AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoIndian Ocean & climate watch: Scientists warn marine heatwaves are already hitting the region, with El Niño expected to intensify and the Indian Ocean Dipole likely to develop—raising risks for reefs, fisheries and coastal communities. Blue economy push: Seychelles and India agreed to deepen cooperation on fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy, including stock assessment, mariculture, tuna processing and digital monitoring, as a Seychelles delegation met India’s CMFRI in Kochi. Local environment legacy: Seychelles’ Aride and Bird Island stories highlight how conservation funding and habitat restoration helped seabird colonies rebound to around a million breeding birds. First Lady on girls’ leadership: Veronique Herminie backed Mission ShakthiSAT, urging girls to break barriers and aim for space science and satellite building. Finance & regulation: Hong Kong’s SFC added Seychelles-linked SBCFX entities to its unlicensed alert list after a trading collapse tied to investor losses. Health & governance: A separate report notes Seychelles’ regional peers face major health funding gaps, underscoring the pressure on public services. Crime spillover: Seychelles-linked travel appears in South Africa’s Tembisa Hospital R600m alleged procurement fraud case, where a suspect was arrested after returning from the Seychelles.
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