The Socotra Archipelago Conservation and Development Programme (SCDP), is an effort of the Republic of Yemen to conserve and develop in a sustainable way the island of Socotra and its neighboring smaller islands. The SCDP was supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Governments of the Netherlands, Italy and Poland in partnership with a pool of International Donors and NGOs. in its current phase (2003-2008) is mainly supported by UNDP and Italy

The main aim of the SCDP is to coordinate all government and donor efforts towards sustainable human development for the people of the Socotra Archipelago, while conserving the globally significant biodiversity of these unique islands.