Improving Management of NGO and Privately Owned Nature Reserves and High Biodiversity Islands in Seychelles

The goal of the project is to improve management of NGO and privately owned biodiversity-rich islands by installing a shared program framework and infrastructure for enhanced and sustainable conservation, financing and use of biodiversity. The project would build long-term capacity for sustainable conservation and use of island biodiversity through program and capacity-building, infrastructure acquisition and installation, co-management, and education and advocacy. The project will seek to generate incremental funding from government and donors for long-term conservation management; address impacts on island biodiversity by ecotourism activities, staff, and scientists; attract and maintain a world class conservation and scientific work; manage stakeholders, community participation and reduce poaching; establish adequate mechanisms for collaboration and increase capacity; and defining appropriate models to manage high biodiversity islands and reserves that are no state owned.