Project Title:Marine Habitat Mapping and Nagoya Protocol at AqabaProject Duration:January 2019- May 2019 Project Objectives: This project was implemented to achieve the following objectives: Update the marine habitat map, which was established by ASEZA in 2011 as a tool of sustainable development. Raise knowledge and awareness at Aqaba toward the Nagoya protocol to sustain genetic resources for the existing habitats and ecosystems.Partner Organizations:This project was funded by the United ...

Project Title:Improve Demand Side Management and Enforcement Capacity in Schools and Hotels Training ProgramProject Duration:June 2018 –July 2019Project Objectives: Promote the best water management practices using the education and tourism sectors of Jordan by ensuring that school students and hotel staff adopt a number of water efficiency technologies.Partner Organizations:This project is funded by USAID - Water Management Initiative (WMI)Outstanding Achievements Implemented capacity-bui...

Project Title:Proposal Writing Skills for Environmental NGOs in JordanProject Duration:1 October 2018- 30 October 2019Project Objectives: The project aims to raise the capacity and knowledge of environmental NGOs in Jordan with respect to proposal writing skills, which address GEF’s focal areas and related environmental conventions as well as funding resources such as a small GEF. Partner Organizations:This project is funded by UNOPS – GEF/ SGPOutstanding Achievements Conduct th...

Project Title:Advocacy JournalismProject Duration:2017 - 2019(Partner Organizations: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBSProject Overview: The Advocacy Journalism Project is designed to be implemented over three consecutive years by JREDS. The project is the first of its kind to tackle advocacy journalism in Jordan and aims to strengthen the concept of investigations into environmental issues in a unique and specialized platform available for all stakeholders. The concept behind this proje...

Project Title:Reef CheckProject Duration:2014Project Objectives: The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) hosted a Reef Check EcoDiver Training in Aqaba, aiming to raise awareness and knowledge about coral reefs and to build up a team of qualified divers for further reef monitoring activities at the Jordanian Red Sea coast. Several organization have benefited from this training, including JREDS, the Aqaba Marine Park, the Marine Science Station, the Royal Jordan Naval Force, the A...

Project Title:Mainstreaming Marine Ecosystem Services into Development PlanningProject Duration:2017 - 2019Project Objectives: Sound ecosystem management is a key element of sustainable economic growth and livelihood enhancement, as it increases the contribution of the environment and natural resources to a country’s social and economic development. However, limited attention has been given by decision makers to the role of healthy ecosystems in providing sustainable livelihoods and the im...

Project Title:Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The Approach for Development and GrowthProject Duration:2017- 2017Project Objectives:The project aimed to achieve sustainable integrated coastal zone development in Jordan by supporting change processes for the major organizations that work on planning and administration. Through the project, the Association sought to unify the efforts of all parties and involve them in achieving sustainable development that meets the needs, rights and duties of ...

Project Title:Explore the mysterious depths of the Gulf of AqabaProject Duration:2017 - 2018Project Objectives: The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan is implementing the project “Explore the mysterious depths of the Gulf of Aqaba”, which aims to revive the environmental value of natural coral reefs and industrial coral reefs. It will focus on integrating and developing the concept of marine heritage, which aims to enhance the understanding and knowledge of natural heri...

Project Title:Coastal Environmental and Socioeconomic Monitoring at the Aqaba Marine ParkProject Duration:2017 - 2018Project Objectives: The main goal of this project is to improve management of marine resources in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in selected Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), building on resource protection, incentive systems for communities and harmonization of the knowledge base of marine resources between PERSGA (The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of t...

Project Title:Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The Approach for Development and GrowthProject Duration:2015 - 2016Project Objectives: This project developed Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) guidelines through supporting processes of change in key organizations working with planning and management. Over the implementation period, the project ensured the creation of a comprehensive database which defined stakeholders, governance and management systems in Aqaba. A capacity building prog...