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Seychelles is commonly catergorised as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) due to its size and challenges it faces. However, we have come to recognize ourselves as a Large Ocean State because the area of ocean that we have largely surpasses our land area, with a total land area of 455km2, scattered over 115 islands, and an ocean size of 1.3 million km2. 30 percent of our ocean territory is protected.
Blue Economy News and Updates from Seychelles, the Western Indian Ocean and Beyond…
Nirmal Shah Water shortages and rising prices brought people onto the streets in Mauritius in October. The protests escalated after…
Keep readingBy Nirmal Jivan Shah The European Court of Auditors has delivered an awkward verdict on the world’s largest trading bloc.…
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Keep readingBy Nirmal Jivan Shah UNEP’s new report, Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy: A Practical Framework, arrives in a field…
Keep readingBy Nirmal Jivan Shah Why do debates over the environmental impact of development so often end in acrimony, despite the…
Keep readingBy Dr. Nirmal Jivan Shah “The BBNJ Agreement promises stronger protection for the high seas. For Seychelles, its success will…
Keep readingAlex Albinski, University of Oxford and Noam Vogt-Vincent, University of Oxford Vast quantities of plastic and fishing gear are washing…
Keep readingNew research in Marine Policy has shed light on the current state of Seychelles’ spiny lobster fishery. The study reveals…
Keep readingBy Nirmal Jivan Shah Seychelles talks confidently about building a Blue Economy. But how easy is it, in practice, to…
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