Seychelles on Lookout for Land Degradation Threats

The occurrence of land degradation in Seychelles is low but the country is faced with threats which can eventually lead to it, said a top official in the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

The ministry’s director general for biodiversity conservation and management, Marie-May Muzungaile, made the statement at a workshop on Thursday based on the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme (LDN TSP).

Muzungaile said the threats that can lead to land degradation in the island nation include loss of biodiversity, forest fires, climate change and erosion.

The Seychelles' participation and interest in the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme is to set targets while achieving the goal 15 of the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.

The goal to “sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss is part of the 17 goals adopted by world leaders in September 2015 in a new sustainable development agenda to be achieved over the next 15 years.

http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/6911/Seychelles+on+look-out+for+land+degradation+threats

David Stanley

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