NEWS ARCHIVE
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How can Seychelles transform itself into a blue economy state?
The People 10 April 2015: The government is pushing forward on transforming Seychelles into a Blue Economy. To be honest, the concept is still unclear to many outside the Government. We asked civil society leader and environmental & sustainability expert…
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Tagging and Monitoring fish to safeguard Seychelles’ resources
“When I was growing up, I remember a lot of fishermen fishing outside Port Victoria, near what we used to call ‘The Far’. The Light House. In those days there were spawning aggregations of groupers every April. Fishermen knew to…
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Forum created to address tuna fishery in Seychelles
Nature Seychelles’ Eric Blais (Cousin Island Special Reserve Coordinator) just attended a one day workshop together with other local civil society and private sector organisations in Seychelles that have an interest in tuna and tuna-like fishery. The consultative workshop was…
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Time to Walk the Talk.
When addressing the UN General Assembly last week, President Barrack Obama remarked “Seychelles President James Michel said it was up to the countries that burn the most coal, oil and gas to do the most. If they don’t do something,…
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We are gods
The People, 4/9/2014 This whole week I’ve been eating “gro manze” for lunch and dinner. Crazy, you say. But this is the staple food of many islanders all over the world including our own ancestors.
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Successful roll-out of Praslin coastal fishery plan is a disruption of the business-as-usual model
I congratulate the Praslin fishermen in particular the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA) for the finalization of the Praslin coastal fishery plan. The plan is now awaiting approval by the Cabinet of Ministers before it can be implemented according to the…
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Climate Catch 22: How do we build capacity to adapt when we don’t have capacity to get adaptation projects?
Small island states complain that procedures for the Green Climate Fund are too bureaucratic After the triumphant joining of the world in signing the Paris climate change agreement Small Island Developing States popularly known as SIDS are complaining that extreme…
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UN HDI report not a stone tablet to be followed blindly
The 2014 UNDP Human Development Report has raised a firestorm of protest from the Seychelles Government. What is it?
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Ports and harbors are in harm’s way because of climate change
It’s a no brainer: one look at Port Victoria and one instantly realizes that seaports are located in areas that will bear the brunt of climate change impacts. These areas are coastal zones likely to experience sea-level rise, storms and…
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Where there’s a Web there’s a Way. Or is there?
The cable has landed! And with it the promise of better, faster & cheaper connectivity to what is known as the world wide web, internet or cyberspace. And with that hyper connectivity the promise of a change-making transition that would…