Competent authorities for the conservation and use of biological diversity in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Administration:

Ministry of Rural Development and Environment

Directorate of Environment and Rural Development
Director General: Mr. EL HADRAMI OULD BAHANEINE 

Contact person: 
Eng. Master Bouboucar DIOP, Head of the Environment Department
National Biodiversity Coordinator (PFN)
BP 170 Nouakchott - RIM
Tel: +222-525 90 15
Cell: +222 641 60 51
Fax: +222 525 44 23
e-mail:  boubacardiop@hotmail.com

Research Institutes:

National Center for Research on Oceanography and Fisheries
(CNROP)

Contact person: Dr Mahfoudh TALEB SIDI CNROP
branch in Nouakchott
BP 2219 Nouakchott - RIM
Tel: +222-25 36 32
Fax: +222-74 50 81
Email:  cnrop@uni-nkc.mr 

University of Nouakchott:

Faculté des Sciences:
Contact person: Prof Mohamed LEMINE OULD BABA,
Secretary General
BP 5026 Nouakchott - RIM
Tel: +222-25 13 82
Fax: +222-25 11 68
Email: ouldbaba@uni-nkc.mr 

Research Group on Wetlands (University of Nouakchott)

Mauritanian experts:

NGOs:

SOS-OASIS
Contact person: Mohamed ould Souleymane
(President of the NGO network OASIS of Mauritania)
BP: 26 32
Noukchott- RIM
Tel: +222-25 65 88
Email: sos-oasis@iiardd.mr 

International Actors:

GTZ
WWF
World Bank
UN organizations

GRET

GRET Mauritanie
Contact person: M. Luc ARNAUD (Project manager)
BP 5261
Nouakchott
Tel\Fax : +222-25 96 50
Email: gret-mauritanie@mailgate.pactec.org 

IUCN-Mauritania (Project Office)

Contact person: Dr Olivier HAMERLYNCK
BP 3935
Parc National du Diaouling
Nouakchott
Tel\Fax : + 222-25 12 76
Email: roma@pactec.org