Clean up the world? There’s a day for that! Each September, millions of volunteers gather in nearly 200 countries to remove as much trash from the environment as they can. Among the largest civic movements in the world, its goal is to tackle the global waste crisis and to remind us that we have a responsibility to protect and preserve the world we live in.
Despite not being on major migratory flyways such as those on the continent, we get migratory birds in Seychelles. In certain seasons, shorebirds and waders can be seen.
Students from two local educational institutions recently explored marine ecosystems, including the ocean, seagrass, and mangroves, with Nature Seychelles' Locally Empowered Area Protection (LEAP) project based at Cap Ternay.
The turtle nesting season has begun earlier than expected! A Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) came on shore to nest on Cousin Island Special Reserve on August 22, staff report.
Jonathan Jürgensen volunteered with Nature Seychelles' LEAP (Local Empowerment Area Protection) project based in Cap Ternay from 24 July to 18 August. He is the fourth volunteer to join the program, which is studying the mangroves at the RAMSAR site in Port Glaud.
Since 1998.
Seychelles Nature, Green Health, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainability Organisation
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Centre for Environment & Education
Roche Caiman,
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