Seychelles News Agency and other local media covered a socially-distanced ceremony at Botanical Gardens to mark the 1 year anniversary of the 30% marine protection Milestone from March 2020.

The selection of canvases appear on the Seychelles MSP website front page in celebration of this effort by local artists.  Many thanks for their generosity and inspiration!

Legal, strategic framework being developed for the 30 pct of Seychelles’ waters now protected

One year after Seychelles legally designated 30 percent of its territorial waters as marine protected areas 10 years ahead of international targets, efforts are now underway to develop a legal and strategic framework as well as a management plan for each of these sites.

The principal secretary for the environment, Alain Decomarmond, said each site will have a plan that dictates what type of activities can be done as per the Blue Economy Strategy. The plans will also examine conservation issues, enforcement and research that can be done.

Flavien Joubert appealed to more young people to do like James Dupres – the creator of the canvases – to support environmental initiatives. Dupres told journalists that his work is a combination of colours and shapes of the ocean.

Read the full story from Seychelles News Agency – click here

Credits for the artworks:
Concept and Artistic Director- @jamesdupres
Photography- @marshadinephotography
Graphics- @andrewpalmyre (AP Designs)
Make up -Ann-Marie Price and her assistant Vanah Philoe from @seyhairandmakeup
Models- @philipshamhong_official @sheldonbrioche @ Kaline Jeannevolle (la diguoise) @islandnatalie (Nathalie Lefevre) and Tracey Decomarmond

Inspired by the biodiversity of our Seychelles waters ☀️ 🌊 🐠