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 Geographic Area:
Entire
Egypt, in
particular the protected areas of Gabal el Elba and St.
Catherine
Area of Development:
Control and sustainable management of the environmental,
artistic and cultural heritage
Sector:
Environmental sustainability
Executive body:
DGCS
Institutional counterpart:
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
 Other funding parties:
-
Beneficiaries:
Personnel of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Period of implementation:
2003 - 2006
Amount and nature of the funds:
1,052,000 € grant through the debt swap
Type of intervention:
Technical assistance, institutional building, training
Objective:
Managing the natural recourses of the country
 Description of the project:
The project intends to promote the activities of study
and monitoring of the natural heritage and biodiversity of the
country, strengthening the departments of the Egyptian
Environmental Affairs Agency in charge of natural conservation
and biodiversity. The project promotes pilot activities in the
protected areas of St. Catherine and Gabal Elba and proposes to
define valid policies for conserving biodiversity to be
consequently extended to the national level. |
