Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles

The Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles was established in 1992 as the first environmental non-governmental organisation registered 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....

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NPTS aims to restore and preserve viable ecosystems and takes a long-term view of ecology. Much of the NPTS work involves monitoring and scientific research prior to intervention. This research is providing new insigts into ecological problems and ecosystem management and

NPTS has several active programmes, including

Conservation
Silhouette Conservation Project - conservation of the ecosystems, plants and animals of Silhouette Island

Silhouette Island

Silhouette Island lies 20 km northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20 km² and has a population of 135, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe, where there is a hotel for visitors to Silhouette...

Seychelles Giant Tortoise Conservation Project - conservation of Seychelles giant tortoise

Seychelles giant tortoise

The Seychelles giant tortoise has been thought to be extinct since the mid-19th century due to overexploitation on the granitic Seychelles islands. Similar giant tortoise species on other Indian Ocean islands such as Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues Island are also extinct...

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Seychelles Terrapin Conservation Project - conservation of the Critically Endangered Seychelles Pelusios

Pelusios

Pelusios is a genus of African side-necked turtle. Several species have been described and there are probably numerous undescribed species. The taxonomy of the genus is very confused as these species show many local variations...

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Research
Indian Ocean Biodversity Assessment - assessment of the status of biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean

Publication
Seychelles Biodiversity monographs
Island Biology monographs
Phelsuma - scientific journal dedicated to the Western Indian Ocean
Birdwatch - natural history of the Seychelles islands