WCPA Steering Committee

Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas

Mr. Nikita LOPOUKHINE

c/o Parks Canada - Parcs Canada
7th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau Quebec K1A 0M5
Canada
Tel: ++1 819 956 9908
Fax: ++1 819 994 5140
Email: nik.lopoukhine@pc.gc.ca

WCPA Executive Committee

Mr. Nikita LOPOUKHINE
WCPA CHAIR

c/o Parks Canada - Parcs Canada
7th Floor, 25 Eddy Street
Gatineau Quebec K1A 0M5
Canada
Tel: ++1  819 956 9908  819 956 9908
Fax: ++1 819 994 5140
Email: nik.lopoukhine@pc.gc.ca

Mr Trevor SANDWITH
WCPA DEPUTY CHAIR
Director of Protected Areas Policy
The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office
4245 N Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington VA 22203-1606
USA
Tel: ++1 703/841-2644
Fax: ++1 703/276-3241
Email: tsandwith@tnc.org

Ms Cristi Marie Capati NOZAWA
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE
Partner Development Officer
BirdLife International (Asia Division)
4F TM Suidobashi Bldg..
Misaki-cho 2-14-6 Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0061
Japan
Tel: ++81 3 5213 0461
Fax: ++81 3 5213 0462
Email: cristi@birdlife-asia.org

Ms. Penelope FIGGIS AO
WCPA Regional Vice Chair for Oceania
4 Woolcott St.,
Waverton
NSW 2060
Australia
Tel: ++61 (2) 992 25275 , ++61 416 364 722
Fax: ++61 (2) 995 76815
Email: penelope.figgis@ozemail.com.au
Dr Marc HOCKINGS
SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT Strategic Direction Chair
University of Queensland, Gatton Campus
School of Natural and Rural Systems Management
Lawes, Queensland 4343
Australia
Tel: ++61 (7) 5460-1140 , ++61 (7) 46393437
Fax: ++61 (7) 5460-1324
Email: uqmhocki@uq.edu.au
 

WCPA Emeritus

 

 Prof. Roger CROFTS
CBE Environmental Adviser
6, Old Church Lane
Duddingston Village
Edinburgh EH15 3PX
United Kingdom
Tel: ++44 (131) 661 7858
Email: rogerc@dodin.idps.co.uk

Mrs Natalia Romanovna DANILINA
Director
Zapovedniks
Otkrytoe shosse, 19, korpus 6,
Moscow 107143
Russia
Tel: ++7 (495) 626-28-57
Fax: ++7 (495) 626-28-57
Email: danilina.zapovedniks@gmail.com

Mr. Harold EIDSVIK
President
Eidsvik - Parks International Inc.
10915 Prentice Place
Sidney BC V8L 5H7
Canada
Tel: ++1  (250) 656-0736  (250) 656-0736
Fax: ++1 (250) 656-0768
Email: heidsvik@shaw.ca

Prof. Lawrence HAMILTON
Professor Emeritus of Forest Conservation
Islands and Highlands Environmental Consultancy
342 Bittersweet Lane
Charlotte Vermont 05445
USA
Tel: ++1  (802) 425-6509  (802) 425-6509
Fax: ++1 (802) 425-6509
Email: silverfox@gmavt.net 

Ms. Lynn P. HOLOWESKO C.B.E., J.P.
IUCN Regional Councillor
Holowesko and Company
West Bay Street
PO Box N-7776-348
Nassau N.P.
Bahamas
Tel: ++1 (242) 362-6251 / 2
Fax: ++1 (242) 362-5871
Email: lynnholowesko@gmail.com

Mr. Graeme KELLEHER
Senior, Advisor High Seas, Working Group Leader
12 Marulda Street
Aranda
Canberra ACT 2614
Australia
Tel: ++61 (2) 6251-1402
Fax: ++61 (2) 6247-5761
Email: graempa@home.netspeed.com.au
Dr Kenton R. MILLER
WCPA Chair emeritus; WRI VP emeritus
Lost Hollow Farm
1956 Hidden Hollow Rd.
Mathias WV 26812
USA
Tel: ++1 304 897 6576 , cell 240 605 1168
Fax: ++1 (304) 897-7745
Email: kenton@hardynet.com
 Prof. Adrian PHILLIPS
30 Painswick Road
Cheltenham
GL50 2HA
United Kingdom
Tel: ++44 1242 230284 (home) , Fax: +44 1386 576147 ( Tel.office) Email: adrian.phillips@gmx.com

 

WCPA Regional Chairs

ASIA

Prof. Seong-Il KIM

IUCN Councillor
Professor Department of Forest Science
Seoul National University
Silim-dong Ganak-Gu
Seoul
South Korea 441-744
Korea (RK)
Tel: ++82 (31) 290-2321
Fax: ++82 (31) 293-1797
Email: seongil@snu.ac.kr

EUROPE

Dr. Stig JOHANSSON
Regional Director
Natural Heritage Services, Southern Finland
Metsähallitus
Vernissakatu 4
PO Box 94
Vantaa FI-01301
Finland
Tel: +358 205 644 380 , +358 40 545 7315 Mobile
Fax: +358 205 644 350
Email: stig.johansson@metsa.fi
 

CENTRAL AMERICA

Dr Eduard Michael MÜLLER
Presidency
Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional
35 Calle 15 y Avenida 17
Barrio Escalante
Apartado Aéreo 504-0250
San José
Costa Rica
Tel: ++(506) 283-6464
Fax: ++506 280-8433
Email: emuller@uci.ac.cr
www.uci.ac.cr

NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

Mr Cyril Frederic KORMOS
Vice President for Policy
The WILD Foundation
PO Box 9451
Berkeley, CA 94709
T/F: 510-883-1424
C: 510-862-5359
cyril@wild.org

SOUTH AMERICA

Ms Julia MIRANDA LONDONO
General Director
Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
Carrera 10 N° 20 -30
Piso 5
Bogota
Distrito Capital
Colombia
Tel: +57 1 353 24 00 Ext 561 , +57 1 3415331
Fax: +57 1 353 2400 Ext 558
Email: jmiranda@parquesnacionales.gov.co

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA
 

VACANT

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Dr Charlotte KARIBUHOYE
MPA Programme Coordinator - FIBA/PRCM c/IUCN
Fondation Internationale du Banc d`Arguin
Ave Bourguiba x Castors
PO Box 3215
Dakar
Senegal
Tel: ++221 869 02 88
Fax: ++22 1 824 9246
Email: karibuhoye@lafiba.org

WEST ASIA - NORTH AFRICA -

M. Maher MAHJOUB
Chef de Service des sites et du patrimoine naturels / Point focal national du centre d`échange sur la diversité biologique
Direction Générale de l`Environnement et de la Qualité de la Vie
Ministère de l`Environnement et du Développement durable
WCPA Regional Chair for North Africa Middle East and West Asia
14 Avenue Khereddine Pacha
Belvedere BP 52
Tunis 1002
Tunisia
Tel: +216 (1) 70728644
Fax: ++216 (1) 702-431
Email: maher24705@yahoo.fr

OCEANIA

Ms. Penelope FIGGIS AO
4 Woolcott Street
Waverton New South Wales 2060
Australia
Tel: ++61 (2) 9922-5275
Mob: 0416 364 722
Fax: ++61 (2) 9957-6815
Email: penelope.figgis@ozemail.com.au

 

Policy

CBD Chair

Mr Jason Garth SPENSLEY
Lifeweb Initiative
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
413 Saint-Jacques, Suite 800
Montreal QC H2Y 1N9
Canada
Tel: +1.514.287.8704
Email: jason.spensley@cbd.int

Communications / Publications Chair

Associate Professor Peter S. VALENTINE
Senior Lecturer, Head of School
School of Tropical Environment Studies, Geography Department
James Cook University
c/o TESAG
Townsville Queensland 4811
Australia
Tel: ++61 (74) 781-4441 , ++61 (74) 789-2251
Fax: ++61 (74) 781-5581
Email: peter.valentine@jcu.edu.au

Climate Change Chair

Mr Trevor SANDWITH
Director Global Protected Areas Policy
The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington 22203-1606
USA
Tel: ++1 (703) 841-2644 , ++1 202 294-8456 (cell)
Fax: ++1 (703) 841-4880
Email: tsandwith@tnc.org

World Database on Protected Areas Chair

Mr Charles BESANCON
Head
Protected Areas Programme
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CBZ 0DL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1223 277 314 ext 232 , +44 7920 511 921 cell
Fax: +44 1223 277 136
Email: Charles.Besancon@unep-wcmc.org

World Heritage

Mr. Allen PUTNEY
736 Allison Dr.
P.O. Box 4046
Incline Village
Nevada 89450
USA
Tel: ++1 (775) 833-3627
Fax: ++1 (775) 833-3626
Email: putney.allen@att.net

 

Capacity Strategic DIrection

Mr Nigel DUDLEY
CAPACITY STRATEGIC DIRECTION LEADER


Equilibrium
47 The Quays, Cumberland Road ,
Spike Island
Bristol BS1 6UQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 117 9255 393
Fax: 44 117 9255 393
Email: nigel@equilibriumresearch.com

 

TASK FORCES
 

Legislative Frameworks

Prof. Bernhard Willem BOER 
TASK FORCE LEADER
Professor in Environmental Law
Australian Centre for Environmental Law
University of Sydney
173-175 Phillip Street, Room 510, Building F10
Sydney New South Wales 02000
Australia
Tel: 61-2-9351-0465 (office) , 61-411 444 972 (mobile)
Fax: 61-2-9351-0200
Email: b.boer@usyd.edu.au
www.law.usyd.edu.au

 

 
SPECIALIST GROUPS
 

Economic Valuation

Mr Nicholas CONNER 
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
59-61 Goulburn street
c/o Department of Environment and Climate Change
PO Box A290
Sydney South 1232, NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: ++61 (0) 2 9995 6053
Fax: ++61 (0) 2 9995 5938
Email: nicholas.conner@environment.nsw.gov.au

Information Management

Mr. Thomas D. MORITZ
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
Principal
Tom Moritz Consultancy
1968 1/2 South Shenandoah Street,
Los Angeles CA 90034
USA
Tel: ++1  (310) 963 0199  (310) 963 0199
Email: tom.moritz@gmail.com

Tourism

Associate Prof. Robyn BUSHELL
SPECIALIST GROUP CO-LEADER
Head
Tourism for Healthy Futures
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith South DC NSW 1797
Australia
Tel: ++61245 701 562
Fax: ++61 245 701 207
Email: r.bushell@uws.edu.au
www.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/tourism

Dr. Paul F. J. EAGLES
SPECIALIST GROUP CO-LEADER
Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
University of Waterloo, Faculty of Environmental Science
200 University Avenue West, BMH 2214
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Canada
Tel: ++1 (519) 888-4567 x2716 , ++1 (519) 740-1590
Fax: ++1 (519) 746-6776
Email: eagles@uwaterloo.ca

Connectivity Strategic Direction

Focus on Mountains

STRATEGIC DIRECTION LEADER

Dr. Graeme WORBOYS

Protected Area Management Specialist,
Jagumba Consulting Pty Ltd
3, Rischbieth Crescent
Gilmore
ACT 2905
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6292 9908 , +61 419 163 126
Fax: +61 2 6292 9908
Email: g.worboys@bigpond.com

 

TASK FORCES

Conservation Planning

Professor Bob PRESSEY
TASK FORCE LEADER
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Ref Studies
James Cook University
Townsville QLD 4811
Australia
Tel:  +61747816194  +61747816194 , ++61 7 4781 4000
Fax: +61747816722
Email: bob.pressey@jcu.edu.au

 

Freshwater

Dr Harry C. BIGGS
TASK FORCE LEADER
Programme Integrator
Conservation Services
South African National Parks
Scientific Services Building
Private Bag X402
Skukuza
Mpumalanga 1350
South Africa
Tel: 27 13-7354230 (office) , 27 829054664 (mobile)
Fax: 27 13-7354055
Email: biggs@sanparks.org

SPECIALIST GROUPS

Caves and Karst

Mrs Jay ANDERSON

WCPA Caves and Karst Specialist Group Leader

B.Psych. Grad.Dip.App.Sc.(Karst Management)
PO Box 443
Cloverdale
Perth 6985
Western Australia
Australia
Tel: ++61 407 473 539 (mobile) , ++61 8 9721 6523 (home)
Email: caveskarst.iucn@gmail.com

Grasslands

Mr William HENWOOD
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
Senior Planner, Marine Programme Unit
Park Establishment Branch
Parks Canada - Vancouver
300 - 300 West Georgia Street
Vancouver BC V6B 6B4
Canada
Tel: ++1  (604) 666-0285  (604) 666-0285 , ++1  (604) 985-5122  (604) 985-5122
Fax: ++1 (604) 666-0446
Email: bill.henwood@pc.gc.ca

Governance, Equity and Livelihoods Strategic Direction

STRATEGIC DIRECTION CO-LEADERS
Dr Nigel CRAWHALL
Unit 12041, Bokkemanskloof Estate
Blue Valley Avenue, Hout Bay
Cape Town
7806
South Africa
Tel: ++27 (21) 674-3260 , ++27 82 579 6868
Email: Nigel.tilcepa@gmail.com
Ms Jannie LASIMBANG
Coordinator, Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Programme
1st Floor, Block M, Lot 5
Donggongon New Township
Penampang Sabah
89509
Malaysia
Tel: +6088 726413 , +6010 931 1944
Email: jannielasimbang@hotmail.com

TASK FORCES

Healthy Parks - Healthy People

Mr John Gilbert SENIOR
TASK FORCE LEADER
Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Parks Victoria
535 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Tel: ++61 3 86274657
Fax: ++61 3 9619 0757
Email: jsenior@parks.vic.gov.au

 
Protected Areas and Equity

Mr. Philip FRANKS
TASK FORCE CO-LEADER
Coordinator
Poverty and Environment Network
CARE International
P O Box 43864
PO Box 43864
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel:  +254 20 2718019  +254 20 2718019
Email: phil@care.or.ke

Dr. Lea Myriam SCHERL
TASK FORCE CO-LEADER35 Miramar Crescent
Arcadia
Magnetic Island
Queensland 4819
Australia
Email: lscherl@tnc.org

SPECIALIST GROUPS

Cities

Dr Ted. TRZYNA
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
President
California Institute of Public Affairs
PO Box 189040
Sacramento
California 95818
USA
Tel: ++1  (916) 442-2472  (916) 442-2472
Email: Ted_Trzyna@interenvironment.org

Cultural and Spirtual Values

Mr. Robert George WILD
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
Amberley,
Kingsmuir Drive
Peebles, Scottish Borders
EH45 9AA
United Kingdom
Tel:  +44 (0)131 440 5500  +44 (0)131 440 5500 , ++44 7530 736333 (mobile)
Email: robgwild@gmail.com
www.csvpa.org

Transboundary

Ms Maja VASILIJEVIC
Consultant
Nova cesta 130a
Zagreb
10000
Croatia
Tel:               +385 1 3010 194                       +385 91 950 9970         Email: maja.vasilijevic1@gmail.com

 

Marine

 Dr Dan LAFFOLEY
WCPA Thematic Team Leader for the Marine Biome
Head, Marine Conservation
Natural England
Northminster House
Peterborough Cambs PE1 1UA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1733 455 234 , cell +44 7702253031
Fax: +44 1733 568 834
Email: dan.laffoley@naturalengland.org.uk

 

SPECIALIST GROUP

High Seas

 Ms. Kristina Maria GJERDE
High Seas Policy Advisor (consultant)
Global Marine Programme
IUCN
Ul. Piaskowa 12c
Konstancin-Chylice 05-510
Poland
Tel: 48-22-754 1803 , 48-22-754 1803
Fax: 48-22-756 4919
Email: kgjerde@eip.com.pl

SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC DIRECTION

STRATEGIC DIRECTION LEADER

Dr Marc HOCKINGS

University of Queensland, Gatton Campus
School of Natural and Rural Systems Management
Lawes QLD 4343
Australia
Tel: ++61 (7) 5460-1140 , ++61 (7) 46393437
Fax: ++61 (7) 5460-1324
Email: uqmhocki@uq.edu.au
 

TASK FORCES

Biodiversity Outcomes

Dr. Stephen WOODLEY
TASK FORCE CO-LEADER
Chief Scientist
Ecological Integrity Branch
Parks Canada
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau
Quebec KOA 1N0
Canada
Tel: 01-819-994-2446 , cell: ++1 613 889 5503
Email: stephen.woodley@pc.gc.ca

Ecological Restoration

Ms. Karen Anne KEENLEYSIDE
TASK FORCE CO-LEADER
Senior Science & Policy Advisor
National Parks Directorate
Parks Canada Agency
25 Eddy Street, Jules-Leger Building, 4th Floor (25-4-S)
Gatineau Québec K1A 0M5
Canada
Tel: ++1 (819) 934-4797 , ++1 819 459 2698
Fax: ++1 (819) 997-3380
Email: Karen.Keenleyside@pc.gc.ca


SPECIALIST GROUPS

Private Protected Areas

Mr. Brent MITCHELL
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER

Vice President
International Stewardship
QLF Atlantic Centre for the Environment
55 South Main Street
Ipswich MA 01938 2321
USA
Tel: ++1 978 356 0038 ex 6768
Fax: ++1 978 356 7322
Email: brentmitchell@qlf.org
www.qlf.org/programs/International1.html

Protected Landscapes

Ms Jessica BROWN
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
Senior Vice President
International Programs
QLF/Atlantic Centre for the Environment
55, South Main Street
Ipswich MA 01938-2321
USA
Tel: ++1 (978) 356-0038 , ++1 (978) 462-8076
Fax: ++1 (978) 356-7322
Email: jbrown@qlf.org

Management Effectiveness
Dr. José COURRAU
SPECIALIST GROUP CO-LEADER
Consultant
PO Box 1157
Heredia 3000
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-842-8977 , +506 842 8977
Fax: 506-223-1609, 233-7932
Email: josecourrau@yahoo.com
Dr Fiona LEVERINGTON
SPECIALIST GROUP CO-LEADER
Planning and Interpretation Southern Region
Environmental Protection Agency
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
28 Moonmera St, The Gap
Brisbane QLD 4061
Australia
Tel: ++61 (7) 33006937
Fax: ++61 (7) 32026844
Email: fiona.leverington@uq.edu.au
Wilderness  
Mr Vance G. MARTIN
SPECIALIST GROUP LEADER
President
The WILD Foundation
717 Poplar Avenue
Boulder CO 80304
USA
Tel: ++1 (303) 442-8811
Fax: ++1 (303) 442-8877
Email: vance@wild.org
 

WCPA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Ms Svetlana KOPYLOVA
Program Coordinator, GEF/UNEP Project Manager
Training for PA Management Program
Environmental Education Center Zapovedniks
Institute of Economics, 15th Floor
Nakhimovskiy pr. 32
Moscow 117218
Russia
Tel: +7 (495) 3312 45 70 , +7 (495) 429 00 34
Fax: +7 (495) 129 06 88
Email: s_kopylova@yahoo.com

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