PERSGA, the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, is an intergovernmental body dedicated to the conservation of the coastal and marine environments found in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, and Gulf of Aden surrounding the Socotra Archipelago and nearby waters. PERSGA’s member states include: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
PERSGA is the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
PERSGA is an IGO have seven member states. PERSGA’s member states include: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
PERSGA is hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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…
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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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) are a principal tool for conservation management in the coastal and marine environment.
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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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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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Monitoring of coastal and marine environment is one of the key tools in scientifically based marine and coastal resources management.
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Facilitated by PERSGA, the member states are joining their cooperative efforts for sustainable management of the coastal and marine environment to achieve their relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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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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