A Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East
A Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East is a compilation of information provided by a large number of government agencies, non-governmental organizations and individuals working on nature conservation and the environment in the Middle East. The major contributors are listed below; to these the compiler is especially indebted. However, there are doubtless many others who have generously provided their information to national coordinators for inclusion in this work. The compiler would like to express his appreciation for their help, and apologizes for being unable to thank them all by name.
Afghanistan
Mr Anthony R. Fitzherbert, Programme Coordinator, FAO Programme for Rehabilitation of Afghanistan Agriculture, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Bahrain
Dr Saeed A. Mohamed, Department of Biology, University of Bahrain.
Islamic Republic of Iran
Mr Seyed Amir Ayafat, General Director for International Affairs, Department of the Environment, Tehran.
Mr M. Bahrami, Natural Environment Bureau, Department of the Environment, Tehran.
Mr Eskandar Firouz, Tehran.
Mr Parsa Mahinpoor, Tehran University, Tehran.
Mr Jamshid Mansoori, Natural Environment Bureau, Department of the Environment, Tehran.
Mr Ali Adhami Mirhosseyni, Natural History Museum, Tehran.
Mr M. Nosrati, Tehran University, Tehran.
Iraq
Dr Khalid Y. Al-Dabbagh, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
Dr Khalaf Al-Robaae, Natural History Museum, Basrah University, Basrah.
Mr Michael I. Evans, BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Dr Hanna Y. Siman, Cardiff, U.K.
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mr Adnan M. Budieri, Assistant Director Wildlife Reserves, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman.
Kuwait
Ms Muna Faraj, Superintendent of Soil Pollution and Living Resources, Environmental Protection Council, Safat.
Lebanon
Dr Assad A. Serhal, Secretary-General, Society for the Protection of Nature and Natural Resources in Lebanon, Beirut.
Sultanate of Oman
Mr Ali bin Amer Al-Kiyumi, Deputy Director General of Nature Protectorates, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Muscat.
Dr Sadiq bin Abdul Hussain Al-Muscati, Director General of Nature Protectorates, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Muscat.
Mr M.A.L. Cummins, National Survey Authority, Muscat.
Mr Ralph H. Daly, Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Muscat.
Dr Jens Eriksen, Department of Chemistry, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khod.
Prof. C. Hilary Fry, Department of Biology, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khod.
Mr Michael D. Gallagher, Curator, Oman Natural History Museum, Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Muscat.
Mr David H. Insall, Directorate-General of Nature Protectorates, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Muscat.
Qatar
Mr Abdul Aziz Al-Midfa, Environment Protection Committee, Doha.
Mr Robert T. Nation, Qatar Natural History Group, Doha.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Yousef I. Al-Wetaid, Director of Field Research Studies, National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), Riyadh.
Dr Stephen Newton, National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), Taif.
Mr Peter Symens, Wildlife Sanctuary for the Gulf Region, Jubail Industrial City.
Mr Ken Tinley, c/o National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh.
Mr Abdullah Suhaibani, National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh.
Syrian Arab Republic
Dr Youssef Barkoudeh, Syrian Biologists Society, Damascus.
Dr Ibrahim Hanna, Department of Animal Protection, Aleppo University, Aleppo.
United Arab Emirates
Mr Mohammad Al-Bowardi, Managing Director, National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi.
Mr Simon Aspinall, National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi.
Mr Peter Hellyer, Emirates Natural History Group (Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi.
Dr Richard J. Hornby, General Manager, National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi.
Dr Joseph B. Platt, Dubai Wildlife Research Centre, Dubai.
Mr Colin Richardson, Emirates Natural History Group (Dubai), Dubai.
Republic of Yemen
Dr Mousa Mohamed Al-Safadi, Department of Biology, University of Sana'a, Sana'a.
Mr Omar Al-Saghier, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority, Dhamar.
Dr Derek Harvey, Nature and Ornithological Society of Yemen, Sana'a.
Mr Richard F. Porter, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, U.K.
The compiler also wishes to thank the following individuals for their helpful advice throughout the project:
Mr Graham Drucker, Protected Areas Data Unit, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, U.K.
Mr Michael I. Evans, BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Dr Mike Moser, IWRB, Slimbridge, U.K.
Mr Simon Nash, IWRB, Slimbridge, U.K.
Dr Jean-Yves Pirot, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Mr Michael Smart, Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland.
Dr Magnus Sylven, WWF-International, Gland, Switzerland.
This project was funded by a generous grant from the World Wide Fund For Nature.
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Derek A. Scott
c/o IWRB
Slimbridge
Gloucester GL2 7BX
U.K.
July 1995
[Web editor's note: IWRB became Wetlands International and relocated to the Netherlands; the IWRB entity and address are obsolete].
