SeyCCAT (Amendment) Act 2022
SeyCCAT PRINCIPAL ACT (2015)
Identify and Test Revenue Generating Possibilities of Seagrass
This report was commissioned by the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) to identify and test revenue possibilities of seagrass in Seychelles. Seagrass ecosystems are extensive in the Seychelles and provide a variety of services. Recognising the importance of seagrass in Seychelles as a major blue carbon habitat, the Seychelles government committed to protecting […]
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 […]
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Seychelles Seagrass ID Guide
Citizen scientists, snorkellers and divers, marine researchers now have a new source of data to identify seagrass in their natural habitats and to investigate, if they so wish, seagrass diversity. The general public and the scientific community are the two target groups which were identified by SeyCCAT’s Coastal Wetlands & Climate Change project to receive […]
Formalising creole words for seagrass
In 2021, SeyCCAT, in collaboration with the Lakademi Kreol Sesel, launched a national campaign to identify official Creole words and terms for seagrass and its five lifeforms. The exercise was part of the Coastal Wetlands and Climate Change project’s activities to raise awareness on seagrass in the country. The project which started in 2020 had two […]
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OUR BLUE GRANTS PROJECTS During its short existence since 2015, SeyCCAT has financed wide range of projects related to marine conservation and climate change adaptation. WANT TO SEE MORE PROJECTS LIKE THESE ? SUPPORT US