Christopher Mahoune (Cousin warden and former MTC student) holding a hawksbill turtle hatchling which sometimes need help getting thorugh obstacles to get to the sea

As a dedicated partner of the Maritime Training Centre (MTC), Nature Seychelles has once again, as it has for the past several years taken part in the MTC’s Open Week. MTC is holding its annual Open Week which started on Monday 27th of October, running all week to Friday 31st of October.

(Today in Seychelles 25 Oct 2014) Nature Seychelles and the Geffroy farm signed an agreement on Thursday with the aim of creating an organic network of food production for Seychelles. “The fear that agricultural food and nutritional production could hinder the progress of tourism or any other sector is a misplaced fear,” Minister for Natural Resources, Peter Sinon said on Thursday on the occasion of the signing of s partnership agreement between local NGO Nature Seychelles and the Geffroy Farm at the Sanctuary at Roche Caiman.

Nature Seychelles (BirdLife Partner in Seychelles) has just partnered with Mint, the first official gold coin company in Seychelles towards the continued management of The Sanctuary at Roche Caiman, a unique urban wetland reserve on Mahe. Mint was officially launched by the Minister of Finance and Investment Pierre Laporte and The Governor of the Central Bank Ms. Caroline Abel on Wednesday morning in a ceremony held at the Seychelles International Airport. 

Nature Seychelles and Geffroy’s farm will on the 23rd of October 2014 be entering into a partnership agreement. The signing of the agreement will take place at The Sanctuary in Roche Caiman starting from 2.00 pm running through till 3.30 pm. The event will be attended by Minister Sinon, PS Nalletamby, Miss Seychelles 2014, Nature Seychelles Board Members and staff as well as other invited guests.