National Focal Points of the Dugong MOU designated by the 26 Signatories
AUSTRALIA
Ms. Narelle Montgomery
Assistant Director - Migratory Species Section
Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Canberra
Email: [email protected]
BAHRAIN
Mr. Ali Mansoor Abbas Abdulla
Biologist, Biodiversity Directory
Supreme Council for Environment
Manama
Email: [email protected]
BANGLADESH
Mr. Zahir Uddin Ahmed
Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests
Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Dhaka
Email: [email protected]
COMOROS*
Mr. Farid Anasse
Head of GIS Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Environment
Moroni
Email: [email protected]
EGYPT
Dr. Luay Zonkle
Coordinator of Wildlife Programme, Nature Conservation Sector
Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency
Cairo
Email: [email protected]
ERITREA*
Mr. Tekle Mengstu
Director, Research Division
Ministry of Marine Resources
Massawa
Email: [email protected]
FRANCE (Mayotte & New Caledonia)
Mr. Florian Expert
Policy advisor - Marine Species
Directorate for Water and Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea
Paris
Email: [email protected]
INDIA*
Mr. Soumitra Dasgupta
Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife) and Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
New Delhi
Email: [email protected]
KENYA
Dr. Mohamed O.S. Mohamed
Senior Research Scientist - Coast Conservation Area
Kenya Wildlife Service
Mombasa
Email: [email protected]
MADAGASGAR
Zo Elia Mevanarivo
Ministere de L’Environnement dt du Developpement Durable
Antananarivo
Email: [email protected]
MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Anselmo Cesar Gaspar
Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development
Maputo
Email: [email protected]
MYANMAR
Ms. Thida Moe
Assistant Director
Department of Fisheries
Yangon
Email: [email protected]
PALAU
Mr. Percy Rechelluul
Fisheries Technician, Bureau of Marine Resources
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism
Koror
Email: [email protected]
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Ms. Kalim (Kay) Kumaras
Deputy Secretary, Environment Programs Wing Department of Environment and Conservation
Boroko
Email: [email protected]
PHILLIPINES
Dr. Theresa Mundita S Lim
Director, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Quezon City
Email: [email protected]
SAUDI ARABIA
Mr. Tareq Hussain Al Qahtani
Head of Department of Marine Ecosystems
National Center for Wildlife
Riyadh
Email: [email protected]
SEYCHELLES
Dr. Frauke Fleischer-Dogley
CEO
Seychelles Island Foundation
Victoria
Email: [email protected]
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Ms. Agnetha Zima Vave-Karamui
Chief Conservation Officer
Environment and Conservation Division
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology
Honiara
Email: [email protected]
SOMALIA
Mr. Mohamud Hassan Ali
Head of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Department of Coastal Environment
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource
Mogadishu
Email: [email protected]
SRI LANKA*
Mr. Chandana Sooriyabandara
Director General
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Battaramulla
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
SUDAN*
Mr. Anwar Jawed
Wildlife Officer
Wildlife Conservation General Administration
Khartoum
Email: [email protected]
TANZANIA
Mr. John David Komakoma
Manager
Fisheries, Marine Parks and Reserves Unit
PO Box 7565, Dar es Salaam
Email: [email protected]
THAILAND
Dr. Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong
Chief of Marine Endangered Species Unit
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources / Phuket Marine Biological Centre
Phuket
Email: [email protected]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Mr. Ahmed Alhashmi
Executive Director
Terrestrial & Marine Biodiversity Sector
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Email: [email protected]
VANUATU*
Mr. Jayven Ham
Fisheries Biologist
Vanuatu Department of Fisheries
Port Vila
Email: [email protected]
YEMEN
Eng. Omer Ahmed Baeshen
Environmental Protection Authority
Ministry of Water & Environment
Aden
Email: [email protected]
* Provisional Focal point.
