Several partners of the Maritime Training College including Nature Seychelles were part of an Exhibition which ran for the full week at the training facility in Providence. The exhibition was being to coincide with the World Maritime Day on 27 of September.  The aim was to showcase the link between training at the MTC and job opportunities in the maritime and related industries.

The Seychelles Earwig and the Seychelles Sheath tailed bat (Sousouri Banan in Creole, pictured. Photo by S.Lang)  have been included among the 100 most endangered species in the world. The report by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and IUCN has been released  at the World Conservation Congress taking place in Jeju, Korea. The 100 species, from 48 different countries are first in line to disappear for ever if nothing is done. Part of the problem is that none of these species provide humans with obvious benefits.
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The World Conservation Congress (WCC) of IUCN that is taking place in Jeju, Republic of Korea has adopted the following Motion on conserving island biodiversity and supporting human livelihoods

On Tuesday afternoon, 20 US Navy personnel from the USS Klakring took part in conservation activities at the Sanctuary at Roche Caiman, as part of community relations activities the ship undertakes while in port. Robin Hanson, the wetlands manager, coordinated the activities for the day, which were aimed at further enhancing the sanctuary's assets and developing a new community garden.