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RSS FeedsSeychelles Exchanges Debt For Marine Protection Area In Deal Backed By Leonardo DiCaprio
(WorldNews Belgium)

 
 

22 february 2018 21:53:27

 
Seychelles Exchanges Debt For Marine Protection Area In Deal Backed By Leonardo DiCaprio
(WorldNews Belgium)
 


The tropical island of Seychelles is creating two massive marine parks in return to having a large amount of its national debt written off, the first kind of scheme like it in the world that`s swapping debt for dolphins, according to The Guardian. The islands are home to dozens of corals, tuna, and turtles that are struggling due to the effects of overfishing and climate change, but the new marine conservations areas hope to ensure a future for a nation that is dependent on tourism and fishing for its economy. The new marine plan bans fishing near the biodiversity hotspots in order to keep them healthy and better resist the effects of climate change, such as coral bleaching that is rampant...


 
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