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Managing Tourism and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development in
Small Island Developing States
18 April 2014Busan, Republic of Korea
Lessons from Seychelles
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Republic of Seychelles• The Republic of Seychelles is comprised of 155 Islands situated in the
Western Indian Ocean with a population of 87,400 (the smallest in Africa and 12th smallest in the world)
• The total land area is 451 km2 (with an EEZ of 1.3 million km2)• Seychelles has amongst the highest percentage of protected area in the
world with close to 60% of its land territory under legal protection• The tourism industry, represents 30% of GDP (60% of foreign earnings),
with 208,034 arrivals in 2012• 90% of all tourism accommodation establishments are owned and
operated by Seychellois
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Seychelles Sustainability Tourism Label
• The SSTL label was developed as a minimum standard for hotels to subscribe to sustainable practices
• 8 hotels that have received the certification and is aimed to promote hotel that have green practices
• The project aims to have 20 hotels certified by the end of 2014
http://www.seychelles.travel/sstl/index.php
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Partnerships
• Four Seasons Hotel Seychelles and Sustainability for Seychelles for improved coastal zone and biodiversity management
• Le Matelot de Praslin and Wildlife Club for Seychelles for forest restoration and development of tourism trails at Anse la Blague
• Denis Island Resort and the Ministry of Environment and Energy for improved biodiversity management
• Cerf Island Resort and Marine Conservation Society Seychelles for improved management and capacity building of hotel and government staff working in the protection of the St Anne Marine National Park
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Legislation and Policy
• EIA regulations being revised to be more comprehensive in the scope of development it covers and a number of carrying capacity studies are underway to determine the potential and limitations for future tourism developments on each of our major islands
• The consolidated national Land Use Plan for the inner islands allocates 60% of the land area as no-development zone, leaving scope for considerable expansion of nature tourism such as hiking trails.
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Questions?
Simon SpringettUnited Nations Resident Coordinator
UNDP Resident RepresentativeUNFPA Representative
Seychelles and Mauritius