October 2026

Western Indian Ocean countries have set their conservation mandate. A regional trust fund could help finance the shared ecosystems no country can protect alone. Every year, sea turtles return to the beaches of northern KwaZulu-Natal where they began life. Once they leave the shore, national boundaries disappear. Some travel north through the Mozambique Channel, using

Seychelles has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the marine and coastal environment and strengthening regional cooperation during the Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Nairobi Convention, held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Held under the theme “Towards Sustainable Blue Economy in the Western Indian Ocean for