Seychelles has numerous Acts, regulations, policies and strategies relevant to marine spatial planning, managing biodiversity, and economic development in the marine environment. Included are links to some resources to inform the Seychelles MSP.
SEYCHELLES LEGISLATION AND POLICY
- Seychelles Blue Economy Roadmap (2018)
- Seychelles Blue Economy Roadmap (2018) slide player
- Seychelles’ Protected Areas Policy (2013)
- Seychelles Environmental Protection Act (WAB regulations)
- Seychelles Fisheries Bill V21 (2011)
- Seychelles Fisheries Regs Rev. (2010)
- Seychelles Fisheries Policy (2005)
- Seychelles Fisheries Act (2014)
- Seychelles NPNCA of 1969 Nature Reserve & Conservancy Act
- Seychelles Nature Reserves and Conservancy Act (2020)
STRATEGIES, PRIORITIES AND ACTION PLANS
- Identification of Priorities for the Expansion of the Marine and Terrestrial Protected Area System of the Seychelles(GOS-UNDP-GEF) (2015)
- Seychelles National Climate Change Strategy (2009)
- Seychelles National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020 (2014)
- Seychelles National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (2016-2020)
- Seychelles Sustainable Development Strategy (2012-2020)
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND COMMITMENTS
- International Maritime Organisation
- Migratory Species, or Bonn Convention
- Nairobi Convention (1985)
- Ramsar Convention for wetlands
- UN Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- UN Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA) for Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (2010)
- World Heritage Convention