Kuwait

Official name Region ISO 3166-2 code Flag
Kuwait
Asia
KW

Party status

Type Party status Date of joining Entry into force
Party Ratification 12 August 2002 10 November 2002

National contacts

Management authorities

1. Environment Public Authority (EPA)

Ms. Nouf Ali Behbehani - Acting Director General
Telephone
+965 22 20 83 00
Fax
+965 22 20 83 69
Websites
http://www.epa.org.kw
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 24395 Safat
KUWAIT 13104
Last update
12 June 2025

2. Environment Public Authority (EPA)

Biodiversity Conservation Department
Telephone
+965 22 20 84 23
Fax
+965 22 20 83 69
Websites
http://www.epa.org.kw
Contact people
Ms Shereefa Al-Salem – Head of Wildlife monitoring section
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 24395 Safat
Kuwait 13104

(EPA does not issue CITES permits or certificates / no expide permisos o certificados CITES / n'émet aucun permis ou certificat CITES)

Last update
06 April 2023

Management Authority competent to grant permits and certificates / Autoridad Administrativa competente para conceder permisos y certificados / Organe de gestion compétent pour délivrer les permis et certificats

Fauna

3. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 22 25 39 11
+965 99 02 85 55
Contact people
Mr. Abdullah Mubarak Motlaq Albathal - Director of Animal Health Department
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
24 January 2024

4. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 52 225 39 80
+965 22 25 39 13
Contact people
Mr. Saad Al Enizy - Head of Veterinary Quarantine Section
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
24 January 2024

Flora

5. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 22254169
Fax
+965 22252005
Contact people
Eng. Naser taki- General director for plant wealth affairs
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
06 April 2023

6. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 22254169
Fax
+965 22252005
Contact people
Eng. Thekra Alhashash- Director of research and agricultural nurseries administration
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
06 April 2023

7. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 55551388
Fax
+965 22252005
Contact people
Ms. Shaima Ali Alkhabbaz-Head of the Soil and Water Research Department
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
06 April 2023

8. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 22254169
Fax
+965 22252005
Contact people
Dr. Fatemah Alkandari- Head of Plant Protection Research Department
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
06 April 2023

Marine species / Especies marinas / Espèces marines

9. Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF)

Telephone
+965 22 25 35 82
Fax
+965 22 25 41 09
Contact people
Ms Fajer AlKhuraibit – Fisheries Specialist
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 21422 Safat
Kuwait 13075
Last update
06 April 2023

1. Environment Public Authority (EPA)

The National Permanent Committee for Regulating Trade in Endangered Species
Telephone
+965 22 20 83 00 (Ext: 6037)
+965 97 86 65 36 (Mobile)
Fax
+965 22 20 83 69
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 24395 Safat
Kuwait 13104
Last update
17 January 2023

1. Environment Public Authority (EPA)

Biodiversity Conservation Department
Telephone
+965 22 20 84 23
Fax
+965 22 20 83 69
Contact people
Ms. Shereefa Al-Salem – Head of Wildlife Monitoring Section
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 24395 Safat
Kuwait 13104
Last update
06 April 2023

2. Ministry of Interior

Telephone
+965 25 58 77 77, +965 97 11 01 01
Contact people
Colonel. Hussain Al Ajmi – Director of Environmental Police
Email
[email protected]
Last update
10 January 2019