Members
The Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) is a cooperative alliance of 34 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC). The network operates under the umbrella of APFC which is a statutory body of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. The APFISN focuses on inter-country cooperation that helps to detect, prevent, monitor, eradicate and/or control forest invasive species in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia
Technical Focal Point
Dr Paco Tovar
Forest Biosecurity Manager
Australian Forest Products Association
Email: paco.tovar@ausfpa.com.au
Policy Focal Point
Alison Roach
Acting Assistant Secretary
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Plant Division
Bangladesh
Technical Focal Point
Dr Md. Zahidur Rahman Miah
Divisional Forest Officer
Social Forest Division
Dhaka
Email: zahidur.acf@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Dr Md. Zaglul Hossain
Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests
Planning Wing
Dhaka
Email: dccf.plw@gmail.com
Bhutan
Technical Focal Point
Kinley Dem
Deputy Chief Forestry Officer
Forest Resource Management Division
Department of Forests and Park Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Email: kinleydem@moaf.gov.bt
Policy Focal Point
Dr Norbu Wangdi
Chief Forestry Officer
Forest Resource Management Division
Department of Forests and Park Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Email: norbuwangdi@moaf.gov.bt,
Cambodia
Technical Focal Point
Mr. Chang Phourin
Deputy Director of Institute of Forest and Wildlife Research and Development
Email: phourin@yahoo.com
Policy Focal Point
Ms. Vong Sopanha
Deputy Director General
Forestry Administration
Email: vsopanha@yahoo.com
China P.R.
Technical Focal Point
Ms Songling Wu
Division for Projects and Sciences
General Station of Forest and Grassland Pest Management
National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Email: chinasywu@sina.com
Policy Focal Point
Ms Shuang Qiu
Division for Forestry Pest Control and Quarantine Management
Department for Ecological Conservation and Restoration
National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Email: zlsfzc@126.com
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Technical Focal Point
Dr. Jong Chol Ryong
Director
Forest Protection Institute
Academy of Forest Science Ministry of Land and Environment Protection
c/o FAO DPR Korea Office
http://www.fao.org/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea/fao-in-dpr-korea/our-team/en/
Policy Focal Point
Mr. Kim Yong Il
Senior Officer
General Bureau of Forestry
Ministry of Land and Environment Protection
c/o FAO DPR Korea Office
http://www.fao.org/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea/fao-in-dpr-korea/our-team/en/
Fiji
Technical Focal Point
Mere Vukialau
Senior Scientific Officer
Forestry Research
Ministry of Forestry
Email: vukialau.mere3189@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Tevita Bulai
Director Timber Utilization Research
Ministry of Forestry
Email: bulaitevita@gmail.com;
France
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
India
Technical Focal Point
Dr T V Sajeev
Senior Principal Scientist
Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI)
Email: tvsajeev@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Mr R. Raghu Prasad
Inspector General of Forests (Forest Policy)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi
Email: raghu.prasad@gov.in
Indonesia
Technical Focal Point
Dr Ir. Titiek Setyawati
Ministry of Environment and Forestry Research
Development and Innovation Agency
Email: titiek2962@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Dr. Ichwan Muslih
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Directorate General of Conservation on Natural Resources and Ecosystem
Email: ichwanmuslih@gmail.com
Japan
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Kiribati
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Lao PDR
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Malaysia
Technical Focal Point
Ms. Ong Su Ping
Research Officer
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Email: ongsuping@frim.gov.my
Policy Focal Point
Dato' Haji Zahari bin Ibrahim
Deputy Director General of Forestry, Peninsular Malaysia (Policy & Planning)
Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia
Email: zahari@forestry.gov.my
Maldives
Technical Focal Point
Hassan Shuabee
Assistant Director
Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture
Policy Focal Point
Mr. Hussain Faisal
Assistant Director
Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture
Mongolia
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Myanmar
Technical Focal Point
Ms Wah Wah Linn
Forest Research Institute
Forest Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Email: wahwahlinn48@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Mr Ngwe Thee
Deputy Director
Forest Research Institute
Forest Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Email: ngwethee@gmail.com
Nepal
Technical Focal Point
Ms. Sunita Ulak
Research Officer
Forest Research and Training Centre
Email: sunitaulak@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Mr. Megh Nath Kafle
Director General
Forest Research and Training Centre
Email: mkafle1@hotmail.com
New Zealand
Technical Focal Point
Dr Nicolas Meurisse
B3 Theme leader
Entomology
SCION
Policy Focal Point
George Gill
Principal Adviser
Surveillance – Plant Health
Biosecurity New Zealand
Ministry for Primary Industries
Email:
george.gill@mpi.govt.nz
Pakistan
Technical Focal Point
Mukhtiar Ali Mirbahar
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
Ministry of Climate Change
Email: mukhtiar.mocc@gmail.com
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Technical Focal Point
Dr Maria Lourdes Q. Moreno
Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau
Email: mqmoreno@yahoo.com
Republic of Korea
Technical Focal Point
Ms Han Hye-Rim
Forest Insect Pests and Diseases Division
National Institute of Forest Science
Email: hrhan123@korea.kr
Policy Focal Point
Ms Cho Kyeong Eun
Forest Environment Conservation Division
Korea Forest Service
Email: ckeun89@korea.kr
Russian Federation
Technical Focal Point
Denis Izotov
Scientific Secretary
Forest Research Institute of Far East
Email: dvniilh@gmail.com
Samoa
Technical Focal Point
Ms Elizabeth Kerstin
Principal Forestry Research and Development Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Policy Focal Point
Ms Susau Siolo
Principal Forestry Policy and Planning Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Email: usau.siolo@mnre.gov.ws
Sri Lanka
Technical Focal Point
Dr K M A Bandara
Addl. Conservator General of Forests (Research and Education)
Forest Department
Email: addcgf.res.edu@gmail.com
Policy Focal Point
Mr Nishantha Edirisighe
Conservator of Forests (Biodiversity and Watershed management)
Forest Department
Email: eapnishantha@yahoo.com
Solomon Islands
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Tonga
Technical Focal Point
Policy Focal Point
Mr Heimuli Likiafu
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Head of Forestry)
Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (MAFF)
Email: hlikiafu@yahoo.com
Tuvalu
Technical Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Policy Focal Point
Nomination Pending
United States of America
Technical Focal Point
Dr Bruce Moltzan
National Program Leader
Forest Pathology
USDA Forest Service
Email: bruce.moltzan@usda.gov
Policy Focal Point
Dr Beth Lebow
Science Advisor
USDA Forest Service
International Programs Office
Email: elizabeth.lebow@usda.gov
Vanuatu
Technical Focal Point
Mr Presley Dovo
Senior Botanist & Conservation Officer
Department of Forests
Email: pdovo@vanuatu.gov.vu
Viet Nam
Focal Point
Nomination Pending
Focal Point
Nomination Pending