Seychelles

Financial benefits worth more than USD6 million per year would be realised in Seychelles through the implementation of several finance solutions in the small Indian Ocean island nation – but a substantial financial gap remains to properly protect its biodiversity. Seychelles is already protecting 50...Read more

Strengthening the biodiversity finance community in Africa 16 April, Maputo — Generating sustainable social and economic growth while ensuring biodiversity protection is the focus of representatives of more than 10 African countries gathering in Maputo, Mozambique this week to debate and share lesso...Read more

Protecting and conserving biodiversity and ecosystems and the valuable resources they provide is crucial for the Seychelles, where tourism and fisheries are the backbone of the economy. Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Wallace Cosgrow said the Government is aware of the necessity...Read more

For more details please contact: James Maiden, BIOFIN Global Communications Specialist. 13-16 June, 2017, Entebbe - Representatives of governments, the United Nations, and technical experts from seven countries across Africa gathered this week to share knowledge and discuss new financial solutions t...Read more

Bertrand Rassool is BIOFIN Lead Expert in Seychelles. In this Reports from the Field , He shares the current achievements of BIOFIN in Seychelles. He also explained the future plans of BIOFIN-Seychelles. What has been the role of BIOFIN’s Policy and Institutional Review in Seychelles? BIOFIN has alr...Read more