Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

by Gael O’Brien It’s no secret: Americans disagree sharply about politics. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, Republicans and Democrats on average “… are farther apart ideologically today than at any time in the past 50 years.” That presents a particular problem for corporate leaders. A 2022 study by the non-partisan National Bureau of […]

(AFP) – The world’s eight billion people have been ushering in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent year marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi’s World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. Many set aside pinched budgets and a virus that is increasingly forgotten, but […]

We are delighted to announce two new Blog Associate Editors who have joined The Applied Ecologist team! Valentine introduced herself earlier this month so in this post, find out more our other new recruit – Catherine Waite. Hi everyone, I’m Catherine, one of the new Associate Editors for The Applied Ecologist. It’s great to be […]

Shah said that Seychelles is losing biodiversity without knowing it because they are not being monitored and not enough is known about them. (Gerard Larose) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles continues to lose known and unknown biodiversity due to a lack of funding, manpower and a democratic mechanism to disburse available funding, said […]

This story was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom, and is republished with permission. Google’s ad business hides nearly all publishers it works with and where billions of ad dollars flow. We uncovered a network containing manga piracy, porn, fraud and disinformation. In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a […]

President Wavel Ramkalawan delivering his New Year’s message (State House) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – As Seychelles gets ready to embrace a new year, 2023, President Wavel Ramkalwan expressed his wish that it will bring new and positive energy, and fresh inspiration. Ramkalawan on Saturday wished all Seychellois and their families a happy new year […]

There were fireworks at midnight to welcome the New Year 2023. (Jude Morel) Photo license   The popular Street Party, the main public attraction in Seychelles to welcome the New Year, was back on December 31 after a two-year absence as a result of COVID-19 restrictions that were in place.   With all restrictions on movement and […]

The coco de mer nuts are sold at three different prices. (Gerard Larose) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – The sale of coco de mer, the world’s biggest nut that is endemic to Seychelles, has more than doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, said an environment officer. According to Steven Azemia, the forestry officer […]

The six Seychellois women who were onboard the vessel on the first leg from Reunion and spent one week on Aldabra before returning to Mahe. (Seychelles Nation) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – What can be done to improve the roles and functions of Seychellois in future marine scientific expeditions was the subject of a […]

A pensioner who has planted 20,000 trees on a plot of disused land has been hailed an environmental champion. Retired electrical engineer Stewart Hood, 77, from Co Antrim, has transformed the stony grounds of his 22-acre site into an area rich in biodiversity. Mr Hood secured support from Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural […]