Antigua and Barbuda

National Focal Point

Adriel THIBOU

Senior Forestry Officer

Ministry of Agriculture

Argentina

National Focal Point

Leonardo Ariel GALLO

Investigador

Ecological Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA)

Argentina

Alternate

Natalia Raquel ACOSTA

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca

Armenia

National Focal Point

Ruben PETROSYAN

Deputy Director

ArmForest SNCO

Australia

National Focal Point

Steve READ

Director, Forest Sciences

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

Australia

Alternate

Claire HOWELL

Senior Scientist, Manager of National Forest Inventory

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

Austria

National Focal Point

Thomas GEBUREK

Head of Department

Department of Forest Genetics, Austrian Research Centre for Forests

Bahamas

National Focal Point

Ingeria MILLER

Senior Forestry Officer

Forest Unit, Minister of the Environment and Housing

Barbados

National Focal Point

Michelle WILSON-HOWARD

Senior Agricultural Assistant

Soil Conservation Unit, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Belarus

National Focal Point

Oleg BARANOV

Chief Research Officer

Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Forest Institute of the National Academy of Science of Belarus

Belgium

National Focal Point

Alain SERVAIS

Comptoir forestier

Département de la Nature et des Forêts, Région Wallone

Botswana

National Focal Point

Tawana Tanaka MAUNGANIDZE

Principal Forest and Range Resources Officer

Department of Forestry and Range Resources, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

Brazil

National Focal Point

Valderês Aparecida DE SOUSA

Researcher

EMBRAPA Florestas

Bulgaria   

National Focal Point

Maria BELOVARSKA

Director

Forest Seed Central Station – Sofia, Executive Forest Agency

Burkina Faso

National Focal Point

Moussa OUEDRAOGO

Directeur Général

Centre National des Semences Forestière

Cameroon

National Focal Point

Ferrand Patrice NKOULEND SAKPAK  

Chef de Cellule de la Coopération au Ministrére des Foréts et de la Faune

Ministrére des Foréts et de la Faune

Canada

National Focal Point

Gwylim Seaton BLACKBURN

Research Scientist

Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

Central African Republic

National Focal Point

Julien Victor YANVELA

Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts

Ministrére des Eaux, Foréts, Chasse et Péche

Chile

National Focal Point

Antonio VARAS MYRIK 

Director Centro de semillas, genética y entomología

Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)

China

National Focal Point

Yongqi ZHENG

Professor and Director of the Forest Genetic Resources Center

Chinese Academy of Forestry

Costa Rica

National Focal Point

Angela GONZÁLEZ GRAU

Directora Ejecutiva

Oficina Técnica de la Comisión Nacional para la Gestión de la Biodiversidad (CONAGEBIO)

Côte d'Ivoire

National Focal Point

Jean-Claude Konan KOFFI

Ingénieur en Chef des Eaux et Forêts, Conseiller Technique du Directeur Général

Société de Développement des Forêts (SODEFOR)

Croatia

National Focal Point

Ivana PEŠUT

Head of Department 

Ministry of Agriculture

Cuba

National Focal Point

Orlidia HECHEVARRÍA KINDELÁN

Investigadora

Instituto de Investigaciones Agro-Forestales

Cyprus

National Focal Point

Areti CHRISTODOULOU

Conservator of Forests, Forest Management and Silviculture Officer 

Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Czechia

National Focal Point

Miloš PAŘÍZEK

Deputy Branch Manager, Branch Hradec Králové

Forest Management Institute

Denmark

National Focal Point

Gunnar FRIIS PROSCHOWSKY

Chief Consultant

Nature Agency, Ministry of Environment and Food

Dominica

National Focal Point

Bradley GUYE

Forestry Officer

Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division, Ministry of Environment

Ecuador

National Focal Point

Hilton Eduardo ORDOÑEZ GONZÁLES

Investigator Auxiliar

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropucuarias (INIAP)

El Salvador

National Focal Point

Juan Antonio SALINAS GUTIÉRREZ

Técnico, División de Recursos Forestales

Dirección General de Ordenamiento Forestal, Cuencas y Riego (DGFCR), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

Estonia

National Focal Point

Maret PARV

Senior Officer

Forest Department, Ministry of the Environment

Eswatini

National Focal Point

Zachariah DLAMINI       

National Herbarium Curator

Department of Forestry, Ministry of Tourism & Environmental Affairs

Ethiopia

National Focal Point

Kebu BALAMI   

Researcher

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Fiji

National Focal Point

Jale TAURAGA       

Director, Silviculture Research and Development

Ministry of Forestry

Finland

National Focal Point

Mari RUSANEN

Senior Specialist

Natural Resources Institute Finland

France

National Focal Point

Carole BASTIANELLI       

Chargée de mission Ressources génétiques forestiéres

Ministère de  l'agriculture et de l'alimentation

Georgia

National Focal Point

Giorgi KAVTARADZE

Associate Professor

V. Gulisashvili Forest Institute, Agricultural University of Georgia

Germany

National Focal Point

Michaela HAVERKAMP

Senior Officer

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung

Greece

National Focal Point

Evangelia AVRAMIDOU

Junior Researcher

Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems

Greece

Alternate

Konstantinos SPANOS       

Research Director

Laboratory of Forest Genetics, Forest Species Improvement and Biotechnology, Forest Research Institute

Guatemala

National Focal Point

Wilfredo VILLAGRÁN

Jefe de Certificación de Fuentes y Semillas Forestales

Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB)

Honduras

National Focal Point

Ángel Francisco BÁRCENAS CARÍAS

Asesor Técnico

Insituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre (ICF)

Hungary

National Focal Point

László NAGY

Senior Research Fellow

Forest Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre

Iceland

National Focal Point

Brynjar SKÚLASON

Researcher

Icelandic Forest Service

India

National Focal Point

C. KUNHIKANNAN

Director

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

India

Alternate

R. ANANDALAKSHMI

Scientist

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

Indonesia

National Focal Point

Indra EXPLOITASIA

Director of Biodiversity Conservation

Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Indonesia

Alternate

HARYONO

Deputy Director for Genetic Resources

Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

National Focal Point

Khosro SAGHEB-TALEBI

Head of International Affairs

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands

Ireland

National Focal Point

Brian CLIFFORD

Forestry Inspector

National Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Italy

National Focal Point

Fulvio DUCCI

Senior Research Officer

Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA SEL)

Jamaica

National Focal Point

Lawrence NELSON

Silviculture Manager

Forestry Department

Japan

National Focal Point

Nobuhiko ISHIZAKI

Assistant Director

Forest Research, Extension and Protection Division, Forestry Agency of Japan

Jordan

National Focal Point

Nizar Salem OBEIDAT 

Head of Forestry Section

Directorate of Plant Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, National Agricultural Research Center

Kenya

National Focal Point

James M. MWAMODENYI

Head, Forest Health and Biodiversity Conservation

Kenya Forest Service

Kyrgyzstan

National Focal Point

Baktybek YRSALIEV 

Deputy Director, Department of Forestry Ecosystems Development

The State Agency

Kyrgyzstan

Alternate

Aidana KEREZBEKOVA

Leading Specialist, International Cooperation Department

The State Agency

Lao People's Democratic Republic

National Focal Point

Vongvilay VONGKHAMSAO

Director

Forest Science Research Centre, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute

Lebanon

National Focal Point

Anwar KOZAH

Chef

Département de développement rural et des ressources naturelles

Lithuania

National Focal Point

Kęstutis ČESNAVIČIUS

Head

Forest Genetic Resources Department, Lithuanian State Forest Service

Luxembourg

National Focal Point

Martine NEUBERG

Chief for Forest Services

Administration de la nature et des forêts

Madagascar

National Focal Point

Lolona RAMAMONJISOA

Researcher

Directorate of Natural Resources and Ecosystems Management, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Malaysia

National Focal Point

Norwati BINTI MUHAMMAD

Senior Research Officer

Biotechnology Programme, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

Mali

National Focal Point

Sidi SANOGO

Attaché de Recherche, Programme Ressources Forestiéres

Institut d’Economie Rurale

Malta

National Focal Point

Louis John FRESTA

Principal Scientific Officer

Plant Protection Directorate, Rural Affairs Department, Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

Mauritania

National Focal Point

Ethmane OULD BOUBACAR

Directeur Adjoint de la Protection de la Nature

Service Conservation et Protection des Paysages

Mexico

National Focal Point

José Ricardo SÁNCHEZ VELÁZQUEZ

Gerente de Reforestación y Restauración de Cuencas Hidrográficas

Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR)

Morocco

National Focal Point

Hassan SBAY

Chef de service de l'amélioration génétique

Centre de Recherche Forestière

Namibia

National Focal Point

Andreas NIKODEMUS

Forester

Directorate of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry

Netherlands

National Focal Point

Joukje BUITEVELD    

Cluster leader, Forest Genetic Resources   

Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), Wageningen University & Research

Nicaragua

National Focal Point

Luis Valerio HERNÁNDEZ

Director de Monitoreo e Información Forestal

Instituto Nacional Forestal (INAFOR)

Niger

National Focal Point

Maman ADDA

Directeur

Centre National de Semences Forestières, Ministère de l'Hydraulique et de l'Environnement

Nigeria

National Focal Point

Rasak Kolawole ADEKOLA

Ag.Director of Forestry

Federal Department of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment

Norway

National Focal Point

Kjersti BAKKEBØ FJELLSTAD       

Senior Adviser

Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research

Panama

National Focal Point

Victor Francisco CADAVID

Director Nacional Forestal

Ministerio de Ambiente

Papua New Guinea

National Focal Point

Martin GOLMAN       

Acting Director

PNG Forest Research Institute

Paraguay

National Focal Point

Sergio VILASSANTI CANO

Jefe del Departamento de Germoplasma Forestal

Instituto Forestal Nacional

Paraguay

Alternate

Marta ÁLVAREZ DE TRINIDAD

Asesora Técnica, Dirección de Desarrollo Forestal

Instituto Forestal Nacional

Peru

National Focal Point

Hêctor Vladimir VÁSQUEZ PÉREZ

Director de la Subdirección de Investigación y Estudios Especiales

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria

Peru

Alternate

Miriam RAMOS QUISPE

Especialista de la Subdirección de Desarrollo Tecnológico Agrario

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria

Philippines

National Focal Point

Nonito M. TAMAYO

Director

Forest Management Bureau, Department of Environment & Natural Resources

Poland

National Focal Point

Czeslaw KOZIOL

Director

Forest Gene Bank

Portugal

National Focal Point

Isabel CARRASQUINHO

Researcher

INIAV

Republic of Korea

National Focal Point

Nam-Gi KIM

Assistant Director

Forest Policy Division, Korea Forest Service

Romania

National Focal Point

Sebastian CONSTANTIN

Counsellor

Ministry of Water and Forestry

Russian Federation

National Focal Point

Maria PALENOVA

Head, Department for Analytical Research of the State and Dynamics of Forests

All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry (VNIILM)

Russian Federation    

Alternate

Tatyana MYACHINA  

Deputy Head of Protocol Department

Federal Agency for Forestry

Rwanda

National Focal Point

Lewis NDAYISABA

Saint Lucia

National Focal Point

Nereus MITCHELL

Environmental Education Officer II

Division of Forest and Land Resources

Samoa

National Focal Point

Moafanua Tolusina POULI        

Assistant CEO, Forestry Division

Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology

Serbia

National Focal Point

Vedrana LALOVIĆ

Advisor

Directorate of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

Slovakia

National Focal Point

Roman LONGAUER

Senior Researcher

National Forest Centre

Slovenia

National Focal Point

Saša RUS

Forestry Division, Forestry and Hunting Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

Spain

National Focal Point

José Manuel JAQUOTOT

Deputy Director General for Forest Policy

Directorate General of Rural Development, Innovation and Forest Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Spain

Alternate

Felipe PÉREZ MARTÍN

Director General for Forest Policy

Directorate General of Rural Development, Innovation and Forest Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Sri Lanka

National Focal Point

K.M.A. BANDARA

Additional Conservator General (Research, Education and Development)

Forest Department Sri Lanka

Sweden

National Focal Point

Sanna BLACK-SAMUELSSON

Specialist in forest genetics

Swedish Forest Agency

Switzerland

National Focal Point

Keith ANDERSON

Senior Advisor

Section Prestations forestières et entretien des forêts, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OPEV)

Thailand

National Focal Point

Suchitra CHANGTRAGOON

Head of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology Division

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Togo

National Focal Point

Balakyem AWESSO

Chief section recherche forestières

Direction des ressources forestières, Ministere de l'environnement et des ressources forestières

Turkey

National Focal Point

Eren KANDEMIR

Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs, Forest Tree Seeds and Tree Breeding Research Directorate

Ukraine

National Focal Point

Svitlana LOS

Head of Laboratory   

Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration

United Republic of Tanzania

National Focal Point

Siima Salome BAKENGESA   

Director

Forest Production Research, Tanzania Forestry Research Institute

United States of America

National Focal Point

Jennifer CONJE

Senior Policy Advisor

International Programs Office, USDA Forest Service

United States of America

Alternate

Toral PATEL-WEYNAND

Director

Sustainable Forest Management Research, USDA Forest Service

Uruguay

National Focal Point

Joaquin GARRIDO

Dirección General Forestal, Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca

Vanuatu

National Focal Point

Rexon VIRA

Director of Forests

Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity

Yemen

National Focal Point

Mohammed Moqbel Taher  MAREAI

Technical Director

National Genetic Resources Center, Agricultural Research and extension Authority

Zambia

National Focal Point

Lishomwa MULONGWE

Principal Research Officer, Forestry Department

Department of Forestry

Zimbabwe

National Focal Point

Mduduzi Cardinal TEMBANI  

Research coordinator, Seed Physiologist

Forestry Division, Forestry Commission

Zimbabwe

Alternate

Pomerayi MUTETE

Tree Breeder

Forestry Division, Forestry Commission