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Member Committees

Asia Regional Committee

Chair: Mr Malick Shahbaz Ahmad Tahir
c/o Membership Unit, IUCN Asia Regional Office 
Address: 63 Sukhumvit 39 Soi Phrompong, Sukhumvit Road 
Wattana, Klongton-Nua, Bangkok, Thailand 10110 
Tel: +66 (2) 278 8422
Fax: +66 (2) 298 5617

National Committees of IUCN Members in Asia

Bangladesh
Chair: Dr M. Mokhlesur Rahman
Executive Director, Center for Natural Resource Studies
Address: House No. 13 (4th - 5th Floor), Road No. 17, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: [email protected]  

Cambodia
Chair: Sophana Om
Executive Director, Mlup Baitong
Address: #194, St.371, Boeng Tumpon Meanchey, Phnom Penh
Email: [email protected]

India
Chair: Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests 
Address: Parayavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110003 India 
Tel: +91 (11) 2436 0721; 2436 1147 
Fax: +91 (11) 2436 2746 
Email: [email protected]

Japan
Chair: Tsunao Watanabe
IUCN Japan National Committee
Address: 3-3-7 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku Tokyo, 130-8606
Email:  [email protected] / [email protected]

Korea (RK)
Chair: Jong Soo Yoon
IUCN Korea (RoK) National Committee
Address: Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, 
Sejong, Republic of Korea 
Email: [email protected] 

Nepal
Chair: Mr Kiran Timalsina
Chairperson, Green Governance Nepal
Address: Naya Baneshwar 9, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: [email protected]

Pakistan
Chair: Mr Malick Shahbaz Ahmad Tahir
Executive Director, Sungi Development Foundation
Address: Islamabad, Pakistan
Email: [email protected]

Sri Lanka
Chair: Ms Pathma Abeykoon 
Director, Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment
Address: Sampathpaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Thailand
Chair: Dr Rungnapar PATTANAVIBOOL
Deputy Director-General, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Address: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
61 Paholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand 10900
Email: [email protected]

Viet Nam
Chair: Ms Ho Thi Yen THU
Deputy Director, Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development
Address: Suite 3104, Level 31, Building 34T, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Email: [email protected]