GE.07-70551

UNITED NATIONS

Convention to Combat Desertification

Distr. GENERAL ICCD/COP(8)/INF.3 12 September 2007 ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH ONLY

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Eighth session Madrid, 3–14 September 2007

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 Haus Carstanjen 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 Irrigation Jamal mina Kartisukhi Kabul Tel.: +(93-20) 250.0347 / (93) 700289807 mostafa_jawad@yahoo.com Albania Mr. Sajmir Hoxha Advisor of the Minister Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration Rruga e Durrwsit, 27 Tirana Tel.: +(355-4) 22.44.56 Fax.: +(355-4) 22.44.56 shoxha@moe.gov.al Algeria M. Mohamed Seghir Mellouhi Directeur Général Division des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture Chemin Doudou Mokhtar-Ben-Aknoun 16000 Alger Tel.: +(213) 21 915 314 Fax.: +(216) 21 915 309 dgf@wissal.dz / dgf.dmvt@wissal.dz Andorra Mme Meritxell Font Agent technique Ministère des Affaires étrangères, de la Culture et de la Coopération Andorra la Vella Tel.: +(376) 875.704 Fax.: +(376) 869.559 mfont.gov@andorra.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) 92.31.94.68 / 9.20.89.99 / 251.1386 Fax.: +(244-2) 310.479 / 311.893 / 310.016 biodiversidade@snet.co.ao vintem42@hotmail.com Antigua and Barbuda Ms. Diann Black Layne Chief Environmental Officer Environment Division Ministry of Tourism and Environment Corner Nevis Street & Friendly Alley St. John's Tel.: +(1-268) 462.4625 Fax.: +(1-268) 460.6093 mintourenv4@hotmail.com dcblack11@yahoo.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 Armenia Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan Head Land Protection Department Ministry of Nature Protection Buzandi 1/3 4th Floor 374010 Yerevan Tel.: +(37-410) 527952 Fax.: +(37-410) 527952 ashot_v@mail.ru

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Australia Dr. Annemarie Watt Natural Resource Management Policy Branch Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage GPO Box 737 Canberra. ACT. 2601 Tel.: +(61-2) 6274 2540 Fax.: +(61-2) 6274 2505 annemarie.watt@deh.gov.au Austria Ms. Katharina Wieser Minister, Head of Unit III.6.a Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minoritenplatz 8 A-1014 Vienna Tel.: +43 (0) 501150 ext. 3467 Fax.: +43 (0) 501159-3467 katharina.wieser@bmeia.gv.at Azerbaijan Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Specialist Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources B. Aghayev Str. 100-A 370073 Baku Tel.: +(9-9412) 98.05.41 Fax.: +(9-9412) 92.59.07 / 98.05.63 o_jafarov@yahoo.com Bahamas Dr. Donald Cooper Undersecretary Ministry of Health and Environment Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission P.O. Box N-3730 Nassau, N.P. Tel.: +(1-242) 322.4546 Fax.: +(1-242) 326.3509 dcooper@best.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 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

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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 Hollebosh 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, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme 01 BP 3621 Cotonou Tel.: +(229) 312.065 / 315.596 Fax.: +(229) 315.081 azanou@mehubenin.net / azanou02@yahoo.fr

Bhutan Mr. Chencho Norbu Programme Director National Soil Service Center Ministry of Agriculture P.O. Box 123 Thimphu Tel.: +(975) 235.1182 Fax.: +(975) 235.1038 norbuc@druknet.bt / norbu0304@yahoo.com Bolivia Sr. Walter Valda Rivera 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 waltervalda@yahoo.es Bosnia and Herzegovina Prof. Dr. Mihajlo Markovic Head of the Institute for the Agroecology and Soil Sciences Faculty of Agriculture 78000 Banja Luka - Republika Srpska Tel.: +(387-51) 312.390 Fax.: +(387-51) 312.580 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

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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 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 Mme Delphine Ouedraogo Directrice de la Coordination de la lutte contre la désertification Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie 01 BP 6486 01 Ouagadougou Tel.: +(226) 50 32.40.94 / 89 Fax.: +(226) 50 31.64.91 oueddelphi@voila.fr / bdelphine@fasonet.bf

Burundi M. Etienne Kayengeyenge Directeur Général Cabinet du Ministre Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement B.P. 631 Bujumbura Tel.: +(257) 21.32.57 / 22.49.79 / 22.89.02 Fax.: +(257) 24.12.05 / 22.89.02 dgate@usan-bu.net / dp-enviro@cbinf.com 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 Canada Mr. Paul Samson Director Environment Division, Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency 200 promenade du Portage Hull, Quebec K1A 0G4 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

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Central African Republic M. David Togbiambi Cadre Direction générale de l'environnement Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche chargé de l'Environnement Rue Ambassadeur R. Guérillot Bangui Tel.: +(236) 06.79.80 togbiambi@yahoo.fr Chad M. Maïbe Komandje Coordonnateur National Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau B.P. 4205 N'djamena Tel.: +(235) 52.32.55 / 52.60.12 / 52.50.32 / 52.20.99 Fax.: +(235) 52.38.39 / 52.02.87 / 52.52.33 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 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 jiaxiaoxia@forestry.gov.cn cciccd@forestry.gov.cn

Colombia Doctora Maria Andrea Albán Durán Coordinadora Grupo de Asuntos Ambientales Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Carrera 6 # 9 - 46 Bogotá Tel.: +(571) 562.8292 Fax.: +(571) 566.6081 maria.alban@minrelext.gov.co 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 Comoros M. Ambabi Issouf Responsable du programme forestier Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, la pêche et l'environnement Ministère du développement rural, de la pêche, de l'artisanat et de l'environnement Moroni Tel.: +(269) 73.62.00 Fax.: +(269) 73.62.63 ambadi_issouf@yahoo.fr Congo M. Attibayeba Docteur en Biologie et Physiologie Végétales Assistant à l'Université Marien Ngouabi Ministère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement Brazzaville 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

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Costa Rica Sr. Mariano Espinoza Camacho Miembro Comisión Nacional Degradación Tierras 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 Côte d'Ivoire M. Yao Bernard Koffi Sous-directeur du Cadre de Vie Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie B.P. 29 Cedex 3 Abidjan Tel.: +(225-20) 21.06.23 Fax.: +(225-20) 22.20.50 bernard_koffi@hotmail.com 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 cpantazi@environment.moa.gov.cy Czech Republic Ms. Ivana Bikova Department of Environmental Policy and Multilateral Relations Ministry of the Environment Vrsovická 65 11000 Prague 10 Tel.: +(420) 267.122.643 Fax.: +(420) 267.126.089 ivana_bikova@env.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 des Affaires Foncières, Environnement 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

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Denmark Ms. Lisbeth Jespersen Head of Section 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 lisjes@um.dk / mil@um.dk 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. Ernesto Reyna Alcántara Sub-Secretario de Estado de Suelos y Aguas Sub-Secretaría de Suelos y Aguas Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Secretaria de Agricultura Av. John F. Kennedy Km. 6.1/2 Autopista Duarte Santo Domingo Tel.: +(1-809) 547.2189 Fax.: +(1-809) 732.5700 suelo-agua@verizon.net.do

Ecuador Ing. Jorge Guzmán Ortega Fonctionario de la Dirección de Biodiversidad Ministerio del Ambiente Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas 2889 8vo.piso, Edificio del MAG Quito Tel.: +(593-2) 250.6337 Fax.: +(593-2) 256.3544 jaguzman@ambiente.gov.ec Egypt Dr. Ismaill Abdel Gilil Director Desert Research Center Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 1 Mathaf El Mataray P.O. Box 11753 11728 Cairo Tel.: +(202) 633.5449 Fax.: +(202) 635.7858 ismaill@brainy1.ie-eg.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 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

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Eritrea Mr. Hiruy 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@eol.com.er / heruyasg@moa.fov.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 / eco.co@telecom.net.et European Community Mr. Philip Mikos Heat of Unit "Environment and Rural Development" Directorate General for Development European Commission (G-12 5/60) 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Belgium Tel.: +(32-2) 299.3047 Fax.: +(32-2) 299.2908 philip.mikos@cec.eu.int 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 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 France Mlle Janaïna Herrera Direction des Nations Unies et des organisations internationales Environnement, Développement durable Ministère des Affaires Etrangères 20 rue Monsieur 75700 Paris 07 SP Tel.: +(33-1) 43.17.46.81 Fax.: +(33-1) 43.17.55.58 janaina.herrera@diplomatie.gouv.fr Gabon M. Georges Rigondja Inspecteur chargé de l'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, de la Recherche et de la Technologie 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 Fisheries, Natural Resources and the Environment 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. Christoph Kohlmeyer Head of Unit 314 Rural Development and Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Adernaueralle 139-141 P.O. Box 120322 53113 Bonn Fax.: +(49-228) 535.3980 Mr. Ralf Wyrwinski Desk Officer Unit 314, Rural Development, Global Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Adenaueralle 139-141 P.O. Box 120322 53113 Bonn Tel.: +(49-228) 535.3736 Fax.: +(49-228) 535.3980 ralf.wyrwinski@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 1sos2kok@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 Guatemala Ing. Estuardo Johany Suchini Padilla Delegado Departamental Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Chiquimula Tel.: +(502) 506.33.157 esuchini@marn.gob.gt Guinea M. Djiramba Diawara Chef de la Division Foresterie Rurale Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts B.P. 624 Conakry Tel.: +(224-11) 34.22.49 / 43.10.99 Fax.: +(224) 43.00.20 djiramba@yahoo.fr

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Guinea-Bissau M. Kaoussou Diombera Ingénieur forestier Ministère de l'Agriculture, Forêts, Chasse et elevage 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 Programme de lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'Environnement 181, Haut de Turgeau Port-au-Prince Tel.: +(509) 245.7572 / 245.7585 / 245.0635 Fax.: +(509) 245.3764 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. Kenneth Rivera Director de Recursos Hídricos Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (SERNA) 100 mts. Al sur del Estadio Nacional Apartado Postal 1389 4710 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Tel.: +(504) 232.2388 Fax.: +(504) 235.4154 Hungary Dr. Adrienn Sallai Counsellor Department of Strategy Ministry of Environment and Water Fö u. 44-50 1011 Budapest Tel.: +(36-1) 457.3559 Fax.: +(36-1) 201.2846 sallai@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. Sudhir Mittal Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests 4th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110003 Tel.: +(91-11) 2436.3956 Fax.: +(91-11) 2436.9192 mittal_sudhir@nic.in

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Indonesia Mr. Ir. Suharisno Director of 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) 573.0752 / 573.1839 Fax.: +(62-21) 573.1839 sanwar@dephut.go.id Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Naser Moghaddasi Head, Dry and Semi-Arid area Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization No. 131, Zartosht St., Fatemi Sq. Tehran Fax.: +(98-21) 8896.1314 ccd_nfp@frw.org.ir Ireland Mr. Orlagh Condron Multilateral UN Policy Section, Development Cooperation Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs Bishop's Square Redmond's Hill Dublin 2 Tel.: +(353-1) 408.2453 Fax.: +(353-1) 408.2882 Orlagh.condron@dfa.ie Israel Prof. Uriel N. Safriel UNCCD Focal Point Alta Springs Way 9920 Rockville, MD 20850 USA Tel.: +(1-301) 294.6360 Fax.: +(1-301) 294.6360 uriel36@verizon.net

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) 36.91.33.61 giorgio.sfara@esteri.it 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. Naoto Hisajima Director Climate Change Division, Global Issues Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs 100-8919 Tokyo Tel.: +(81-3) 5501.8245 Fax.: +(81-3) 5501.8244 naoto.hisajima@mofa.go.jp

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Jordan Eng. Raed Bani Hani Head, Desertification and Land Use Division Ministry of Environment Al-Jamea Street P.O. Box 1408/35206 11941 Amman Tel.: +(962-7) 955.02887 Fax.: +(962-6) 551.6377 ra_banihani@yahoo.com Kazakhstan Mr. Bulat Bekniyazov Director Department of Strategic Planning and Analysis Ministry of Environmental Protection 31, Pobedy Av. Astana 010000 Tel.: +(7-3172) 59.19.74 Fax.: +(7-3172) 59.19.52 b_bekniyazov@nature.kz Kenya Mr. Stephen Njambu Njoroge National Environment Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources P.O. Box 67839-00200 Nairobi Tel.: +(254-2) 60.55.22/5/6/7 Fax.: +(254-2) 60.89.97 snnjoroge2003@yahoo.com Kiribati Secretary Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development P.O. Box 234 Bikenibeu Tarawa Tel.: + (686) 28 211 / 28507 Fax.: +(686) 28 334 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

Kyrgyzstan Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Director Kyrgyz Research Irrigation Institute 4a, Toktonalieva St. 720055 Bishkek Tel.: +(996-312) 54.11.68 / 42.62.00 Fax.: +(996-312) 54.09.75 kulov@elcat.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. Evisa Abolina Senior Official Environmental Protection Department Ministry of the Environment Peldu iela 25 1494 Riga Tel.: +(371) 702.6513 Fax.: +(371) 782.0442 evisa.abolina@vidm.gov.lv Lebanon Mr. Hussein Nasrallah Director of Studies and Coordination Ministry of Agriculture Bir Hassan Beirut Tel.: +(961) 3 835672 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

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Liberia Hon. Jerome G.N. Nyenka Senior Environmental Scientist Environmental Protection Agency 4th Street, Sinkor P.O. Box 4024 Monrovia Tel.: +(231-6) 53.23.64 Fax.: +31205407127 (UNDP-V-Sat Fax Line) jeronyenka@yahoo.com Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Dr. Bashir Ahmed Nwer Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Desertification Secretariat of Agriculture P.O. Box 84390 Tripoli Tel.: +(218-21) 91 327.908 / 480.8383 Fax.: +(218-21) 480.5466 nccd_libya@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 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, des Eaux et Forêts B.P. 571 Ampandrianomby Antananarivo 101 Tel.: +(261-20) 225.9530 Fax.: +(261-20) 223.04.88 / 224.19.19 minenv@dts.mg / foretmin@wanadoo.mg Malawi Wellings Watson Mtawa Simwela Assistant Director of Forestry Department of Forestry P.O. Box 30048 Lilongwe 3 Tel.: +(265-1) 771.000 / 771.068 / 771.178 / 771.132 Fax.: +(265-1) 774.268 fes@malawi.net Malaysia Mr. Wan Azizah Wan Jaffar CCD Focal Point International Unit Ministry of Agriculture Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 50624 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: +(603) 298.2011 Fax.: +(603) 291.3758 admin@moa.my

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Maldives Mr. Abdullahi Majeed Deputy Minister Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water Huravee Building Ameer Ahmed Magu Male, 20-05 Tel.: +(960) 332.4861 Fax.: +(960) 332.2286 env@environment.gov.mv Mali M. Mamadou Gakou Secrétaire Technique Permanent du Cadre institutionnel de la Gestion des Questions Environnementales (STP/CIGQE) Ministère de l'Environnement BP 2357 Bamako Tel.: +(223) 223.10.74 Fax.: +(223) 223.58.67 stp@timbagga.com.ml ftppmali@datatech.net.ml 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 Mrs Viola M ChongGum Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 1349 Majuro, MH 96960 Tel.: +(692) 625.3181 / 3012 Fax.: +(692) 625.4979 vchonggum@ntamar.net

Mauritania M. Mohamed Yahya O. Lafdal Directeur des Politiques Environnmentales et Coordonnateur du PAN LCD Secrétariat d'Etat auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'Environnement B.P. 170 Nouakchott Tel.: +(222) 524.3143 lafdal@environnement.gov.mr Mauritius Mr. S.A. Paupiah Conservator of forests Forestry Service Ministry of Agro-industries and Fisheries Botanical Garden Street Curepipe Tel.: +(230) 675.4966 Fax.: +(230) 674.3449 forest@intnet.mu / moa-forestry@mail.mu Mexico Embajador Ernesto Céspedes Oropeza Director 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 Fax.: +(52-55) 3686 5632 and 3686 5633 dgtglobales@sre.gov.mx Biólogo José Cibrián Tovar Director General Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR) Periférico Poniente 5360 Col. San Juan de Ocotán C.P. 45109 Zapopan, Jalisco Tel.: +(52-33) 3777.7077 and 3777 7078 Fax.: +(52-33) 3110.0820 unccd@conafor.gob.mx Micronesia (Federated States of) The Honorable Akillino Susaia Secretary Department of Economic Affairs FSM National Governmant P.O. Box PS-12 Palikir, Pohnpei FM 96941 Tel.: +(691) 320.5133/2646 Fax.: +(691) 320.5854/2079

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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 boian@hidromet.meteo.md Monaco M. Patrick Van Klaveren Ministre Conseiller Délégué Permanent auprès des Organisations Internationales à caractère scientifique, environnemental et humanitaire Ministère d'Etat 13, rue Emile de Loth 98000 Monaco-Ville Tel.: +(37-7) 93.15.21.22 Fax.: +(37-7) 93.50.95.91 pvanklaveren@gouv.mc Mongolia Ms. J. Batsukh Director International Cooperation Department Ministry of Nature and Environment Government Building #3 Baga Toiruu 44 Ulaanbaatar A210620 Tel.: +(976) 51.26.33.41 / 99.11.92.00 Fax.: +(976-11) 32.14.01 mne@mongol.net Morocco M. Mohamed Badraoui Directeur de la lutte contre la désertification et la protection de la nature Ministère Délégué chargé des Eaux et Forêts auprès du Ministère de l'Agriculture 3 rue Harroune Errachid Agdal, Rabat Tel.: +(212-37) 67.37.32 Fax.: +(212-37) 67.26.28 mohamedbadraoui@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 Myanmar Mr. Kyaw Htun Director Planning and Statistics Department Ministry of Forestry Nay Pyi Taw Tel.: +(95-67) 405384 Fax.: +(95-67) 405010 khtunmo@mail4u.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 Acting Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Resources Department of Commerce, Industry and Resources Main Government Offices Yaren District Tel.: +(674) 444.3133 (ext. 306) Fax.: +(674) 444.3891 russjkun@naurugov.nr

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Nepal Mr. Khum Raj Punjali Joint Secretary, Chief of the Environment Division Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Singha Durbar Kathmandu Tel.: +(977-1) 422.5596 Fax.: +(977-1) 425.5474 kpunjali@most.gov.np / kpunjali@yahoo.com Netherlands Mr. Hans Wessels Head Natural Resources and Ecosystems Management Environment and Water Department Ministry for Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 20061 2500 EB The Hague Tel.: +(31-70) 348.6203 Fax.: +(31-70) 348.4303 hans.wessels@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

Niger M. Hassane Saley 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 biocnedd@intnet.ne hassanesaley@hotmail.com Nigeria Mr. Bukar Hassan Deputy Director Department of Drought and Desertification Amelioration 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 bukar_hassan@yahoo.co.uk 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 7 juni pl. / Victoria Terrasse P.O. Box 8114 Dep. 0032 Oslo Tel.: +(47-22) 24.36.17 Fax.: +(47-22) 24.95.80 jha@mfa.no

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Oman Mr. Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Kharoosi Director of Coordination and Follow-up Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources P.O. Box 323 Muscat, P.C 113 Tel.: +(968) 24 69.24.71 Fax.: +(968) 24 69.29.28 cfd@mrmewr.gov.om Pakistan Dr. Bashir Ahmed Wani Inspector General of Forests Ministry of Environment Islamabad Tel.: +(92-51) 920.1141 Fax.: +(92-51) 920.1141 wani48@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 Mr. Bashie Zaher Minister's Advisor for International Conventions Environment Quality Authority Ramallah Office West Bank Ramallah Tel.: +(972-2) 240.3495 Fax.: +(972-2) 240.3494 bmzaher@yahoo.com / environment@gov.ps Panama 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 Dr. Isaac Roberto Angeles Lazo Jefe Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA) Ministerio de Agricultura Cale 17 N° 355 Urbanización "El Palomar" Apartado Postal 4452 San Isidro 27 Lima Tel.: +(511) 225.1057 Fax.: +(511) 224.3218 iangeles@inrena.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

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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) 312.4980 francisco.rego@dgrf.min-agricultura.pt Mr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário Advisor to the "Direcção Geral dos Recursos Florestais" Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Av. João Crisóstomo n°s 26-28 1069-040 Lisboa Tel.: +(351-21) 312.4903 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 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) 961.2633 Fax.: +(82-2) 961.2649 yount@foa.go.kr Romania Mr. Viorel Blujdea Researcher Forest Research and Management Planning Institute Sos. Stefanesti 128, sector 2 70005 Bucharest Tel.: +(40-21) 240.6095 / 240.60.96 Fax.: +(40-21) 240.68.45 icas@icas.ro / viorel_blujdea@yahoo.com Russian Federation Mr. Evgeny V. Gorshkov Deputy Director Department for International Environment Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources B. Gruzinskaya str. 4/6 123995 Moscow Tel.: +(7-095) 252.0988 Fax.: +(7-095) 254.8283 gorshkov@mnr.gov.ru

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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 habi_claudien@yahoo.fr 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 Ministry of Health and the Environment Kingstown 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) 22936 / 22869 / 21636 / 24962 Fax.: +(239-2) 22824 / 22936 gefamb@cstome.net Saudi Arabia Mr. Abdu Gassim Al Sharif Al Assiri Director General Natural Resources Department Ministry of Agriculture King Abdul Aziz Road 11195 Riyadh Tel.: +(966-1) 403.3702 Fax.: +(966-1) 403.3702 abdo_hashem@moa.gov.sa abdu646@hotmail.com Senegal Mme Gogo Banel Ndiaye Macina Secrétaire Permanent Conseil Supérieur des ressources naturelles et de l'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature (M.E.P.N.) B.P. 4055 Dakar Tel.: +(221) 821.1240 Fax.: +(221) 822.2180 gogobanel@yahoo.fr

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Serbia and Montenegro Mrs. Snezana Kuzmanovic Advisor Directorate for Environmental Protection Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection 91, Ivana Ribara str. 11070 Belgrade Tel.: +(381-11) 216.0956 Fax.: +(381-11) 215.8793 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. Steven Pang International Organizations Directorate Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tanglin Singapore 248163 Fax.: +(65) 64.79.53.10 steven_pang@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. 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

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Spain Dña. Ma. Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho Subdirectora General de Polítical Forestal y Desertificacíon Dirección General para la Biodiversidad Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Gran Via de San Francisco, 4 28005 Madrid Tel.: +(34-91) 596.4603 Fax.: +(34-91) 596.4872 mjrodriguez@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. Hashim Mohamed El Hassan Mohamed Osman Head of Section National Drought and Desertification Control Unit Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry P.O. Box 1942 Khartoum Tel.: +(249-011) 77.20.23 / 77.00.59 Fax.: +(249-011) 78.96.89 nddcu@sudanet.net / hcenr@sudanmail.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 beckhuis27@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 Mr. Jakob Ström Deputy Director Department for Multilateral Development Cooperation Ministry for Foreign Affairs Vasagatan 8-10 7th floor 103 39 Stockholm Tel.: +(46-8) 405.2083 Fax.: +(46-8) 723.1176 jakob.strom@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 Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a CCD Focal Point / Director of Land Safety Ministry of Local Administration and Environment P.O. Box 3773 Damascus Tel.: +(963-11) 446.2658 Fax.: +(963-11) 446.2658 sharaa-kh@mail.sy sharaa-kh@maktoob.com

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Tajikistan Mr. Kurbonalievich D. Gulmakhmadov Minister Agency for Land Management, Geodezy and Cartography Abai 4/1 734067 Dushanbe Tel.: +(992-372) 221.38.48 / 221.73.21 / 231.46.02 / 231.1683 Fax.: +(992-372) 231.14.87 komzem@tajnet.com Thailand Mr. Sopon Chomchan Advisor to the Director General Department of Land Development Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Paholyothin Rd, Bengkhen 10900 Bangkok Tel.: +(66-2) 579.8530 Fax.: +(66-2) 579.8530 edd@mozart.inet.co.th sopon_chomchan@yahoo.com Timor-Leste Mr. Mario Godinho National Directorate of Coffee and Forests Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 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 forets2006@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. Jacqueline Ganteaume-Farrell Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment Sacred Heart Building 16-18 Sackville Street Port-of-Spain Tel.: +(1-868) 625.6083 Fax.: +(1-868) 625.7003 jgfarrell@pubutilenv.gov.tt Tunisia M. Mohamed Ismail Directeur Secrétariat du Conseil national de lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable Tunis Tel.: +(216-70) 72.85.12 Fax.: +(216-70) 72.86.55 mohamed_ismail21@yahoo.com 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 eozveren@yahoo.com

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Turkmenistan Dr. Muhamet Durikov Head of Department of Forests and Rangeland National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna Ministry of Nature Protection 15, Bitarap Turkmenistan St. 744000 Ashgabat Tel.: +(993-12) 35.72.98 Fax.: +(993-12) 39.64.08 / 39.86.01 durikov@mail.ru Tuvalu Enate Evi Director (Ag) / UNCCD focal point Department of Environment Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Private Mail Bag Vaiaku Funafuti Tel.: +(688) 20 179 enviro@tuvalu.tv Kilifi Talakatoa O'Brien Environment Impact Assessment / UNCCD secondary focal point Department of Environment Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Vaiaku Funafuti obrienkilifi@gmail.com eia@tuvalu.tv 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. Yaroslav Movchan Director Directorate of Biotic, Water, Land Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection 35, Uritskogo Str. Kiev 03035

Tel.: +(380-44) 206.3147 movchan@menr.gov.ua United Arab Emirates Dr. Salem M. Al Dhaheri Director General Federal Environmental Agency P.O. Box 5951 Abu Dhabi Tel.: +(971-2) 677.7363 Fax.: +(971-2) 677.0501 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Jos Wheatley UNCCD Focal Point Department for International Development Palace Street 1 London SW1E 5HE Fax.: +(44-20) 7023.0719 j-wheatley@dfid.gov.uk United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Richard S. Muyungi Assistant Director of Environment 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 rmuyungi@vpdoe.go.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

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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 Uzbekistan Dr. Bakhtiyor Kadyrov First Deputy Minister, First Deputy General Director of the Centre of Hydrometeorological Service Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzhydromet) 72, K. Makhsumov St. 1700052 Tashkent Tel.: +(998-71) 133.8372 Fax.: +(998-71) 133.2025 kadyrov@meteo.uz / 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Ing. Rodolfo Roa Director General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Direccion General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales 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. Ahmed Hussein Al-Attas Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation P.O. Box 3837 Sana'a Tel.: +(9671) 25.09.77 Fax.: +(9671) 225.0976 ahmedalattas@y.net.ye Zambia Mr. Gondwe Fishani Gondwe Acting Chief Environmental Management Department 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 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 chasidnr@africaonline.co.zw

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