World Oceans Day 2021 – Saving Seychelles’ seas

June 10, 2021
by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
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World Oceans Day 2021 – Saving Seychelles’ seas
Seychelles
Written by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor

Scattered off the East coast of Africa, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, are the Seychelles Islands guarding one of its most prized possessions – its ocean.

  1. Surrounded by turquoise waters and vibrant marine life, it is no wonder that the Seychelles Islands have vowed to keep their ocean from harm.
  2. In March 2020, the island nation’s Government announced the extension of the protected marine area to 30 percent of its waters, an area larger than Germany.
  3. The islands previously made headlines as it banned the use of plastic straws and bags.  

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

  • In March 2020, the island nation's Government announced the extension of the protected marine area to 30 percent of its waters, an area larger than Germany.
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Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor

Linda Hohnholz has been writing and editing articles since the start of her working career. She has applied this innate passion to such places as Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, and now TravelNewsGroup.

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