Contacts
UNFF National Focal Points

State members of the UNFF have designated UNFF National Focal Points within their governments. If your governments has not appointed a national focal point, please contact the UNFF Secretariat for the formal procedure of nominating a Focal Point.

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Algeria
Mr. Mohamed Mezali
Ministère de l'Agriculture
Directeur de la Gestion du Patrimoine Forestier
Chemin Doudou Mokhtar BP 232
Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria
Phone/Fax: + 213 21 91 5313
Email: dgf.dgpf@wissal.dz

Angola
Mr. Tomas Pedro Caetano
Institute of Forest Development
Director General
Angola

Argentina
Embajador Silvia Merega
Directora General de Asuntos Ambientales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
Esmeralda 1212, Piso 14
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: + 54 11 4819 7405
Fax: + 54 11 4819 7413
Email: smm@mrecic.gov.ar

Australia
Mr. Tony Bartlett
General Manager, Forest Industries Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Phone: + 61 2 6272 4620
Fax: + 61 2 6272 4875
Email: Tony.Bartlett@daff.gov.au

Austria
Mr. Ingwald Gschwandtl
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Director, Forest Policy and Information Division
Marxergasse 2
Wien A-1030, Austria
Phone: + 43 1 711 00 7305
Fax: + 43 1 711 00 7399
Email: ingwald.gschwandtl@lebensministerium.at

B

Bahamas
Mr. Christopher Russell
Department of Lands and Surveys
Forestry Officer
East Bay St., PO Box N592
Nassau, Bahamas
Phone: + 242 322 2328
Fax: + 242 322 5830
Email: forestry@batelnet.bs

Belarus
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department for Humanitarian, Environmental, Scientific and Technological Cooperation
Phone: + 375 17 220 2191
Fax: + 375 17 222 4259
Email: ugs@mfa.org.by

Belgium
Mr. Christian Laurent
Ministry of the Wallone Region
Av. Prince de Liege 15
Namur 5100, Belgium - Wallone Region
Phone: + 32 81 33 58 42
Fax: + 32 81 33 58 33
Email: c-laurent@mrw.wallonie.be

Mr. Xavier Lejeune
Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment
Gulledelle 100
Brussels 1200, Belgium
Phone: + 32 2 775 77 37
Fax: + 32 2 775 77 21
Email: pfo@ibgebim.be

Mr. Carl De Schepper
Ministry of the Flemish Community
Head of Forestry Policy Unit
Koning Albert II - Iaan 20
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: + 32 2 553 81 22
Fax: + 32 2 553 81 05
Email: carl.deschepper@lin.vlaanderen.be

Belize
Osmany Salas
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Industry
Chief Forest Officer
23/25 Unity Boulevard
Belmopan, Belize
Phone: +501 822 1524
Fax: +501 822 1523
Email: conservation@mnrei.gov.bz

Benin
Mr Mahouna Tchiwanou
Direction des Forêts et des Ressources Naturelles
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts, Coordonnateur du PGFTR
02 BP 2334
Cotonou, Benin
Phone: +229 30 00 43 / 91 28 98
Fax: +229 30 72 12
Email: m.tchiwanou@laposte.net / pgrnucg@intnet.bj

Bhutan
Mr Ugen Thinley
Department of Forestry Services
Director
Bhutan

Mr. Dasho Sangay Thinley
Ministry of Agriculture
Secretary
Bhutan

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr. Boris Markovic
Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management of RS
tel: + 387 51 338 355
fax: + 387 51 338 865
e-mail: b.markovic@mps.vladars.net

Botswana
Dr. Mmasera Manthe-Tsuaneng
Director
Department of Forestry & Range Resources
Private Bag 00424
Gaborone, Botswana
Phone: 267-3188554/3954050
Fax: 267-395-4051
Mobile: 71848458
Email: mmanthe-tsuaneng@gov.bw

Mrs Keodirile Gaebuse (Alternate contact person)
Chief Forest & Range Officer
Department of Forestry & Range Resources
Private Bag 00424
Gaborone, Botswana
Phone: 267-395-4050
Fax: 267-395-4051
Email: kgabuse@gov.bw

Brazil
Mr. Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto
Ministry of External Relations
Head of the Environment Division
Palacio do Itamaraty, Anexo I, sala 439
Brasilia - DF 70170-900
Brazil
Phone: + 5561 3411 8447 / 8448 / 8452
Fax: + 5561 3411 8446
Email: paulino.carvalho@itamaraty.gov.br; dema@itamaraty.gov.br

Substitute (C/C)
Mr. Renato Barros de Aguiar Leonardi
Email: renato.leonardi@itamaraty.gov.br

Brunei Darussalam
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Director, Forestry Department
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei Darussalam
Phone: + 673 238 1687 x2223
Fax: + 673 238 1012

Burkina Faso
Mr. Akossongo Tienko Jean
Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie
Direction des Forêts
Chef de service de l'Aménagement Forestier
01 BP 6429 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Phone: + 226 50 31 61 19 / 50 35 60 34
Fax: + 226 50 32 40 98 / 50 35 82 43
Email: akossongo@hotmail.com

Burundi
Miss Capitoline Nsabiyumva
Advisor and specialist on environmental financing
Environment Department
Burundi
Phone: + 257 79 37 79 50
Email: nsabicappy@yahoo.fr

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Cambodia
Mr. Ty Sokhun
Forest Administration / MAFF
Head of Forestry Administration
#40 Preah Norodom Blvd.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phone: + 855 12 855 777
Fax: + 855 23 212 201
Email: fadm20022002@yahoo.com

Cameroon
Mr. Samuel Ebia Ndongo
Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
Director of Forests
Cameroon
Tel: + 237 2223 9231
Fax: + 237 2223 9231
Email: ebia_ndongo@yahoo.fr

Canada
Mr. Peter Besseau
Canadian Forest Service
Director, International Affairs
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 7th floor
Ontario, Ottawa K1A 0E4, Canada
Phone: +1 613 990 5639
Fax: +1 613 9987343
Email: Peter.Besseau@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca

Cape Verde
Mrs. Madalena Neves
Ministry of Environment
Minister
Cape Verde
Phone: +238 264 7506
Fax: +238 264 7543
Email: dss.prnf.kf@cvtelecom.cv / gilb.silva@gmail.com

Chad
Mme Nenodji Madingar
Ministere de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques
Directrice Adjointe des Forets et de la Lutte Contre la Desertification
Chad
Phone: + 235 252 3128
Fax: + 235 252 3839
Email: nenodji20001@yahoo.fr

China
Ms. Liu Xin
Department of International Cooperation
State Forestry Administration
Deputy Director, Division for Multilateral Affairs
Beijing, China
Phone: + 86 10 84 23 87 19
Fax: + 86 10 84 23 87 49
Email: liuxin@forestry.gov.cn

Colombia
Dra. Patti Londoño Jaramillo
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Viceministro de Asuntos Multilaterales
Calle 10 No. 5-51
Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: + 571 3814000
Fax: + 571 3814747

Dra. Paula Caballero Gómez
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Directora de Asuntos Econmicos, Sociales y Ambientales Multilaterales
Calle 10 # 5 - 51
Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: + 571 3814000
Fax: + 571 3814747
Email: paula.caballero@cancilleria.gov.co

Congo
Mr. Etienne Yoyo
Ministère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement
Coordinateur Nationale du Rorum des Nations Unies sur les Forêts
BP 5186, Republique Congo
Phone: +242 663 7409
Email: etienneyoyo@yahoo.fr

Cook Islands
Mr. Sabati Ngaro Solomona
Ministry of Agriculture
Director of Planning
PO Box 96
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Phone: + 682 28 711
Fax: + 682 21 881
Email: cimoa@oyster.net.ck

Costa Rica
Mr. Ricardo Ulate
Advisor, National Forestry Financing Fund
Ministry of Environment and Energy
San Jose, Costa Rica
Phone: + 506 257 8475 / 358 3931
Fax: + 506 258 1614
Email: rulate@fonafifo.com

Croatia
Ms. Ivana Pešut
Ministry of Regional Developement, Forestry and Water Management
Forestry Officer
Trg kralja Petra Krešimira IV br. 1
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 
phone: + 385 1 6438 222
fax: + 385 1 6391 963
Email: ivana.pesut@mrrsvg.hr

Msc. Goran Videc
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Head of Department for Forest Protection and Forest Reproductive Material
Trg kralja Petra Krešimira IV br. 1
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 
phone: + 385 1 6438 225
fax: + 385 1 6391 963
Email: goran.videc@mrrsvg.hr

Cuba
Mr. Jorge Luis Fernandez Chamero
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente
Dirección de Colaboración Internacional
Prado y San Jose, Capitolio Nacional
La Habana CP 10200, Cuba
Phone: + 53 7 67 06 06
Fax: + 53 7 33 80 54
Email: chamero@dci.citma.gov.cu

Cyprus
Mr. Demetris Christofides
Director of the Department of Forests
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
CY-1414, Nicosia, CYPRUS
Phone: + 357 22 805501
Fax: + 357 22 805542
Email: planning@fd.moa.gov.cy

Czech Republic
Mr. Tomas Krejzar
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry Development Department
Tesnov 17
117 05 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Phone: + 420 2 2181 2677
Fax: + 420 2 2181 2988
Email: krejzar@mze.cz

D

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mr. Sébastien Malele Mbala
Directeur Chef de Service de la Direction de la Gestion Forestière
Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature, Eaux et Forêts
4ème Etage, Building FORESCOM
Kinshasa 1, Gombe, BP 1461, Democratic Republic of Congo
Phone: + 243 81 50 80 720
Fax: +243 884 3675
Email: semalele@yahoo.fr

Denmark
Mr. Peter Aarup Iversen
Ministry of the Environment - Danish Forest and Nature Agency
Coordinator for International Forest Policy
Haraldsgade 53
DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Phone: + 45 39 47 26 22
Fax: + 45 39 47 26 90
Email: piv@sns.dk / peteraai@yahoo.dk

Dominican Republic
Mr. Maximo Aquino
Secretary of State for Forestry Resources
Undersecretary
Calle Rodriguez Objio #15
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Phone: + 809 685 2559 / 534 8432
Fax: + 809 227 7334 / 508 9787
Email: recursosforestalesrepdom@yahoo.com

E

Egypt
Mr. Hoda Salah El-Din Rashed
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
Undersecretariat for Afforestation and Environment
Director-General, Afforestation Department
Cairo, Egypt
Phone: + 202 337 3790
Fax: + 202 335 4983 / 749 8128
Email: affor-18@hotmail.com

El Salvador
Ingeniero Josué Mario Guardado Rodriguez
Ministerio de Agricultural y Ganaderia
Dirección General de Ordenamiento Forestal Cuencos y Riegas
Técnico Forestal
Final primera Avenida Norte y Avenida Manual Gallardo, Edificio del MAG
Santa Tecla, Detras de Colegio de Santa Cecilia, El Salvador
Phone/Fax: + 503 22028253
Email: josue.guardado@mag.gob.sv

Eritrea
Mr. Estifanos Bein Manna
Ministry of Agriculture
Head of Forestry and Wildlife
Eritrea
Email: estbein@eol.com.er

Estonia
Mr. Olav Etverk
Ministry of Environment
Director General of Forest Department
24 Toompuiestee
Tallinn 15172, Estonia
Phone: + 372 6262 902
Fax: + 372 6262 929

Ethiopia
Mr. Ababu Anage Zeleke
Environmental Protection Authority
Head Ecosystem Department
PO Box 12760
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: +251 1 46 45 69
Fax: +251 1 46 48 76
Email: esid@telecom.net.et

F

Fiji
Mr. Laikini Jiko
Ministry of Fisheries and Forests
Conservator of Forests
PO Box 2218, Govt Buildings
Suva, Fiji
Phone: + 679 330 1611

Finland
Mr. Heikki Granholm
Counsellor of Forestry, Head of Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 30
Helsinki FI-00023, Finland
Phone: + 358 9 1605 2431
Fax: +358 9 1605 2400
Email: heikki.granholm@mmm.fi

France
Cyril Loisel
Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes
Direction général de la mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats
Chargé de mission forêts
27 rue de la Convention
75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Téléphone: +33 1 43 17 62 53
Fax: +33 1 43 17 73 94
Email: cyril.loisel@diplomatie.gouv.fr

G

Gabon
Mr. André-Jules Madingou
Ministry of Water and Forests, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Conseiller du Ministre charge des forets
PO Box 199, Libreville, Gabon
Phone: + 241 761 381
Email: madingouaj@yahoo.fr

Gambia
Ms. Marina Parade
Department of State for Foreign Affairs
Banjul, Gambia
Phone: + 220 225 654/6
Fax: + 220 223 578
Email: dosfa@gamtel.gm

Germany
Mr. Matthias Schwoerer
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Head of International Forest Policy Division
Rochusstrasse 1
Bonn 53123, Germany
Phone: +49 228 529 3348
Fax: +49 228 529 4276
Email: 534@bmelv.bund.de

Greece
Dr. Andreas Drouzas
Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Directorate of Forest Resources Development
Forestry Expert
Halkokondili 31
Athens ELLAS, Greece
Phone: +30 210 524 1447 / 212 4591
Fax: +30 210 524 4104
Email: a.drouzas@minagr.gr / adrouzas@mariecurie.org / adreasdrouzas@yahoo.com

Grenada
Mr. Alan Gabriel Joseph
Ministry of Agriculture - Forestry and National Parks
Chief Forestry Officer
Botanic Gardens, Tanteen
St Georges, Grenada
Phone: + 473 440 2934
Fax: + 473 440 4191 / 6197
Email: fnpd@caribsurf.com

Guatemala
Mr. Josué Iván Morales Dardón
Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB)
7a Avenida 12-90 "A" zona 13
Ciudad de Guatemala 01013, Guatemala
Phone: +502 2321-2626 / 2321-2633
Fax: +502 2472 2070
Email: gerencia@inab.gob.gt

Guinea-Bissau
M. Kaoussou Diombera
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developpment
CP 71 Bissau, Bairro Q.G.
Santa Luzia, Guinea-Bissau
Phone: + 245 580 4851
Fax: + 245 322 1019
Email: kadiombera@yahoo.fr / kdiombera@hotmail.com

H

Haiti
Mr. Joseph Vernet
Chef de Cabinet at the Ministry of Environment
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Phone: + 11 509 34 09 09 09
or, +11 509 36 99 95 30
Email: josephvernet@yahoo.fr

The Holy See
Mr. Paolo Conversi
Secretariat of State
Section for Relations with States
Attaché of the Secretariat of State
Vatican City 00120, Holy See
Phone: + 39 06 6988 4637
Fax: + 39 06 6988 5364

Honduras
Mr. Danilo H. Escoto
Administración Forestal del Estado, Corporación Hondureña de Derarrollo Forestal (AFE-COHDEFOR)
Jefe del Departamento de Planificación
Zona el Carrizal No. 2
Comayaguela MDC, Honduras
Phone/Fax: + 504 223 4997
Email: afecoh@honduras.quik.com

Hungary
Károly Wisnovszky
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Deputy Director General of the State Forest Service
Széchenyi u.14.
1054 H-Budapest, Hungary
Phone:+36 1 3743 208
Fax: +36 1 3743 206
Email: aesz@aesz.hu

I

Iceland
Mr. Jon Geir Petursson
Ministry for the Environment
Head of Division, land use, Office of Policy and International Affairs
Skuggasund 1
IS-150 Reykjavík, Iceland
Phone: + 354 545 8600
Fax: + 354 562 4566
Email: postur@environment.is; jon.geir.petursson@environment.is

India
Dr. Ranjana Gupta
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Deputy Inspector General of Forests (FP/FIC)
529 Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi 110003, India
Phone: + 91 9312409847
Fax: 91 11 24 36 05 49
Email: ranjanagupta2001@yahoo.com

Indonesia
Mr. Djauhari Oratmangun
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director of Economic Development and Environment to the United Nations
Jl. Taman Pejambon No 6, Pusat
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Phone: + 62 21 384 8626
Fax: + 62 21 385 7315
Email: djauhari_ksem@hotmail.com, d_oratmangun@yahoo.com

Iran
Mr. Eshagh Al-Habib
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department of International Affairs & Specialized Agencies
Building #8(w), Kushke Mesri St., Ferdousi Ave, Postal code:11361914811
PO Box 11365-361
Tehran, Iran
Phone: + 9821 61154505
Fax: + 9821 66704176
Email: ealhabib@mfa.gov.ir , jbarmaki@gmail.com, saeidzahedi@yahoo.com

Ireland
Mr. Michael Mc Namara
Department of Agriculture and Food
Forest Service
Johnston Castle Estate, Co Wexford
Wexford, Ireland
Phone: + 353 53 9160212
Fax: + 353 53 9143836
Email: michael.mcnamara@agriculture.gov.ie

Israel
Mr. David Brand
Chief Forester - Head of the Forest Department
JNF - KKL, Eshtaol, M.P. Shimshon, 99775
Office: 972-2-9905566
Fax: 972- 2 - 9915517
Email: DavidB@kkl.org.il

Italy
Dr. Paolo Vicentini
Forest Officer
Ministry of Agricultural and Forest Policies
Ispettorato Generale del Corpo Forestale
Via G. Carducci, 5
Roma 00187, Italy
Phone: + 39 06 481 8972
Fax: + 39 06 481 7690
Email: p.vicentini@corpoforestale.it

J

Jamaica
Ms Marilyn Headley
Forestry Department
Conservator of Forests
173 Constant Spring Road
8 Kingston, Jamaica
Phone: + 876 924 2125 / + 876 924 2667 / +876 924 2668
Fax: + 876 924 2626
Email: mheadley@forestry.gov.jm

Japan
Mr. Koji Hattori
Deputy Director
International Forestry Cooperative Office
Forestry Agency of Japan
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Japan
Phone: +81 3 3591 8449
Fax: +81 3 3593 9565
Email: koji_hattori@nm.maff.go.jp

Mr. Akira Yamada
Researcher
Global Environment Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Japan
Phone: + 81 3 5501 8245
Fax: + 81 3 5501 8244
Email: akira.yamada-2@mofa.go.jp

K

Kenya
Mr. Ernest Kizama Ambune
Forest Department Headquarters
Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests
PO Box 30513
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: + 254 02 375 4904 / 5 / 6
Fax: + 254 02 376 4249
Email: ccf@wananchi.com

Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Musuraliev Turatbek S
State Forest Agency
Chairman of the State Forest Agency
228 Toktogula str.
Bishkek 720001, Kyrgyzstan
Phone: + 996 312 610 016
Email: mail@forestagency.bishkek.gov.kg

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Lao PDR
Mr. Bounsouane Phongphichith
Director of Planning and Cooperation Division,
That Dum Campus,
Department of Forestry,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
Box 2932, Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel/fax: +(856-21) 219 561
Email: bphongphichith@gmail.com

Lebanon
Dr. Chadi Mohanna
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Rural Development and Natural Resources
Director of Rural Development and Natural Resources Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture
Jnah, Lebanon
Phone: + 9611 848 447
Fax: + 9611 848 447
Email: iopgov@cyberia.net.lb

Lesotho
Mr. Nchemo Maile
Ministry of Forestry & Land Reclamations
Deputy Principal Secretary
P.O. Box 774
Maseru 100, Lesotho
Phone: +266 22 31 28 26 / + 266 58 88 28 40
Fax: + 266 22 31 05 15
Email: nchemo@yahoo.co.uk / forestry@ilesotho.com

Liechtenstein
Mr. Hugo Quaderer
Regierungsgebäude
Vaduz FL - 9490, Liechtenstein
Phone: + 423 236 6011
Fax: + 423 236 6184
Email: felix.naescher@awnl.llv.li

Lithuania
Mr. Valdas Vaiciunas
Director of the Department of Forests
Ministry of Environment
Jaksto, st. 4/9
Vilnius LT 01105, Lithuania
Phone: + 370 5 2725868
Fax: + 370 5 2722029
Email: v.vaiciunas@am.lt

Luxembourg
Frank Wolter
Administration de la nature et des forêts
Directeur-Adjoint
16, Rue Eugène Ruppert
L-2453 Luxembourg
Phone: + 352 402 201 216
Fax: + 352 402 201 250
Email: frank.wolter@anf.etat.lu

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Mr. Vojo Gogovski
State Counselor for Forestry and Hunting
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
15 Jurij Gagarin str. 1000 Skopje, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Phone: + 389 23 124 298
Email: vojo.gogovski@mzsv.gov.mk

Madagascar
Mme. Lydie Raharimaniraka
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux & Forêts
Directeur de la Valorisation des Eaux & Forêts
Madagascar
Phone: + 261 20 22 593 10
Fax: + 261 20 22 304 88
Email: foretmin@wanadoo.mg / dgforets@wanadoo.mg

Malawi
Mr. Kenneth M. Nyasulu
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Forestry Department Headquarters
Director of Forestry
PO Box 30048
Lilongwe 3, Capital City, Malawi
Phone: + 265 1 771 000 / + 265 1 773 462
Fax: + 265 1 774 268
Email: dirfor@sdnp.org.mw

Mali
Mr. Tidiani Coulibaly
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Environment et de l'Assainissement
B.P. 275 Bamako
Mali
Phone: + 223 66 76 83 35 / + 223 76 42 49 08
Fax: + 223 20 23 36 96
Email: ticoul56@yahoo.fr

Malta
Dr. Charles F. Grech
Ministry for Resources & Rural Affairs
Parks, Afforestation, Countryside Restoration & Initiatives Unit
Department of Rural Development & Aquaculture,
Forestry Focal Point
National Agriculture Research and Development Centre,
Government Farm Ghammieri, Ngiered Road,
Marsa, MRS 3300, MALTA
Phone: + 356 25904 231 / + 356 23398 000
Email: charles.f.grech@gov.mt / park.mrae@gov.mt

Marshall Islands
Mr. Frederick Muller
Ministry of Resources and Development
Secretary of Resources and Development
PO Box 1727
Majuro 96960, Marshall Islands
Phone: + 692 625 3206
Fax: + 692 625 3821
Email: trade@ntarnar.com, rndsec@ntamar.com

Mauritania
Billal Ould Werzeg
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Cooperation
Ambassadeur, Chargé de mission auprès de Cabinet
BP 230, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Phone: + 222 648 7520
Fax: + 222 666 0264
Email: werzegbilal@yahoo.fr

Mauritius
Dr. Honorable Arvin Boolell
Agro Industry and Fisheries
9th floor, Renganaden Seeneevassen Building
Port Louis, Mauritius
Phone: + 230 212 7931
Fax: + 230 212 4427
Email: forest@intnet.mu

Mexico
Consejera Socorro Flores Liera
Director General de Tema Globales
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Edificio Tlatelolco
Plaza Juárez 20, Piso 14
Col. Centro
CP 06010 México DF, México
Phone: + 52 55 9159 5628
Fax: + 52 55 9159 5632
Email: focalpointmexico@sre.gob.mx

Monaco
Mr. Jean Luc van Klaveren
Departement des Travaux Publics et des Affaires Sociales
Chief of Department
Place de la Visitation
Monaco ville 98000, Monaco
Phone: + 377 93 15 80 00

Mongolia
Mrs. Ulziibadrakh Khoroldavaa
Ministry of Nature and Environment
Head, Forest and Water Division
Government Building - 3
Baga Toiruu - 44
Ulaanbaatar - 11, Mongolia
Phone: + 976 11 312 269
Fax: + 976 11 321 401
Email: oyundar@yahoo.com

Morocco
Mrs. Raja Ghannam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Director of Multilateral Cooperation
Av. F. Roosevelt
Rabat, Morocco
Phone: + 212 37 76 68 29
Fax: + 212 37 76 55 08
Email: ministere@maec.gov.ma

Mr. M'hammed El Idrissi
Ministry of Water and Forests
Head Engineer / Chief of Budget, Planning and Cooperation
Av. F. Roosevelt
Rabat, Morocco
Phone: + 212 37 76 63 72
Fax: + 212 37 76 68 55 / 76 44 46

Myanmar
Mr. Soe Win Hlaing
Director General, Forest Department
Ministry of Forestry
Building No. 28
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Phone: + 95 067 40 50 15 / 40 54 00
Fax: + 95 067 40 50 17
dg.fd@mptmail.net.mm / teaknet@mptmail.net.mm

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Namibia
Mr. Joseph S. Hailwa
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Government Office Park
Private Bag 13184
Windhoek, Namibia
Phone: +264 61 208 7663 / 7320
Fax: +264 61 222 830
Email: hailwaj@mawrd.gov.na

Nepal
Mr Krishna Prasad Acharya
Chief, Planning and Human Resource Development Division
Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
Babar Mahal, Kathmandu
Phone: + 977 1 4211924
Fax: + 977 1 4211936
Email: yrbhusal@gmail.com

Netherlands
Mr. Rob Busink
Senior Policy Officer
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
Department of Nature, Landscape and Rural Affairs
PO Box 20401
The Hague, 2500 EK, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 70 3784911
Fax: +31 70 3786120
Email: r.l.busink@minlnv.nl

New Zealand
Mr. Alan Reid
Senior Policy Analyst
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: + 64 4 894 0708
Fax: + 64 4 894 0742
Email: alan.reid@maf.govt.nz

Nicaragua
Mr. Francisco Guerra Cardenal
Director Ejecutivo del Instituto Nacional Forestal
Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal (MAGFOR)
Nicaragua

Licenciada Liza Gonzalez
Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
Directora Ejecutiva de Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas
Carretera Norte, Apartado Postal 5123
Managua, Nicaragua
Phone: + 505 263 26 18
Email: sinapdir@ibw.com.ni

Nigeria
Mr. Peter Papka
Ministry of Environment
AG Director
Abuja, Nigeria
Phone: + 234 09 314 0555
Fax: + 234 09 523 4119
Email: peterpapka@yahoo.com

Norway
Ms. Silje Trollstøl
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Department of Forest and Natural Resource Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
P.O.Box 8007 Dep
0030 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 22 24 92 72
Fax: +47 22 24 27 53
Email: silje.trollstol@lmd.dep.no

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Pakistan
Mr. Bashir Ahmed Wani
Ministry of Environment
Inspector General of Forests
CDA Block 4
Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: + 92 51 92 03 726
Fax: + 92 51 92 02 142
Email: wani48@hotmail.com

Palau
Ms. Tarita Holm
Bureau of Agriculture
Forest Management Coordinator
PO Box 302
Palau, PW 96940
Phone: + 680 488 2504/ 767 2701
Fax: + 680 488 1475
Email: tarita@palaunet.com / tarita_holm@yahoo.com / palauforestry@palaunet.com

Palestinian Authority
Musa Barghouthi Abdul-Hamid
Agriculture and Rural Development Research Center
Palestinian Authority
Phone: +972 02 29 89 537
Fax: +972 02 29 89 538

Panama
Mr. Ricardo Brown Salazar
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente
Jefe del Servicio Nacional de Desarrollo y Administración Forestal
Edificio 804, Albrook
Apartado C, Zona 0843, Balboa
Panama, Panama
Phone/Fax: + 507 315 0902
Email: r.brown@anam.gob.pa

Papua New Guinea
Mr. Dambis Kaip
Manager - Policy and Aid Co-ordination
Forest Policy and Planning Directorate
Papua New Guinea Forest Authority
National Forest Service
PO Box 5055
Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Phone: +675 327 7816 / 685 5235
Fax: +675 325 5451
Email: dkaip@pngfa.gov.pg

Paraguay
Mr. Luis Torales Keneddy
President of the
Instituto Forestal Nacional (INFONA)
Ruta 2 Mariscal estigarribia Km 10 1/2
San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Phone: +59521575564

Peru
Mr. Miguel Palomino de la Gala
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sustainable Development Division
Minister, Director of Sustainable Development
Jr. Lampa, 545 Piso 6
Lima, Peru
Phone: + 51 1 311 2626 / 2627 / 2629
Fax: + 51 1 311 2628
Email: mjpalomino@rree.gob.pe

Mr. Gonzalo Paredes Guzmán
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sustainable Development Division
Counsellor
Jr. Lampa, 545 Piso 6
Lima, Peru
Phone: + 51 1 311 2626 / 2627/ 2629
Fax: + 51 1 311 2628
Email: gparedes@rree.gob.pe

Philippines
Ms Elisea G. Gozun
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Secretary
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Phone: + 632 928 0691
Fax: + 632 924 2540

Mr. Romeo T. Acosta
Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
Director
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Phone: + 632 928 9313
Fax: + 632 920 0374
Email: rtacosta@skyinet.net

Neria Andin
Forest Management Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Assistant Director
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Phone: + 632 927 4784
Fax: + 632 928 7778
Email: neria_andin2003@yahoo.com

Poland
Mr. Edward Lenart
Ministry of Environment
Department of Forestry
Acting Deputy Director
52/54 Wawelska St.
Warsaw 00-922, Poland
Phone: + 48 22 57 92 580
Fax: + 48 22 57 92 590
Email: edward.lenart@mos.gov.pl

Portugal
Maria da Conceicao Ferreira
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Head of Forest Policy and Strategy Service
Av. Joao Crisostomo 28
Lisboa, Portugal
Phone: + 351 21 312 4848
Fax: + 351 21 312 4983
Email: concferreira@dgrf.min-agricultura.pt

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Qatar
Hashim Badar Al-Sada
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Head, Agricultural Organization Affairs Office
PO Box 2727
Doha, Qatar
Phone: + 974 441 9820
Fax: + 974 441 6266
Email: halsada@mmaa.gov.ga

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Republic of Korea
Junho Ko
Korea Forest Service
Deputy Director of International Cooperation Division
Government Complex Daejeon
920 Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu
Daejeon, 302-701, Republic of Korea
Phone: + 82 42 481 4082
Fax: + 82 42 481 4036
Email: kdilbert69@foa.go.kr

Republic of Moldova
Ms. Petra Stratulat
State Agency for Forestry
Advisor of General Director
124 Stefan cel Mare BD
Chisinau, MD 2002, Republic of Moldova
Phone: + 373 22 79 360
Fax: + 373 22 79 360
Email: egreta@mediu.moldova.md

Romania
Mrs. Adela Patiu
counselor for European Affairs,
General Directorate for European Affairs and International Relations
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
24 Carol I Blvd.
Bucharest 020921, Romania
Phone: +40 21 408 9517
Fax: + 40 21 311 06 36
Email: Adela.patiu@mmediu.ro

Russian Federation
Dr Andrey N Filipchuk
Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry
Director, International Forest Center
VNIILM, Ul.Institutskaya 15, Pushkino Moskovskaya Oblast
141 200 Moscow, Russian Federation
Phone: + 7 095 709 4660
Fax: +7 095 993 4191
Email: vniilm@pues.ru

Rwanda
Claudien Habimana
Ministère de Terres, de l'Environnement, des Forêts, de l'Eau et des Ressources Naturelles
Directeur des Forets
Kigali, Rwanda

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Saint Lucia
Mr. Cornelius Isaac
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Department of Forestry
Assistant Chief Forest Officer
5th floor, Sir Stanislaus James Building
Castries, Saint Lucia
Phone: + 758 450 2231
Fax: + 758 450 2078 / 2287
Email: corneliusi@hotmail.com

Saudi Arabia
Mr. Mohammed Omar Al-Saghan
Ministry of Agriculture
Aministration of Grazing and Forests
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Phone: + 966 1 403 3702
Email: alsaghan@yahoo.com

Senegal
Mr. Ndiawar Dieng
Ministère de lEnvironnement et de la Protection de la Nature
Conseiller Technique
Parc Forestier de Hann, PO Box 1831
Dakar, Senegal
Phone: + 221 889 0245
Fax: + 221 822 2081
Email: ndiawar_dg@yahoo.fr / ndiawar_dg@hotmail.com

Serbia
Mr. Dusan Jovic
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Directorate of Forests
Senior Adviser
Omladinskih brigada 1
Belgrade 11070, Serbia
Phone: + 381 11 313 0134
Fax: + 381 11 311 7566
Email: djjovic@net.yu, dusan.jovic@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

Slovenia
Mr. Magsimilijan Mohoric
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Dunajska 56-58
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Slovak Republic
Mr. Boris Greguska
Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic
Section of Forestry and Wood Processing
Chief State Counsellor
Dobrovicova 12
812 66 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone: +421 02 5926 6531
Fax: +421 02 5926 6517
Email: boris.greguska@land.gov.sk

Solomon Islands
PO Box G24
Honaria, Solomon Islands
Phone: + 677 22 944
Fax: + 677 21 245

South Africa
Mr. Dickson Mtsamayi Nkosi
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
157 Schoeman St
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Phone: + 27 12 336 7212
Email: lfa@dwaf.gov.za

Spain
Mr. Jose María Solano Lopez
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Dirección General para la Biodiversidad
Jefe del Area de Planificación y Ordenación Forestal
Gran Via de San Francisco No4
Madrid 28005, Spain
Phone: + 34 91 596 4913
Fax: + 34 91 596 4877
Email: jmsolano@mma.es

Sri Lanka
Mr. Dharmasena Dissanayake
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary
Sampathpaya, Rajamalwatte Rd
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Phone: + 94 11 287 7290
Fax: + 94 11 287 7292
Email: forest@sri.lanka.net

Sudan
Mr. Abdelazim Mirghani Ibrahim
Forest National Corporation
General Manager
PO Box 658
Khartoum, Sudan
Phone: + 24 183 47 15 75
Fax: + 24 183 47 26 59
Email: abdelazim_fnc@hotmail.com

Suriname
Mr. Rene Somopawiro Msc.
Stichting Bosbeheer en Bostoezicht (Institution on Forestry and Forestry Management)
Acting Permanent Secretary
Dr Martin Luther King Weg Pc. No. 283
Paramaribo, Suriname
Phone: + 597 483 131
Fax: + 597 483 051
Email: sbbsur@sr.net

Swaziland
Mr. Solomon Gamedze
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Senior Forestry Officer and Head of the Forestry Section
PO Box 162
Mbabane, Swaziland
Phone: + 268 404 2731 x2119 / 2190
Fax: + 268 404 1719
Email: dofmoac@africaonline.co.sz

Sweden
Mr Marcus Öhman
Ministry for Rural Affairs
103 33 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: + 46 8 405 14 46
Fax: + 46 8 20 64 96
Email: marcus.ohman@rural.ministry.se

Switzerland
Ms. Sibylle Vermont
Federal Office for the Environment
Global Affairs Section, International Affairs Division
Senior Scientific Officer
Bern 3003, Switzerland
Phone: + 41 31 322 85 47
Fax: + 41 31 323 03 49
Email: sibylle.vermont@bafu.admin.ch

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Thailand
Mr. Anawat Sukhotanang
Royal Forest Department
Forest Management and Forest Products Research Office
Senior Forest Technician
61 Phaholyathin Road
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Phone: + 662 579 5410
Fax: + 662 579 8532
Email: anawat2001@hotmail.com

Togo
Mr. Djalogue Goumbéban
Senior Water and Forests Engineer
Director of Water and Forests
Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources
BP 355 Lome, Togo
Phone: + 228 221 4604
Fax: +228 222 3924
Email: gdjalogue@yahoo.fr / forests2006@yahoo.fr

Trinidad and Tobago
Mr. Anthony Ramnarine
Ministry of Public Utilities and Environment
Director, Forestry Division
Long Circular Road, St. James
PO Box 30
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: + 868 622 4860
Fax: + 868 628 5503
Email: forestry@tstt.net.tt

Tunisia
Mr. Ahmed Ridha Fekih Salem
Directeur General des Forets
Ministere de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques
Phone: + 71 848 892
Fax: +71 801 922
Email: fekih200@yahoo.fr Tunisia

Turkey
Dr Mahir Kucuk
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Deputy Undersecretary
Bestepe 06560, Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 312 207 6285
Fax: +90 312 207 6298
Email: mkucuk@cevreorman.gov.tr

Tuvalu
Itaia Lausaveve
Ministry of Natural Resources and Lands
Director of Agriculture
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Phone: + 688 20825 / 20186
Fax: + 688 20826
Email: ilausaveve@yahoo.com

U

Uganda
Mr. Gershom Onyango
Director, Directorate of Environment Affairs
Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Port Bell Road Luzira,
P.O. Box 20026, Kampala, Uganda
Phone: + 256 772 491 807
Fax: + 256 41 505 941
Email: ggonyango@yahoo.co.uk

Ukraine
Mr. Viktor Kornienko
State Forestry Committee
Head of the Scientific and Technical Cooperation Department
Vul Shota Rustaveli 9a
Kiev 01023, Ukraine
Phone: + 380 44 228 78 58
Fax: + 380 44 228 77 94
Email: dklg@nbi.com.ua

United Arab Emirates
Mr. Abdullah Ahmed bin Abdulaziz
Ministry of Agriculture
Assistant Under Secretary for Agricultural Affairs
United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom
Mr. Mike Dudley
Forestry Commission
Head of International Policy
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh EH 12 7AT, United Kingdom
Phone: + 44 131 314 6115
Fax: + 44 131 316 4344
Email: mike.dudley@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Arcado Ntagazwa
Representative
United Republic of Tanzania

United States
Ms. Catherine Karr-Colque
United States Department of State
Forest Programs Officer
2201 C ST NW
OES/ETC Room 4333
Washington, DC 20520, USA
Phone: +1 202 647 0658
Fax: +1 202 736 7351
Email: Karr-ColqueCJ@state.gov

Uruguay
Mr. Federico Perazza
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
First Secretary, Direction of Environment
Colonia 1206 casi Cuareim
Montevideo 11100, Uruguay
Phone: + 598 2 902 1010 x2221/2052
Fax: 1 598 2 908 0620
Email: dima36@mrree.gub.uy

Uzbekistan
Mr. Shukurov Alisher Nematullaevich
Chief expert for Monitoring International Projects
Main Department of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
8-21, Qatartal Str., Chilanzar district
Tashkent, 100113, Uzbekistan
Phone: +99 871 273 2991
Fax: +99 871 273 2991
Email: alisherxon2003@rambler.ru; mfd@uzpak.uz

V

Vanuatu
Mr. Livo Mele
Director of Forests
Private Mail Bag 64
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Email: forestry@vanuatu.gov.vu, livomele@hotmail.com

Venezuela
Embajador Oscar Hernandez
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Dirección General de Economía y Cooperación Internacional
Ministro Consejero
Avenida Urdaneta, Esquina de Carmelitas
Torre MRE, Piso 14 Ala A
Caracas 1010, Venezuela
Phone: +58 212 860 66 57 / 806 1255 / 806 1550
Fax: +58 212 864 1662
Email: dgseci@mre.gov.ve

Vietnam
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
B9 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: + 844 8 438 814
Fax: + 844 8 438 793
Email: mthoa-ddf@netnam.vn

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Yemen
Mr. Alladeen Al-Sharjabi
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
D.G. of Forests, Ranges and Desertification Control
PO Box 2805
Sanaa, Yemen
Tel: + 967 125 0977
Fax: + 967 125 0976
Email: gdfdc@yemen.net.ye; amaash@yahoo.com

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Zimbabwe
Mr. Darlington M. Duwa
Forestry Commission
General Manager
1 Orange Grove Drive
Box HG 139
Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe
Phone: + 263 9 61495 / 6
Fax: + 263 4 497 621
Email: darlingtonduwa@yahoo.co.uk
dduwa@linuxmail.org
dduwa@forestry.co.zw

Zambia
Mrs. A.M.C. Masinja
Director of Forestry
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources
Kwacha Annex, Cairo Road
PO Box 30575
10101 Lusaka, Zambia
Phone/Fax: +260 1 223930
Email: psmtenr@coppernet.zm