The Republic of Seychelles with its many small islands and abundantly rich tropical seas makes it an ideal location for seabirds to thrive. They can use the islands to rest and breed whilst food is readily available offshore. To the human eye the islands are bursting with life, seabirds can be viewed easily on several islands and can always be seen flying low across the sea but how well does the current abundance and diversity reflect seabird trends and how things will look in the future?

Nature Seychelles recently took part in one of several activities by Miss Seychelles 2014, Camila Estico in her ‘Back to basics’ project. The reigning queen of this year’s Another World beauty pageant is addressing obesity in Seychelles by encouraging healthier lifestyles and eating habits through her “Beauty with a purpose” initiative.

(The People 19th September) Well, it’s not really a secret and its definitely not little– everyone knows about it but no one wants to discuss it as one of the biggest problems of sustainable development in Small island Developing States (SIDS). I’m talking about that other F word – FAT

Living on Cousin Island Special Reserve can be challenging at times, not that anyone believes you when you complain about the heat or the mosquitoes but that is the price you pay for living in paradise. We collect drinking water from the neighbouring island of Praslin and the tap water on the island comes from a well in the central marsh area, the water gets pumped up the hill to a reservoir and from there travels to each of the 10 houses on the island.