11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

“Wetlands: home and destination”

Bucharest, Romania, 6-13 July 2012

Agenda item VII Ramsar COP11 DOC. 38

List of registered observers Lista de observadores inscritos Liste des observateurs inscrits

7 July 2012

OBSERVER STATES / ESTADOS OBSERVADORES / ETATS OBSERVATEURS

Observer State Brunei Darussalam Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources Observer State Democratic People’s Ministry of Land and Environment Protection Republic of Korea Observer State Kuwait Environment Public Authority - EPA Observer State Oman Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Observer State Saudi Arabia Saudi Wildlife Authority

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES ORGANISATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES

African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) Commission de la CEDEAO Convention on Biological Diversity European Space Agency Inter-American Convention for the Protection & Conservation of Sea Turtles International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) IUCN Lake Chad Basin Commission, Directorate of Environment and Water Resources League of Arab States, Environmental Sector MedWet Secretariat Partnership for East Asian-Australasian Flyway Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme UN Food and Agriculture Organization UNCSD Rio+20 UNEP/CMS Secretariat

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UNEP-ROAP, Division of Environmental Law and Convention UNEP-WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Programme) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Environmental Law and Conventions

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES / ORGANISMOS GUBERNAMENTALES / ORGANISMES GOUVERNEMENTAUX

Brazil Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia Department of Environment JICA Toki Project China French Development Agency China Representative Office Iran, Islamic Republic Ramsar Regional Centre-CWA Anzali Wetland Ecological Management Project Nippon Koei Co., Ltd Japan Global Environmental Department/ Forestry and Nature Conservation Group/ Forestry and Nature Conservation Division 2 Japan JICA Global Environment Department/Forestry & Nature Conservation Group Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism River Department, Kinki Regional Development Bureau Japan Miyakojima city Japan River Center of Hokkaido Planning Department Japan Tateyama Town Office Japan Toyooka Municipal Government Japan Toyota City Japan Toyota City International Affairs Division Japan Tsuruga City Office Japan Tsuruga City Office Citizen Affairs Department Malaysia Bornean Biodiversity & Ecosystems Conservation Malaysia Japan International Cooperation Agency Department of Global Environment Netherlands Centre for Development Innovation Norway Birding Finnmark, Norway Republic of Korea Department of Eco-Tourism Republic of Korea City Environment Capital Section Republic of Korea Gyeongnam Provincial Government Wetland Conservation Section Republic of Korea Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ocean Policy Research Department Romania Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority Romania Environment Protection Agency Teleorman Protected Areas Department Romania Environmental Protection Agency Epa Calarasi Romania Lunca Muresului Natural Park Romania National Forest Administration Romsilva Protected Areas and Forest Certification Unit Thailand Institute of Scientific & Technological Research Environmental and Resource Research United Arab Emirates Wildlife Protection Office USA United States Embassy Ramsar COP11 DOC. 38, page 3

INT’L NGOs / ONG INTERNACIONALES / ONG INT’LES

BirdLife International International Forestry Students Association, Semper Silva Proiect International Water Management Institute Med-INA MedWet Secretariat Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia The Nature Conservancy, Global Marine Team Tour du Valat, Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory Wetlands International Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Wetland Link International World Wetland Network World Wetland Network and Wetland System Alliance - South America WWF International

NATIONAL NGOs / ONG NACIONALES / ONG NATIONALES\

Argentina Wetlands International Argentina Australia Australian Wetlands Alliance, WetlandCare Australia Austria WWF Danube-Carpathian Belarus APB-BirdLife Belarus Brazil World Wetland Network and Wetland System Alliance - South America Bulgaria WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme China Wetlands International China Colombia Corporacion Montañas Colombia Colombia Fundación Montecito/ WWN Colombia Programa de Humedades Ethiopia Ethio Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA) France Tour du Valat Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory Gambia Stay Green Foundation Germany International Forestry Students Association Iran, Islamic Republic Baab group (NGO) Japan Aroake Sea Network of Fishermen and Citizens Japan Association for Designation of Sanbanze as Ramsar Site/Ramsar Network Japan Japan Association to designate Watarase Retarding Basin as Ramsar Site Japan BirdLife International Asia Division Japan Committee for Habitat Conservation for Oriental White Storks Japan Committee for Habitat Conservation of Oriental White Storks Japan Consumers Union of Japan Japan Gumma Bar Association Japan Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection Ramsar COP11 DOC. 38, page 4

Japan Kushiro International Wetland Centre Japan Miyako Wild Bird Association Japan NPO Wetland Nakaikemi Japan People’s Alliance to protect Environment of Japanese Inland Sea Japan Ramsar Center Japan Japan Ramsar Network Japan Japan Ramsar Network Japan KEIO University Japan Ramsar Network Japan Watarase Mirai (Future) Project Japan Ramsar Network Japan/World Wetland Network Japan Save Awasehitaga Association Japan SUIGENREN National Liaison Committee on Water Origin Development Issues Japan Wetlands Institute of Northeastern Asia Japan Wetlands International Japan Japan Wild Bird Society of Japan Japan WWF Japan Mexico World Wildlife Fund Inc. Mexico Programa Agua Myanmar BANCA Biodiversity & Nature Conservation Association Republic of Korea ECO Korea Wetland Ecology Institute Republic of Korea Eco-Horizon Institute Division of Intertidal Wetland Conservation Republic of Korea Icoop Association of Consumer Cooperatives Republic of Korea Intertidal Wetland Conservation Eco-Horizon Institute Republic of Korea Korea Wetland Society Republic of Korea KWNN Republic of Korea Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia Republic of Korea Ricefield Ecosystem Network of Korea Republic of Korea Upo Wetland Ibis Restoration Committee Romania Asociatia Salvati Dunarea Si Delta Romania Asociatia Valea Verde World Wetland Network Romania Eco Counselling Centre Galati Romania National Centre for Sustainable Development Romania WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Romania Romania WWF-Romania Communications Department Russian Federation Wetlands International Russia Programme Senegal Wetlands International Afrique Renforcement des Capacités Spain WWF Spain Programa de Aguas Switzerland WWF Freshwater Programme Tunisia WWF Mediterranean Programme/Tunis office Turkey WWF-Turkey Ukraine WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme, Ukraine United Arab Emirates Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wide Fund for Nature United Kingdom RSPB, International Policy & Species Recovery United Kingdom Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Conservation Programmes Directorate Ramsar COP11 DOC. 38, page 5

United Kingdom WLI / Fundacion Kennedy United Republic of WWF Tanzania Country Office Freshwater Program Tanzania United States of The Nature Conservancy America United States of Wisconsin Wetlands Association America Viet Nam WWF Vietnam

BUSINESS SECTOR / SECTOR EMPRESARIAL / SECTEUR DES AFFAIRES

Emmanuel FABER Danone Yoshio FUKAI Earth & Human Corporation Yoshinori HASHIBE Aleph Inc. Fuyumizu-tambo Project Toru HAYASHI Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. Environmental section of Kyogoku Project Pichapong POKAPUN PTT Public Company Limited Environmental Improvement Div, Corporate Social Responsibility Department Koki SATO Hokuden General Engineering Environment Technology Section Design & Consulting Co.,Inc. Chikara SEKIJIMA Asahi Breweries Hokkaido Regional Headquarters

INVITED EXPERTS

Muhammad Sani ADAMU Dansarki Engineering Works Guéladio CISSÉ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Rebecca D’CRUZ Aonyx Consultancy Colin FINLAYSON Charles Sturt University, Institute for Land, Water & Society Augusta HENRIQUES Tiniguena - Guinea-Bissau Hans Lukas HOFFMANN MAVA Foundation, Tour du Valat, FIBA Ritesh KUMAR Wetlands International South Asia Heather MACKAY FHB Consulting Services, Scientific and Technical Review Panel Robert MCINNES RM Wetlands & Environment Gordon Randy MILTON Department of Natural Resources Efthymios PAPAGIANNIS Ramsar Culture Working Group Med-INA Christine Maria PRIETTO Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia Ake ROSENQVIST Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),Earth Observation Research Center Tatsuichi TSUJII Wetlands International Japan

ACADEMIC SECTOR

Guilherme BORGES DA Université de São Paulo COSTA Heloisa DE CAMARGO Université de São Paulo (Brésil) Université de São Paulo TOZATO et l’Université de Rennes 2 - Ramsar COP11 DOC. 38, page 6

Haute Bretagne (France) Majdi GOUJA Humboldt University Berlin Ernestina Maria HAMAKERS E/V BS De Linde WINTER Peter HORWITZ School of Natural Sciences Edith Cowan University Satoshi KOBAYASHI Kushiro Public University Khaleel KURUNTHRAYIL Sir Syed College President, OISCA MANHA International North Zone Dan Silviu RADAN Marine Geology and GeoEcoMar Sedimentology Vilawan SAILAMAI Thai Institute of Scientific & Research Technological Toshinori TANAKA University of Tokyo Christopher WILLIAMS Centre for International School of Education, Education and Research University of Birmingham Hiromi YAMASHITA Graduate School of Nagoya University Environmental Studies