Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Seychelles
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Sea level rise over past century unmatched in 6,000 years, says study
Research finds 20cm rise since start of 20th century, caused by global warming and the melting of polar ice, is unprecedented. The rise in sea levels seen over the past century is unmatched by any period
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To save black parrot, Seychelles kills the green ones
The green parrots that live on the tropical paradise of Seychelles fly into the bamboo stalks next to Micheleine Georges’ 150-year-old farmhouse at dusk. The birds are small and cute. They are also marked
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To fish or not to fish: Factors at multiple scales affecting artisanal fishers' readiness to exit a declining fishery
Globally, fisheries are challenged by the combined impacts of overfishing, degradation of ecosystems and impacts of climate change, while fisheries livelihoods are further pressured by conservation policy
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Joel Morgan: 'We cannot be made to pay'
The Seychelles is plagued by pirates and threatened by climate change
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Low genetic differentiation across three major ocean populations of the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus
<p>Whale sharks are a declining species for which little biological data is available. While these animals are protected in many parts of their range, they are fished legally and illegally in some countries.
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Chikungunya virus assumes epidemic proportions
How the disease became an epidemic
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Consequences and costs of conservation corridors
There are few controlled data with which to assess the conservation role of corridors connecting refuges. If corridors were used sufficiently, they could alleviate threats from inbreeding depression and demographic stochasticity. For species that require more resources than are available in single refuges, a network of refuges connected by corridors may allow persistence.