: +43 1 71162 611616 Nieuwelaan 38
E-Mail: andrea.nouak@bmk.gv.at B-1860 Meise Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 260 09 70
E-Mail: steven.dessein@plantentuinmeise.be
gspc@naturalsciences.be

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Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Mr. Gumercindo Baeza 11. Ms. Zlata Grabovac

Forest Officer Assistant to NFP CBD BIH
Forest Management Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Hamdije Cemerlica
Development Sarajevo 71000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
#23/25 unity Blvd Tel.: +387 33 726 721
Belmopan Belize Fax: +387 33 726 747
Tel.: +501 822 1524 E-Mail: zlata.grabovac@fmoit.gov.ba zlata.g84@gmail.com
E-Mail: forestmanagement@mnrei.gov.bz
Botswana
8. Mr. Wilber Sabido
Chief Forest Officer 12. Ms. Baitshepi Edith Babusi-Hill
Forest Department Director
Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Department of Forestry and Range Resources
Development Ministry of Environment and Tourism
23/25 Unity Blvd Private Bag 00424
Belmopan Belize Gaborone Botswana
Tel.: +501 822 1524 Tel.: +267 390 4050
Fax: +501 822 1523 Fax: +267 395 4051
E-Mail: cfo@forest.gov.bz secretary@forest.gov.bz E-Mail: bbabusi@gov.bw
Web: www.forestdepartment.gov.bz

Brazil
Benin
13. Mr. Gustavo Martinelli
9. Mr. Akpovi Akoegninou Coordinator
Professeur Titulaire de Botanique National Centre on Flora Conservation
Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden
Université d’Abomey-Calavi Rua Pacheco Leão 915
01 BP 4521 22460-030 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Cotonou Benin
Tel.: +55 21 3204 2072
Tel.: +229 67792055, +229 93023875 E-Mail: gmartine@jbrj.gov.br
E-Mail: akoegnin@bj.refer.org akoegnin@yahoo.fr

Bulgaria
Bhutan
14. Ms. Desisslava Petkova-Varadinova
10. Mr. Karma C. Nyedrup Associate Professor
Environment Specialist Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources
National Environment Commission Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research - Bulgarian Academy of
Post Box 466 Science
Thimphu Bhutan 2 Jurii Gagarin Boulevard
Tel.: +975 1 764 6566 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
E-Mail: kcnyedrup@gmail.com nyedrupkc@gmail.com Tel.: +359 885 432540
Fax: +359 287 19032
E-Mail: dessidim3010@gmail.com

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Cambodia China

15. Ms. Somaly Chan 20. Ms. Xin Jing

Undersecretary of State Director, Division of Biodiversity Conservation
Ministry of Environment Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation
Morodok Techo Building (Lot 503) Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmorn 12 East Changanjie
Phnom Penh Cambodia Beijing 100006 China
Tel.: +855 23 6445 222, +855 12 457 799 Tel.: +86 10 6564 5432
Fax: +855 23 721 073 Fax: +86 10 6564 5436
E-Mail: somalychan.ca@gmail.com E-Mail: jing.xin@mee.gov.cn

Cameroon Colombia

16. Mr. Joseph Kongatoua-Ngbozongo 21. Sra. Adriana Rivera Brusatin

E-Mail: kongatouajoseph@gmail.com Directora de Bosques, Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Calle 37 No. 8-40 piso 2
Canada
Bogotá Colombia
17. Mr. David A. Galbraith Tel.: +571 334 3400 ext 1244
Head of Science E-Mail: ariverab@minambiente.gov.co
Royal Botanic Gardens lbermudez@minambiente.gov.co
paula.sanmiguel@cancilleria.gov.co
P.O. Box 399
Hamilton ON L8N 3H8 Canada
E-Mail: dgalbraith@rbg.ca
Comoros
Web: http://www.rbg.ca
22. Mr. Madi Abasse
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche, de l'Environnement, du Tourisme et
Central African Republic de l'Artisanat
Moroni Comoros
18. Mr. Maurice Bongo
Tel.: +269 337 71 82
Technicien en Études Environnementales
E-Mail: abassemadi@hotmail.fr
Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement durable
BP 686
Bangui Central African Republic Costa Rica
Tel.: +236 75 55 67 08, +236 72 65 52 28 23. Sra. Milena Gutiérrez
E-Mail: bongomaurice@gmail.com Coordinadora, Sistema de Recursos Forestales
Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion
Chile Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía
Edificio Padilla, calle 1, Avenida 11, De la ULACIT, 200 metros sur
19. Sra. Leonora Rojas Salinas Barrio Amón
Profesional, Departamento de Conservación de Especies San José Costa Rica
División de Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad
E-Mail: milena.gutierrez@sinac.go.cr
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
San Martin 73
Santiago Chile
Tel.: +56 22 573 5605
E-Mail: lrojas@mma.gob.cl obetanzo@mma.gob.cl

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Croatia Denmark

24. Mr. Igor Boršić 28. Mr. Thomas Midtgaard

Senior Advisor - Specialist, Service for Inventory, Assessment and Deputy Head
Monitoring of Nature Nature and Biodiversity Division
Institute for Environment and Nature Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development Slotsholmsgade 12
Radnička cesta 80/7 Copenhagen 1216 Denmark
HR-10000 Zageb Croatia E-Mail: thomi@mim.dk mim@mim.dk
Tel.: +385 1 5502 960
Fax: +385 1 5502 901
Dominican Republic
E-Mail: igor.borsic@mingor.hr
29. Sr. Nelson García Marcano
25. Ms. Vida Posavec Vukeliċ Head of the Inspection Division
Senior Advisor - Specialist, Service for Inventory, Assessment and Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Monitoring of Nature Ave. Cayetano Germosén esq. Avenida Gregorio Luperón, Ensanche el
Institute for Environment and Nature Pedregal
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development Santo Domingo 11107 Dominican Republic
Radnička cesta 80/7
Tel.: +1 809 567 4300
HR-10000 Zagreb Croatia
E-Mail: nelson.garcia@ambiente.gob.do convenios@ambiente.gob.do
Tel.: +385 1 5502 920
Fax: +385 1 5502 901
Ecuador
E-Mail: Vida.PosavecVukelic@mingor.hr
30. Sr. Danny Guarderas
Cuba Técnico, Unidad de Vida Silvestre
Dirección Nacional de Biodiversidad
26. Mr. Ulises Fernández Gómez Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica
Director, International Relations Av. Madrid 1159 y Andalucía
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Quito Ecuador
Calle 18 A#4118 e/41 y 47
Tel.: +593 2 398 7600 ext 1417
Havana 11300 Cuba
E-Mail: danny.guarderas@ambiente.gob.ec
Tel.: +53 5 214 4554 fanny.tello@ambiente.gob.ec
Fax: +53 7 214 4257
E-Mail: ulises@citma.gob.cu jesus@citma.gob.cu 31. Sra. Fanny Tello
jesusgb@ceniai.inf.cu Especialista de Vida Silvestre
Web: http://www.cubagob.cu/ Dirección de Biodiversidad
Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica
Cyprus Calle Madrid 1159 y Andalucía
Quito Ecuador
27. Mr. Charalambos Christodoulou
Tel.: +593 2 398 7600 ext 1417
Conservator of Forests E-Mail: fanny.tello@ambiente.gob.ec
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
26 Louki Akrita
1414
Egypt
Nicosia Cyprus
32. Mr. Mohamed Talaat El-Hennawy
Tel.: +357 22408323 Manager, Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area
Fax: +357 22786623 Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
E-Mail: cyflora@outlook.com 12 Ahmed Shalaby Str.
Mansoura Egypt
Tel.: +2 02 25248792 , +2 02 25271391
Fax: +2 02 25280931
E-Mail: mthdorcas@yahoo.com

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Equatorial Guinea France

33. Sr. Santiago-Martín Atomo Ayang 38. M. Philippe Bardin

Experto del Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Conservatoire botanique national du bassin parisien
Delegación Regional de Bata Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Equatorial Guinea 61, Rue Buffon
E-Mail: santiagomartin1970@yahoo.es 75005 Paris France
Tel.: +33 0 1 40 79 56 25
Estonia E-Mail: bardin@mnhn.fr

34. Prof. Tiiu Kull 39. Mme Maïté Delmas

Head of Dept. of Botany Relations nationales et internationales
Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Département des jardins botaniques et zoologiques
Estonian University of Life Sciences Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Riia 181 Case Postale 45
51014 Tartu Estonia 57 rue Cuvier
Tel.: +37 27 311 883 75005 Paris France
Fax: +37 27 383 013 Tel.: +33 1 40 79 33 22
E-Mail: tiiu.kull@emu.ee Fax: +33 1 40 79 38 23
E-Mail: delmas@mnhn.fr
Ethiopia
40. M. Antoine Lombard
35. Mr. Hailu Atenafu Chargé de mission pour la flore sauvage
Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute Direction de l'eau et de la biodiversité DEB/PEM
P.O. Box 30726 Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires
Addis Ababa Ethiopia La Grande Arche - Sud
E-Mail: hailuatnafu@gmail.com 92055 La Défense Cedex
Paris France

Finland Tel.: +33 1 40 81 35 44

E-Mail: antoine.lombard@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
36. Mr. Aapo Ahola
Senior Coordinator Germany
Biodiversity Centre
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) 41. Mr. Detlev Metzing
Latokartanonkaari 11 Division II 1.2 Plant Conservation
Helsinki FI-00790 Finland Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Tel.: +358 50 505 3547 Konstantinstrasse 110
E-Mail: aapo.ahola@syke.fi 53179 Bonn Germany
Tel.: +49 228 8491 1446
37. Mr. Marko Hyvärinen E-Mail: detlev.metzing@bfn.de
Director of the Botany Unit
Finnish Museum of Natural History Ghana
LUOMUS P.O. Box 17
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13 - University of Helsinki 42. Mr. Daniel Ashie Kotey
Helsinki FI-00014 Finland Acting Director
Tel.: +358 29 412 4440 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Plant Genetic Resources
Research Institute
E-Mail: marko.hyvarinen@helsinki.fi
P.O. Box 7
Bunso, E/R Ghana
Tel.: +233 20 041 9191
E-Mail: dnakotey@gmail.com

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Guatemala India

43. Sr. Jorge Benjamín Jiménez Barrios 48. Mr. Raghu Kumar Kodali
Catedratico Titular Scientist 'G'
Escuela de Biologia, Faculdad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmacia Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 5th Floor, Vayu Block
Ciudad Universitaria, Edificio T-10 zona 12 Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road
Guatemala Guatemala New Delhi 110003 India
E-Mail: jbjimenezbarrios@gmail.com Tel.: +91 11 2081 9420
E-Mail: kodali.rk@gov.in
Guinea
Indonesia
44. M. Mohamed Dialakoro Doumbouya
Centre de Recherche Agronomique de Foulaya 49. Ms. Utami Andayani
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG) Assistant Deputy
Conakry Guinea Conservation Biodiversity
Tel.: +224 62503758 Ministry of Environment and Forestry
E-Mail: mohamedlamine@yahoo.fr JL Dl Panjaitan Kav. 24, Build. B, Fl. 4th
Kebon Nanas
Jakarta Timur 13410 Indonesia
Guinea-Bissau
Tel.: +6221 859 05770
45. Mr. Bucar Indjai Fax: +6221 859 05770
Guinea-Bissau E-Mail: utamikun@yahoo.com
Tel.: +245 665 2726
E-Mail: indjaibucar@hotmail.com 50. Dr. Irawati
Head
Center for Plant Conservation Bogor Botanic Gardens
Haiti
Indonesia Institute of Sciences
Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 13
46. S.E. M. James Cadet
16122 Bogor Indonesia
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement Tel.: +62 251 322187
Parc Industriel Métropolitain (SONAPI) Fax: +62 251 322187
Blvd Toussaint Louverture E-Mail: irawati@indosat.net.id
Port-au-Prince Haiti
Tel.: +509 46 21 11 46 51. Mr. Didik Widyatmoko
E-Mail: Jamescadet001@gmail.com Head of Center for Plant Conservation
Web: https://www.mde.gouv.ht/index.php/fr/ Bogor Botanical Gardens
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Jl. Lr. H. Juanda 13
Honduras
Bogor 16003 Indonesia
47. Mr. Ciro Navarro Tel.: +62 21 832 2187
Director Fax: +62 21 83 22 187
Lancetilla Botanical Garden E-Mail: didik_widyatmoko@yahoo.com
Tela Honduras
E-Mail: cnavarrocruz@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.jblancetilla.org

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Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kuwait

52. Mr. Adel Jalili 56. Ms. Leina Al-Awadhi

Head of Research Institute for Forests and Rangelands (RIFR) Director
And Faculty Member Department of Biodiversity Conservation
Research Institute for Forests and Rangelands (RIFR) Environment Public Authority (EPA)
P.O.BOX 13185-116 P.O. Box 24395
Peikanshahr Safat 13104 Kuwait
TehranKaraj Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tel.: +965 22208511
Tel.: +98 21 44 78 7282 5 Fax: +965 25415703
Fax: +98 21 44 796 575 E-Mail: L.Alawadhi@epa.gov.kw geology69@yahoo.com
E-Mail: jalili@rifr-ac.ir Web: https://epa.gov.kw/

Ireland Lao People's Democratic Republic

53. Mr. Matthew Jebb 57. Mr. Bounsu Soudamaly

Curator Deputy Director-General
Herbarium Department of Agriculture
National Botanic Gardens Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
National Botanic Gardens Vientiane Lao People's Democratic Republic
Glasnevin E-Mail: sbounsu@yahoo.com
Dublin 9 Ireland
Tel.: +353 1 837 75 96 Latvia
Fax: +353 1 836 00 80
E-Mail: matthew.jebb@opw.ie 58. Ms. Valda Baronina
Deputy Head of Board
Italy Latvian Society for Botanists
Kronvalda Boul.4
54. Ms. Stefania Ercole Riga LV 1010 Latvia
Researcher Tel.: +371 6 783 0999
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Fax: +371 6 783 0291
Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 E-Mail: valda.baronina@ldf.lv
00144 Rome Italy
Tel.: +39 06 50074140 Lesotho
E-Mail: stefania.ercole@isprambiente.it
59. Mr. Bataung Mokhele
Japan Environment Officer, Biodiversity Conservation Division
Department of Environment
55. Ms. Eriko Tanabe Ministry of Defence, National Security and Environment
Deputy Director 7th Floor, Post Office Building
Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau Maseru 100 Lesotho
Ministry of the Environment Tel.: +266 2232 0534
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki E-Mail: bmokhele971@gmail.com
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8975 Japan
Liberia
Tel.: +81 3 5521 8283
Fax: +81 3 3581 7090 60. Patrick Kiadii
E-Mail: eriko_tanabe@env.go.jp Professor
College of Agriculture and Forestry
University of Liberia
Monrovia Liberia
E-Mail: boimalendeh@yahoo.com ind_life@yahoo.com

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Lithuania Mexico

61. Mrs. Sigute Alisauskiene 66. Sr. Hesiquio Benitez Diaz

Chief Officer of Biodiversity Division Director
Nature Protection Department Enlace y Asuntos Internacionales
Ministry of Environment Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de Biodiversidad
A. Jaksto str. 4/9 (CONABIO)
LT-01105 Vilnius Lithuania Periférico-Insurgentes Sur, No. 4903
Tel.: +370 52 663 551 Col. Parques del Pedregal, Delegación Tlalpan
Fax: +370 52 663 663 México D.F. C.P. 14010 Mexico
E-Mail: a.alisauskiene@am.lt Tel.: +52 55 5004 5025
Fax: +52 55 5004 4985
E-Mail: hbenitez@conabio.gob.mx deai@conabio.gob.mx
Madagascar
dgcii@conabio.gob.mx
Web: www.conabio.gob.mx
62. M. Tefinirina Rajerisoa
Responsable Flore, Service de la Conservation de la Biodiversité et des
Ecosystèmes Mongolia
Direction des Aires Protégées, des Ressources Naturelles renouvelables et
des Ecosystèmes 67. Ms. Nergui Soninkhishig
Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Professor
Antananarivo 101 Madagascar Department of Botany
Tel.: +261 034 11 791 97 National University of Mongolia
E-Mail: tefraj@yahoo.fr daprne.direction@gmail.com P.Box-535
Ulaanbaatar 46a Mongolia

Maldives Tel.: +976 11 32 39 70

E-Mail: soninkhishig2000@yahoo.com
63. Mr. Mohamed Zahir
Director General Montenegro
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Ameenee Magu, 20392 68. Ms. Danka Caković
Malé Maldives Professor, Department of Biology
Tel.: +9603004315 Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
Fax: +9603004301 University of Montenegro
E-Mail: mohamed.zahir@environment.gov.mv Džordža Vašingtona Street
P.O. Box 5455
81000 Podgorica Montenegro
Malta
Tel.: +382 67 512 121
64. Mr. Darrin T. Stevens E-Mail: danka.petrovic@t-com.me
Deputy Director
Environment and Resources Authority Morocco
Hexagon House, Spencer Hill
Marsa MRS 1441 Malta 69. M. Mohammed Sghir Taleb
Tel.: +356 2292 3519 Professeur
E-Mail: cbd.malta@era.org.mt darrin.stevens@era.org.mt Institut Scientifique de Rabat
Rabat Morocco

Mauritania Tel.: +212 6 66 67 02 24

E-Mail: talebmsg@yahoo.com
65. M. Moussa Ba
Directeur de la Réglementation et des Accords Multilatéraux Mozambique
Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable
Rue 21-185 - No 838 - Ksar 70. Ms. Elsa Adélia Timana
Nouakchott Mauritania National Directorate Agrarian Services
Tel.: +222 46 01 32 32 Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety
E-Mail: bamouss14@gmail.com E-Mail: elsa.timana@gmail.com

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Namibia North Macedonia

71. Ms. Esmerialda Strauss 75. Mr. Sashko Jordanov

Chief Forester Adviser in Charge
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Special Natural Heritage Management
Government Office Park, Luther Street c/o ul. Drezdenska 52
Private Bag 13184 1000 Skopje North Macedonia
Windhoek Namibia Tel.: +02 3066 930
Tel.: +2646 120 22 017 Fax: +02 3066 931
E-Mail: esmerialda.strauss@mawf.gov.na E-Mail: infoeko@moepp.gov.mk
Web: www.moe.gov.mk
New Zealand
Norway
72. Ms. Maya Hunt
Senior International Advisor 76. Mr. Svein Terje Baatvik
Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai Senior Adviser
Conservation House Norwegian Environment Agency
18-32 Manners St. P.O. Box 5672 Sluppen
6011 Wellington New Zealand NO-7485 Trondheim Norway
Tel.: +64 27 5755 490 Tel.: +47 916 18 444, +47 73 58 05 00
E-Mail: mhunt@doc.govt.nz Fax: +47 73 58 05 01
E-Mail: svein.terje.batvik@miljodir.no
Niger
Oman
73. Mme. Abdou Alimatou Douki
Ingénieur Agronome 77. Mrs. Basma Saif Al-Amri
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux Director
Ministère du Développement Agricole International Co-operation Department (ICD)
BP 11407 Environment Authority
Niamey Niger P.O. Box 323
Tel.: +227 20 74 25 56 Muscat P.C.100 Oman
E-Mail: douki_a@yahoo.fr Tel.: +968 24404817
Fax: +968 24691232
Nigeria E-Mail: icd@ea.gov.om

74. Ms. Chinyere Okorie Pakistan

Senior Scientific Officer
Federal Department of Forestry
Federal Ministry of Environment
Plot 393/394 Augustus Aikhomu Way
Utako District
Abuja Nigeria
Tel.: +234 805 055 3218
E-Mail: cokorie230@gmail.com
78. Mr. Naeem Ashraf Raja
Director Biodiversity Program
Biodiversity Directorate
Ministry of Climate Change
5th Floor, LC&RD Complex, G-5/2
Islamabad Pakistan
Tel.: +92 51 9245601
Fax: +92 51 9204126
E-Mail: naeemashrafraja@yahoo.com

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Panama Republic of Korea

79. Sr. Darío Luque 83. Ms. Kae Sun Chang

Técnico de Biodiversidad y Vida Silvestre Senior Researcher
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Vida Silvestre DMZ Native Plants Research Division
Ministerio de Ambiente Korea National Arboretum
P.O. Box 0843-00793 916-70, Punchbowl-ro, Haean-myeon, Yanggu-gun
Panamá Panama Gangwan-do 24564
Tel.: +507 500 0855 ext 6877 +507 500 0822 Republic of Korea
Fax: +507 500 0839 Tel.: +82 33 480 3030
E-Mail: dluque@miambiente.gob.pa dluque@yahoo.com Fax: +82 33 480 3039
Web: www.anam.gob.pa E-Mail: natu17@korea.kr

Peru 84. Mr. Tae-Kwon Noh

Senior Researcher
80. Sr. Harol Gutiérrez Peralta Genetic Resources Information Center
Especialista National Institute of Biological Resources
Dirección de Conservación de Ecosistema y Especies Environmental Research Complex, Hwangyeong-ro
Ministerio del Ambiente 42, Seo-gu
Av. Antonio Miroquesada, 425, Of. 407-408, Magdalena del Mar Incheon 22689 Republic of Korea
Lima 17 Peru Tel.: +82 32 590 7550
Tel.: +51 1 6116000 ext 1739 Fax: +82 32 590 7165
E-Mail: hgutierrez@minam.gob.pe E-Mail: taekom@korea.kr

Philippines 85. Mr. Kyung-Jin Park

Research Scientist
81. R&D Coordination Division
Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Rural Development Administration
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) 300 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Deokjin-gu
Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54875
Quezon Avenue, Diliman Republic of Korea
Quezon City Philippines Tel.: +82 63 238 0753
Tel.: +632 924 0109 Fax: +82 63 238 1771
Fax: +632 925 89 53 E-Mail: pkj5690@korea.kr
E-Mail: bmb@bmb.gov.ph
Republic of Moldova
Poland
86. Mrs. Veronica Josu
82. Ms. Ewa Pisarczyk Main Advisory Officer
Chief Expert, General Directorate for Environmental Protection Biodiversity Policies Department
Department of Nature Management Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Climate and Environment 162 Bd. Stefan Cel Mare si Sfint
Wawelska Str. 52/54 MD2004 Chisinau Republic of Moldova
00-922 Warsaw Poland Tel.: +373 22 204 574
Tel.: +48 22 36 92 156 Fax: +373 22 22 74 70
E-Mail: ewa.pisarczyk@gdos.gov.pl E-Mail: veronica.josu@mediu.gov.md
Web: http://madrm.gov.md

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Russian Federation Seychelles

87. Mr. Yuri Gorbunov 92. Mr. James Mougal

The Main Botanical Garden, Department of Cultivated Plants 4 General Manager
Russian Academy of Sciences Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA)
Botanicheskaia St. P.O. Box 1240
Moscow 127276 Russian Federation Victoria, Mahé Seychelles
Tel.: +7 495 977 7666 Tel.: +248 4225114
Fax: +7 495 977 9172 E-Mail: j.mougal@gov.sc
E-Mail: gbsran@mail.ru
Singapore
Saint Lucia
93. Ms. Jana Leong-Skornickova
88. Mr. Karl Monty Augustine Principal Researcher (Plant Taxonomy)
Research Officer II Research and Conservation, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development National Parks Board
Castries Saint Lucia 1 Cluny Road
Tel.: +1 758 468 5635 Singapore 259569 Singapore
Fax: +1 758 450 2287 Tel.: +65 6471 9877
E-Mail: karl.augustine@govt.lc karltipo@gmail.com E-Mail: jana_skornickova@nparks.gov.sg
forestrydepartment@govt.lc
94. Mr. Jeremy Woon Ren Wei
Saudi Arabia Senior Manager
International Biodiversity Conservation Division
89. Mr. Ahmad Hamad Al Farhan National Parks Board
Dept. of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science 1 Cluny Road
King Saud University Singapore 259569 Singapore
P.O. Box 2455 Tel.: +65 6465 1679
Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia Fax: +65 6465 5196
Tel.: +966 505 41006 E-Mail: jeremy_woon@nparks.gov.sg
Fax: +966 1 4675833
E-Mail: alfarhan@ksu.edu.sa
Slovakia

Senegal 95. Ms. Janka Galvánková

State Nature Conservancy
90. Mr. Ibrahima Gueye SOP SR Banská Bystrica
Direction des Parcs Nationaux Tajovského ul. 28B
Ministère de l’Environnement, du Développement durable et de la Transition 974 01 Banská Bystrica Slovakia
Ecologique
E-Mail: janka.galvankova@sopsr.sk biodiversity@enviro.gov.sk
B.P. 5135
Dakar FANN Senegal
96. Mr. Libor Ulrych
Tel.: +221 33 832 23 09
State Nature Conservancy
Fax: +221 33 832 23 11
SOP SR Banská Bystrica
E-Mail: dpn@sentoo.sn gueyeibrahima@gmail.com
Tajovského ul. 28B
974 01 Banská Bystrica Slovakia
Serbia E-Mail: libor.ulrych@sopsr.sk biodiversity@enviro.gov.sk

91. Ms. Biljana Panjkovic

Institute for Nature Protection of Vojvodina Province
Radnicka Street, No.20a
21000 Novi Sad Serbia
Tel.: +381 21 4896 301, +381 21 4896 325
Fax: +381 21 6616 252
E-Mail: biljana.panjkovic@pzzp.rs

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Slovenia Spain

97. Mr. Vinko Treven 102. Ms. Noelia Vallejo Pedregal

Advisor Jefa de Área de Estrategias y Planes de Conservación
Regional Unit Nova Gorica Direccion General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación
Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico
Delpinova 16 Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n, A-217
SI-5000 Nova Gorica Slovenia Madrid Spain
Tel.: +386 5 3305 305 Tel.: +34 91 597 68 97
E-Mail: vinko.treven@zrsvn.si E-Mail: nvallejo@miteco.es

Somalia Sri Lanka

98. H.E. Amb. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi 103. Ms. S.T.K.K. Fernando
Minister Director
Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Biodiversity Secretariat
Airport Road Ministry of Environment
Mogadishu Somalia No. 416/C/1, "Sobadam Piyasa" Robert Gunawardhana Mawatha
Tel.: +252 61 421 1113 Battaramulla
E-Mail: minister@moecc.gov.so Colombo Sri Lanka
Web: https://moecc.gov.so/minister/ Tel.: +94 11 2034202
Fax: +94 11 2879972
South Africa E-Mail: sujeewaf@gmail.com biodiversitysl@gmail.com

99. Ms. Malta Qwathekana Suriname

Senior Policy Adviser; CBD Technical (Principal) Focal Point
International Biodiversity and Heritage Cooperation 104. Ms. Dorothy Traag
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Head
Private Bag X447 National Herbarium of Suriname
Pretoria 0001 South Africa Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS)
Tel.: +27 12 310 3067 Paramaribo Suriname
Fax: +27 12 320 1714 Tel.: +597 538481
E-Mail: MQwathekana@environment.gov.za E-Mail: dorothy.traag@uvs.edu djtraag@yahoo.com
secdir.milieu@rom.gov.sr
100. Ms. Domitilla Raimondo
Threatened Species Unit Manager Syrian Arab Republic
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Private Bag X101 105. Mr. Belal Alhayek
0184 Silverton South Africa Director
Tel.: +27 12 843 5177 Directorate of Biodiversity, Lands and Natural Reserves
E-Mail: D.Raimondo@sanbi.org.za Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
P.O. Box 3773
Damascus Syrian Arab Republic
South Sudan
Tel.: +963 11 231 8682
101. Mr. Kenyi Bullen Baggu Fax: +963 11 231 2120
Directorate of Forestry E-Mail: blalhayek75@gmail.com bilal.alhayek@hotmail.com
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Juba South Sudan
Tel.: +211 956014275
E-Mail: baggubullen@gmail.com

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Thailand Tunisia

106. Ms. Phuttatida Rattana 111. M. Habib Ben Moussa

Environmentalist, Practitioner Level Direction Générale de l'Environnement et de la Qualité de la Vie
Biological Diversity Management Division Ministère de l’Environnement
Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning Boulevard de la Terre
60/1 Soi Phibun Wattana 7 Centre Urbain Nord
Phayathai Rama 6 1080 Cedex Tunis Tunisia
10400 Bangkok Thailand Tel.: +216 70 728 679
Tel.: +662 265 6558 Fax: +216 70 728 595
Fax: +662 265 6558 E-Mail: dgeqv@mineat.gov.tn
E-Mail: phuttharattana@gmail.com phuttatida.r@onep.go.th
112. M. Mohamed Ali Temessek
Togo Directeur de l'Ecologie et des Milieux Naturels
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et de la Qualité de la Vie
107. Mr. Ouro Djeri Essowè Ministère de l’Environnement
Professor of Forestry Avenue Mohamed Béji Caïd Essebsi, Centre Urbain Nord
Tel.: +228 90 03 17 38 1080 Tunis Tunisia
E-Mail: ouroadom@yahoo.fr Tel.: +216 20 343 555, +216 92 21 13 43
E-Mail: mohamed.temessek@mineat.gov.tn mtemessek@gmail.com
ü
Tonga
T rkiye
108. Mr. Sione Akauola
Chief Executive Officer (Operational Focal Point) 113. Mr. Muhammed Hakan Çakmak
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Forestry and Agriculture Specialist
ü
Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O. Box 917 Ankara T rkiye
Nuku’alofa Tonga Tel.: +90 312 207 6118
E-Mail: folaosi@gmail.com lupe.matoto@gmail.com E-Mail: muhammedhakan.cakmak@tarimorman.gov.tr

Trinidad and Tobago 114. Mr. Serhat Erbaş

Forestry and Agriculture Specialist
ü
109. Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Head (Alternative Contact Point) Ankara T rkiye
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit Tel.: +90 312 207 5762
Ministry of Planning and Development E-Mail: serhat.erbas@tarimorman.gov.tr
Level 26, Tower D, International Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road
Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel.: +1 868 225 3381 115. Ms. Katarzyna Nikraszewicz
Fax: +1 868 624 2455 Policy Advisor
E-Mail: kishan.kumarsingh@planning.gov.tt Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Foss House, Kings Pool 1-2
110. Mr. Corntenay Park Peasholme Green
Conservator of Forests (Ag) York YO1 7PX United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Forestry Division Tel.: +44 208 026
Ministry of Planning and Development E-Mail: katarzyna.nikraszewicz@defra.gov.uk
Long Circular Road
St. James Trinidad and Tobago
Tel.: +1 868 622 4860
Fax: +1 868 628 5503
E-Mail: forestry@tstt.net.tt

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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

116. Sra. Edis Solórzano

Directora General de Diversidad Biológica (Technical Focal Point)
Dirección General de Diversidad Biológica
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)
Centro Simón Bolívar, Torre Sur
Piso 9
Caracas Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Tel.: +58 212 408 4730, 4757
E-Mail: diversidadbiologicaven.dg@gmail.com
edissolorzano@hotmail.com

Viet Nam

117. Mr. Thanh Vinh Nguyen

Deputy Director
Biodiversity Conservation Agency
Vietnam Environment Administration
No. 10 Ton That Thuyet Street
Hanoi Viet Nam
Tel.: +84 37956868
Fax: +84 39412028
E-Mail: ntvinhtk16@yahoo.com

Zambia

118. Mr. Lishomwa Mulongwe

Principal Research Officer, Silviculture
Division of Forest Research
P.O. 22099
Kitwe Zambia
Fax: +260 1 223 744
E-Mail: lishomwam@yahoo.co.uk

Zimbabwe

119. Mr. Claid Mujaju

Deputy Director- Research Services Division
Department of Research and Specialist Services
Agricultural Research Centre
Fifth Street Extension
P.O. Box CY594
Causeway Harare Zimbabwe
E-Mail: mujajuclaid@yahoo.com seedserv@mweb.co.zw

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