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CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE RED SEA
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RESOURCES
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THE RED SEA
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The Red Sea is one of the most
important repositories of eco-
logical biodiversity; both aquaticand terrestrial.
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Over 1,500 km of fringing
coral reefsOver 200 species of corals,
some of which is 5000years old
Over a 1000 species of
sh, 10% of which foundnowhere else in the world
Habitat for sharks, dolphins,turtles, dugongs, mantasand others
Features world class islandsand offshore reefs, some ofwhich are national parks
MARINE BIODIVERSITY
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Diversity of terrestrial plantsincluding mangroves
Habitat to a wide variety ofspecies including birds, rep-tiles and mammals
Home to indigenous Bedouintribes
Deserts, valleys and moun-tains are popular landscpaesfor tourism ecxurions suchas trekking, camping, and
hiking.
TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY
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WHO WE ARE
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Hurghada Environnemental Protection & Conservation Association
HEPCAis an internationally recognized NGO specializing in the feldof marine and land conservation founded in 1992.
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MOORING CULTURE
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HEPCA pioneered and maintains thelargest mooring system in the world.
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Over a 1,000 mooringpoints across the RedSea.
The project has been sucha model of success it hasbeen adopted by many
other countries including:Djibouti, Jordan, SaudiArabia, Somalia, and Ye-men.
Ensuring the protection of
reef eco-systems for thefuture.
MOORING CULTURE
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
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HEPCAS Solid Waste team collects over 600 tonsof garbage daily in Marsa Alam and Hurghada.
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
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The comprehensive solid waste system covers an area of over 500 km;everything from door to door collection, material recovery, and recy-cling. The project has created income and employs over 500 people,
many of who are from the impoverished community. HEPCAs solid waste facility in Marsa Alam was the rst time an NGO
became solely responsible for all aspects of solid waste management.
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EARTH DAY 2013Red sea clean up - april 22
CLEAN UPS
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SAMADAI - DOLPHIN HOUSE
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HEPCA manages the
Samadai preserve, one of the
worlds most precious dolphin
sanctuaries.
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SAMADAI INITIATIVE
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The Samadai initiative is an internationally recognized conservationmodel and an example of sustainable tourism development.
The zoning plan and maximum day use of 200 people guaranteed pro-tection of the dolphin habitat and consideration of their living pat-terns.
This project was the rst time that civil society, the government, andthe tourism sector came together to protect one of the regions mostvaluable resources.
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SAMADAI INITIATIVE
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The Samadai initiative generates revenueand employment for the southern Red Seas
tourism dependant economy.
This conservation model is exemplifying the
regions reputation on the world tourism
market.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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HEPCA projects employ close to
1,000 people; A majority of which
are from the impoverished local
community
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Hundreds more are being supported
indirectly through waste recycling, or-
ganic feed for livestock, and initiatives
such as our water-wells in Haffafet.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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HEPCA encourages self empowerment through education and training.
HAYAH HEPCAS community development project aimed at engende-ring a culture of environmental stewardship in Egypt.
HEPCA provides the Bedouin community of Hafat with access to 25fresh water wells. These fresh water wells are self-supporting through
solar power and a community of over 40,000 people benet from theproject.
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EDUCATION
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HEPCA strives to engender a culture oflearning & environmental stewardship
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BIO BOAT
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F.E.E.L. FUTURE EGYPTIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS
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F.E.E.L is an educational model, endowing our youth with skills to be-come future environmental leaders.
This type of interactive educational for the youth is therst of its kindin Egypt. The F.E.E.L. initiative was designed as a reward program for
outstanding students from the less fortunate public schools, but alsotargets students from the private sector schools.
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MADRASTY INITIATIVE
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Award wining Madrasty Initiative is the biggest campaign for equaleducation in Egypt.
HEPCA and Vodafone renovated 300 schools, 4000 classrooms,bathrooms. libraries, labs and playgrounds in 29 Governorates; more than200,000 people including teachers, students and members of the localcommunities on the importance of having a healthy school environment
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HEPCA has contributed
knowledge to the scienticcommunity.
Over the last decade, HEPCAhas been at the forefront ofground breaking research
that is then applied towardsenvironmental conservation.
RESEARCH
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Mega Base
Turtle Watch
Dolphins
Dolphin WatchRed sea Dolphin projectSamadai Monitoring
Coastal survey
RESEARCH
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RESEARCH STATION
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HEPCAs research and visitor center is the rst of its kind in the RedSea region.
Aside from pioneering research projects, direct intervention will also befacilitated through species regeneration. Our team then disseminates
this knowledge interactively to visitors by stimulating the discovery pro-cess and the intellectual/emotional connection to the environment.
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SHARK FINING BAN
HEPCAs advocacy has resultedin the reform of over 32 envi-ronmental laws, articles anddecrees.
Egypt was one of the rst
countries to ban shark shingand we have advocated for pro-tection over endangered spe-cies, as well as the designationof protected status to manyreefs and islands throughoutthe Red Sea.
ADVOCACY
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ADVOCACY
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HEPCA lobbied for the Hurghada Declaration; a landmark interven-tion bringing together 3 governorates for sustainable sheriesmanagement.
The Hurghada declaration offered effective solutions that would pre-serve natural stocks, whilst ensuring income for the community.
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INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
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HEPCA initiated the ICZM model on
the ground for developing the south.
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
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MARSA ALAM 2004 MARSA ALAM 2011
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Over 3 million tourists visit
the Red Sea annually.It is estimated that diving &
snorkeling activities gene-rate upwards of 3 billion U.S.dollars in tourism revenue
per year.It is estimated that every
square meter of reef gene-rates 300,000 Euro in tou-rism revenue per year.
ECONOMIC VALUE
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ECONOMIC VALUE
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One shark generates over 100,000 U.S.
dollars in tourism revenue per year.
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The vision we are working
towards is a dynamic newmodel that balances thegrowing tourism demandwith sustainable develop-ment of the environment
and natural resources.This is the most forward
thinking tourism develop-ment strategy and willensure a healthy and sus-tainable future for this de-
veloping community.
THE VISION
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We need education, creativity, in-
novation, and dynamic leadership.
Communication skills
Customer serviceGuest oriented
Multiple language skills
FrenchEnglishItalian
Web development
social networkingViral and multi-media approach
THE VISION
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THANK YOU
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CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE RED SEA
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