Seychelles and the blue economy at Rio+20
Seychelles Vice President Danny Faure, who was representing the country at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20, has said future negotiations on the green economy should include the issue of blue economy. "As islanders, we would like the blue economy to be an integral part of future negotiations on the green economy," the Vice President told the Conference. "The oceans, seas, and their resources, not to mention the islands and coastal areas, are important for global food security and for achieving sustainable economic prosperity," he said.
The Oxford dictionary defines wellbeing as the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. There are perhaps different ways to achieve wellbeing, but one of them is through nature. Did you know that nature has an intrinsic ability to nourish, nurture and heal to the very core of our being?
The award-winning Sanctuary at Roche Caiman, managed by Nature Seychelles has gained support from Mangroves for the Future (MFF), an international initiative that stretches from Asia to Seychelles. The MFF has approved USD 25,000 in financial support to Nature Seychelles to carry out a mangrove rehabilitation project called Mangroves for Mankind at the Sanctuary. Nature Seychelles is also providing co-funding for the project aimed at improving the wetland ecosystem.
In 2010, Nature Seychelles launched the reef rescuers project on Praslin. Financially supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), this project seeks to repair coral bleaching damage in selected sites around Praslin and Cousin Island Special Reserve.
