This Aqaba Marine Reserve Management Plan (AMRMP 2022-2026) is presented as an innovative management tool that solidifies the recognition of Aqaba as a socio-ecosystem, where successful conservation requires integrated management of the protected areas with the populated zones of Aqaba. This includes acknowledging the capacity of relevant ecosystems and their biodiversity to generate services, and contributing to the recovery of those components that have been altered primarily by anthropogenic causes (invasive species, habitat degradation and fragmentation, among others), in ways that guarantee a sustainable human presence and quality of life or good living.