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Established for South Sinai · Dahab, Egypt

Guardians of South Sinai's Natural Heritage.

RSNPS protects, cleans up, and works with the authorities for a healthier Red Sea region—bringing institutions, businesses, and communities together to protect life on land and at sea.

Partner with RSNPS Our institution

Our purpose

An ecologically secure Red Sea region, where human enterprise and diverse ecosystems thrive in permanent balance.

The parent entity

RSNPS, the Society

We provide the structure behind meaningful conservation: clear governance, responsible funding, and partnerships designed for lasting regional impact.

01

Governance

We shape accountable environmental priorities with the rigor expected by public institutions and major donors.

02

Partnerships

We convene businesses, government, and civil society around shared commitments to South Sinai's natural capital.

03

Conservation

We direct practical resources toward biodiversity protection across connected desert, coast, and reef ecosystems.

RSNPS presents

Hodnat Dahab

The ocean's truce begins on our shores.

A living movement for a cleaner, more conscious Dahab—powered by local people, dive centers, businesses, and visitors who choose action.

Join the movement

Action, in motion

01

Waste mapping

See the problem clearly, coast by coast.

02

Business accountability

Make responsible choices visible and achievable.

03

Community learning

Turn everyday habits into shared protection.

Proof on the ground

What we've done

  • 85volunteers in one day
  • 700–750 kgof waste removed in one day, 18 Aug 2026
  • 37,150cigarette butts collected
  • ~25 kgof beach trash collected every morning
A volunteer from the 18 August 2026 Dahab cleanup wearing the RSNPS shirt, seen from behind

01On the ground

  • Dahab's mega-cleanup, 18 August 2026

    Organised with the Dahab City Council at three sites (the Laguna, Lighthouse and Asala). 85 volunteers removed about 700–750 kg of waste (about 5,000 litres) and 37,150 cigarette butts in a single day; the Laguna alone gave about 3,500 litres and 17,500 butts.

  • Daily beach cleanups

    Our team cleans Dahabitat beach in the Lighthouse area every morning (before that, Asala beach for several months), collecting an average of 7 bags of trash (about 25 kg) and around 3 litres of cigarette butts (roughly 2,000 butts) a day.

  • Underwater

    On a regular cleanup dive at the Laguna, a team of about 9 divers brings up more than 60 kg of trash.

  • A weekly cleanup calendar

    We are filling all 7 days of the week with land and underwater cleanups, bringing together our volunteers' cleanups and those already run by Dahab's dive centres and businesses. Want your team on the calendar? Get in touch.

  • Our track record

    In the months up to May 2025, RSNPS ran 10 land cleanups that removed more than 2,000 kg of waste, and a joint underwater cleanup at the Laguna with around 15 dive centres.

02With the authorities

  • A six-month plan for a cleaner Dahab

    Starting November 2026, approved by the Mayor of Dahab and the City Council's environmental office: monthly joint cleanups, enforcing South Sinai's plastic-ban decrees with shops, and working with the authorities to stop illegal fishing practices.

  • Laguna management proposal

    A plan to turn the Laguna into a managed, self-funded site with local jobs, submitted with a presentation to the Dahab City Council and the Governor's office in October 2026.

  • Cigarette-butt sculptures ("Cyborgs")

    The City Council approved our request to install cigarette-butt collection sculptures across the bay.

  • Looking after the Blue Hole

    We reported sand dumped along the Blue Hole shoreline, and the authorities followed up on it.

03Awareness

  • Since July 2026

    Regular videos and posts on our social media, starting with the first Hodnat Dahab video campaign and short films at Lighthouse, Mashraba and the Laguna.

A connected landscape

From desert floor to coral reef.

South Sinai's ecological future cannot be separated into parts. RSNPS works across the whole system: watersheds, coastlines, reefs, wildlife, and the people whose livelihoods depend on them.

Explore our programs
Community volunteers working to protect a Red Sea coastline

Structured for impact

Our work, in practice

We move deliberately: listening locally, directing resources responsibly, and measuring the protection we make possible.

  1. 01

    Listen

    Gather local knowledge from residents, youth, divers, and coastal workers.

  2. 02

    Align

    Connect the right partners, evidence, resources, and accountable objectives.

  3. 03

    Act

    Deliver initiatives that protect habitats and strengthen environmental literacy.

  4. 04

    Report

    Measure progress transparently and build on what creates enduring value.

Build the balance

Protect what makes the Red Sea extraordinary.

Whether you represent an institution, a business, or the Dahab community, there is a meaningful role for you in its future.

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