National Focal Points of the Dugong MOU designated by the 27 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. Youssouf Mbechezi Youssouf Elamine

Director General of Environment and Forests

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, Tourism and Crafts

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*

Dr. R. Raghu Prasad

Inspector General of Forests (WL)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Government of India

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

 

MOZAMBIQUE

Mr. Anselmo Cesar Gaspar

Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development

Maputo

Email: [email protected]

 

MYANMAR

Mr. Han Win

Deputy Fishery Officer

Endangered Aquatic Animal Conservation Unit

Department of Fisheries

Nay Pyi Taw

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

Mr. Vagi Rei

Manager - Marine Ecosystems Branch

Conservation Environment Protection Authority 

Port Moresby

Email: [email protected]

 

PHILLIPINES

Mr. Anson Tagtag

Chief of Wildlife Resources Division

Biodiversity management 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]

 

SUDAN

Maj. Mohamed Khalefa Abogroom

Director of Technical Department

Wildlife Conservation Forces

Port Sudan

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*

Mr. Surasak Thongsukdee

Marine Endangered Species Unit Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

Phuket Marine Biological Centre

Phuket

Email: [email protected]

 

TIMOR-LESTE

Mr. Augusto Pinto

National Director of Environment

Directorate for Environment

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.