Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation

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

The current Chair and Vice Chair of the Council are Dr Preecha Ongprasert (Thailand) and Dr Sokh Heng (Cambodia) for the period April 2018 to April 2021.

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	Acting Director International Forest Policy Section Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment	keiran.andrusko@awe.gov.au Tel: +61-2-6272-5790
	ACR	Ms. Katie Stokes	Assistant Director International Forest Policy Section Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environmen	katie.stokes@awe.gov.au Tel: + 61-2-6272-5236
	CP	Ms. Claire Wallace	Policy Officer International Forest Policy Section Agvet Chemicals & Forestry Branch Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment	claire.wallace@awe.gov.au Tel: +61-2-6272-4583
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
Bangladesh [BD]	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
Cambodia [KH]	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. Jeff Biggs	Director Trade and International Affairs, Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service	jeff.biggs@canada.ca
	CP1	Mr. Talha Sadiq	Policy Analyst, Trade and International Affairs,Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service	talha.sadiq@canda.ca
	CP2	Ms. Christa Mooney	Policy Advisor, International Affairs Division, Canadian Forest Service \| Natural Resources Canada	christa.mooney@canada.ca
P.R. China [CN]	CR	Mr. MENG Xianlin	Director General Department of International Cooperation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration	sixian_zheng@126.com Tel: +86 10 84238916
P.R. China [CN]	CP	Mr. ZHENG Sixian	Program Officer, Division for International Affairs, Department of International Cooperation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration	sixian_zheng@126.com Tel: +86 10 84238916
Fiji [FJ]	CR	Mr. Manasa Luvunakoro	Executive Director, Forestry Operations and Services, Ministry of Forestry,Fiji	mluvunakoro@gmail.com; manasa.luvunakoro@govnet.gov.fj Tel: +679 3322 380; +679 9966 806
Fiji [FJ]	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
Hong Kong, China [HK]	CP	Mr. HUNG Tun Hei, Tony	Country Parks Officer (Vegetation Management) Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	tony_th_hung@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
India [IN]	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)
Indonesia [ID]	CP	Dr. Gun Gun Hidayat	Head of Program Cooperation Division, Secretariat of Extension and Human Resources Development Agency Ministry of Environment and Forestry	gun2hidayat@gmail.com pksbp2sdm@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
Lao PDR [LA]	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	Ms. Syazrah binti Hamidon	Principal Assistant Secretary Division of Forestry Management Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	syazrah.hamidon@ketsa.gov.my Tel: +603 8886 1691
	CP2	Mr. Chan Choon Keat	Assistant Secretary Division of Forestry Management Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	chan@ketsa.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	Mr. SANSARBAYAR Enkhbold	Director-General of Department of Forest Policy and Coordination, Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia	sansarbayar@mne.gov.mn saagii84@gmail.com Tel: (976)-99975689,(976)-51-264447
	CR	Dr. Oyunsanaa Byambasuren(Mr) (for research and academic matters)	Director General Forestry Policy and Coordination Department Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia	oyunsanaa@seas.num.edu.mn oyunsanaa@gmail.com Tel: +976-99081104
	CP	Prof. Baatarbileg Nachin(Mr,Dr )	Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of the National University of Mongolia	dean@seas.num.edu.mn baatarbileg@seas.num.edu.mn Tel: +976 77307730 exit 3100
Myanmar [MM]	CR	Dr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw	Director General Forest Department Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation	nnkforest@gmail.com, 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 Sub-region-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
Nepal [NP]	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
New Zealand [NZ]	CP	absent
Papua New Guinea [PG]	CR	Ms. Ruth Turia (Dr)	Director Forest Policy and Planning National Forest Service PNG Forest Authority	rturia@pngfa.gov.pg turia.ruth@gmail.com Tel: +675 3277 874
Papua New Guinea [PG]	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
Peru [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. Tirso P. Parian, JR.	Director Forest Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resource	fmb@denr.gov.ph Tel: +632-8927-4788
The Philippines [PH]	CP	Ms. Edna D. Nuestro	OIC, Assistant Director, Forest management bureau, Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources	denrfb.ad@gmail.com, andii_23@yahoo.com, fmbplanning@gmail.com Tel: +632-8927-4784
Singapore [SG]	CR	Ms. Wendy Yap	Director International Biodiversity Conservation Division National Parks Board	WENDY_YAP@nparks.gov.sg
Singapore [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	Deputy Conservator of Forests (Silviculture & Forest Management) Forest Department	eapnishantha@yahoo.com eapnedirisinghe@gmail.com(new) Tel: +94 11 2885693
Sri Lanka [LK]	CP	absent
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	Mr. Sapol Boonsermsuk	Director of International Forestry Cooperation Division Planning and Information Technology Bureau Royal Forest Department	smit98@hotmail.com Tel: +66 8 1312 1368(M)
Thailand [TH]	CP	Dr. Preecha Ongprasert(Mr)	Director of International Convention and Commitment Division, International Forestry Cooperation Office Royal Forest Department, Thailand	preecha_ong@yahoo.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. Ha Thi Mung	Director of Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Viet Nam Administration of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	munght.In@gmail.com Tel: +84912519212(M)
Viet Nam [VN]	CP	Mr. Luu Tien Dat	Senior Official, Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation Viet Nam Administration of Forestry Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD)	tdatluu@gmail.com luutiendat28@gmail.com Tel: +84-4-38489854
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	Dr. Gerhard Dieterle(Mr)	Executive Director	dieterle@itto.int oed@itto.int
ITTO	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
RECOFTC	CP	Ms. Pimparkarn Serithammarak	Executive Secretary	pimpakarn@recoftc.org Tel: +66 (0)2 940 5700 Ext. 1217
SPC	CR	absent
SPC	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

Meetings

1st Meeting of the Council (Naypyidaw, Burma)

2nd Meeting of the Council (Siem Reap, Cambodia)

3rd Meeting of the Council (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

4th Meeting of the Council (Beijing, China)

5th Meeting of the Council (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

Decisions

1st Meeting of the Council

CM1-Summary of Decisions Recommendations and Discussions .pdf

2nd Meeting of the Council

CM2-Meeting Summary.pdf

3rd Meeting of the Council

CM3-List of Decisions.pdf

4th Meeting of the Council

CM4-Decisions and Recommendations.pdf

5th Meeting of the Council

CM5-Decisions.pdf

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