Secretary General Message
The establishment of PERSGA under the Jeddah Convention (1982) was a sincere expression of the will of the Arab countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to preserve the marine and coastal environment in the region. So, PERSGA is an Intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the coastal and marine environments found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, aiming at rational use of living and non-living marine and coastal resources in a manner ensuring optimum benefit for the present generation while maintaining the potential of that environment to satisfy the needs and aspirations of future generations…
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LMR, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Living marine resources in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have played an important economic and social role since a long history of traditional use by local communities.
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LBA and Marine Litter
Marine Litter is solid waste left or thrown away by humans either on beaches or in seas. Some of marine litter can reach the marine environment through other sources such as valleys and sewages.
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a principal tool for conservation management in the coastal and marine environment.
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Reduction Of Navigation Risk And Marine Pollution
The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden form part of the major east-west shipping route passing through the Suez Canal, which carries around 7% of global seaborne trade.
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Marine Biodiversity
The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is a globally significant marine ecosystem and are renowned for their diversity of ecosystems, habitats and species, the numbers of endemic species, and their biogeographic significance.
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Regional Monitoring (REMP)
Monitoring of coastal and marine environment is one of the key tools in scientifically based marine and coastal resources management.
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Climate Change
In order to prepare and adapt to the likely impacts of Climate Change, an assessment of coastal vulnerability in the region is needed, together with promoting and mobilizing appropriate capacities for implementing an integrated and dynamic process of adaptation.
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Sustainable Blue Economy
The regional project on “Harnessing Marine Ecosystem Services and Transforming to Sustainable Blue Economy in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden” (HESBERSGA) is supported by the GEF-IW, implemented by UNEP, and executed by PERSGA.
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On Ground Projects
These projects are of limited size but generate quick results. They are important in terms of providing direct impacts on the lives of local communities in coastal areas.
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PERSGA Leads Regional Fishery Frame Surveys in Djibouti, Egypt, and …
Building National Capacity in Marine Litter Surveying along the Kingdom’s …
PERSGA Implements Awareness Program for Fishermen in the Egyptian Red …
