5012On Ground Projects

Program overview & vision

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. The projects are proposed by member state every one or two years, and are implemented by PERSGA with the participation of government agencies and NGOs.  The objectives of these projects are to contribute towards economic and social development, poverty reduction, an the interdiction of new knowledge and new technologies for the region.

The on ground projects have taken various forms such as the installation of mooring buoys at diving and fishing sites in the vicinity of Jeddah, the preparation of a learning portfolio” Education for sustainable Development” in Aqaba; project to develop ecotourism based on mangroves in Egypt; and were established three centers of oil pollution combating in Yemen, Sudan and Djibouti.

Latest News

Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber species in the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden

Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber …

Apr 13 ,2025 2m Read
In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, EEAA, and an Egyptian NGO (HEPCA), PERSGA (the Regional Organization for the …
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PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden at IMO MEPC 83

PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in …

Apr 16 ,2025 2m Read
At the 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), held from 7–11 April 2025 …
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Regional Training Workshop on ““The Conservation of Sharks, Marine Turtles, Seabirds, and Marine Mammals”

Regional Training Workshop on ““The Conservation of Sharks, Marine Turtles, …

Mar 20 ,2025 1m Read
A regional training workshop on the conservation of key groups of the marine megafauna (Seabirds, Marine turtles, Sharks and Marine …
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PERSGA Joined 3rd Global Project Task Force Meeting (GPTF-3) and Asia-Pacific Women in Maritime Biofouling Management Workshop in Bali, Indonesia

PERSGA Joined 3rd Global Project Task Force Meeting (GPTF-3) and …

Mar 19 ,2025 2m Read
PERSGA, along with delegates from the lead partnering country and participating nations of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project in the …
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