Tag: IUCN

  • Regional Marine Science Association Holds 10th Symposium

    Regional Marine Science Association Holds 10th Symposium

    NATION 10 November 2017; Fenella Plows: Well-known local environmentalist, Dr. Nirmal Jivan Shah, Chief Executive of Nature Seychelles, participated in the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association’s (WIOMSA) 10th Symposium, where he made several presentations between the 30th October to the 4th November 2017 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. One of the presentations was on…

  • Raising the bar for ecotourism

    Raising the bar for ecotourism

    PRESS RELEASE: IUCN joins effort to align ecotourism with conservation goals September 12, 2016 – Honolulu, Hawaii — Among the landmark decisions emerging last week from the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress is a bold decision to improve standards for ecotourism worldwide. Motion 65 (now Resolution 60), “Improving standards in…

  • Seychelles project chosen as an African Blue Solution

    Seychelles project chosen as an African Blue Solution

      Nature Seychelles’ Reef Rescuers is a leader in Africa, says international group Nature Seychelles’ coral reef restoration project, the Reef Rescuers has been identified as a “Blue Solution for Africa” by an international group consisting of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), GRID Arendal and…