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Egypt's Mediterranean coast protected in reserve

Reserve near Libyan border has up to 12,000 marine species - Egypt hopes to protect biological diversity

March 9, 2010

Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said on Tuesday.

"The goal is to protect endangered species ... and encourage ecotourism in the reserve area, putting it on the global ecotourism map," Environment Minister Maged George said.

The 383-sq km (150-square-mile) reserve, mostly in the water in the Gulf of el-Salloum, is Egypt's 28th nature protectorate, but its first on the Mediterranean......


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Date: 2010-03-11
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