Island Conservation Society was registered as an NGO in Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

 in April 2001. The articles state the goal and mission of the organisation as follows:

The Society promotes the conservation and restoration of island ecosystems, sustainable development of islands, and awareness of their vulnerability and vital importance to the planet's biodiversity

Island Conservation Society has managed Aride Island

Aride Island

Aride Island is the northernmost granitic island in the Seychelles and is 10 km north of Praslin. It is 68 hectares in area and is a nature reserve. Aride is leased and managed by the Island Conservation Society of Seychelles. The only human inhabitants are the reserve's staff; currently four...

 Nature Reserve since October 2004. In 2007, an agreement was signed with the Government parastatal company Islands Development Company for conservation management in the outer islands of Seychelles.

Island Conservation Society also employs scientists and rangers at a conservation centre on Alphonse Atoll

Alphonse Atoll

Alphonse Atoll is one of two atolls of the Alphonse Group, and located 87 km south of the Amirante Islands, and just three kilometers north of St. François Atoll, the second atoll of Alphonse Group. The atoll has just one island, Alphonse Island, with a population of fewer than 300...

 and Desroches Island.

Island Conservation Society was admitted as a member of IUCN in November 2007. The Head Office is situated at Pointe Larue, Mahe, Seychelles.