United Nations Environment Programme UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project Global Environment Facility UNEP/GEF/SCS/RSTC.10/Inf.1 Date: 23rd October 2008 Original: English Tenth Meeting of the Regional Scientific & Technical Committee for the UNEP/GEF Project: “Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand” Pattaya, Thailand, 17th – 19th December 2008 PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS UNEP/GEF/SCS/RSTC.10/Inf.1 Page 1 List of Participants National Technical Focal Points Cambodia People’s Republic of China Mr. Koch Savath Deputy Director General Technical Affairs Ministry of Environment 48 Samdech Preah Sihanouk Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmon Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (855) 12 787088 Fax: (855 23) 215925 E-mail: kochsavath@yahoo.com Mr. Zhengguang Huang, Senior Engineer South China Institute of Environmental Sciences SEPA 7 West Street, Yuancun Guangzhou, 510655, China Tel: (86 20) 85528748; (86) 13 809771424 Fax: (86 20) 85524439; 8552 8748 E-mail: georgehuang@scies.com.cn Indonesia Malaysia Mr. Henk Uktolseya, Expert and Assistant Deputy for Marine and Coastal Destruction Control Ministry for Environment, Indonesia Jalan DI. Panjaitan Kav.24, A Building 5th Floor Kebon Nanas, Jakarta 13410, Indonesia Tel: (62 21) 8590 5638; (62) 0811 936261 Fax: (62 21) 8590 4929 E-mail: pkepl@menlh.go.id Ms. Parimala Ponniah, Assistant Director Marine and Water Division Department of Environment, Malaysia (DOE) Level 2, Podium 2, Block 4G3 Precint 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre 62574, Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel: (60 3) 8871 2000 ext 2111 Fax: (60 3) 8888 4070 E-mail: parimala@doe.gov.my Philippines Thailand Dr. Miguel D. Fortes Marine Science Institute CS University of the Philippines Diliman, QC, 1101 Philippines Tel: (63 2) 922 3958/59 Fax: (63 2) 924 7678 Emails: fortesm@upmsi.ph; migueldfortes@gmail.com Mrs. Nirawan Pipitsombat Senior Environmental Officer Biological Diversity Division Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning 60/1 Soi Phibunwattana 7, Rama VI Road Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 265 6636 Fax: (66 2) 265 6640; 265 6638 E-mail: nirawanfang@gmail.com; nirawanpipitsombat@yahoo.com Viet Nam Dr. Hoang Van Thang, Director Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES) Viet Nam National University (VNU) 19 Le Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: (84 4) 3825 3506; 3826 2932 Mobile: (84) 091 3395735 Fax: (84 4) 3826 2932; 3971 3201 E-mail: thanghv@cres.edu.vn; tvhoang@fpt.vn UNEP/GEF/SCS/RSTC.10/Inf.1 Page 2 Chairpersons of the Regional Task Forces Dr. Nguyen The Chinh Vice-Chairperson RTF-E Assistant Professor, Dean Faculty of Urban Environmental Resource Economics and Management National Economic University No. 207 Giai Phong Road Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: (84 4) 854 0376; 869 8231 Fax: (84 4) 869 8231 E-mail: thechinh@fpt.vn; thechinhnguyen@yahoo.com Mr. Mohd Nizam Basiron Rapporteur RTF-L Maritime Institute of Malaysia Unit B-06-08-B-06-11 Megan Phileo 2 12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: (603) 2161 2960; 012 380 6246 Fax: (603) 2161 4035; 2161 7045 E-mail: nizam@mima.gov.my Chairpersons of the Regional Working Groups Mr. Vu Tan Phuong, MSc. Forestry, Director Vice-Chairperson RWG-M Research Centre for Forest Ecology and Environment (RCFEE) Dong Ngac, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel.: (844) 3755 0801 Mobile: (84) 0913541480 Fax.: (844) 3838 9434 Email: phuong.vt@rcfee.org.vn Dr. Thamasak Yeemin, Lecturer Rapporteur RWG-CR Marine Biodiversity Research Group Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Ramkhamhaeng University Huamark, Bangkok 10240, Thailand Tel: (662) 310 8415, Mobile: (66) 081 842 3056 Fax: (662) 310 8415; 319 4358 E-mail: thamasakyeemin@yahoo.com Ms. Tu Thi Lan Huong Chairperson RWG-SG Institute of Marine Environment & Technology 246 Da Nang Street Hai Phong City, Viet Nam Tel: (84 31) 376 1523; 376 0599 Fax: (84 31) 376 1521 Mobile: (84) 9 8301 2769 E-mail: huongtl@imer.ac.vn; tulanhuong@yahoo.com Ms. Marlynn M. Mendoza Chairperson RWG-W Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau NAPWNC Compound, North Avenue, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Tel: (63 2) 925 8950; 924 6031 Fax: (63 2) 924 0109; 925 8950 Mobile: (63) 916 618 4067 E-mail: mmmendozapawb@netscape.net; mmmendozapawb@yahoo.com Mr. Noel Barut Chairperson RWG-Fisheries Research and Development Institute Department of Agriculture 940 Kayumanggi Press Building I Quezon Avenue, Quezon City 1103 Philippines Tel: (63 2) 372 5063 Fax: (63 2) 372 5063 Mobile: (63) 9 228385701 E-mail: noel_c_barut@yahoo.com Dr. Gullaya Wattayakorn Chairperson RWG-LbP Marine Science Department Chulalongkorn University Phayathai Road Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tel: (66 2) 218 5407; 218 5409 Fax: (66 2) 255 0780 E-mail: gullaya@chula.ac.th; gullaya@gmail.com Regional Expert Members Dr. Ong Jin-Eong 11-D Jalan Jones 10250 Penang, Malaysia Mobile: (60) 16 4836 240 E-mail: mangroves@yahoo.com Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Vice Director Institute of Oceanography 01 Cau Da Street Nha Trang City, Viet Nam Tel: (84 58) 590 205 ext. 32, (84 58) 871 134 Fax: (84 58) 590 034 Mobile: (84) 987006871 E-mail: thuysinh@dng.vnn.vn UNEP/GEF/SCS/RSTC.10/Inf.1 Page 3 Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Director Southeast Asia START Regional Center Chulawich I Building, 5th Floor Henri Dunant Road Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: (662) 218 9464-7; Mobile: (66) 86 0428915; 81 832 2970 Fax: (662) 251 9416 E-mail: anond@start.or.th Mr. Somsak Chullasorn 45, Soi Watthananiwet 4 Sutisan Rd, Huay Kwang Bangkok 10320, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 277 5015 Mobile: (66) 89 3872375 Fax: (66 2) 6931828 E-mail: papasomsak@hotmail.com Observers Mr. Takehiro Nakamura Acting Senior Programme Officer UNEP/DGEF International Waters United Nations Avenue, Giriri Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254 207) 623886 Fax: (254 207) 623140 E-mail: Takehiro.Nakamura@unep.org Dr. Ellik Adler, Co-ordinator United Nations Environment Programme Coordinating Body for the Seas of East Asia (UNEP, COBSEA Secretariat) 2nd Floor, Block B, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 288 1905 Fax: (66 2) 281 2428 E-mail: ellik.adler@unep.org Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw. Director Division of Environmental Policy Implementation United Nations Environment Programme P.O. Box 30552 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254 20) 7 624 782 Fax: (254 20) 7 624 249 E-mail: ibrahim.thiaw@unep.org Project Co-ordinating Unit Member Dr. John Pernetta, Project Director UNEP/GEF Project Co-ordinating Unit United Nations Environment Programme 2nd Floor, Block B, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 288 1886 Fax: (66 2) 288 1094 E-mail: pernetta@un.org Mr. Christopher Paterson, Fisheries Expert UNEP/GEF Project Co-ordinating Unit United Nations Environment Programme 2nd Floor, Block B, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 288 1116 Fax: (66 2) 288 1094 E-mail: patersonc@un.org UNEP/GEF Project Co-ordinating Unit Ms. Unchalee Pernetta, Programme Assistant UNEP/GEF Project Co-ordinating Unit United Nations Environment Programme 2nd Floor, Block B, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 288 1670 Fax: (66 2) 288 1094 E-mail: kattachan.unescap@un.org Ms. Saranya Rojananuangnit, Team Assistant UNEP/GEF Project Co-ordinating Unit United Nations Environment Programme 2nd Floor, Block B, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 288 2608 Fax: (66 2) 288 1094 E-mail: Rojananuangnit@un.org