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A Government's Perspective on Safeguarding Biodiversity: The Seychelles Experience
Author(s) -
Dogley Didier
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00675.x
Subject(s) - safeguarding , biodiversity , tourism , government (linguistics) , politics , institution , business , safeguard , economic growth , environmental resource management , environmental planning , political science , geography , international trade , economics , ecology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , biology , law
The Seychelles has undergone major socio‐economic and political changes during the past four decades. Tourism and fisheries, being the mainstay of the country's economy, have positively impacted upon and influenced the form of institution framework and policies in the management of the environment and biodiversity. The Department of Environment, the organization responsible for biodiversity conservation, has changed its core functions over the years to accommodate its obligations under international conventions and again more recently because of a major economic reform program. The creation of several authorities and agencies has resulted in new challenges but at the same time opened up new opportunities. Despite all these changes, the government, with the support of international and local stakeholders, has persevered to safeguard its biodiversity.