TA TA TA PROTECTEDAREAS OFEGYPT: TOWARDSTHEFUTURE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Nature Conservation Sector June 2006 protectedareas ofegypt: towardsthefuture Technical support provided by: NCSCB and IUCN Financial support provided by: Italian Development Cooperation, UNDP, IUCN Protected Areas of Egypt: Towards the Future Prepared and published by: Nature Conservation Sector Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs 30 Misr Helwan El Zarai Road Maadi, Cairo, EGYPT Tel: (202) 5248792 Fax: (202) 5271391 www.eeaa.gov.eg Supervisor: Dr. Moustafa Fouda, Director, Nature Conservation Sector Text preparation: Mary Megalli, with contributions from Mindy and Sherif Baha El Din, John Grainger, and NCS staff Picture credits: Dan Paleczny - DP Gabriel Mikhael - GM Mary Magali - MM Mike James - MJ Mindy Baha El Din - MBD Nature Conservation Sector- NCS Omar Atum - OA Sherif Baha El Din - SBD Tarek Amin - TA Cover photograph courtesy of Mary Megali Design and layout: Joanne Cunningham Technical support provided by: NCSCB and IUCN Financial support provided by: Italian Development Cooperation, UNDP, IUCN NCS 2006 © The text of this publication may be produced in whole or in part and in any form for educational and nonprofit uses, without special permission, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. 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Table of Contents Acronyms........................................................................................................... x Dedication....................................................................................................... x Foreword................................................................................................................ x P A R T I Nature Conservation in Egypt.................................................... 1 aglobalperspectiveonprotectedpreas ...................................................... x natureconservationinegypt.......................................................................... x legislation................................................................................................................ x internationalconventions.................................................................................. x internationalconventionswithprovisionsfor ProtectedareassignedbyEgypt ...................................................................................x protectedareasinegypt................................................................................ x natureconservationsector:ourmission .................................................... x theprotectedareanetwork.......................................................................... x egypt’sprotectedareasystemplan .............................................................. x selectioncriteriaforprotectedareasinegypt ............................................x objectivesforprotectedareas.......................................................................... x speciesrepresentation........................................................................................... x growthoftheprotectedareanetwork ...........................................................x conventiononbiodiversity:protectedareaworkprogram ............. x P A R T I I Managing and Financing Protected Areas in Egypt........................................................................................................... 15 administration........................................................................................................ x staff............................................................................................................................. x communityguards............................................................................................ x managementresources...................................................................................... x managementplanning.............................................................................................. x managementtoolsforprotectedareas .......................................................... x habitatandspeciesrehabilitation..........................................................................x financingprotectedareas........................................................................... x Worldnorms............................................................................................................ x NCSbudgetallocationsandrevenues ............................................................ x establishmentoftheNCSasanautonomousagency ........................ x donorfundedprojects....................................................................................... x gulfofaqabaprotectedareadevelopmentproject ............................... x redseaareadevelopmentprojects ............................................................. x WadiElrayanprotectedareadevelopmentproject ..................................x siwaAmeliorationProject................................................................................. x institutionalsupportforthenatureconservationsector ........................x P A R T I I I Values of Protected Areas: Developing Partnerships ....................................................................................... 32 protectedareasconservevitalecologicalsystems andprocesses..................................................................................................... x protectedareasarestorehousesofbiodiversity andgeneticresources......................................................................................... x protectedareaspreservescenery,landscapes x andgeologicalformations.................................................................................... protectedareasareresourcesforeducation,trainingand x scientificresearch.................................................................................................. protectedareasareaprincipalresourceforrecreationand x nature-basedtourism......................................................................................... x ecotourism........................................................................................................... x protectedareasprotectculturalheritagesites ...................................... x protectedareaspreserveindigenousknowledgeandculture ....... x bedouinsupportprogram.............................................................................. x protectedareaspromotesustainabledevelopment ............................. developmentpartnerships................................................................................. x supportofthenationalpoliticalleadership ................................................ x thefuture................................................................................................................ x gazetteer List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Figures 1. egypt’sprotectedareas................................................................ x Tables 1. protectedareacoverageinthemiddleeastandafrica ............................... x 2. selectioncriteriaforprotectedareasinegypt .............................................. x 3. Representationofhabitattypes.................................................................... x 4. Representationofphysiographicregiontypes ............................................. x 5. Numberofgloballyendangeredvertebratesandfloraaccording totheIUCN2002redlist,showingproportionrepresented intheprotectedareanetwork......................................................................... x 6. NCSmanagementeffectivenessevaluation................................................... x 7. protectedareaszoningscheme.................................................................... x 8. annualRevenueofProtectorates2000-2005 ................................................. x 9. annualBudgetvs.ExpenditureofNCS .......................................................... x Boxes x 1. milestonesinprotectedareadevelopment ................................................. x 2.eco-architecture ................................................................................ x 3. siteplanning,wadielgemalnationalpark .................................................... x 4. GISmonitoringofgrazinganimals ............................................................... x 5. egyptiantortoiseconservation...................................................................... x 6. acaciaseedlingpropagation............................................................................ x 7. redseamooringsystem............................................................................. x 8.medicinalplants ................................................................................................ x 9. wadiElHitan................................................................................................... x 10. st.katherinevisitorcenter........................................................................... x 11.fustateco-camp .... x 12. alkarmecolodge.................................................................................................. x 13.al-hilf .................................................................................................................. 14. abuSalamasociety.......................................................................................