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Focal Points

Focal Points are post-holders in governments that work extensively on HWCC-related matters. Focal Points are not Members but are liaisons between governments and the Specialist Group, encouraged to bring to the Specialist Group’s attention needs identified by their government or agency and collaborate in fostering science-policy links and participating in HWC-related aspects of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework implementation. Focal Points are invited and welcomed to sessions of Annual Meetings, Focal Point meetings and International Conferences.

Map of Countries with Government Focal Points to the HWCCSG

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Argentina

Ministry of the Environment and
Sustainable Development

Belize

Belize Forest Department,
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change

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Botswana

Department of Wildlife and
National Parks (DWNP)

Bulgaria

Radostina Galitionova,
National Nature Protection Service Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Water

China

Chen Fei,
Asian Elephant Research Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration

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Croatia

Jasna Jeremić,
Institute for Environment and Nature, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition

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Ethiopia

Hailu Zerfu Kassa,
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)

France

France

Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet,
French Office for Biodiversity (OFB)

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Guyana

Johann Waldron,
Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission

India

Project Elephant,
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

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Israel

Tal Polak,
Science Division,
Israel Nature and Parks Authority

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Kenya

Richard Chepkwony,
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS),
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife

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Liechtenstein

Office for the Environment
Amt für Umwelt

Malaysia

Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change

Mexico

Environment and Climate Change Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Namibia

Richard Fryer,
Sub-division Human-Wildlife Conflict and Conservation Hunting, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism

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Nigeria

Bello Nuhu Ozovehe,
Planning, Research & ICT Department,
National Park Service

Pakistan

Muhammad Samar Hussain Khan,
Conservator Wildlife,
Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination

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Portugal

Virgínia Pimenta
Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Department, Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF)

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Serbia

Mina Djurić,
Ministry of Environmental Protection

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Sierra Leone

National Protected Area Authority (NPAA),
Ministry of Environment

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Slovakia

Department of International Cooperation,
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic

Spain

Rubén Moreno-Opo,
General Directorate on Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge

Ukraine

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

United States of America

Amanda L. Gonzales,
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and
Bryant White,
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)

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Armenia

Voskehat Grigoryan,
Protected Areas and Biodiversity Policy Department, Ministry of Environment

Bhutan

Bhutan

Sonam Wangdi,
Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

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Brazil

Rogerio Cunha de Paula,
ENAP/ICMBio
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

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Canada

David Gummer and Steve Michel,
Parks Canada Agency

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Costa Rica

Shirley Ramirez Carvajal & Carlos Mario
Orrego Vásquez,
Ministry of Environment and Energy

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Eritrea

Wildlife Department,
Ministry of Agriculture

Finland

Nyman Madeleine,
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

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Gambia (the)

Department of Parks & Wildlife Management,
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources

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Hungary

Laura Diószegi-Jelinek,
Department for Nature Conservation,
Ministry of Agriculture

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Ireland

Ferdia Marnell,
National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS),
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

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Italy

Andrea Monaco,
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)

Liberia

Blamah Goll,
Forest Research and Development Department, Forestry Development Authority

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Madagascar

Fara Mihanta Andriambelo,
General Directorate of Environmental Governance, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

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Mauritius

National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS), Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security

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Montenegro

Arina Maraš,
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development

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Nepal

Rajendra Dhungana,
Under Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment

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North Macedonia

Vlatko Trpeski,
Department for Nature Administration for Environment, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

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Peru

Doris Rodriguez Guzmán,
Direction of Sustainable Wildlife Management, National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)

Romania

Biodiversity Directorate,
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests

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Seychelles

Ashley Dias,
Biodiversity Conservation Section
Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment

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Singapore

How Choon Beng & Cyrena Lin,
Wildlife Management Division, National Parks Board, Ministry of National Development

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Slovenia

Maja Humar,
Biodiversity Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning

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Uganda

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA),
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities

United Kingdom

Matt Heydon,
Chief Scientist Directorate
Natural England

Zimbabwe

Edson Gandiwa,
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)

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