Source: Universiity of Oxford
A new study led by the University of Oxford has developed a high-resolution model to quantify the sources of plastic debris accumulating on beaches across the Seychelles and other island states in the western Indian Ocean. The results, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, demonstrate that most of this waste originates from distant sources and not from the islands themselves.
He's among many local people who have held up a hotel development that would have reclaimed the area."There's a lot of seagrass meadows here, and there's a lot of fishermen across this area who put their fish traps there. So they depend on this area," Mr Renaud says.
Deep beneath the waves there's a source of power quite unlike any other. To tap into it, Japanese engineers have constructed a true leviathan, a beast capable of withstanding the strongest of ocean currents to transform its flow into a virtually limitless supply of electricity.
Scientists have mapped coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change.
Corals with the highest potential to escape destruction from marine heat waves are predominantly located along the northern shoreline of Cuba.
(Seychelles News Agency) - Understanding how much blue carbon there is in Seychelles will help put the island nation on the global map and facilitate access to funding, a local expert said on Monday at a citizens' workshop.
The workshop is part of a project - the Roadmap to Blue Carbon opportunities in Seychelles - being carried out by the James Michel Foundation (JMF) in partnership with Deakin University in Australia and Seychelles' climate change ministry. The project is being financed through a grant by the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT).
