AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoChemicals & public health: Seychelles ran a two-day training workshop with UNDP to boost national capacity to identify and manage trade in hazardous chemicals under the GEF-funded ISLANDS project. Wildlife conservation: On Curieuse Island, a tortoise translocation programme is helping establish a secure, free-roaming Aldabra giant tortoise population—reducing extinction risks from disease and climate events. Ocean protection & funding: With the Our Ocean conference in Mombasa (16–18 June), leaders are pushing to close a major ocean conservation funding gap, arguing marine protection needs long-term, well-managed financing. Coral restoration tech: Canon South Africa marked World Oceans Day by backing coral restoration in the Western Indian Ocean, using imaging tools to help front-line conservationists spot and respond to bleaching. Tourism policy & sustainability: Seychelles endorsed UN Tourism’s Management Vision 2026–2029, stressing institutional strengthening, capacity building, and sustainability for island destinations. Trade & regional cooperation: The EU and ESA states (including Seychelles) concluded negotiations on an enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement aimed at predictable, sustainable development and deeper regional integration.
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