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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2024
87 projects financed and SCR 63.3 million disbursed under the Blue Grants Fund.
2020
Seychelles Government designates 30% of its ocean to protection. 10 years ahead of target year.
2017
First call for proposals for the Blue Grants Fund is announced in October with USD 250,000 disturbed in June 2018.
2016
SeyCCAT receives USD 21.6m from the Nature Conservancy, comprising of a USD 5m grant and USD 15.2m in loan capital. SeyCCAT lends USD 20.2m to the Government of Seychelles in order to purchase USD 21.6m of sovereign debt from its creditors at a USD 1.4m discount to face value.
2015
The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) was established as an independent trust to manage the proceeds of the debt restructuring.
2015
Seychelles Government and the Paris Club of Creditors announce the closure of the first debt restructuring for climate adaption
2014
Seychelles Government begins the national consultation process under the Seychelles Marine Spatial Planning Initiative to identify high and medium biodiversity zones for protection.