Seychelle chelles 115 islands, scatuered over EEZ 1.37million sq.km - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Seychelle chelles

• 115 islands, scatuered over EEZ 1.37million sq.km (Land area -455km) in Western Indian Ocean
• 43 Granitjc islands + 72 low lying coralline islands
• Aldabra & Vallee de Mai UNESCO World Heritage Site. 50% of land territory is designated as nature

reserve

• Populatjon 97,739 (@2019)

Environmental conservatjon Initjatjves

Marine Spatjal Plan Initjatjve aimed at designatjng more waters around outer islands as MPAs Aldabra and outer islands cleanup – initjated in 2019 by IDC, SIF, TOP– 9 outer islands- – 25 tonnes of waste collected – 50,000 fmipfmops – waste emanated from foreign countries.

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Environmental conservatjon Initjatjves

• Ban on single use plastjc products – started in Jan, 2017 with ban on importatjon of Styrofoam takeaway boxes, carrier

bags,plates,cups

• Complete ban on platjc straws came into force on 01.06.2019

Environmental conservatjon Initjatjves

• Coral Restoratjon – mostly in MPA’s and selected sites undertaken by mainly NGOs in partnership with private sector;
• Mangrove Restoratjon projects – NGOs, Ephelia Resort; MoE;

Enviro Issues

• Urbanisatjon / land reclamatjon= impact of coastal and forest envi,

have increased over recent years; Pollutjon of fresh and coastal, reef degradatjon, erosion

• Increase in resorts =Beach grabbing / restricted access to beaches
• Over exploitatjon of coastal resources and illegal fjshing(tuna, sharks,

lobster, sea cucumber etc…

Grand Police.