Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity into Tourism Development and Operations in Threatened Ecosystems in Egypt

To mainstream biodiversity conservation into tourism sector development and operations in ecologically important and sensitive areas.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/5073
Countries
Egypt
Managing organisations
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA)
through the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
(EEAA) and Nature Conservation Sector (NCS)
Ministry of Tourism (MoT) with the Egyptian Tourism
Authority (ETA) and Tourism Development Authority (T
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
5073
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$49.200.000
GEF project grant
$2.574.338
Executing Agencies
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA)<br />
through the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency<br />
(EEAA) and Nature Conservation Sector (NCS).<br />
<br />
Ministry of Tourism (MoT) with the Egyptian Tourism<br />
Authority (ETA) and Tourism Development Authority (TDA)