The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy and Natural Resources (MECENR) invites the public to review the draft Management Plan for the Aldabra Group Marine National Park. The Plan sets the […]

Cabinet approved the establishment of the Seychelles Marine Spatial Planning Agency (SMSPA) and authorised the start of the legislative process to create the enabling law. Cabinet noted that the Agency […]

SMSP Final Ceremony Join us as we celebrate the culmination of our Marine Spatial Planning journey together! Date: 27 June 2025 Livestream on YouTube Channel: 2:00 – 3:00 PM, local […]

Cabinet has approved the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan as required under the Nature Reserves and Conservancy (Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan) regulations (S.I. 18 of 2025).  The approval of the MSP […]

On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE), the SMSP Initiative shares the news that the new Nature Reserves and Conservancy (Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan) Regulation […]

The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE), in collaboration with SeyCCAT and with support from the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan Initiative, is pleased to share the final report […]

Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment invite stakeholders and the public to review and comment on the DRAFT Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan document during a 28-day review period from […]

SeyCCAT and the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan Initiative seek a consultant or a consortium to develop the management plan for the Aldabra Group Marine National Park (Zone1), designated in 2020 […]

The Seychelles debt conversion story is now available in a publication “The Seychelles debt-for-nature swap: A Case Study”. Published in March 2024 and authored by Didier Dogley, the project was […]

A consultancy is being sought to support the development of a five-year strategy for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Seychelles. The consultancy will lead in researching, developing, and presenting scenarios […]

The SMSP Initiative and SeyCCAT hosted a full day in-person workshop for an expert consultancy on updating the costing analysis for the MSP and 30% marine protection areas.  Dr. John […]

SeyCCAT invites qualified applicants for the position of Project Coordinator, who will support the SMSP core team in steps to finalise and implement the Seychelles MSP. This is a 2-year […]

In honour of Ocean’s Day, participate in the Seychelles Ocean Fair, A Sustainable Ocean, an initiative of the Danny Faure Foundation.  Events on 7-8 June 2024. The Ocean Fair is […]

SeyCCAT in collaboration with the Ministry for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) and the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan (SMSP) initiative seeks to recruit a consultant (or a team of […]

Following the recent April 2024 election process for the next WiMS (Women in Marine Science) Steering Committee, WIOMSA announced the results and welcomed their new WiMS leadership team! Country Representative […]

One week left to submit your BGF8 application  The application window for the Blue Grants Fund 8 will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2024. Please make sure to […]

The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) has launched the eighth call for proposals under the Blue Grants Fund (BGF), a unique opportunity for you to make a significant impact. […]

SeyCCAT in collaboration with the Ministry for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) and the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan (SMSP) initiative seeks to recruit a consultant to update the Costing […]

The Green Island Foundation (GIF) invites the public to review and comment on a draft management plan for the Denis Island Marine Sustainable Use Area. The Green Island Foundation (GIF) […]

Request for Quotes (RFQ).  The Commonwealth Secretariat is supporting the Government of Seychelles with short-term technical assistance to develop its blue carbon policy. The Government of Seychelles is seeking a […]

Despite being scattered across more than a million square kilometres, new research has revealed that remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. Using genetic analyses and oceanographic modelling, […]

The islands of Seychelles are wrapped in coral reefs, living rainbows in fantastical shapes of Gothic cathedral spires and delicate lace fans. These reefs send out coral larvae that are […]

World Economic Forum is live this week from Davos, Switzerland. Live from the Deep Sea – Wed 17 January 16:00-17:00 CET time zone https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/live-from-the-deep-sea Below the ocean surface is a […]

As we close the chapter on another year of planning, we would like to take a moment to thank all stakeholders for your contributions throughout the year. We wish to […]

The International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) has recognised the Seychelles Inner Islands as an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA). The Seychelles Inner Islands ISRA has an area of […]

The Seychelles Pavilion featured a panel discussion, Q&A and networking session at the COP28 event in Dubai. Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan: Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned.  Wednesday 6th December 2023 […]

In January 2023, with financial support from SeyCCAT, the SMSP has received a report “Towards Effective Implementation of the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan – Legal Considerations and Roadmap”.  The purpose […]

C2O and MACCE have extended the period for online consultation for the three Sustainable Use Area DRAFT management plans by ONE WEEK. Consultation will now close at 11:59pm on Monday […]

An update on the Seychelles debt-for-nature swap is provided by Convergence in their March 2023 publication on the impact of blended finance. Convergence case studies are a knowledge product designed […]

The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) invites the public to review and comment on draft Management Plans for three Sustainable Use Areas. Stakeholders and the public are […]

Celebrating World Ocean Day on 8 June 2023.

(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan (SMSP) is expected to be implemented this year, with the final works now being completed, according to a top official. The […]

The SMSP team is pleased to distribute a December 2022 update on the process and outputs.  Updates provided on all aspects of the MSP from Feb-Dec 2022 including workshops, science, […]

The Seychelles MSP contributed to a discussion at the CBD COP15 on the use of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Ecologically and Biologically Sensitive Areas, or EBSAs, in MPA […]

Seychelles Seatizens is a fish identification website and database.

Want to learn more about the SMSP?  See the updated 1-pager that contains an Overview and describes the Benefits of Seychelles MSP.

The Seychelles MSP has a new colour Infographic!  This one page summarises the key aspects of the MSP process plus the timeline since 2014.

A new report is available for ecosystem services in Seychelles marine protection areas and MPAs!  Finalised in Jun 2022, The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth team worked with Seychelles’ stakeholders […]

The Seychelles MSP is pleased to announce the proceedings from the 5th  International Marine Conservation Congress have been published in an e-Book and is now available online. Research Topic 5th […]

The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), the Sustainable Seas Trust and the Nairobi Convention are pleased to make the second announcement and call for abstracts for the Twelfth […]

ANNOUNCEMENT The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) is seeking a company, or consortium, to prepare management plans for three MSP Zone 2 areas. Application Process:  Click here […]

Please see below for the January 2022 update of the Seychelles MSP Initiative. Implementation Governance. An interim option for implementation was approved by Cabinet on 11 Aug 2021 to use […]

The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth team has completed a more than one year project to evaluate ecosystem services in the context of Seychelles marine protection areas. This project was […]

The Seychelles MSP Initiative and the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) are featured in the new MSPglobal International Guide on MSP. MSPglobal International Guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning […]

The August 2021 update for the Seychelles MSP Initiative is now available. To download the PDF document –  click here Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Led by MACCE and supported by TNC, […]

UNDP’s Climate Promise Initiative to Sustain the Review of Seychelles’ Nationally Determined Contributions A validation meeting for the review of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the Republic of Seychelles […]

Seychelles recently designated 30% of its EEZ as marine protection areas. To ensure adaptive management, the country needs to close the significant knowledge gaps by conducting more research and building […]

Commonwealth Blue Charter features the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) in their case studies for innovative financing.  Video features key interviews with Principal Secretary Mr. Alain de Comarmond […]

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 […]

The January 2021 update for the Seychelles MSP Initiative is now available. To download the PDF document –  click here

Seychelles MSP process and the designation of new marine protections has been featured as a case study by the Commonwealth Secretariat. Case Study: Seychelles – Using Marine Spatial Planning to […]

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Geospatial Systems team and the Geospatial Leadership Council have joined forces to bring you this annual report & map book that features: 25 use cases or applications illustrating […]

The Seychelles MSP Initiative prepared two presentations for the Seychelles Ocean Science Symposium, held in November 2020.  Dr. Joanna Smith, MSP Science and Process Lead, presented an overview of the […]

The Seychelles MSP, Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy, and the SWIOFish3 World Bank have started a project with The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth team to evaluate ecosystem […]

Seychelles now has Marine Spatial Plan policy to guide development, conservation Seychelles now has its own Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) policy that will provide a road map for marine planning […]

Seychelles SBC Morning Show ‘Topik Konversasyon lanmer sesel’ Interview with MACCE Principal Secretary Mr. Alain de Comarmond and SMSP Project Manager Ms. Helena Sims, 12 November 2020 Watch the interview […]

Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan eyes creation of new independent ocean authority An independent ocean authority is expected to be set up in Seychelles by 2025 to ensure proper monitoring and […]

Seychelles Conservation and Climate Change Trust (SeyCCAT) announces the launch of the 4th Blue Grants Fund call for proposals. This year, SeyCCAT finances projects that fall under any of the […]

Just launched on 27 July 2020, the Global Mangrove Watch is a monitoring and early warning tool for mangrove ecosystems health, protection, and degradation. Mangrove trees are equipped with impressive […]

June 2020 Update for the Seychelles MSP – click here Summary of media coverage for the Seychelles MSP Milestone 3  – click here

Seychelles has legally designated 30 percent of its territorial waters as marine protected areas 10 years ahead of international targets, President Danny Faure said at the signing of legal document on […]

The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, and former President James Michel received the Planetary and Leadership Award on Wednesday at the National Geographic Awards ceremony at the George Washington University, in Washington […]

On Environment Day, 5 June, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change announces that Seychelles MSP has achieved the second Milestone of the award-winning debt conversion. Seychelles has designated […]

Paradise Protection The global causes of sea-level rise, coral bleaching, plastic pollution et al adversely impact small island states such as Seychelles. To protect its waters, the country has created […]

Seychelles MSP core team is excited to be attending and presenting at the 11th Scientific Symposium of WIOMSA – Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association.   Hosted in Mauritius from […]

Experts met in Seychelles to discuss ecosystem-based adaption. This effort is to contribute to climate change strategies. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is often referred to as the ‘natural solution to climate change’. This […]

Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change have signed the Designation Order for the Milestone 2 marine zones. For more information about Milestone 2, please click here.

The Seychelles MSP core team has published information about the development of ecosystem services to support MSP in a peer-review journal called Frontiers of Marine Science.  Published online in an […]

For more information about the steps in 2019, please see this page – click here January – February 2019 Objective: Data analysis, mapping, preparing for stakeholder consultations   March – […]

The third, and final, milestone of the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan is being launched in March and April 2019.  Meetings with MSP committees, stakeholders and public information workshops are scheduled […]

Updates on MSP Milestones, Financing, Governance Arrangements, Biodiversity Layers, E-Monitoring, NEKTON Expedition, and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Zoning Design. Please click here for January 2019 Update.

The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate change will be undertaking a series of Public consultation and review process of the Nature Reserves and Conservancy Bill which is being proposed […]

The Notice of Intention was published in Seychelles on 29 January 2019 to re-designate the areas that were gazetted in Phase 1.   For more information on where to submit […]

SeyCCAT and Nekton are pleased to announce a special partnership and a Request for Research Proposals.  Our partnership provides a mechanism to fund Seychellois researchers to conduct innovative deep-sea research in […]

Seychelles Steps Forward as Commonwealth Champion for Marine Protection Efforts to protect the ocean have received a major boost with the announcement that Seychelles will lead a Commonwealth Blue Charter action […]

On 21 November 2018, Seychelles Cabinet of Ministers approved the MSP Initiative to prepare the nomination file for Milestone 2 for the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan. Cabinet Business – Thursday […]

On 7 November 2018, Silhouette Cruises supported a NOAA RAMA project that collects meteorological data in the Indian Ocean. The M/V Tethys Supporter will aid in the deployment and recovery […]

The first MSP Socio-Economic Analysis is underway with economists and fisheries experts to better understand the value of the tuna fishery and how/if the MSP affects this economy in Seychelles. The tuna socio-economic […]

Click here for the SMSP October 2018 Update. Stakeholders consultations have been taking place in September and October to review the draft zoning design proposals. Seychelles delegates will also be […]

A summary of recent activities are available on the Seychelles MSP website! Click here for the SMSP September 2018 Update. Stakeholders will be contacted soon for a schedule of meetings […]

Request for Expressions of Interest  Terms of Reference for a Firm or Institution to conduct an Evaluation of Ecosystem Goods and Services for Seychelles’ Protected Area System Click here for […]

Do you have experience with costing or budgeting for Marine Protected Areas? The Seychelles MSP Initiative is looking for information and examples about the financial costs of implementing marine protected areas, […]

Quebec City, 9 June 2018: Seychelles got the attention of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations today when President Danny Faure addressed them on the islands’ […]

June – September 2018 Revise Draft MSP Zoning Design version 4.0 Review and incorporate comments from stakeholder consultations Analyse new data Complete MSP Phase 1 marine spatial plan document Complete […]

In Seychelles, an innovative approach to marine protection In February 2018 the Government of Seychelles announced the creation of two new areas for marine protection covering 16 per cent (210,000 […]

Seychelles MSP celebrates World Oceans Day 2018! The MSP core team would like to take the opportunity to thank all the stakeholders for their continued participation and input into the […]

On Wed 21 Feb 2018, the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC), Mr Didier Dogley, announced the designation of the Phase 1 marine zones for the Seychelles Marine […]

Two new areas – around the Aldabra Group and Amirantes to Fortune Bank – will by February next year be designated as new marine protections as as part of a […]

Stakeholders discuss ways to protect Seychelles’ ‘Blue Gold’ The importance of fisheries for the Blue economy of Seychelles and the challenges of regulating fisheries and stopping illegal fishing were the […]

Aldabra, Assumption put in high biodiversity areas for Seychelles’ marine plan The Seychelles’ Marine Spatial Plan is an initiative that looks at the management of all the different uses of the […]

Speaking at the High Level panel discussion on Maritime Security on the opening day of the leadership “Our Oceans Conference” in Malta this week, President Danny Faure delivered a poignant […]

The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeCCAT) website is now live!  Please click here to learn more about the Trust and the grants program.

United Nations General Assembly, New York. “From small islands come big ideas,” President Danny Faure told world leaders in New York yesterday. He was referring to action Seychelles has been taking […]

THE Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 mostly tiny islands, whose collective area, at 460 sq km, is only about a third of London’s. But the country’s granite islands and […]

Representatives from the Government of Seychelles will be attending the first ever UN Oceans Conference in New York City, 5-9 June 2017. The high-level United Nations Conference to Support the […]

Seychelles featured in The Nature Conservancy magazine.  Written by Ginger Strand, the magazine article describes the Government of Seychelles’ efforts to protect 30% of its ocean and develop the Blue […]

Seychelles will be hosting a one-week festival in December to celebrate its rich marine heritage. The Seychelles Ocean Festival which will be held from December 2-9, will be replacing the […]

The Seychelles government will establish up to 400,000 square kilometres of marine protected areas by 2020 as part of a comprehensive marine spatial plan for its entire exclusive economic zone. […]

Seychelles featured in National Geographic Magazine!  From the article:  “Restoration efforts are giving vulnerable native species a second chance on islands in the Indian Ocean. Privately owned St. Joseph Atoll was […]

On the occasion of World Oceans Day, President James Michel has launched his fourth book, entitled ‘Rethinking The Oceans – Towards the Blue Economy,’ during an evening reception at State […]

The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, in collaboration with the University of Flensburg, Germany, is developing a roadmap for Seychelles to help move towards a low carbon economy […]

Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy Minister Jean-Paul Adam shared Seychelles’ experiences at a specially convened event on the Blue Economy Framework by the World Bank and underlined the opportunities […]

Seychelles has successfully concluded the financial part of a debt buyback process and can go ahead with its plans for marine conservation and climate change adaptation works, the finance minister said Tuesday. Seychelles’ Minister of Finance, Trade and the […]

Marine planning tools are being developed in Seychelles by adapting tools from other geographies and incorporating input, advice and recommendations from stakeholders.  Tools need to be adapted to the specific […]

The American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, an increasingly active environmentalist, is donating $1 million to the Seychelles for the island nation’s climate change adaption fund, the environment minister said this week. […]

At the Paris Climate Talks, the Government of the Seychelles announced the protection of a vast swath of Indian Ocean that surrounds this island nation off the coast of East […]

The first ever climate adaptation debt swap that also includes a strong marine conservation component was finalized recently between the Government of Seychelles and its Paris Club creditors. The agreement introduces impact investing to […]

The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SEYCCAT) has become operational after the board held its first meeting. The trust was legally established by the government of the Seychelles in […]

In its first expedition of 2015, the Pristine Seas team journeyed to the island groups of Aldabra and Cosmoledo within the Seychelles to explore their unknown marine environments. This international […]

Swapping Seychelles debt for ocean conservation – milestone agreement reached with Paris Club creditors. Read article here (Seychelles News Agency, 27 Feb 2015)

The Ministry of Environment and Energy is drawing up a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) which will clearly demarcate areas designated for fishing, recreation, oil exploration and tapping as well as […]

The Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands, has a total land area of 455 km² spread over an Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.3 million square km, an EEZ slightly larger […]

Some 50 delegates from various ministries and environment-related organisations have attended the second workshop on the Seychelles Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Initiative. The workshop took place last week at the […]