After a long hiatus and what she considers a stranding on land, Athina, our water-loving Reef Rescuer was back in the embracing depths of the ocean as part of monitoring activities for the Cousin Island Special Reserve marine protected area (MPA). As today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight the work Athina is doing to inspire the next generation.

The UN has declared 2021-2030 as the decade of ecosystems restoration aimed at preventing, halting, and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Nature Seychelles has been at the forefront of wetland restoration and can proudly say, yes, we can restore wetlands and mangroves ecosystems.

Nature Seychelles and Cousin Island staff have paid tribute to Uli Poniatowski, a former Conservation Boot Camp (CBC) participant who sadly passed away last year, with the naming of one of the island's Aldabra giant tortoises after him.

Young Seychelles warblers fare better if their elderly parents have help raising them, according to new research on Cousin Island Special Reserve from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Groningen.