AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSeychelles Environment Watch: Seychelles is strengthening its ability to manage hazardous chemicals, with a two-day training workshop (Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy and Natural Resources with UNDP) under the GEF-funded ISLANDS project, covering Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. Marine Life & Climate Resilience: New research shared at Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference points to coral reefs that may better withstand heat stress, mapping around 166,000 sq km of potentially climate-resilient reefs—good news for reef protection planning as El Niño conditions loom. Blue Economy Finance: Kenya is pushing ahead with its first blue bond before end-2026, aiming to fund coastal and marine resilience projects—an approach Seychelles can watch closely as ocean-focused financing grows. Local Conservation Action: The Seychelles Challenge and Outward Bounds Association ran a clean-up across five Mahé nature trails, tackling waste left by trail users to keep popular routes welcoming. UN Tourism & Sustainability: Seychelles backed UN Tourism’s Management Vision 2026–2029, stressing sustainability, capacity building and resilience for island destinations. Aldabra at Risk: Friends of Aldabra is urging UNESCO to act over a Qatari-funded ultra-luxury hotel development on nearby Assomption Island, warning of threats to the Aldabra ecosystem.
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