The Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), is the latest platform where Seychelles showcased its debt-for-nature swap for ocean conservation, a first of its kind in the world. The virtual presentation was made by Patrick Payet, the Secretary of State...
Victoria (March 16, 2022) – The Board of SeyCCAT has announced the recipients of the Blue Grant Fund under the fifth funding cycle. In 2021, the Trust received 54 applications with a total requested value of SCR 49,6 million. Out of those, eleven projects have...
Seychelles has always delivered on its marine conservation promises – and its seagrass is no exception Coastal wetlands, along with other natural ecosystems, have slowly been fighting their way to the front of the line as allies in the climate change battle. Their...
Victoria, Seychelles May 27th, 2021 – The Seychelles is developing sustainable finance mechanisms for marine protection. Established in 2015, Seychelles’ Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) was originally set up to facilitate the debt-for-nature swap...
Speech delivered by Angelique Pouponneau on the occasion of SeyCCAT’s 5th Anniversary It has been five years! The Act of Parliament to establish SeyCCAT was signed on the 10th November 2015; it is, for this reason, we have selected this week to commemorate a...
