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Links: Environmental and Marine Life Protection
Egyptian Environmental Organisations
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
The EEAA was officially launched in 1982 and is the executive arm of the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs
Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association
HEPCA is a recognized NGO – Non Governmental Organization - registered with the Red Sea Governorate and established by members of the Red Sea diving community.
HEPCA’S mandate is the protection and conservation of the land and marine ecology and the underwater environment of the coral reefs, land ecosystems of the Red Sea and its coastline.
HEPCA, supported by its members and affiliated to governmental or non-governmental agencies, achieves its goals and objectives through active participation in all possible environmental projects and through other effective efforts.
National Parks of Egypt
The National Parks of Egypt Authority is affiliated to the Ministry of State For Environmental Affairs
Red Sea Rangers
The Red Sea rangers are part of the National Parks of Egypt Red Sea Protectorates.
International Environmental Organisations
African Conservation Foundation
The African Conservation Foundation works to preserve Africa's wild heritage through conservation initiatives and field projects
American Elasmobranch Society
The
American Elasmobranch Society is a non-profit organization that seeks
to advance the scientific study of living and fossil sharks, skates,
rays, and chimaeras, and the promotion of education, conservation, and
wise utilization of natural resources.
Austrialian Government
Marine Species Conservation in Australia
CephBase
A database-driven web site on all living cephalopods: octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus.
CITES
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
Coral Cay Conservation
Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is a NGO that trains volunteers to collect scientific data to aid conservation.
Coral Seas
Coral Seas
Coral Seas Inc, founded in 1996, is dedicated
to sustainable use, understanding and enjoyment of coral reefs.
Conservation Science Institute
The mission of CSI is to provide quality science for the recovery of ecosystems.
Earthwatch
Earthwatch is an international environmental charity which is committed to conserving the diversity and integrity of life on earth to meet the needs of current and future generations.
ElasmoWorld
A site with over 3000 references on
elasmobranchs.
eNature
A
site that offers, among others, identification help based on the
National Audubon Society Field Guides, for fishes and other species
groups.
Endangered Fish Alliance
The Endangered Fish Alliance is a group of concerned food professionals who support sustainable seafood choices by not serving four endangered fish: swordfish, Chilean sea bass, orange roughy and certain types of caviar. All members are also encouraged to use our website to learn about the state of the world's fisheries before choosing other types of seafood for their menus or their inventory.
European Elasmobranch Association
The European Elasmobranch Association was established in 1996 as a non-profit share-holding organisation for co-ordinating the activities of all national European organisations dedicated to the study, management or conservation of sharks and rays. (ëElasmobranchí means ëstrap gillí and is the scientific name given to sharks, skates and rays.) The EEA is an Association of organisations, not individuals. Members of the public support the EEA by joining one (or more) of its national member organisations.
FishBase
FishBase, a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes.
FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different
professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and
many more.
FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.
Fondation Nature & Découvertes
Finances ecological projects in the field of nature protection and conservation.
German Elasmobranch Society
Protection of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras.
Global Coral Reef Alliance
The Global Coral Reef Alliance is dedicated to growing, protecting and managing coral reefs and was founded in 1990
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Global Shark Attack File
Why study shark accidents? Because they provide a glimpse - a window - into the world of sharks and their behaviors. By understanding when and why sharks sometimes bite humans it is possible to lessen the likelihood of such accidents. You can download a PDF with a log of shark accidents here.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.
International Coral Reef
Action Network
The International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) is a collaborative effort working to halt and reverse the decline in health of the world’s coral reefs.
International Coral Reef Initiative
The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
is a partnership among governments, international organizations, and
non-government organizations. It strives to preserve coral reefs and
related ecosystems by implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, and other
relevant international conventions and agreements.
International Fund for Animal Welfare
The
International Fund for Animal Welfare works to improve animal welfare,
prevent animal cruelty and abuse, protect wildlife and provide animal
rescue around the world. From stopping the elephant ivory trade, to
ending the Canadian seal hunt and saving the whales from extinction,
IFAW works to create solutions that benefit both animals and people.
IncoFish
Project proposes specifically targeted, strategic research towards the development, application, and integration of a series of databases, tools and concepts suitable to contribute to the goals set by the World Summit on Sustainable Development for a sustainable reconciliation of multiple demands on coastal zones. Project duration 2005-2008.” Portal
International Shark Attack File
The International Shark Attack File is a compilation of all known shark attacks that is administered by the the American Elasmobranch Society and the Florida Museum of Natural History.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
The
World Conservation Union is the world’s largest and most important
conservation network. The Union brings together 83 States, 110
government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a
unique worldwide partnership.
The Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies
throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature
and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and
ecologically sustainable.
IUCN Shark Specialist Group
Jean-Michel Cousteau's
Ocean Futures Society
The Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures
Society celebrates the ocean's vital importance to the survival of all
life on our planet.
Liza's Reef
An
art and science based resource portal website dedicated to the
protection and conservation of coral reefs, other oceanic environments
& rain forests.
Longimanus Project
A
research project to build an identification catalogue of the Oceanic
White Tip Shark in the Egyptian Red Sea. You can participate by sending
pictures of these sharks made in the Red Sea.
Marine Fish Conservation Network
A US coalition of over 175 environmental and other organizations dedicated to educate policymakers, the fishing industry, and the public about the need for sound conservation and better management practices.
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council promotes products from well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
Longitude 181 Nature
Protection
of the marine environment and promotion of a sustainable use of its
recources by promoting the International Guidelines for the Responsible
Diver.
NAUSICAÄ
NAUSICAÄ, the French National Sea Experience Centre is much more than a mere aquarium. NAUSICAÄ is a unique place where visitors can discover the marine environment. At once entertaining, educational and scientific, the Centre derives its originality from its main focus on the relationship between Man and the Sea. Since 1991, NAUSICAÄ has been determined to raise public awareness about the importance of managing the oceans and their resources as “Caring for the Blue Planet, you can make a difference”.
NOAA APEX
The Apex Predators Investigation (API) is located at the Narragansett, RI Laboratory of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). We are one of three programs in the Population Biology Branch of the Fisheries and Ecosystems Monitoring and Analysis Division. The mission of the API is to conduct life history studies of commercially and recreationally important shark species. Our research is focused on distribution and migration patterns, age and growth, reproductive biology, and feeding ecology.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Conservation.
NOAA Fisheries Service
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to the stewardship of living marine resources through science-based conservation and management, and the promotion of healthy ecosystems. As a steward, NOAA Fisheries Service conserves, protects, and manages living marine resources in a way that ensures their continuation as functioning components of marine ecosystems, affords economic opportunities, and enhances the quality of life for the American public.
Ocean Care
Protection of marine mammals. Website in German.
Ocean Portal
A site maintained by IOC, UNESCO with many useful links around Oceanography.
Ocean Watch Foundation
Ocean Watch Foundation is a non-profit
volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of
coral reef eco-systems in SE Florida.
Pacific Shark Research Center
This website contains a very useful Life History Table
for sharks and rays of the Pacific coast of North America; it also presents
links to other shark web sites.
Peau Bleue
Founded
in 1995 and based in the Languedoc in France, the goal of he
association Peau-Bleue is to promote and spread the knowledge about the
sea, the shore and the world of water to its members and the general
audience. Since its foundation the association has realised educational
and scientific projects, educational programs for more than five
partners and has developed its own original regional, national and
international programs.
PERSGA - The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of coastal and marine environments.
Project AWARE Foundation
Project AWARE Foundation conserves underwater environments
through education, advocacy and actions.
Reef Check
The Reef Check Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and rehabilitating reefs worldwide.
Reef Environmental Education Foundation
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation is an organization of divers and marine enthusiasts committed to ocean conservation.
Reef Relief
The Reef Relief online community includes over 5,000 people and features the Reef Line newsletter.
SeaLifeBase
A
web-portal that provides user-friendly, standardized access to a wide
range of distributed marine species databases containing relevant
ecological information.
Seacology
World's premier NGO with the sole and unique purpose of preserving the environments and cultures of islands worldwide.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Established
in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international
non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization whose mission is
to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the
world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate,
document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal
activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our
delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure
their survival for future generations.
Shark Accident Victim Network (SAVN)
Website giving support to shark accident victims, sharing information and learning from accidents, including a shark accident database.
Shark Alliance
A coalition of non-governmental organsations dedicated to the conservation of sharks.
Shark Foundation
The
Shark Foundation's purpose is to contribute to the protection and
preservation of sharks. The Shark Foundation has been committed to the
protection and research of sharks since 1997 and sees itself as the
sharks' lobby. Here you can find a large Shark Database
Article by Dr. Erich Ritter of the Shark Education and Research Center and SharkSchool about his ADORE - SANE concept about how to communicate with and understand shark behavior.
Shark Research Institute (SRI)
The Shark Research Institute is a multi-disciplinary, professional organisation dedicated to promoting the awareness of sharks and their vital role in the marine eco-system.
SharkSchool
The
main purpose of SharkSchool is to bring humans closer to sharks,
focusing on how to interact with them and to emphasize their crucial
position and importance in the marine realm.
Shark Trust
Society for Dolphin Conservation
Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine/GRD (Society
for Dolphin Conservation) was founded in 1991 as a non-profit
organization by Rollo Gebhard, a famous German sailor and documentary
filmmaker who sailed three times around the world. GRD is dedicated to
the conservation of wild dolphins and their habitats by supporting
research, promoting public awareness and lobbying for better
protection.
GRD works for a ban of ecologically unacceptable fishing practices,
such as driftnets, which cause the senseless death of hundreds of
thousands of dolphins, whales, seals, sharks, and seabirds every year,
or setting purse-seine nets around dolphin schools to catch tuna. GRD
played a vital role in securing the EU ban on driftnet fishing, which
took effect on January 1, 2002.
SOS - Seaturtles
The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
The
Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is a member-supported, non-profit
organization, dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive by integrating
ecosystem management, sustainable tourism, and community partnerships.
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that
trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of
nature. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN - The World
Conservation Union.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 4000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.
UnderwaterPhotographie.com
A site with a complete course on underwater photography, in English and French.
UN Environmental Program
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the voice for the environment in the United Nations system. It is an advocate, educator, catalyst and facilitator, promoting the wise use of the planet's natural assets for sustainable development.
UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO was founded in 1960 on basis of the recognition that "the oceans, covering some seventy percent of the earth's surface, exert a profound influence on mankind and even on all forms of life on Earth... In order to properly interpret the full value of the oceans to mankind, they must be studied from many points of view. While pioneering research and new ideas usually come from individuals and small groups, many aspects of oceanic investigations present far too formidable a task to be undertaken by any one nation or even a few nations."
World Ocean Network
Motivating
the widest possible audience on a worldwide scale to inspire new
behaviour that respects the environment and thus promotes an
intelligent and sustainable use of the ocean is the main objective of
the World Ocean Network. Established in November 2002, the network
comprises organizations focusing on the general public and caring for
the future of the Blue Planet.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Established in 1961, WWF operates in more than 100 countries working for a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. We are currently funding around 2,000 conservation projects and employ almost 4,000 people across the planet. The organization is almost unique in that it has that local presence to global presence - talking to tribes of Baka pygmies in the central African rainforests, through to face-to-face discussions with institutions such as the World Bank and the European Commission. But at every stage WWF works with local people, it works with partners, it works with its donors. Nothing - absolutely nothing - would have been possible or remain possible without them.
Yaqu Pacha
Yaqu
Pacha was founded in 1992 as an organization for the conservation of
South American aquatic mammals. Our aim is to protect these mammal
species and their habitat. In order to implement effective and
long-term measures, we consider a close co-operation with the local
people as very important.