Six Senses Southern Dunes , The Red Sea
RED SEA GLOBAL
“ I try to listen to the experts before making a decision ; I don ’ t pretend to know something I don ’ t ”
John Pagano CEO , Red Sea Global
parts of the world . We ’ re also planting and restoring millions of mangroves . Independent research suggests that tree for tree , mangrove forests can sequester up to four times more carbon than other land-based forests . They ’ re also hotbeds of biodiversity . Our landscape nursery , the largest in the Middle East , is already home to more than two million plants and trees that will beautify our destinations while creating new terrestrial habitats .
Our decision to develop only 1 % of the total area at The Red Sea destination speaks for itself . Once The Red Sea and Amaala become operational , we will limit the number of visitors at both destinations to help protect habitats and wildlife , including the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle and Halavi guitarfish and the regionally endangered sooty falcon . We will limit The Red Sea to one million visitors annually , and Amaala to 500,000 .
Q | What makes the region you are developing unique and special – attractive to tourists ? A | We ’ re developing an incredibly diverse region . It ranges from an archipelago of idyllic islands fringed by the world ’ s most vibrant coral reefs to rugged mountains , dormant volcanoes and dramatic desert dunescapes . There ’ s no shortage of
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