We would like our members and supporters to celebrate a monumental victory today, which has been made possible by his Excellency Hesham Zazou, the Minister of Tourism. Mr. Zazou has intervened to stop the sale of our national parks and has proven time and time again that he is a real activist and ally in our on-going struggle for environmental protection.

Following our announcement yesterday about the closure of Shaab el Erg and Shaab Fanous, above is a map with the detailed coordinates of the off limit areas. This decree will be in effect as of May 15, 2013 until June 15, 2013. We remind you once more that all tourism activities to these sites will be halted during this period and a 10,000 L.E. fine will be imposed on anyone that is found violating...

Shabb el Erg and Shabb Fanus will be closed off to the public for a period of 1 month starting from May 15, 2013 until June 15, 2013. All tourism activities to these sites will be banned during this period and a 10,000 L.E. fine will be imposed on anyone that is found violating this legal decree, or engaging in any environmental violations or harassment of marine life.

In April of 2013, our members and supporters exposed the illegal activities of a dive guide named Mahamad Shabana, who decided to post pictures of himself engaging in illegal activities in the Red Sea. Mr. Shabana came up with the great idea of posting some unsavory photos of himself on Facebook; one of which depicts him sarcastically biting into the corpse of a dead white tip reef shark. There are...

It’s with great enthusiasm that HEPCA accepted the esteemed yearly award from PERSGA for environmental excellence and the best performing agency in 2012. PERSGA declared HEPCA the winner of its award for the environmental agency from the Red sea / Gulf of Aden regions, which has gone above and beyond for the sake of environmental conservation.

VDST has cordially acknowledged HEPCA's efforts with a recognition award on April 17th, 2013. The award was presented to HEPCA by the VDST during an award ceremony for 18 new instructor graduates from Yasmine Diving Center.

On April 13, 2013 we received news from Emperor Divers in the south that they had spotted a pod of false killer whales. The pod was seen between Marsa Shouna and Marsa Mubarak, slightly offshore as the guests were returning from an Elphinstone day trip. The pod stayed close to the boat for around 10 minutes just bow riding and playing. Some of the larger ones were estimated to be between 3-4 meters...

In our efforts to support environmental education and awareness among the youth, HEPCA has recently teamed up with the Ain Shams University in Cairo.

The Alsun faculty of the Ain Shams University has started an ambitious new environmental campaign called "Alsun Green." The aim of the campaign is to give priority to environmental education and to encourage student to pursue and apply this education...

HEPCA and the Red Sea community are once again caught in the middle of a dolphin captivity scandal, brought to you by none other than Dolphin World Egypt – Makadi Bay.

HEPCA is extremely pleased with the recent decision by the Red Sea Protectorates to appoint Yasser Saieed as the head of the northern islands parks of the Red Sea, and Mohamed Gad as the head of the southern parks of the Red Sea.

As part of HEPCA's intervention planning for the southern Red Sea, we've created a board of trustees from the community that will oversee the successful implementation of our sustainable development strategy for the region.

Earth Day 2013 turned out to be a great success and we would like to thank everyone that participated. We had well over 250 participants from all over the Red Sea that took part in clean-up events along the coastline.

Over the past few months, the southern Red Sea community has stood by in total frustration at the utter destruction of Marsa Imbarak by irresponsible tourism operators.

PortGhalib Visitors & Educational Support Center is a state of the art facility and interpretive center; the first of its kind in the Red Sea region. HEPCA's ground-breaking institution in Port Ghalib encourages visitors to discover a new appreciation for the natural heritage and biological diversity of the Red Sea.

F.E.E.L is a new and exciting educational initiative, which offers a dynamic and hands on learning approach to environmental conservation. This eye opening experience takes the students to some of Egypt's most pristine environments and immerses them in nature's beauty.