Raptors MOU National Contact Points

(* = Provisional National Contact Point)

 

ANGOLA*

Dr. Miguel Neto Gonçalves Xavier
Senior Technician
National Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (INBAC)
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and the Environment
Cidade do Kilamba

 

ARMENIA

Dr. Karen Aghababyan
Legal Advisor to the Ministry/Executive Director Birdlinks Armenia
Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Armenia
Republic Square, Government House 3, 0010, Yerevan

 

BELGIUM

Mr. Floris Verhaeghe
Species Policy Expert
Flemish Government
Agency for Nature and Forests
Koning Albert I-laan 1/2 bus 74, 8200 Brugge

 

BURKINA FASO*

Ms. Germaine Ouedraogo Bouda
Specialist in Wildlife and Habitat Management
Ministry of the Environment and Fisheries Resources
Ouagadougou

 

BURUNDI

Ms. Marie Rose Kabura
Advisor to the Minister's Office
Ministry of Water, the Environment and Spatial Planning
Bujumbura

 

CHAD 

Mr. Mahamat Hassane Idriss
Water and Forest Engineer
Ministry of the Environment and Fisheries Resources
Ndjamena

 

COMOROS*

Mr. Soule Hamidou
Enseignant Chercheur
University of the Comoros
Moroni

 

CONGO

Mr. Jérôme Mokoko Dit Ikonga
Deputy Director of Wildlife Conservation Society, Congo Programme
Ministry of Tourism and the Environment
Brazzaville

 

CÔTE D'IVOIRE*

Mr. N'DA Kognan Dégrâce
Director of Ecology and Nature Protection
Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development

 

CROATIA 

Dr. Tamara Čimbora Zovko
Senior Expert Advisor/PhD
Nature Protection Directorate
Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection
Zagreb

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ms. Libuše Vlasáková
Senior Advisor
Department of Species Protection and Implementation of International Commitments
Ministry of the Environment
Vršovická 65, 100 10 Prague

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO* 

Mr. Mike Ipanga Mwaku
Head of Biodiversity Division
Directorate of Sustainable Development
Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Kinshasa

 

DENMARK

Mr. Peter Kyvsgaard
Head of Section
Species and Nature
Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment
Tolderlundsvej 5, 5000 Odense C

 

DJIBOUTI*

Mr. Mohamed Elmi Obsieh
Deputy Director of Ecology and Nature Protection
Department of the Environment and Sustainable Development 
Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Zone Industrielle Sud

 

EGYPT 

Ms. Shaimaa Zaghlool
Chief Technical officer/General manager
Nature Conservation Sector (NCS)
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Ministry of the Environment
34 El-fedaa Gardens / North Investors - Mohamed Naguib Axis - New Cairo, Cairo

 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA* 

Ms. Celestina Bindang Ebona
CMS Focal Point
National Institute for Forestry Development and Management of Protected Areas (INDEFOR-AP)
Ministry of Forests and the Environment
Bata

 

ETHIOPIA

Mr. Mihret Mulualem
Wildlife Research Officer
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority
Addis Abeba

 

EUROPEAN UNION

Ms Iva Obretenova
Policy Officer
DG Environment, European Commission
ENV.D3 - Nature Conservation Unit, BRE2 08/DCS, B-1049 Brussels

 

FINLAND 

Ms. Maria Westerman
Senior Specialist
Department of the Natural Environment
Ministry of the Environment
Helsinki

 

FRANCE

Mr. Charles-Henri de Barsac
Project Manager - European and International Agreements on Wildlife
Department of Water and Biodiversity
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion
Paris

 

GAMBIA* 

Mr. Momodou Lamin Kassama
Acting Director
Department of Parks and Wildlife Management
Ministry of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR)
Banjul

 

GERMANY 

Ms. Berit Gewert
Environmental Officer
International Species Conservation, Wildlife Trade
Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Robert-Schuman-Platz 3, 53175 Bonn

 

GHANA

Mr. Kofi Adu-Nsiah
Executive Director
Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Accra

 

GUINEA 

Mr. Bakary Magassouba
Head of the Protected Areas Planning and Management Division 
Guinean Office for Biological Diversity and Protected Areas 
Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests 
Conakry

 

HUNGARY 

Mr. András Schmidt
Deputy Head
Department for Nature Conservation
Ministry for Rural Development
Budapest

 

INDIA

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jagenia
Deputy Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife)
Ministry of the Environment, Forests and Climate Change
New Delhi

 

IRAN

Mr. Mohammad Asghari Tabari
Bird Expert, Wildlife Research Bureau
Department of the Environment
Tehran

 

ISRAEL

Mr. Ohad Hatzofe
Avian Ecologist   
Israel Nature and Parks Authority
Jerusalem

 

ITALY 

Ms. Silvia Giardina
Officer
Directorate General for Natural Heritage and Sea
Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security
Via Cristoforo Colombo n.44, 00147 Rome

 

Ms. Arianna Aradis
Senior Researcher
Department of Environmental Monitoring and Conservation of Biodiversity/Migratory Avifauna Area
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)

 

JORDAN

Eng. Bilal Qteshat
Director
Nature Protection Directorate
Ministry of the Environment
Amman

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Mr. Andrey Kim
Deputy Chairman
Committee of Forestry and Wildlife
Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources
Mangilik el ave. building #8
Astana

 

KENYA

Dr. James Gichiah Njogu
Head of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Research Authorization
Kenya Wildlife Service
Ministry of the Environment
Nairobi

 

KYRGYZSTAN

Mr. Dersuu Akparalyev
Chief Specialist
Department of Wildlife and Bioresources
Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision
Bishkek

 

LEBANON 

Ms. Lara Samaha
Head of Department
Department of Ecosystems
Ministry of the Environment
Beirut

 

LIBYA 

Mr. Essam Bouras
Head of Protected Areas Section
Department of Nature Conservation
Environment General Authority (EGA)
Tripoli

 

LUXEMBOURG*

Ms. Elisabeth Kirsch
Government Councillor 
Department of the Environment 
Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Luxembourg

 

MADAGASCAR

Mr. Amyot Felix Kofoky
Technician in the Pollution Management Department
General Directorate for the Environment
Ministry of the Environment, Ecology and Forestry
Antananarivo

 

MALI

Mr. Abdoulaye Bine Guindo
Water and Forest Engineer
National Department of Water and Forestry
Ministry of the Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development
Bamako

 

MONACO

Ms. Astrid Claudel Rusin
Administrateur
Department of the Environment
Government of Monaco

 

MONGOLIA 

Dr. Nyambayar Batbayar
Director
Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia

 

MOROCCO 

Mr. Mohamed Noaman
Service of Conservation Wild Flora and Fauna
High Commission for Water and Forests and the Fight against Desertification (HCEFLCD)
Rabat

 

NEPAL* 

Mr. Megh Bahadur Pandey
General Director
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC)
Ministry of Forests and the Environment
Kathmandu

 

NETHERLANDS 

Mr. Nick Warmelink
Policy Officer
Nature and Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, 2594 AC Den Haag

 

NIGER

Mr. Hamissou Halilou Malam Garba
Head of Protected Areas Division
Department of Wildlife, Hunting and Protected Areas (DFC/AP)
Ministry of the Environment, Urban Health and Sustainable Development (MESU/DD)
Niamey

 

NORWAY 

Ms. Anne Martinussen
Senior Adviser
Threatened Biodiversity Section
Norwegian Environment Agency
Brattørkaia 15, P.O. Box 5672 Torgarden, Trondheim

 

PAKISTAN

Mr. Muhammad Samar Hussain Khan
Assistant Secretary (Conservator Wildlife)
National Council for Conservation of Wildlife (NCCW)
Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
Islamabad

 

PORTUGAL

Mr. João Loureiro
Head of Unit
National Coordination of Preventive Surveillance and Inspection (UCNVPF)
Institute of Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF)
Ministry of Environment and Climate Action
Avenida da República, 16, 1050-191 Lisboa

 

ROMANIA 

Dr. Nela Miaută
Principal Advisor
Directorate of Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests
Bucharest

 

SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Fahad Algethami
Vice Director
Birds Department
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Eastern Ring Road, 12424 Riyadh

 

SENEGAL 

Ms. Ndeye Sene Thiam
Technical Inspector
Directorate of National Parks
Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development and for Ecological Transition
Route des Pères Maristes-hann, Dakar

 

SLOVAKIA 

Mr. Branislav Hrabkovský
Department of  Nature and Landscape Protection
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Námestie L. Štúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava

 

Ms. Andrea Lešová
Zoologist
Department of Zoology
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica

 

SOMALIA 

Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamoud Osman
Senior Advisor
Department of Biodiversity, Wildlife, and Forest
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Mogadishu 

 

SOUTH AFRICA 

Ms. Humbulani Mafumo
Deputy Director: Conservation Management
Department of of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 
Pretoria

 

SPAIN 

Mr. Fernando Magdaleno
Deputy General Director of Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity
General Sub-Directorate for Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
Pza. San Juan de la Cruz s/n, 28071 Madrid

 

SUDAN* 

Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awadalla
Lieutenant General / Director of Wildlife Conservation Forces
Wildlife Conservation Forces
30 Street, Almaamora, 336 Khartoum

 

SWEDEN

Ms. Louise Bednarz
Technical Officer
Natural Environment Department
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Stockholm

 

SWITZERLAND

Ms. Isabelle Ambord
Biodiversity and Landscape Division
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (DETEC)
Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN), Biodiversity and Landscape Division
Worblentalstrasse 68, 3063 Ittigen, 3003 Bern

 

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Eng. Venus Suleman
Biodiversity Directorate
Ministry of State for Environment Affairs
P.O. Box 3773
Damascus

 

TOGO

Mr. Kossi Agbodji
Wildlife Specialist, Research Officer
Department of Forest Resources
Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources
42 Rue de la Kozah, BP 355 Lomé

 

TUNISIA 

Dr. Hela Guidara
Senior Engineer - Head of Department
General Directorate of Forestry (DGF)
Ministry of Agriculture
Tunis

 

UGANDA 

Mr. Stephen Fred Okiror 
Ag. Principal Wildlife Officer
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
Rwenzori Towers, Plot 6 Nakasero Road, P.O. Box 4241, Kampala, Uganda

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

Mr. Obaid Ali Humaid Al Shamsi
Biologist
Biodiversity Department
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
Dubai Al Ruwayyah 2 Area Beside Zayed University, Dubai - AlAin Road, 1509 Dubai

 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Ms. Kate Brickett
Senior Policy Adviser, Species recovery Policy
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Horizon House, Deanery Road, BS1 Bristol

 

UZBEKISTAN 

Mr. Bakhtiyor Pulatov
Director
Research Institute of Environment and Nature Conservation Technologies
Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change
7A, Bunyodkor Ave., 100043 Tashkent

 

YEMEN 

Eng. Omer Ahmed Baeshen
Environment Protection Authority
Ministry of Water & Environment
Aden
 
ZIMBABWE
 
Prof.  Patience Gandiwa
Director Internationla Conservation Affairs
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Harare
 
Mr. Dickson Chitupa
(alternate National Contact Point)
International Conventions Manager
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Harare