Seychelles

Destinations

Seychelles: The eco-friendly islands with 12 hours of sunshine per day

Home to just 90,000 people, the 115 islands of Seychelles are at the forefront of the climate crisis.

08/11/2022

Ocean

How Europe helps tackle illegal fishing in the Western Indian Ocean

In partnership with the European Commission

The ample fish stocks of the Western Indian Ocean provide livelihoods to coastal communities. But this hard-to-control area has become a hotspot for illegal fishing that's now endangering the marine ecosystem.

21/06/2022

Ocean

Fish, vital to Seychelles, are threatened by illegal vessels

In partnership with the European Commission

Fish provide food and livelihoods to Seychelles residents - but boats from far and wide are a growing threat

21/06/2022

Destinations

Seychelles may become the first country to achieve herd immunity

All the information you need to plan a trip to the Seychelles this year, including testing and travel requirements

17/03/2021

Green News

WATCH | Government puts nature centre stage in the Seychelles

High-end tourism helped pull Seychelles from the brink of financial ruin after the 2008 economic crisis.

24/01/2020

Ocean

NGOs work to rebuild vital coral reefs, but islands threatened by climate change need much more help

In partnership with the European Commission

Seychelles and other small island states are at the forefront of climate change. With increasingly destructive hurricanes and floods, rising sea levels and dying coral reefs, how can island societies survive the climate impact?

06/12/2019

Ocean

Will climate change make small island states disappear?

In partnership with the European Commission

Hans-Otto Pörtner, a co-author of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, talked to Euronews about the future for small island states with ongoing climate change.

06/12/2019

Seychelles

Watch: Traditional fishing at odds with Seychelles 'blue economy'

Last year, Seychelles designated a third of its waters as protected areas where fishing is banned.

25/03/2019

Destinations

This nursery can save an entire population of giant tortoises

Climate change may threaten one of the world's longest living animals in the Seychelles, but local NGOs found a way to help them.

24/03/2019

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Indian Ocean exploration mission makes historic broadcast

A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean broadcast its first live, television-quality video images from a two-person submersible early Tuesday.

12/03/2019

Destinations

Saving the Seychelles, one piece of plastic at a time

From bags to bottles, around 13 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year

07/03/2019

Green News

Unlocking the secrets of the vast Indian Ocean

An unprecedented science mission is on its way to gauge the impact of climate change as well as search for new species.

24/01/2019

Travel News

Half a day on Praslin, Seychelles

One of the the Seychelles largest and most accessible islands has managed to keep its paradise status.

12/06/2018

Travel News

Half a day on Fregate Island, Seychelles

Whether you prefer being in the sea, or looking out over it, you cannot find much better than Fregate Island.

04/06/2018

Travel News

Half a Day on Denis Island

A private resort on the Seychelles combines the best of land and sea.

08/02/2018

Travel News

Half a day in La Digue, Seychelles

30/01/2018

Destinations

Seychelles: A honeymoon for all your desires

In partnership with seychelles_islands

15/09/2017

Destinations

Eco-Tourism: Preserving the Seychelles’ true treasures

In partnership with seychelles_islands

01/09/2017

Seychelles

Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates after five years

Twenty-six Asian sailors have been freed after being held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years.

24/10/2016