SEYCHELLES
The Seychelles’ reefs play a critical role in coastal protection and are a cornerstone of its sustainable tourism economy.
Priority Locations
- The Inner Islands: Mahé, specifically the Ste Anne Marine National Park, Praslin, La Digue and Frégate island
- The Outer Islands: Aldabra Group, Farquhar Group, Alphonse Group and Amirantes Group
Partners
Convening Agent: Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT)
Key Implementing Partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE), Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry (MIEI), Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) and Seychelles Investment Board (SIB).
Programme Overview
Launched in early 2024, the Ocean’s Resolve programme aims to generate sufficient critical mass in establishing a dynamic and sustainable blue economy around coral reef ecosystem protection and regeneration, as well as that of related ecosystems so as to open up a diversified range of impact investment opportunities for capital seeking promising opportunities. Ocean’s Resolve aims to create a thriving and sustainable blue economy by focusing on the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems. The programme will also contribute to the reduction of risks from high-intensity storms, bolstering of sustainable ecotourism, and the enhancement and sustainability of local coral reef fisheries. The programme will emphasise action for priority sites in the Inner Islands (Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, and Frégate) where population centres and significant local anthropogenic drivers of coral reef degradation are found, as well as the Outer Islands (Aldabra and Amirantes islands, including the Alophonse group) which exhibit the strongest evidence of climate refugia.
