Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

As part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the ETS Directive has been revised to align it with the new EU target set in the European Climate Law to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. Following this revision, the European Commission needs to update several regulatory acts for […]

This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Jasmine Lee (British Antarctic Survey) and Christy Hehir (University of Surrey) share their story below.  Our backgrounds I am an environmental psychologist […]

This blog post is also available in Spanish here. Authors Kevin Tkach and Maggie Watson recall how they kept their focus when lockdowns in both countries prevented their meeting in-person to work on a PhD project. Instead, over a three-year period, they worked together on a systematic review trying to understand how conservation genetics tools […]

Esta publicación de blog también está disponible en inglés aquí. Los autores Kevin Tkach y Maggie Watson nos cuentan como desarrollaron su investigación cuando los cierres por las cuarentenas debido al COVID-19 les impidió reunirse (en persona) para trabajar en un proyecto de doctorado. En lugar de ello, durante tres años trabajaron juntos en una […]

OceanLabs Seychelles is doing its part to protect the environment by recycling sonar buoys attached to fish aggregating devices (FADS) and turning them into environmental monitoring buoys. The Seychellois company, founded in April 2022 by Daniel Hugelmann and Brett Smith, includes two freelancers and is supported by local information technology developers called The Mavericks. Hugelmann told SNA that the project […]

This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Wayne Stanley Rice from the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore shares his story below. How would you describe […]

Radegonde said that since the coming into force of the levy, no negative impact has been recorded in visitors’ arrival and forward bookings. (Gerard Larose) Photo license   Over SCR85 million ($6.3 million) is expected to be collected through the Seychelles tourism environmental sustainable levy for the period August 1 to December 31, said a high […]

Young international candidates and Seychellois youth with an interest in conservation are being asked to join Nature Seychelles‘ programme on Cousin Island Special Reserve for the hawksbill season, which begins in October. The chief executive of the non-profit organisation, Nirmal Shah, told SNA that “we are looking for people with the mental and emotional ability to apply […]

This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Claudia Christensen García from the Basque Centre for Climate Change shares her story below. My background and interests Visiting the Metatron site […]

Where water is scarce, land dries up causing crop failure and people’s health is at risk from lack of drinking water. Since warmer air can hold more water, climate change is also leading to heavier rainfall and extreme floods in other areas. This claims lives, destroys homes and infrastructure, and puts a huge economic burden […]