UNITED NATIONS

Convention to Combat Desertification

Distr. GENERAL ICCD/COP(9)/INF.4 2 October 2009 ENGLISH/FRENCH/ SPANISH ONLY

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Ninth session Buenos Aires, 21 September–2 October 2009

Directory of focal points for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Note by the secretariat

1. This document which was compiled on the initiative of the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), contains a comprehensive list of national focal points supporting the implementation of the UNCCD. It reproduces official information received from countries and the European Community. 2. It is intended that such information will support interaction amongst such national focal points, and the exchange of information with others, with a view to furthering the implementation of the UNCCD. 3. Countries are requested to submit information, modifications and/or additions to the secretariat at the following address:

UNCCD secretariat P.O. Box 260129 D-53153 Bonn Germany Fax: (+49 228) 815.2898 and 815.2899 E-mail: secretariat@unccd.int

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Afghanistan Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Jawad Technical Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Kabul Tel.: + (93-20) 250.0347 mostafa_jawad@yahoo.com

Albania

Mr. Sajmir Hoxha Director for Nature Protection Policies Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration Rruga e Durresit, 27 Tirana Tel.: + (355-4) 22 70 624 Fax: + (355-4) 22 70 627 shoxha@moe.gov.al

Algeria

M. Mohamed Seghir Mellouhi Directeur Général Division des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural Chemin Doudou Mokhtar-Ben-Aknoun 16000 Alger Tel.: + (213) 21 915 314 Fax: + (216) 21 915 309 dgf@wissal.dz or dgf.dmvt@wissal.dz

Andorra

Mme Julia Stokes Agent technique Ministère des Affaires étrangères Andorra la Vella Tel.: + (376) 875 704 Fax: + (376) 869 559 julia_stokes@govern.ad

M. Josep-Maria Naudi Chef de la division du patrimoine naturel Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Patrimoine Naturel Andorra la Vella Tel.: + (376) 875.712 Fax: + (376) 875.638 josep_naudi@govern.ad

Angola

Mr. João da Costa Vintém National Focal Point International Exchange Cabinet Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment P.O. Box 1056 Luanda Tel.: + (244) 9 2511386 kambulukusso.minua@hotmail.com

Antigua and Barbuda

Ms. Diann Black-Layne Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs Queen Elizabeth Hwy, St. John's Tel.: +(1-268) 462.1052 Fax: +(1-268) 462.2482; 464.6410 dcblack11@gmail.com

Argentina

Sr. Octavio Pérez Pardo Director de Conservación del Suelo y Desarrollo Sustentable Secretaría del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Ministerio de Salud San Martín 459 - 3er Piso Oficina 317 CP 1004 Buenos Aires Tel.: +(54-11) 4348.8572 / 8573 Fax: +(54-11) 4348.8532 oppardo@medioambiente.gov.ar perezpardo@arbet.co

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Argentina (continued) Embajador Silvia Merega Punto Focal Political Internacional Directora General de Asuntos Ambientales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Esmeralda 1212, piso 14 (1007) Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: + (54 11) 4819 7414 Fax: + (54 11) 4819 7413 smm@mrecic.gov.ar

Armenia Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan Deputy Head Ministry of Nature Protection of the Bioresources Management Agency Buzandi 1/3 4th Floor 374010 Yerevan Tel.: + (37-410) 527952/580633 Fax: + (37-410) 527952 ashot_v@mail.ru

Australia

Mr. Derek White Environmental Water and Natural Resources Policy Branch Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts GPO Box 787 Canberra. ACT. 2601 Tel.: +(61-2) 6274 2696 Fax: +(61-2) 6274 2186 Derek.White@environment.gov.au

Austria

Mr. Franz Breitwieser Director Unit VII.3 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minoritenplatz 8 A-1014 Vienna Tel.: +(43 0) 501150 ext. 4446 Fax: +(43 0) 501159 ext. 4446 franz.breitwieser@bmeia.gv.at

Azerbaijan Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Head Advisor Department for environmental expertise Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources B. Aghayev Str. 100-A 370073 Baku Tel.: + (9-9412) 980541/5115673/4388513 Fax: + (9-9412) 92.59.07 o_jafarov@yahoo.com

Bahamas

Mr. Philip Weech Director Office of the Prime Minister Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission Nassau Court P.O. Box CB-10980 Nassau Tel.: +(1-242) 322.4546 Fax: +(1-242) 326.3509 philipweech@bahamas.gov.bs

Bahrain

Mr. Kadhem Hashim Al Hashimi Undersecretary for Agriculture Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture P.O. Box 251 Manama Tel.: +(973) 17695849 Fax: +(973) 17692106 khashimi@agr.gov.bh Mr. Ahmed Hasan Almadani Director of Agricultural Engineering Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture P.O. Box 251 Manama Tel.: +(973) 17692096 / 17696780 / 17696717 Fax: +(973) 17690177 ahmadani@agr.gov.bh ahmadani@batelco.com.bh

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Bangladesh Mr. A. H. M. Rezaul Kabir ndc Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Bangladesh Secretariat Room 1309, Building 6 Dhaka-1000 Tel.: + (880-2) 716.0481 Fax: + (880-2) 716.9210 secretary@moef.gov.bd

Barbados

Mr. Lionel Nurse Permanent Secretary Environment Unit Ministry of Energy and the Environment 1st. Floor, S.P. Musson Bldg Hincks Street Bridgetown Tel.: + (1-246) 467.5712 Fax: +(1-246) 437.8859 nursel@gob.bb Mr. Travis A. Sinckler Senior Environment Officer Environment Unit Ministry of Energy and the Environment 1st Floor, Musson Building Hincks Street Bridgetown Tel.: +(1-246) 467.5712 Fax: +(1-246) 437.8859 sincklert@gob.bb

Belarus

Dr. Vladimir Savchenko Head of the Department of Land, Forest and Landscape Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection 10 Kollectornaya St. 220048 Minsk Tel.: +(375-17) 220.5476 Fax: +(375-17) 220.5476 / 220.5583 savchenko@tut.by

Belgium Mr. Patrick Hollebosch Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) Rue Bréderode 6 1000 Brussels Tel.: +(32-2) 519.0711 Fax: +(32-2) 519.0585 patrick.hollebosch@diplobel.fed.be

Belize

Mr. Ramon Frutos Deputy Chief Meteorologist National Meteorological Service Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment P.O. Box 717 Belize City Tel.: +(501) 225.2012 Fax: +(501) 225.2101 agromet@hydromet.gov.bz

Benin

Mme Armande Aïvohozin Zanou Planificatrice aménagiste Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature 01 BP 3621 Cotonou Tel.: +(229) 21 312.065 / 315.596 Fax: +(229) 21 315.081 azanou@mehubenin.net azanou02@yahoo.fr

Bhutan

Mr. Chencho Norbu Director Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture P.O. Box 123 Thimphu Tel.: +(975) 232.2805 / 233.1317 Fax: +(975) 232.3562 nc123007@gmail.com

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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Ing. Germán Aramayo Viceministro de Cuencas y Recursos Hídricos Ministerio del Agua Calle Capitán Castrillo No. 434 Zona San Pedro La Paz Tel.: +(591-2) 211.5571 / 211.9966 Fax: +(591-2) 211.8582 aipur@hotmail.com

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prof. Dr. Mihajlo Markovic Director Agricultural Institute of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka 78000 Banja Luka - Republika Srpska Tel.: +(387-51) 311 313 Fax: +(387-51) 312.792 mmarkovic@blic.net

Botswana

Mr. Stevie C. Monna Executive Secretary Department of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism P/Bag B0199 Gaborone Tel.: +(267) 390.2050 Fax: +(267) 390.2051 mchunga@gov.bw

Brazil

Mr. Egon Krakhecke Secretary of Extractivism and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment Esplanada dos Ministérios Bloco B, Sala 956 Brasilia DF Tel.: +(55-61) 3317.1091/1092/1097 Fax: +(55-61) 3317.1481 egon.kra@mma.gov.br

Mr. José Roberto Lima Technical Focal Point Programa de Açao Nacional de Combate à Desertificaçao Esplanadas Dos Ministerios Bloco B, Sala 519 Brasilia DF Tel.: +(55 61) 4009 1861/ 1295/ 1291 Fax: +(55 61) 4009 1820 jose-roberto.lima@mma.gov.br

Brunei Darussalam Mr. Haji Mohd. Zakaria Haji Sarudin Director Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation Ministry of Development 4th Floor, Ministry of Development Building Old Airport, Berakas Bandar Seri Begawan BB 3510 Tel.: +(673-2) 38.21.02 Fax: +(673-2) 38.36.44 zakaria_hajisarudin@env.gov.bn

Bulgaria

Ms. Tatyana Dimitrova Expert Mining, Environment and Underground Resources Department Ministry of Environment and Water 22 Maria Luiza St. Sofia Tel.: +(359-2) 940.6532 Fax: +(359-2) 980.9641 urbansoil@moew.government.bg

Burkina Faso

M. Michel Jérôme Tankoano Directrice du Partenariat et de la Coordination des Conventions Internationales en matière d'Environnement Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement et le Développement Durable Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie 01 BP 6486 Ouagadougou 01 Tel.: +(226) 70 36 15 66 Fax: +(226) 50 31.64.91 mjtankoano@yahoo.fr

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Burundi Mme Marie Rose Kabura Directrice générale des forêts, du tourisme et de l'environnement Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme B.P. 631 Bujumbura Tel.: +(257) 25.42 56 Fax: +(257) 22.89.02 kaburamr@yahoo.fr nasalvator@yahoo.fr

Cambodia

H.E. Koum Saron Director General Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries #200 Preah Norodom Blvd Phnom Penh Tel.: +(855-11) 879.726 Fax: +(855-23) 215.984

Cameroon

M. Ebwele Fils Leroy Directeur du développement des politiques environnementales Ministère de l'Environnement et de le Protection de la Nature B.P. 5992 Yaoundé Tel.: +(237) 223 6012/ 222 36074 Fax: +(237) 223 6012/ 2236051 ebwelefils@yahoo.fr

Canada

Mr. Roger Ehrhardt Director General Multilateral Development Institutions Directorate and Global Programs Branch Canadian International Development Agency 200 promenade du Portage Hull, Quebec K1A 0G4 Tel.: +(1-819) 953 2216 Fax: +(1-819) 9979049 Roger.Ehrhardt@acdi-cida.gc.ca

Cape Verde M. Domingos Gonçalves Barros Cadre Supérieur Direction générale de l'agriculture, sylviculture et élevage Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Pêches CP 115 Praia Tel.: +(238) 264.7547 / 261.7511 Fax: +(238) 261.4054 / 261.7511 / 264.7542 / 264.7543 domingosbarros5@hotmail.com

Central African Republic

Mr. Michel César Manzangue Point Focal Suppléant Direction générale de l'environnement Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche chargé de l'Environnement Rue Ambassadeur R. Guérillot Bangui Tel.: +(236) 615 204/ 508 279 Fax: +(236) 617 890 mazangue_michel@yahoo.fr

Chad

M. Maïbe Komandje Coordonnateur National Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques B.P. 4205 N'djamena Tel.: +(235) 52.20.99 Fax: +(235) 52.38.39 maibekomandje@hotmail.com

Chile

Sr. Wilfredo Alfaro Coordinador Nacional del PANCD Corporación Nacional Forestal Av. Bulnes 259, of.506 Santiago Tel.: +(56-2) 390.0247 Fax: +(56-2) 390.0250 walfaro@conaf.cl puntofocalchile@yahoo.es

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China Mr. Tuo Liu Director General National Bureau to Combat Desertification State Forestry Administration 18 Hepingli Dongjie 100714 Beijing Tel.: +(86-10) 84.23.88.31 Fax: +(86-10) 84.23.88.28 cciccd@forestry.gov.cn

Colombia

Doctora Adriana Mejia Hernández Viceministra de Asuntos Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Calle 10 # 5-51 Piso 3 Bogotá Tel.: +(57-1) 562.8092 Fax: +(57-1) 562.7610 Doctora Yadir Salazar Mejia Directora de Asuntos Economicos, Sociales y Ambientales Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Calle 10 # 5-51 Bogotá Tel.: +(571) 381 4265 Fax: +(571) 381 4747 ext.2533 yadir.salazar@cancillera.gov.co

Comoros

M. Ambadi Issouf Responsable du programme forestier Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, la pêche et l'environnement Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l'Environnement chargé de l'Energie, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat Moroni Tel.: +(269) 736 200 /750 001 Fax: +(269) 736 263 ambadi_issouf@yahoo.fr

Congo M. Henri Okondza Azouangoli Conseiller aux Etudes et Prospectives, Point Focal de la CCD Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Environnement Brazzaville Tel.: +(242) 81 02 91 Fax: +(242) 81 02 92, 81 03 30 hokondza@yahoo.fr

Cook Islands

Mr. Vaitoti Tupa Director National Environment Service Government of the Cook Islands P.O. Box 371 Rarotonga Tel.: +(682) 21256 / 24256 Fax: +(682) 22256 vaitoti@environment.org.ck vaitoti@oyster.net.ck

Costa Rica

Sr. Jesus Mariano Espinoza Camacho Miembro Comisión Nacional Degradación Tierras, Punto Focal Nacional Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía Apartado 10104 1000 San José Tel.: + (506) 283.8004 / 283.7654 Fax: +(506) 283.7118 / 283.7343 mariano.espinoza@sinac.go.cr Sr. Ruben Munoz Robles Punto Focal Politico Ministerio del Ambiente y Energia

Côte d'Ivoire

M. Yao Bernard Koffi Directeur du Cadre de Vie Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts B.P. 29 Cedex 3 Abidjan Tel.: +(225-20) 21.06.23 Fax: +(225-20) 22.20.50 bernard_koffi@hotmail.com

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Croatia Ms. Marija Vihovanec Deputy Head of Soil Protection Section Soil and Danube Basin Protection and Physical Planning Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning Kapucinska 38 31000 Osijek Tel.: +(385-31) 20.12.11 Fax: +(385-31) 20.12.12 marija.vihovanec@mzopu.hr

Cuba

Lic. Jorge Luis Fernández Chamero Director Dirección de Colaboración Internacional Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Capitolio Nacional, Prado y San José CP 10200 La Habana Tel.: +(537) 867.0606 Fax: +(537) 866.8054 chamero@citma.cu

Cyprus

Ms. Christina Pantazi Environment Officer Environment Service Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Louki Akrita 1411 Nicosia Tel.: +(357-22) 303870 Fax: +(357-22) 774 945 cpantazi@environment.moa.gov.cy

Czech Republic Mr. Jirí Hlavácek Director Department of Multilateral Relations Ministry of the Environment Vrsovická 65 11000 Prague 10 Tel.: +(420) 267122 838 Fax: +(420) 267310 015 jiri.hlavacek@mzp.cz

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Mr. Kim Yong U National Coordinator for Land Degradation / Desertification National Coordinating Committee for Environment Zhungsongdong Central District P.O. Box 44 Sungri Street Pyongyang Tel.: +(85-02) 381.8370 Fax: +(85-02) 381.4660 ri.hyong.chol@undp.org

Democratic Republic of the Congo

M. Djunganumbe Etumesaku Ingénieur Forestier Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme c/o UNDP B.P. 12-348 Kinshasa 1 Tel.: +(243) 810 878 158 Fax: +(243) 884.3675 etumesako@yahoo.fr minenv@micronet.cd

Denmark ----- ----- Department for the Environment and Sustainable Development Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2, Asiatisk Plads 1448 Copenhagen K Tel.: +(45-33) 92.16.88 Fax: +(45-33) 92.16.78 mil@um.dk

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Djibouti M. Mohamed Moussa Mohamed Directeur de l'Agriculture et des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer B.P. 453 Djibouti Tel.: +(253) 34.17.74 / 34.14.96 Fax: +(253) 35.58.79 mahp@intet.dj saf@intnet.dj

Dominica

Mr. Lloyd Pascal Head, Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment Fisheries Complex Building Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Bld Roseau Tel.: +(1-767) 448.2401 (ext. 3456) Fax: +(1-767) 448.4577 agriext@cwdom.dm

Dominican Republic

Mr. Victor Garcia Subsecretario de Estado de Suelos y Aguas Subsecretaría de Suelos y Aguas Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Av. John F. Kennedy Km. 6.1/2 Autopista Duarte Santo Domingo Tel.: +(1-809) 732.5700 / 547.3888 ext. 6010 Fax: +(1-809) 732.5700 suelo-agua@medioambiente.gov.do

Ecuador Ingeniero Tony Fabián Zuñiga Suárez Punto Focal Politico Jefe de Patrimonio Natural de la Direccion Provincial de Loja Ministerio del Ambiente Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas 2889 8vo.piso, Edificio del MAG Quito Tel.: +(593-2) 257 1534 ext. 104 Fax: +(593-2) 256.3422 tzuniga@ambiente.gov.ec

Punto Focal Politico Director General de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio e Integracion Avenida 10 de Agosto y Carrion esquina Quito Tel.: +(593 7) 299 3234 Fax: +(593 7) 299 3234 dgmedamb@mmrree.gov.ec

Egypt Dr. Ismaill Abdel Galil Hussein Director Desert Research Center Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 1 Mathaf El Mataray P.O. Box 11753 11728 Cairo Tel.: +(202) 633 5449 / 633 2846 / 639 8759 Fax: +(202) 635 7858 ismaill@brainy1.ie-eg.com ismaill.galil@gmail.com

El Salvador

Sr. Carlos Humberto Salazar Punto Focal Nacional para el Convenio Dirección de Patrimonio Natural Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Carretera a Santa Tecla Kilómetro 5 1/2 y Calle Las Mercedes Annexo al Edificio ISTA San Salvador Tel.: +(503) 223.0444 Ext. 249 Fax: +(503) 224.6926 patrimonio@marn.gob.sv

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Equatorial Guinea Don Antonio Micha Ondo Dirección General de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Malabo Tel.: +(240) 092119 / 92806 / 92819 Fax: +(240) 92853 / 02905 amicha_antonio@yahoo.fr

Eritrea

Mr. Heruy Asghedom Director General Department of Agricultural Promotion and Development Ministry of Agriculture P.O. Box 1048 Asmara Tel.: +(291-1) 18.10.77 / 18.14.80 Fax: +(291-1) 18.12.74 heruyasg@moa.gov.er

Ethiopia

Mr. Ababu Anage Department Head Ecosystem Department Environmental Protection Authority P.O. Box 12760 Addis Ababa Tel.: +(251-11) 646.4569 Fax: +(251-11) 646.4876 / 646.4882 esid@telecom.net.et or eco.co@telecom.net.et

European Community

Mr. François Wakenhut Head of the International Relations, Governance and Development Unit Environment Directorate-General European Commission 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Belgium Tel.: +(32-2) 299 11 11 Fax: +(32-2) 29 69 557

Fiji Mr. Osea Bolawaqatabu Acting Principal Research Officer for Land Use Land Resources Planning and Development Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement Private Mail Bag Raiwaqa Tel.: +(679) 3384 900 Fax: +(679) 3384 058 obolawaqatabu@govnet.gov.fj

Finland

Mr. Markku Aho Counsellor Department for Global Affairs International Environment Policy Ministry for Foreign Affairs Katajanokanlaituri 3 P.O. Box 176 00161 Helsinki Tel.: +(358-9) 1605 5781 Fax: +(358-9) 1605 6567 markku.aho@formin.fi

France

Melle Sarah Fayolle Redactrice lutte contre la Désertification Sous-direction de la gestion des ressources naturelles Direction des biens publics mondiaux Direction générale de la mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes 27 rue de la Convention, CS 91533 75732 Paris Cedex 15 Tel.: +(33-1) 43 17 73 80 Fax: +(33-1) 43 17 73 94 sarah.fayolle@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Gabon

M. Georges Rigondja Inspecteur chargé de l'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et du Développement Durable B.P. 3903 Libreville Tel.: +(241) 72.27.00 Ext. 3713 Fax: +(241) 76.55.48 georges.rigondja@laposte.net

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Gambia Mr. Jato S. Sillah Director of Forestry Department of Forestry Ministry of Forestry and the Environment (MoFEN) 5 Marina Parade Banjul Tel.: +(220-4) 22.73.07 Fax: +(220-4) 22.47.65 forestry.dept@gamtel.gm

Georgia

Ms. Giorgi Kolbin Head of Division of International Relations Department of International Relations and Conventions Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources 6 Gulua Str. 0114 Tbilisi Tel.: +(995-32) 727223 Fax: +(995-32) 727223 gmep@access.sanet.ge

Germany Dr. Stefan Schmitz Head of Unit Rural Development and Global Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Dahlmannstrasse 4 53113 Bonn Tel.: +(49 228) 535 3735 Fax: +(49 228) 535 3980 stefan.schmitz@bmz.bund.de

Ms. Karin Foljanty Desk Officer Unit 314, Rural Development, Global Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Rural Development, Global Food Security Dahlmanstrasse 4 53113 Bonn Tel.: +(49-228) 99 535 3736 Fax: +(49-228) 99 10 535 3736 Karin.Foljanty@bmz.bund.de

Ghana

Mr. J. A. Allotey Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency P.O. Box M326 Accra Tel.: +(233-21) 664.697 / 664.698 / 662.365 / 667.524 Fax: +(233-21) 66.26.90 jallotey@epaghana.org

Greece

Mr. Costas Kosmas Head of the Greek National Committee for Combating Desertification (GNCCD) Laboratory of Soils and Agricultural Chemistry Agricultural University of Athens Iera Odos 75 Athens GR11855 Tel.: +(30-210) 529.4097 Fax: +(30-210) 529.4097 Isos2kok@aua.gr

Grenada

Mr. Augustus Thomas Forest Conservation Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry, Fisheries, Public Utilities, Energy and NMIB Ministerial Complex Botanic Gardens St. George's Tel.: +(1-473) 440.2934 Fax: +(1-473) 449.9171 augmas007@yahoo.co.uk

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Guatemala Mr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice Political Focal Point Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 20 calle 28-58 zona 10 Edificio MARN Guatemala Tel.: +(502) 2423 0525 rmotta@marn.gob.gt mcastillo@marn.gob.gt Mr Luis Estuardo Rios Gonzalez Coordinator of the Desertification and Drought Unit Technical Focal Point Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 20 Calle 28-58 zona 10 Edificio MARN Chiquimula Tel.: +(502) 24230500 ext.1048 Fax: +(502) luiserios@gmail.com lerios@marn.gob.gt

Guinea

M. Djiramba Diawara Chef de la Division Foresterie Rurale Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts B.P. 624 Conakry Tel.: +(224-60) 431 099 Fax: +(224-60) 430 020 djiramba@yahoo.fr

Guinea-Bissau

M. Kaoussou Diombera Ingénieur forestier Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural BP 71 Bissau Tel.: +(245) 22.12.00 / 22.30.43 Fax: +(245) 22.10.19 kdiombera@hotmail.com kadiombera@yahoo.fr

Guyana Mr. Andrew Bishop Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer Guyana Lands and Service Commission 22 Upper Hadfield Street Durban Backlands Georgetown Tel.: +(592) 227.2582 Fax: +(592) 226.4052 arbishop10@gmail.com

Haiti

M. Joseph Vernet Point focal Ministère de l'Environnement 181, Haut de Turgeau Port-au-Prince Tel.: +(509) 2245.7272 / 0504/9309/3 409 0909 Fax: +(509) 2245.7360 josephvernet@yahoo.fr

Holy See

Msgr. Karel Kasteel Secretary of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" Holy See 00120 Vatican City Tel.: +(39-06) 69.88.73.31 Fax: +(39-06) 69.88.73.01 corunum@corunum.va

Honduras

Sr. Luis Eduardo Espinoza Mejia Encargado Direccion General de Recursos Hidricos de la SERNA Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (SERNA) Ave. La FAO Edificio DEFOMIN, Apdo. Postal 1390 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Tel.: +(504) 235.4529, 235 4530 Fax: +(504) 235.8586 luisonespi@yahoo.es

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Hungary Mr. László Menyhért Tóth Deputy Director General Water and Environmental Risk Control Department Ministry of Environment and Water Fö u. 44-50 H-1011 Budapest Tel.: +(36-1) 457.3300 ext. 298 Fax: +(36-1) 356 7855 tothlaszlo@mail.kvvm.hu

Iceland

Mr. Sigurdur A. Thrainsson Head of Department Division of Nature and Science Ministry for the Environment Vonarstraeti 4 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +(354) 545.8600 Fax: +(354) 562.4566 sigurdur.thrainsson@umh.stjr.is

India

Mr. K.B. Thampi Inspector General of Forests National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board Ministry of Environment and Forests 7th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan CGO Complex Lodi Road New Delhi - PIN-110003 Tel.: +(91-11) 2436.7404 Fax: +(91-11) 2436.1773 kbthampi-mef@nic.in

Indonesia

Dr. Silver Hutabarat Director for Watershed Management Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry Ministry of Forestry Gedung Manggala Wanabakti Bldg, Block I, 13th Fl. Jalan Gatot Subroto, Senayan 10270 Jakarta Tel.: +(62-21) 570.4501 Fax: +(62-21) 573.1839

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Dr. Naser Moghaddasi Director General Engineering Unit Forest and Range Organization P.O. Box 19575/567 Tehran Tel.: +(9821) 224 90696 Fax: +(98-21) 224 44656 ccd_nfp@frw.org.ir

Ireland

Mr. Thomas Tichelmann Assistant Principal Officer UN and World Bank Section Irish Aid Department of Foreign Affairs Riverstone House 23-27 Henry Street Dublin 2 Tel.: +(353-61) 77 4122 Fax.: +(353-1) 408.2882 Thomas.Tichelmann@dfa.ie

Israel

Prof. Uriel N. Safriel The Centre for Environmental Conventions The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Sede Boqer Campus Midreshet Ben-Gurion Jerusalem 91904 Tel.: +972 8 6596702 Fax: +972 8 6596702 uriel36@gmail.com

Italy

Mr. Giorgio Sfara Minister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator for Environmental Affairs Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Piazzale della Farnesina 1 00194 Rome Tel.: +(39 06) 369 12848/ 369 19101 / 369 13361 Fax: +(39 06) 323 5982 giorgio.sfara@esteri.it

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Jamaica Mr. Philbert Brown Director Ministry of Local Government and Environment 16A Half Way Tree Road Kingston 10 Tel.: +(1-876) 960.5632/3 Fax: +(1-876) 920.7267 sdemow@cwjamaica.com

Japan

Mr. Yoshinori Fujiyama Minister Economic, Social and Development Affairs Division Embassy of Japan Hiroshimastrasse 6 10785 Berlin Germany Tel.: +(49-30) 21.09.44.00/03 Fax: +(49-30) 21.09.42.21 japan.focal.point@eoj-d.de Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno Director Global Environment Division, International Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 100-8919 Tokyo Tel.: +(81-3) 55.01.82.45 Fax: +(81-3) 55.01.82.44 masayoshi.mizuno@mofa.go.jp

Jordan

H. E. Eng. Faris Al Junidi Secretary General Ministry of Environment Al-Jamea Street P.O. Box 1408/35206 11941 Amman Tel.: +(962-7) 955.02887 Fax: +(962-6) 551.6377

Kazakhstan Mr. Bulat Bekniyazov Director Department of Strategic Planning and Analysis Ministry of Environmental Protection 31, Pobedy Av. Astana 010000 Tel.: +(7-7172) 74.00.59 Fax: +(7-7172) 74.00.62 b_bekniyazov@eco.gov.kz

Kenya

Dr. Kennedy I. Ondimu Director, Environmental Planning and Research Coordination National Environment Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources P.O. Box 67839-00200 Nairobi Tel.: +(254-20) 605.522/3/6/7 Fax: +(254-20) 608.997 kondimu@nema.go.ke presearch@nema.go.ke

Kiribati

Mrs Tarsu Murdoch Secretary Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculturql Development (MELAD) P.O. BOX 234 Bikenibeu, Tarawa Tel.: +(686) 28211 Fax: +(686) 28334 secretary@melad.gov.ki information@melad.gov.ki

Kuwait

Dr. Mohammad Abdu Rahman Al-Sarawi Chairman and Director General Environment Public Authority P.O. Box 24395 13104 Safat Tel.: +(965) 482.1285 / 482.1289 Fax: +(965) 482.0570 / 482.0571 sarawi@epa.org.kw

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Kyrgyzstan Mr. Kasymov Kambarali State-Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Process Industry 4a, Toktonalieva St. 720055 Bishkek Tel.: +(996-312) 62.53.66 Fax: +(996-312) 54.09.75 / 62.35.87 cacilm@ktnet.kg

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Mr. Phetsavang Sounnalath National Director The National Disaster Management Office P.O. Box 347 Vientiane Tel.: +(856-21) 21.94.50 Fax: +(856-21) 21.95.25 ndmo@pan.laos-net.la

Latvia

Ms. Sanda Rubene Senior Official Division of Chemical Substances and Risks Ministry of Environmental Protection Peldu Str. 25 1494 Riga Tel.: +(371) 67026513 Fax: +(371) 67820442 sanda.rubene@vidm.gov.lv

Lebanon

Mr. Hussein Nasrallah Director of Studies and Coordination Ministry of Agriculture Bir Hassan Beirut Tel.: +(961) 1 848 449 Fax: +(961) 1 848 449 studies@agriculture.gov.lb

Lesotho Mr. Malefetsane Joathim Nthimo Director of Soil and Water Conservation Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation P.O. Box 92 Maseru 100 Tel.: +(266-22) 322.876 / 323.600 Fax: +(266-22) 310.515 ps-forestry@ilesotho.com maljnthimo@yahoo.com

Liberia

Mr. Varney L. Conneh Environmental Impact Assessment Coordinator Environmental Protection Agency 4th Street, Tubman, Blvd. 1000 Monrovia 10 Tel.: +(231-6) 53.10.29 Fax: +31205407127 (UNDP-V-Sat Fax Line) clvaryney68@yahoo.com clvarney68@gmail.com

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Dr. Bashir Ahmed Nwer Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Desertification Secretariat of Agriculture P.O. Box 81129 Tripoli Tel.: + (218-21) 361.6148/ (218) 91 327 7908 Fax: +(218-21) 480.0470 nccd_libya@yahoo.com, bash_nwer@yahoo.com

Liechtenstein

Ms. Karin Lingg Office for Foreign Affairs Heiligkreuz 14 FL-9490 Vaduz Tel.: +(42-3) 236.6057 Fax: +(42-3) 236.6059 karin.lingg@aaa.llv.li

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Lithuania Ms. Dalia Gudaitiene Holiman Chief Desk Officer, Nature Resources Division Nature Protection Department Ministry of Environment A. Jaksto St. 4/9 LT-01105 Vilnius Tel.: +(370-5) 266.3559 Fax: +(370-5) 266.3663 d.gudaitiene@am.lt

Luxembourg

M. Jean Feyder Représentant Permanent Mission permanente du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg auprès des Nations Unies à Genève 13 chemin de la Rochette Case postale 134 1202 Genève 20 Tel.: +(41-22) 919.1929 Fax: +(41-22) 919.1920 mission.luxembourg@ties.int

Madagascar

Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana Ministère de l'environnement et des Forêts B.P. 571 Ampandrianomby Antananarivo 101 Tel.: +(261-20) 225.9530 Fax: +(261-20) 223.04.88 / 224.19.19 herivololonaralala@yahoo.fr

Malawi

Ms Nyuma Mercy Mughogho Assistant Director of Forestry Department of Forestry P.O. Box 30048 Lilongwe 3 Tel.: +(265-1) 771.000 / 417 Fax: +(265-1) 774.268 nmughogho@hotmail.com

Malaysia Mdm. Yeoh Gim Bee UNCCD Focal Point Strategic Planning and International Division Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Level 13, Wisma Tani No. 28, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4 62624 Putrajaya Tel.: +(603) 298.2011 Fax: +(603) 8888 6909 admin@agri.moa.my

Maldives

Mr. Hussain Naeem Deputy Director (Operational) Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment 3rd Floor, Fen Building Ameenee Magu Male Tel.: +(960) 332 4861 Fax: +(960) 332 2286 hussain.naeem@environment.gov.mv Mr. Ahmed Saleem Permanent Secretary (Alternative) Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment 3rd Floor, Fen Building Ameenee Magu Male Tel.: +(960) 333 1695 Fax: +(960) 333 1694 saleem@meew.gov.mv Dr. Mohamed Shareef Deputy Minister (Main Focal Point) Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment 3rd Floor, Fen Building Amenee Magu Male Tel.: +(960) 3304536 Fax: +(960) 3331694 mohamed.shareef@mhte.gov.mv

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Mali M. Mamadou Gakou Secrétaire Technique Permanent du Cadre institutionnel de la Gestion des Questions Environnementales (STP/CIGQE) Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement BP 2357 Bamako Tel.: +(223) 223.10.74 Fax: +(223) 223.58.67 secretariat.stp@stp.gov.ml mgkou@yahoo.fr

Malta

Ms. Christine M. Tanti Environment Officer / Nature Protection Unit Environment Protection Directorate Malta Environment and Planning Authority St Francis Ravelin Floriana Tel.: +(356) 2290 6007 / 6006 / 0000 Fax: +(356) 2290 2295 unccd.malta@mepa.org.mt

Marshall Islands

Ms Yumiko Crisostomo Director Office of Environmental Planning and Policy OEPPC Tel.: +(692) 625 7944 Fax: +(692) 625 7918 yumiko.crisostomo@gmail.com Ms Kino S. Kabua Secretary Political National Focal Point Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 1349 Majuro, MH 96960 Tel.: +(692) 625.3181 / 3012 Fax: +(692) 625.4979 kino.kabua@ntamar.net

Mauritania M. Ahmed Ould Abdel Vetah Directeur de la Protection de la Nature Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre, chargé de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable B.P. 170 Nouakchott Tel.: +(222) 524 3159 Fax: +(222) 524 3159 aabdelfettah@yahoo.com

Mauritius

Mr. Vishnu Tezoo Acting Conservator of forests Forestry Service Ministry of Agro-Industry, Food Production and Security Botanical Garden Street Port Louis Tel.: + (230) 670 72 54 / 670 72 55 Fax: +(230) 674.3449 mfa@mail.gov.mu or vtezoo@gmail.gov.mu

Mexico

Dr. Juan Manuel Torres Rojo Director General Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR) Periférico Poniente 5360 Col. San Juan de Ocotán C.P. 45109 Zapopan, Jalisco Tel.: +(52-33) 3777.7047 and 3777 7078 Fax: +(52-33) 3110.0820 unccd@conafor.gob.mx Sra. María del Socorro Flores Liera Directora General para Temas Globales Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Edificio Tlatelolco Plaza Juárez 20, Piso 14 Col. Centro C.P. 06010 México, D.F. Tel.: +(52-55) 3686 5628 / 3686 5699 Fax: +(52-55) 3686 5632 dgtglobales@sre.gob.mx

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Micronesia (Federated States of) The Honorable Andrew Yatilman Director Office of Environment and Emergency Management P.O. Box PS-69 Palikir, Pohnpei FM 96941 Tel.: +(691) 320.8814/8815 Fax: +(691) 320.8936 climate@mail.fm andrewy@mail.fm

Monaco

M. Patrick Van Klaveren Minister Counsellor Permanent Representative to scientific, environmental and humanitarian International Bodies Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2, rue de la Lüjerneta 98000 Monaco-Ville Tel.: +(37-7) 98 98 81 48 Fax: +(37-7) 93.50.95.91 pvanklaveren@gouv.mc

Mongolia

Mr. Batbold Dorjgurkhem Director International Cooperation Department Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism of Mongolia Government Building 2 United Nations Street 5/2 Ulaanbaatar 210646 Tel.: +(976) 11 266 197 Fax: +(976) 11 321 401 dbatbold@mne.gov.mn batbodo@yahoo.com

Mr. Banzaragch Tsesed Director-General Sustainable Development and Strategic Planning Department Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism of Mongolia Government Building 2 United Nations Street 5/2 Ulaanbaatar A210620 Tel.: +(976-51) 267 548 Fax: +(976-51) 267 548 banzragch@mne.gov.mn uts_banzai@yahoo.com

Montenegro

Ms Milena Kapa Senior Advisor Ministry for Spatial Planning and the Environment Rimski trg 46 81000 Podgorica Tel.: +(382) 20 482 176 Fax: +(382) 81 234 131 milena.kapa@gov.me

Morocco

M. Mohamed Ghanam Chef de Service de Coordination et de Suivi de la Convention Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et de la Lutte Contre la Désertification 3 rue Harroune Errachid Agdal, Rabat Tel.: +(212-37) 67 53 76 Fax: +(212-37) 67.26.28 m_ghanam9@yahoo.fr

Mozambique

Ms. Lolita Hilário Fondo National Focal Point for the UNCCD Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Av. Acordos de Lusaka 2115 CP 2020 Maputo Tel.: +(258-1) 46.58.48 / 46.58.43 / 46.58.51 / 46.66.78 Fax: +(258-1) 46.58.49 / 46.58.48 lolita.hilario@micoa.gov.mz

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Myanmar Mr. U Kyaw Htun Director Planning and Statistics Department Ministry of Forestry Nay Pyi Taw Tel.: +(95-67) 405010 Fax: +(95-67) 405071 kyawhtun.mof@gmail.com.mm dgpsmof@mptmail.net.mm

Namibia Mr. Sem Taukondjo Shikongo Chief Development Planner Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Private Bag 13306 Windhoek Tel.: +(264-61) 24.90.15 Fax: +(264-61) 24.03.39 sts@dea.met.gov.na

Nauru

Mr. Russ J. Kun Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Environment Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment Main Government Offices Yaren District Tel.: +(674) 444.3133 (ext. 306) Fax: +(674) 444.3891 russjkun@naurugov.nr

Nepal

Ms. Meena Khanal Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment Singha Durbar Kathmandu Tel.: +(977-1) 4211 996 Fax: +(977-1) 4211 754 meenakhanal@hotmail.com

Mr. Sherjang Karki Under Secretary Ministry of Environment Singha Durbar Kathmandu Tel.: +(977-1) 4211 869 Fax: +(977-1) 4211 754 sherjangkarki@hotmail.com

Netherlands

Ms Marjan Schippers Head, Division Natural Resources and Ecosystems Management Department Environment and Water Ministry for Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 20061 2500 EB The Hague Tel.: +(31-70) 348.6203 Fax: +(31-70) 348.4303 marjan.schippers@minbuza.nl

New Zealand

Ms. Penny Race Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Private Bag 18-901 Wellington Tel.: +(64-4) 439.8587 Fax: +(64-4) 439.8103 env@mfat.govt.nz

Nicaragua

Ing. Arcadio Choza Director General Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Km. 13 Carretera Norte Apdo. 5123 Managua Tel.: +(505) 263.1994 Fax: +(505) 263.1994 / 233.1173 achoza@marena.gob.ni

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Niger M. Tchousso Mahaman Secrétaire Exécutif Cabinet du Premier Ministre Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable B.P. 10193 Niamey Tel.: +(227) 20.72.25.59 / 20.72.42.64 Fax: +(227) 20.72.29.81 / 20.73.58.59 tchoussomahaman@yahoo.fr

Nigeria

Mr. S. M. Katsina National Focal Point Federal Ministry of Environment Independence Way South Central P.M.B. 265, Garki Central Area Abuja Tel.: +(234-9) 413.9857 Fax: +(234-9) 523.4119 mammankatsina@yahoo.com

Niue

Mr. Crossley Tatui Secretary to Government Premier's Department P.O. Box 40 Alofi Tel.: +(683) 4200 Fax: +(683) 4206 / 4151 crotatui@hotmail.com

Norway

Mr. Jon Heikki Aas Senior Adviser Department for Trade Policy, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 8114 Dep. 0032 Oslo Tel.: +(47-22) 24.36.17 Fax: +(47-22) 24.95.80 jon.heikki.aas@mfa.no

Oman Ms. Zuhaira Ali Dawood Acting Director of Follow-Up and International Relations Ministry of Environment and Climat Affairs P.O. Box 323 Muscat, P.C 100 Tel.: +(968) 24 69.52.18 Fax: +(968) 24 69.12.32 / 24 692.9462 zuhaira39@hotmail.com

Pakistan

Dr. Shahzad Jehangir Deputy Inspector General (Forest-I) Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan 2nd Floor, Hajvairy Plaza, 22-W, Blue Area Islamabad Tel.: +(92-51) 921 9051 Fax: +(92-51) 920 5289 Jehangir2000@hotmail.com

Palau

Ms. Youlsau Bells National Environment Planner Office of Environmental Response and Coordination P.O. Box 7086 Koror, PW 96940 Tel.: +(680) 488.6950 ext. 235, 243, 249 or 250 Fax: +(680) 488.8638 ybells@palau-oerc.net

Palestine

Dr. Issa Musa Al-Baradeiya Environment Quality Authority P.O. Box 3841 Palestine-Ramallah / Al-Beereh Tel.: +(972-2) 240.3495 Fax: +(972-2) 240.3494 issadwan@yahoo.com

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Panama Ms Abril Méndez Principal Unidad de Cambio Climatico y Desertificacion Red de informacion Regional Sobre Degradacion de Suelo, Sequia y Desertificacion de América (DESELAC) P.O. BOX 0843-00793 Panama Tel.: +(507) 500 0855 Fax: +(507) 500 0860 a.mendez@anam.gob.pa Lic. Israel Torres Punto focal Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente Albrook Edificio 894 Apartado C, Zona 0843 Balboa Ancón Tel.: +(507) 315.0152/0855 Fax: +(507) 315.0152/0573 j.gonzalez@anam.gob.pa

Papua New Guinea

Dr. Wari Iamo Secretary Department of Environment and Conservation P.O. Box 6601 Boroko Tel.: +(675) 325.0180 Fax: +(675) 325.0182 odir@daltron.com.pg

Paraguay

Sr. Luis E. Molina Belén Director de Gestión Ambiental Subsecretaria del Ambiente Presidencia de la Republica Madame Lynch 3500 Primer Presidente (ex-Remonta) Asunción Tel.: +(595-21) 61.58.05 / 61.17.64 Fax: +(595-21) 61.58.05 imolinas@telesurf.com.py ccdparag@rieder.net.py

Peru Ing. Vanessa Vereau Ladd Vice Ministra de Desarollo Estratégico de los Recursos Naturales Ministerio del Ambiente Avenida Guardia Civil 205 San Borja Lima Tel.: +(511) 225 5370 ext. 255/223 Fax: +(511) 225 5369 vvereau@minam.gob.pe

Philippines

Dr. Silvino Q. Tejada Director, OIC Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Elliptical Road Diliman Quezon City 1101 Tel.: +(632) 920 4364 / 923 0454 Fax: +(632) 920.4318 silvinotejada@yahoo.com.ph

Poland

Mr. Jakub Gibek Chief Expert Planning and Water Resources Department International Co-operation Division National Water Management Authority ul. Swietokrzyska 36 00-116 Warsaw Tel.: +(48-22) 37 20 283 Fax: +(48-22) 37 20 290 jakub.gibek@kzgw.gov.pl

Portugal

Professor Francisco Castro Rego Director General of the "Direcçâo Geral dos Recursos Florestais" Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Av. João Crisóstomo n°s 26-28 1069-040 Lisbon Tel.: +(351-21) 312.4801 Fax: +(351-21) 312.4983 francisco.rego@dgrf.min-agricultura.pt

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Portugal (continuation) Mr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário Advisor General Directorate of Forestry Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Av. João Crisóstomo 26-28, 5° andar, sala 511 1069-040 Lisboa Tel.: +(351-21) 312.4903 /312 4800 Fax: +(351-21) 312.4989 lucio.rosario@dgrf.min-agricultura.pt

Qatar

Mr. Mohammad Ahmed Abdulla Alkhenji Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves P.O. Box 7634 Doha Tel.: +(974) 443 7171 Fax: +(974) 458.3310 makhenji@qatarenv.org.qa

Republic of Korea

Mr. Kim Chang-mo Director, Environment Cooperation Division International Economic Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 95-1 Doryum-dong Jongro-gu Seoul 110-787 Tel.: +(82-2) 2100.7745 Fax: +(82-2) 2100.7991 cmkim@mofat.go.kr Dr. Ho-Joong Youn Research Scientist Division of Soil Conservation Korea Forest Research Institute 207 Chongnyangni-dong Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 130-712 Tel.: +(82-2) 961.2559 Fax: +(82-2) 961.2551 yount@foa.go.kr

Republic of Moldova Mr. Ilie Boian Deputy Director State Hydrometeorologica Service Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 193, Grenoble Str. 2043 Chisinau Tel.: +(37-322) 77.36.33 Fax: +(37-322) 75.35.29/77 36 26 boian@hidromet.meteo.md

Romania

Dr. Doru Leonard Irimie Adviser General Department for Land, Forest and Game Management Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Bd. Carol I 24 70003 Bucharest Tel.: +(40-21) 307.8502 Fax: +(40-21) 307.9803 doru.irimie@madr.ro

Russian Federation

Ms. Irina Fominykh Deputy Director Department for International Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment B. Gruzinskaya str. 4/6 123995 Moscow Tel.: +(7-495) 252.0988/252.0300 Fax: +(7-495) 254.8283 fominykh_ira@mail.ru

Rwanda

M. Claudien Habimana Directeur des Forêts Ministère des Terres, de l'Environnement, des Forêts, de l'Eau et des Mines B.P. 3502 Kigali Tel.: +(250) 51.05.59 / 08530036 Fax: +(250) 5 82629 habi_claudien@yahoo.fr

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Mr. Patrick Williams Senior Physical Planner Department of Physical Planning and Environment Ministry of Sustainable Development P.O. Box 597 Bladen Commercial Development Wellington Road Basseterre Tel.: +(1-869) 465.2277 Fax: +(1-869) 465.5842 phyplskb@caribsurf.com

Saint Lucia

Mr. Michael Andrew Deputy Chief Forestry Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment Sir Stanislaus James Building Waterfront Castries Tel.: +(1-758) 450.2078 Fax: +(1-758) 450.2287 chiefforest@slumaffe.org

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Mr. Edmund Jackson Coordinator Ministry of Health and the Environment Kingstown Tel.: +(1-784) 485 6992 Fax: +(1-784) 456 1785/457 2684 edmund_jackson2000@yahoo.com

Samoa

Mr. Aiono Mose Pouvi Sua Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade P.O. Box L1859 Apia Tel.: +(685) 21171 / 25313 Fax: +(685) 21504 mfat@mfat.gov.ws

San Marino S.E. Mr. Dario Galassi Ambassadeur Mission permanente de la République de Saint-Marin auprès des Nations Unies à Genève Rue de la Faucille 14 1201 Genève Switzerland Tel.: +(41-22) 918.5020/21 Fax: +(41-22) 918.5029 mission.san-marino@ties.itu.int

Sao Tome and Principe

M. Heliodoro Pires Quaresma Ingénieur Cartographe Direction de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement B.P. 67 Sao Tome Tel.: + (239-2) 225 271/ 227 156 Fax: +(239-2) 227 156 gefamb@cstome.net

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdu Gassim Al Sharif Al Assiri Director General Range and Forestry Department Ministry of Agriculture King Abdul Aziz Road 11195 Riyadh Tel.: +(966-1) 403.3702 Fax: +(966-1) 403.3702 abdo_hashem@agrwat.gov.sa abdu646@hotmail.com

Senegal

Monsieur Daniel Joseph Réné André Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Chef de la division reboisement et Conservation des Sols Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et de la Conservation des Sols Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, des Bassins de Retention, et des Lacs Artificiels B.P. 4055 Dakar Tel.: +(221) 33 8310101 Fax: +(221) 338320426 andresakho@orange.sn

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Serbia Ms. Snežana Kuzmanovic, B.Sc., Senior Advisor Ministry of Environmental Protection 91, Dr. Ivana Ribara Str. 11070 New Belgrade Tel.: +(381-11) 225.7997 ext. 166 Fax: +(381-11) 31.31.394 snezana.kuzmanovic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu

Seychelles

Mr. Didier Dogley Director General for Nature Conservation Ministry of Environment P.O. Box 677 Victoria Mahe Tel.: +(248) 22.46.44 Fax: +(248) 22.51.31 / 61.06.28 didierd21@hotmail.com boga@seychelles.net

Sierra Leone

Mr. Stephen Syril James Jusu Chief Environment Officer Department of Environment Ministry of Lands, Housing, Country Planning and the Environment Room 303 E, 3rd Floor Youth Building, Brookfields Freetown Tel.: +(232-22) 24.03.67 Fax: +(232-22) 23.50.13 / 24.20.13 environ@hotmail.com jususyril@yahoo.com

Singapore Mr. Daryl Sng Deputy Director International Organisations Directorate Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tanglin Singapore 248163 Tel.: +(65) 6379 8534 Fax: +(65) 64.79.53.10 daryly_sng@mfa.gov.sg

Slovakia Professor Dr. Pavol Bielek Director Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Gagarinova 10 82713 Bratislava Tel.: +(421-2) 43.42.08.66 Fax: +(421-2) 43.29.54.87 bielek@vupu.sk sci@vupu.sk

Slovenia

Ms. Andreja Susnik Meteorological Office Agrometeorology Dpt. Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia Vojkova 1b 1000 Ljubljana Tel.: +(386-1) 478.4073 Fax: +(386-1) 478.4052 andreja.susnik@gov.si

Solomon Islands

Mr. Steve Likaveke Permanent-Secretary Department of Forests, Environment and Conservation Solomon Islands Government PO Box G24 Honaria Tel.: +(677) 28611

Somalia

--- --- Ministry of Environment Mogadishu Fax: +(252-1) 22.34.23

South Africa

Ms Judie Combrink Ministry of Environment and Tourism Private Bag X447 0001 Pretoria Tel.: +(27 12) 320 5216 Fax: +(27 12) 310 3452 jcombrink@deat.gov.za

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South Africa (continued) Ms. Maria Mbengashe Chief Director Biodiversity and Marine International Cooperation Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Private Bag X447 0001 Pretoria Tel.: +(27-12) 310.3845/3707 Fax: +(27-12) 320.1714 mmbengashe@deat.gov.za

Spain

Sr. José Antonio Gonzalez Martin Punto Focal Nacional CNULD Subdireccion General de Politica Forestal y Desertificacion Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marinos C/ Ríos Rosas, 24 28003 Madrid Tel.: +(34-91) 749.3603 Fax: +(34-91) 749.3872 jagmartin@mma.es

Sri Lanka

Mr. M.A.R.D Jayatillaka Secretary Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 82, Rajamalwatta Road Battaramulla Tel.: +(94-11) 287.72.90 Fax: +(94-11) 287.72.92 secoffice@menr.lk

Sudan

Mr. Salah Eldien Abdella Elobied Director General Natural Resources Administration Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry P.O. Box 1942 Khartoum Tel.: +(249-91) 214.1669 nddcu@sudanet.net

Suriname Mrs. Haidy Aroma Environmental Officer Environmental Section Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment Wagenwegstraat # 22 Paramaribo Tel.: +(597) 47.53.68 Fax: +(597) 42.09.60 milieu_atm@yahoo.com beekhuis27@yahoo.com

Swaziland

Mr. Bongani Simon Masuku Soil Scientist Land Development Section Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives P.O. Box 501 Manzini Tel.: +(268) 518.6329 / 518.4162 Fax: +(268) 518.44.81 moaclds@realnet.co.sz

Sweden

Ms Martina Smedberg Deputy Director Department for Multilateral Development Cooperation Ministry for Foreign Affairs Fredsgatan 6 SE 103 39 Stockholm Tel.: +(46-8) 405 10 00 Fax: +(46-8) 723.1176 registrator@foreign.ministry.se

Switzerland

Dr. Liliane Ortega Senior Advisor Natural Resources and Environment Division Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Freiburgstrasse 130 3003 Berne Tel.: +(41-31) 325.92.82 / 325.92.93 Fax: +(41-31) 325.93.62 liliane.ortega@deza.admin.ch

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Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a CCD Focal Point Agriculture Department Ministry of Environment P.O. Box 3773 Damascus Tel.: +(963-11) 446.2658 / 223.4398 Fax: +(963-11) 333.5645 / 446.2658 sharaa-kh@mail.sy

Tajikistan

Mr. Nozaninov Nusratullo Bodomovich Head of Department of the International Economic Relations Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography Abai Str. 4/1 734033 Dushanbe Tel.: +(992-372) 233.0909 / 233.1818 Fax: +(992-372) 231.1487 komzem@tajnet.com

Thailand

Mr. Sopon Chomchan Senior Land Use Planning Specialist Department of Land Development Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Paholyothin Rd, Bengkhen 10900 Bangkok Tel.: +(66-2) 589.4323 / 579.8530 Fax: +(66-2) 561.3029 / 579.1560 edd@mozart.inet.co.th

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Ms. Gordana Kozuharova Assistant Head Department for European Integration Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Drezdenska 52 1000 Skopje Tel.: +(389-2) 366.930 ext. 142 Fax: +(389-2) 366.931 g.kozuharova@moepp.gov.mk gkozuharova@yahoo.com

Timor-Leste Eng. Luis Godinho Director Division for Reforestation and Forest Rehabilitation Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Dom. Aleixo Corte Real Mandarin Caixa Postal 408 Dili Tel.: +(670) 723.3146 Fax: +(670) 332.5121 godinho_72@yahoo.com

Togo

M. Boundjouw Sama Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts Directeur des Eaux et Forêts par intérim Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières B.P. 355 Lomé Tel.: +(228) 221 46 04 Fax: +(228) 222 39 24 forets2006@yahoo.fr raymsama@yahoo.fr

Tonga

Mr. Viliami Va'inga Tone Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Reserve Bank of Tonga Building 4th Floor Nuku'alofa Tel.: +(676) 23600 Fax: +(676) 23360 vainga_tone@yahoo.com

Trinidad and Tobago

Mrs. Esmé Rawlins-Charles Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning, Housing and the Environment HDC Building Port-of-Spain Tel.: +(1-868) 623 4663 Fax: +(1-868) 625 2793 charlese@housing.gov.tt

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Tunisia M. Khalil Attia Président Directeur Général Office National de l'Assainissement Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable 32, rue Hédi Nouira Tunis Tel.: +(216-71) 343 200 Fax: +(216-71) 350 411 pdg@onas.nat.tn M. Hamda Aloui Chef de Service Direction Générale de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Boulevard de la Terre, Centre Urbain Nord 1080 Tunis Tel.: +(216) 70 728 644 Fax: +(216) 70 728 655 DGEQV@mineat.gov.tn

Turkey

Mr. Erdogan Ozveren Head of Division General Directorate of Afforestation and Erosion Control Ministry of Environment and Forestry Sogutozu Cad. No. 14/E, Floor 7 Bestepe 06560 Ankara Tel.: +(90-312) 207.5716 Fax: +(90-312) 207.5756 eozevren@yahoo.com

Turkmenistan

Mr. Bekmurad Eyeberdyev Head Ecological Programmes Coordination Department Ministry of Nature Protection 102, Kemine Str. Ashgabat 744000 Tel.: +(993-12) 39.85.94 Fax: +(993-12) 39.85.84 eyeberdiyev@mail.ru

Tuvalu Mr. Enate Evi Director (Ag) Department of Environment Ministry of Natural Resources Privat Mail Bag Vaiaku Funafuti Tel.: +(688) 20 179 Fax: +(688) 20 836 enviro@tuvalu.tv Mr. Kilifi Talakatoa O'Brien Environment Impact Assessment and CCD Officer Department of Environment Ministry of Natural Resources Vaiaku Funafuti obrienkilifi@gmail.com

Uganda

Mr. Stephen Muwaya Senior Range Ecologist Directorate of Animal Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries P.O. Box 102 Entebbe Tel.: +(256-41) 34.36.96 Fax: +(256-41) 32.10.10 / 32.10.47 ccdnap@infocom.co.ug smuwaya@yahoo.com

Ukraine

Dr. Yuriy Kolmaz Head of Land Resources Division Directorate of Biotic Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection 35, Uritskogo Str. Kiev 03035 Tel.: +(380-44) 206.3148 Fax: +(380-44) 206 3148 saveland@menr.gov.ua

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United Arab Emirates Dr. Salem M. Al Dhaheri Director General Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 Dubai Tel.: +(971-2) 4 295 8161 Fax: +(971-2) 4 295 7766

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mr. Ian Curtis Head of Profession, Environment in DFID, Deputy Head of the Climate and Environment Group Department for International Development Palace Street 1 London SW1E 5HE Tel.: +(44-20) 7023 0000 Fax: +(44-20) 7023.0019 i-curtis@dfid.gov.uk

United Republic of Tanzania

Mr. George R. Kafumu Senior Environmental Officer Vice President's Office IPS Building, 1st Floor Samora Avenue / Azikiwe St. P.O. Box 5380 Dar Es Salaam Tel.: +(255-22) 211.8416 / 211.3983 Fax: +(255-22) 211.3856 / 212.5297 grkafumu@yahoo.com sotchair@africaonline.co.tz

United States of America

Ms. Christine Dawson U.S. Focal Point OES/ETC Department of State Room 4333 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Tel.: +(1-202) 647.4683 Fax: +(1-202) 736.7351 / 647.5247

Uruguay Sra. Aramis Latchinian Dirección Nacional de Medio Anbiente (DINIMA) Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente Rincón N° 422, 5° piso Montevideo 11100 Tel.: +(598-2) 916.5133 Fax: +(598-2) 916.5132 sdinama@adinet.com.uy

Lic. Giselle Beja Valent Directora Asesoría de Asuntos Internacionales Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente Galicia 1139 piso 3º Montevideo Tel: +(598) 2 917 0710 int 4300 Fax: +(598) 2 917 0710 int 4320 giselle.beja@dinama.gub.uy

Uzbekistan

Mr. Gayrat Umarov Deputy General Director of Uzhydromet Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzhydromet) 72, K. Makhsumov St. 700052 Tashkent Tel.: +(998-71) 233.1145/ 2360758 Fax: +(998-71) 233 20 25 uzhymet@meteo.uz

Vanuatu Mr. Ernest Bani Head Vanuatu Environment Unit Government of Vanuatu Privat Mail Bag 9063 Port Vila Tel.: +(678) 25302 Fax: +(678) 23565 environ@vanuatu.com.vu

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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Ruben Dario Molino Director de Multilaterales, Coordinador de Cooperacion Integral Economia y Comercio Internacional Punto Focal Politico Minsiterio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores Conde A. Carmelitas, Torre MRE, Piso 18 Caracas Tel.: +58 212 806 43 25/4326/4354 Fax: +58 212 806 4355 molino.ruben.dario@gmail.com Ing. Rodolfo Roa Director General de Cuencas Hidrograficas, Punto Focal Técnico Direccion General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Ministerio del Poder Popular para Ambiente Municipal Libertador Av. Oeste 8 CSB, Torre Sur, Piso 5 El Silencio Caracas 1010 Tel.: +(58-212) 408.2175 / 408.2176 Fax: +(58-212) 408.2177 rroa@marn.gob.ve

Viet Nam

Ms. Pham Minh Thoa National Office for UNCCD Department of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Room 409, B9 No 2 Ngoc Ha Street Ba Dinh Hanoi Tel.: +(84-4) 733.2263 Fax: +(84-4) 722.3842 unccd-office@netnam.vn

Yemen Dr. Alladeen Mohamad Abdalla Al-Sharjabi Director General General Directorate of Forests, Ranges and Desertification Control Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Al-Zira Street Sana'a Tel.: +(9671) 250 976 Fax: +(9671) 250 977 amaash@yahoo.com

Zambia

Mr. Gondwe Fishani Gondwe Chief Environment Management Officer Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources P.O. Box 34011 Lusaka Tel.: +(260-1) 229.417 Fax: +(260-1) 222.189 - 229.417 figogmel@yahoo.co.uk gfgondwe@mtenr.gov.zm

Zimbabwe

Ms. Mutsa Chasi Director Department of Natural Resources Ministry of Mines, Environment and Tourism P.O. Box CY 385 Causeway Harare Tel.: +(263-4) 70.56.71-4 / 72.91.36 Fax: +(263-4) 79.31.23 zpn143@mweb.co.zw

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