The SGBP Project
is a joint effort of the Government of the Republic of Yemen , UNDP-GEF and FFEM to conserve globally important biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. The SGBP comes after previous successful projects aimed on a sustainable human development on the island. The objective of the SGBP is to support Socotra in the national decentralization process and to set up a system of local administration that effectively includes biodiversity management.
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2010-07-17
The Rosh Marine Protected Area Community has won the Equator Prize 2010 awarding outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through conservation of biodiversity. Rosh was nominated by SGBP. more
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2010-07-10
1680 tourists visited the Socotra island during the first half of this year’s tourist season from January till May. The tourist season has been interrupted by a windy season now and will continue from October. more
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2010-07-01
With 10 endemic bird species Socotra now ranks alongside the Highlands of Yemen as the most important area for bird endemism in the whole of the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia and North Africa. more
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2010-06-19
Ayhaft has been selected as a protected area most suitable to be developed and managed in cooperation with a local community. EPA, Hadibo local council and SGBP attended a workshop to evaluate Socotra protected areas. more
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2010-06-12
The tenth endemic bird on Socotra has been formally named Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis. It is the rarest of all Socotri endemic birds. more
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2010-06-05
SGBP celebrated the World Environment Day on Socotra on June 5, 2010. The public celebration was focused on environmental awareness such as recycling and biodiversity of Socotra. more
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2010-05-09
Third SGBP board meeting was held on May 12, 2010 in Sana’a. The board members approved the first quarter 2010 progress report and discussed the annual work plan of the new marine component funded by FFEM. more
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2010-05-02
The Regional Team Leader and Regional Technical Advisor Mirey Atallah from UNDP Bratislava responsible for GEF funds for SGBP project came for the first monitoring mission. more
Special Thanks
Special thanks to international experts who have devoted their work and heart to Socotra and contributed soundly with their knowledge and valuable materials to this website: Richard Porter (Birdlife Int.), Kay Van Damme (The Ghent University), Lisa Benfield (The Edinburgh Botanic Garden), Catherine Cheung ( NICA Australia) and Richard Boggs (photographer).
Photo of the week
The community of the Rosh Marine Protected Area has been awarded the Equator Prize for their initiatives in poverty alleviation through conservation of biodiversity. SGBP congratulates to this outstanding achievement.
