National Focal Points of the Dugong MOU designated by the 26 Signatories
AUSTRALIA
Ms. Fiona Bartlett
Director - Migratory Species Section
Australian Government Department of the Environment
Canberra
Email: fionaj.bartlett@environment.gov.au
BAHRAIN
Mr. Ali Mansoor Abbas Abdulla
Biologist, Biodiversity Directory
Supreme Council for Environment
Manama
Email: aabbas@sce.gov.bh
BANGLADESH
Mr. Ashit Ranjan Paul
Conservator of Forests, Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle
Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Dhaka
Email: aranjanpaul4158@gmail.com
COMOROS*
Mr. Farid Anasse
Head of GIS Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Environment
Moroni
Email: farid_anasse@yahoo.fr
EGYPT
Dr. Luay Zonkle
Coordinator of Wildlife Programme, Nature Conservation Sector
Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency
Cairo
Email: luay09@yahoo.com
ERITREA
Mr. Yohannes Mebrahtu
Director, Marine Resources Research Division
Massawa
Email: ejohnsh@gmail.com
FRANCE (Mayotte & New Caledonia)
Mr. Florian Expert
Policy advisor - Marine Species
Directorate for Water and Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea
Paris
Email: florian.expert@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
INDIA*
Mr. Saumitra Dasgupta
Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife) and Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
New Delhi
Email: igfwl-mef@nic.in
KENYA
Dr. Mohamed O.S. Mohamed
Senior Research Scientist - Coast Conservation Area
Kenya Wildlife Service
Mombasa
Email: omar_mohamed_said@yahoo.com
MADAGASGAR
Mr. Rijasoa Fanazava
Director of the Preservation of the Ocean Secretary of State in Charge of the Ocean
Antananarivo
Email: rijafanazava@yahoo.fr
MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Anselmo Cesar Gaspar
Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development
Maputo
Email: anselmogaspar@yahoo.com.br
MYANMAR
Mr. Maung Maung Lwin
Deputy Director
Research and Development Division
Department of Fisheries
Yangon
Email: akthar.mgmglwin@gmail.com
PALAU*
Mr. Gustav Aitaro
Director, Bureau of International Trade and Technical Assistance
Koror
Email: gus_aitaro@msn.com
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Ms. Kalim (Kay) Kumaras
Deputy Secretary, Environment Programs Wing Department of Environment and Conservation
Boroko
Email: kkalim@dec.gov.pg
PHILLIPINES
Dr. Theresa Mundita S Lim
Director, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Quezon City
Email: director@pawb.gov.ph
SAUDI ARABIA
Dr. Hany Muhammed Ali Tatwany
Vice President
Saudi Wildlife Authority
Riyadh
Email: Hany.Tatwany@swa.gov.sa
SEYCHELLES
Dr. Frauke Fleischer-Dogley
CEO
Seychelles Island Foundation
Victoria
Email: ceo@sif.sc
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: agnetha.vavekaramui@gmail.com
SOMALIA
Mr. Mohamud Hassan Ali
Head of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Department of Coastal Environment
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource
Mogadishu
Email: mohamudboya@gmail.com
SRI LANKA*
Mr. W.S.K. Pathirathne
Director General
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Battaramulla
Email: dg@dwc.gov.lk
SUDAN*
Mr. Anwar Jawed
Wildlife Officer
Wildlife Conservation General Administration
Khartoum
Email: wildlife_sudan33@yahoo.com
TANZANIA
Dr. Milali Machumu
Manager
Fisheries, Marine Parks and Reserves Unit
Dar es Salaam
Email: marineparks@marineparks.go.tz
THAILAND
Dr. Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong
Chief of Marine Endangered Species Unit
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources / Phuket Marine Biological Centre
Phuket
Email: kkongkiat@gmail.com
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri
Executive Director
Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Email: saldhaheri@ead.ae
VANUATU*
Mr. Jason Raubani
Director
Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Port Vila
Email: jraubani@vanuatu.gov.vu
YEMEN
Prof. Mohamed Said El-Mashjary
Chairman
Environmental Protection Authority
Ministry of Water & Environment
Sana’a
Email: mss_mashjary@yahoo.com
* Provisional Focal Point.