Shipwreck
The Lighthouse is a major feature of SNP with considerable potential for further development as a Park asset (e.g. as part of the visitor centre, look out point, feature of interest). As a historic building that adds considerably to the attraction of SNP, it should be managed and maintained accordingly. Some minor repairs to the Lighthouse and surrounding buildings are required as well as other measures to improve the overall appearance of the site.
Two significant ship-wrecks are present within SNP. The first is of a coastal dhow that struck the outer reef over 20 years ago and the other is of a luxury yacht that sank in the lagoon after years of neglect. Both are features of interest, particularly the luxury yacht, ‘The White Elephant’ since it was once owned by Elizabeth Taylor. Both should therefore be preserved for the benefit of future visitors.
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Sudan Marine Parks, represented by SUDIA – Sudanese Development Initiative were in attendance at Africa’s inaugural Protected Areas Congress (APAC) which was held in Rwanda from 18 – 23 July. Under the theme “For People and Nature” the Congress identified priority actions to strengthen Africa’s protected and conserved areas in a manner that is just, […]
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Since its designation as a marine protected area in 2004, Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island have been recognized as significant sea turtle habitats, but little research has been done. To help fill some data gaps relating to sea turtles in the marine park, Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi from Sudan applied for – and was awarded a […]
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The Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park will be benefiting from a US$23.6m project to improve protection of three national parks in Sudan. US$4.6m of the financing has been allocated from the Global Environmental Facility and the remainder will be coming from the UN and national contributions, and […]
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The Management Authority of the Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park – Wildlife Conservation General Adminsitration (WCGA) and the Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA) convened a two-day workshop to develop their joint work plan for the Sudan marine parks for the year 2021. This joint planning workshop between SUDIA […]
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