Seychelles Debt for Nature Swap: Case Study
Extract In 2012, when preparing for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20), Seychelles joined the SIDS in promoting the Blue Economy as an ocean-centred alternative to the green economy. At the time, the United Nations was advancing the green economy development approach. For many SIDS, the green economy, which is […]
Seychelles Seagrass Mapping and Carbon Assessment
Background During the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow, United Kingdom, Seychelles committed within the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to map the full extent of the blue carbon seagrass and mangrove ecosystems within its waters and measuring their carbon stock values, with the goal of including these ecosystems within the Seychelles’ National Green […]