Council

The Council is the advisory body of APFNet and also a forum for exchange among APFNet members. The Council comprises representatives from each APFNet member economy/agency and meets once a year to provide advice for APFNet on strategic direction, policies and annual work plans, in line with its Rules of Procedure. APFNet partners and interested stakeholders can join the meetings as observers on request.

Officer
APFNet Council Representatives and Contact Persons
CR=Council representative, ACR=Alternate CR, CP=Contact Person
Member
Capacity
Name
Position
Contact information

Australia
[AU]

CR

Mr. Keiran Andrusko

Director International Forest Policy Section
Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

keiran.andrusko@aff.gov.au
Tel: +61-2-6272-5790

ACR

Ms. Katie Stokes

Assistant Director
International Forest Policy Section
Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

katie.stokes@aff.gov.au
Tel: + 61-2-6272-5236

CP

Mr. Andre Blanchard

Policy Officer
International Forest Policy Section
Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

andre.blanchard@aff.gov.au
Tel: +61-2-6272-4745

Bangladesh
[BD]

CR

Md. Amir Hosain Chowdhury

Chief Conservator of Forests
Bangladesh Forest Department  

amirbfd@gmail.com
ccf.bfd@gmail.com
Tel: +880 2 8181737

CP

Mr. Imran Ahmed

Assistant Chief Conservator of Forests
Development Planning Unit
Forest Department

imranforest@gmail.com;
imranforest@live.com
Tel: +880 2 8181147

Brunei Darussalam
[BN]

CR

Ms. Noralinda Haji Ibrahim

Acting Director of Forestry
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism

noralinda.ibrahim@forestry.gov.bn
Tel: +673 238 1687 ext. 2108

CP1

Mr. Shahri Hj Hussin

Acting Deputy Director of Forestry
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism

shahri.hussin@forestry.gov.bn
shahri.hussin@gmail.com
Tel: +673 2381687 ext. 2222

CP2

Ms. Duratul Ain Haji Durani

International relations and NDP Division
Forestry Department
Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism

duratul.durani@forestry.gov.bn
Tel: +673 2381687 ext. 2223

Cambodia
[KH]

CR

Dr. Sokh Heng (Mr)

Director
Institute of Forest and Wildlife
Research and Development
Forestry Administration
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

sokhhengpiny@yahoo.com
Tel: +855 12 639 961

CP

Mr. Seab Kimsrim

Official
Institute of Forest Research and Development, Forestry Administration
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

kimsrim71@gmail.com
Tel: +855 17 541415

Canada
[CA]

CR

Mr. Pierre-Jonathan Teasdale

Director
Trade and International Affairs, Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service

Pierre-Jonathan.Teasdale@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

CP1

Mr. Talha Sadiq

Policy Analyst, Trade and International Affairs, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service

talha.sadiq@canda.ca

Chile
[CHI]

CR/CP

Rodrigo Andrade Ramirez

Executive Secretary, National Forestry Corporation, Chile

rodrigo.andrade@conaf.cl
Tel: +56 2 26630219 www.conaf.cl

P.R. China
[CN]

CR

Dr.XIA Jun

Director General 
Department of International Cooperation, 
National Forestry and Grassland Administration

richardxjun@sina.com
Tel: +86 10 84238915
       +86 10 84238970

ACR

Mr. Hu Yuanhui

Director General
Coordination Center for APFNet,
National Forestry and Grassland Administration

huyuanhui@hotmail.com       
Tel: +8610 84238926                                   
       +86 10 84212990

CP Dr.HE Jinxing Division Director, Division for International Affairs, Department of International Cooperation, 
National Forestry and Grassland Administration
jinxing_he@sina.cn
Tel: +86 10 84238970
       +86 10 84238780

Fiji [FJ]

CR

Mr. Tevita Bulai

Executive Director, Forestry Operations and Services, Ministry of Forestry, Fiji

bulaitevita@gmail.com
Tel: + (+679) 9966816

CP

Mrs. Sanjana Lal

Conservator of Forests
Ministry of Forests, Fiji

lal.sanjana@gmail.com
Tel: +679 3301611

Hong Kong, China [HK]

CR

Dr. YIP Yin

Assistant Director (Country & Marine Parks)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

yyip@afcd.gov.hk    
Tel: +852 2150 6606

CP

Dr.Kim Hung KWONG(Mr)

Country Parks Officer (Technical Services), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

kim_hung_kwong@afcd.gov.hk

Tel: +852 2150 6854

India
[IN]

CP1

Dr. Ranjana Gupta

Chief Conservator of Forests (Wetlands)
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Government of India

ranjanagupta2001@yahoo.com
Tel: +91 11 2436 0549;
+91 11 2436 0704

CP2

Mr. Noyal Thomas

IFS, IGF, Project Elephant, Forest Policy O/o IGF (NT)
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
Government of India

igf.fp-mef@gov.in; n.thomas15@gov.in
Tel: +91 11 24695249

Indonesia
[ID]

CR

Mr. Helmi Basalamah

Director General of Extension and Human Resource Development Agency
Ministry of Environment and Forestry

helmibsl@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 81316597543(M)

CP

Mr. Iman Santoso 

Head of Program Cooperation Division, Secretariat of Extension and Human Resources Development Agency Ministry of Environment and Forestry

imanokwari@gmail.com
Tel: +62 85719336352 (M)

Lao PDR
[LA]

CR

Mr. Somsack Sysomvang

Deputy Director of Village Forest and NTFP Management Division
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

sysomsack@yahoo.com
Tel: +856-21-215001

CP

Mr. Airyai Vongxay

Technical Officer
Village Forest and NTFP Management Division
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

airyaivxf9@gmail.com
Tel: +856-21-215001

Malaysia
[MY]

CR

Ms. Norham binti Abdul Latip

Senior Under secretary
Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division,
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

norsham@kats.gov.my
Tel: +603 8886 1442

ACR

Dato' Mohd Ridza bin Awang

Director-General of Forestry Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia

ridza@forestry.gov.my
Tel: +603 2616 4400

CP1

Mr. Ahmad Fadzil bin Abdul Majid

Senior Director of Forest Management, Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia

fadzil@forestry.gov.my

CP2

Mr. Subestheran Suparmaniam

Principal Assistant Secretary, Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change

subestheran@nrecc.gov.my
Tel: +603- 8886 1796

Mexico
[MX]

CR

Jorge Leon Castaños-Martinez

Director General
National Forestry Commission

directorgeneral@conafor.gob.mx

CP1

Ms. Karina Lopez

Manager of International Cooperation at the National Forestry Commission

taryn.sanchez@conafor.gob.mx;
karina.lopez@conafor.gob.mx
lri.karina@gmail.com

CP2

Ms. Jacqueline Aguilar

Assistant Manager of International Cooperation at the National Forestry Commission

jacqueline.aguilar@conafor.gob.mx
jacquelinesur@gmail.com
Tel: (976)-99975689,(976)-51-264447

Mongolia
[MN]

CR

Dr. Oyunsanaa Byambasuren(Mr) 

Director General, National Forest Agency, Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia

oyunsanaa@forest. gov.m
oyunsanaa@gmail.com
Tel: +976-99081104

CP

Prof. Baatarbileg Nachin(Mr,Dr )

Dean of the Graduate School, National University of Mongolia

dean@seas.num.edu.mn
baatarbileg@seas.num.edu.mn
Tel: +976 77307730 exit 3100

Myanmar
[MM]

CR

Mr. Htay Aung

Director General
Forest Department
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

 irfdmyanmar@gmail.com
Tel: +95-67-3405407/5477

CP 1

Mr. Moe Zaw

Director of Forest Research Institute and also Project Director of Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Planning and Demonstration Project in Greater Mekong Subregion, Myanmar

aungthu.87@gmail.com, friyezinfd@gmail.com
Tel: +95-67-3416523

CP2

Dr. Ei Ei Swe Hlaing(Ms)

Assistant Director
Forest Research Institute
Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

eieiswehlaing@gmail.com
Tel: +95-67-416524

Nepal [NP]

CR

Mr. Shiva Kumar Wagle

Joint Secretary and Chief of Planning Monitoring and Coordination Division, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal.

shiva1967@live.com
Mobile: +977-9841738487

CP

Mr. Gyanendra Kumar Mishra

Under Secretary ( Tech ) Development Cooperation Coordination Section, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal.

gmishra1970@gmail.com
Mobile: +977-9851003666

New Zealand
[NZ]

CR

absent

 

 

CP

absent

 

 

Papua New Guinea [PG]

CR

Mr. Dambis Kaip

Director
Forest Policy and Planning Directorate
National Forest Service
PNG Forest Authority

dkaip@pngfa.gov.pg
Tel: +675 3277846

CP

Mr. Tunou Sabuin

Managing Director
Office of The Managing Director
National Forest Service
PNG Forest Authority

TSabuin@pngfa.gov.pg
Tel: +675 3277 841

Peru [PE]

CR

Mr. Jose Alberto Muro Ventura

Deputy Executive Director, National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)

jmuro@serfor.gob.pe

CP

Ms. Carola Gabriela Peralta Carrera

Director of the Office of International Cooperation, National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)

cperalta@serfor.gob.pe
Tel: +51 1 2259005 ext. 1331

The Philippines
[PH]

CR

Mr. Arleign J. Adorable, CESO III

OIC-Assistant Secretary for Field Operations-Western Mindanao and Director, in concurrent capacity, Forest management bureau, Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines

fmb@denr.gov.ph
Tel: +632-8928-931

CP

Ms. Edna D. Nuestro

OIC, Assistant Director, Forest management bureau, Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines

fppkmd.fps@fmb.denr.gov.ph,
andii_23@yahoo.com,  
oad@fmb.denr.gov.ph
Tel: +632-8927-4784

Singapore
[SG]

CR

Ms. Wendy Yap

Director
International Biodiversity Conservation Division
National Parks Board

WENDY_YAP@nparks.gov.sg

CP1

Mr. Hassan Ibrahim

Deputy Director
International Relations
National Biodiversity Centre National Parks Board

HASSAN_IBRAHIM@nparks.gov.sg
Tel: +65 64651676

Sri Lanka
[LK]

CR

Mr. Nishantha Edirisinghe

Conservator of Forests
(Biodiversity and Watershed Conservation)

eapnishantha@yahoo.com
eapnedirisinghe@gmail.com

Tel: +94 71 8111738

CP

Ms. Utpala Kalansooriya

Conservator of Forests
(Silviculture and Forest Management)

uthpalairangi@gmail.com
cfsfpm@gmail.com

Chinese Taipei [CT]

CR

Mr. Frank Lin, Wha-Ching

Director-General
Forestry Bureau
Council of Agriculture
Chinese Taipei

franklin@forest.gov.tw
Tel: +886-2-23515441 ext:301

CP1

Ms. Mu-Tzu Yu

Associate Technical Specialist
Forest Planning Division
Forestry Bureau
Council of Agriculture
Chinese Taipei

m3109@forest.gov.tw
mutzuyu1025@gmail.com
Tel: +886-2-23515441 ext:607

CP2

Ms. Hsiu-Chuan Huang

Section Chief of Planning Section, Forest Planning Division, Forest Bureau, Council of Agriculture
Chinese Taipei

a_jane@forest.gov.tw
ajaneskype@gmail.com

Thailand
[TH]

CR

Dr. Preecha Ongprasert(Mr)

Director of Forestry Foreign Affairs Office, Royal Forest Department

ongprasertpreecha@gmial.com
Tel: (+6689) 1182351

CP

Mr. Montri Intasane

Director of International Organization and Cooperation Division, Forestry Foreign Affairs Office, Royal Forest Department

b_willam@hotmail.com
Tel: +66-2561-4292-3 ext. 5034

United States of America
[US]

CR

Ms. Catherine J Karr-Colque

Division Chief, Forests
Office of Conservation and Water
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Karr-ColqueCJ@state.gov

CP

Absent

 

 

ACP

Mr. Luke D. Thompson

Foreign Affairs Officer
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Conservation and Water (OES/ECW), Department of State, Rm 2657 HST

thompsonld@state.gov
Tel: +202-647-0658 

Viet Nam
[VN]

CR

Dr. Tran Nho Dat

Deputy Director,Division of Special use and protection forest Management, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

nhodatbttn@gmail.com
Tel: +84-973775912

CP

Ms. Tran Thi Hoa

Division of Special use and protection forest Management, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD)

vpyflowerhoa@gmail.com    
   Tel: + 84-903295993

FAO

CP

Dr. Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff

Senior Forestry Officer
Module Leader - Forestry and Biodiversity
Secretary - Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

Sheila.Wertz@fao.org

ITTO

CR

Ms. Sheam Satkuru

Executive Director

satkuru@itto.int

CP

Mr. Li Qiang

Market/Systems Analyst

li@itto.int
Tel: +81-45-223-1110

RECOFTC

CR

Dr. David Ganz

Executive Director

david.ganz@recoftc.org
Tel: +66 2 9405700

CP

Ms. Pimparkarn Serithammarak

Executive Secretary

pimpakarn@recoftc.org
Tel: +66 (0)2 940 5700 Ext. 1217

SPC

CR

absent

 

 

CP (For timebeing)

Mr. Jalesi Mateboto

Community Forestry Technician/Project Technical Officer

JalesiM@spc.int
Tel: +679 3379330

TNC

CR

Ms. Allison Lewin

Program Manager
Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade (RAFT)

alewin@TNC.ORG

 
Decisions
2nd Meeting of the Council
3rd Meeting of the Council
4th Meeting of the Council
5th Meeting of the Council
6th Meeting of the Council
7th Meeting of the Council