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As the global community gears up for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), Seychelles and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)are poised to play a pivotal role in pushing for greater mitigation ambition and urgent climate action. The stakes are higher than ever, with a collective call to ”keep 1.5 alive” at the [...]

In a recent diplomatic interaction, the British High Commissioner to Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Jeffrey Frank Glekin, paid a courtesy call on Minister Flavien Joubert, responsible for Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment in Seychelles November 20th. The discussions between the two dignitaries centered on the challenges faced by Seychelles, particularly in the context of being a

A 10 members’ delegation from the Seychelles is currently attending the Marine Regions Forum conference in the Western Indian Ocean, being held in Dar es Salam Tanzania from the 7th – 9th November 2023. The event is being organised in partnership with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and its partners and co-hosted by the United Republic

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative of India and France started in 2015 on the sidelines of the conference on climate change in Paris. Its aim is to develop and deploy cost-effective solar energy solutions for its member countries to develop low-carbon growth trajectories, with particular focus on delivering impact in countries categorized as

The recently appointed Ambassador-designate of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Wael M. Nasr El-Din M. ATTIYA, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment, Mr. Flavien Joubert. The meeting, held on October 10th was marked by discussions centered on potential collaborations between the

The Agriculture Department in collaboration Seychelles Trading Company (STC), has, as from September, 2023 started the importation and distribution of animal feed to local livestock producers. Consequently, the Animal Feed subsidy, that was in application since 2020 has been discontinued as from the cut-off date 30th June 2023. Feed is available for poultry and pigs,

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, is one of the most important and successful Global environmental treaties ever to be adopted on the 16th September 1987, and has successfully reduced the global production, consumption, and emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). It was adopted on the 16th September 1987, to protect the Stratospheric