UNDP Seychelles

✨ New Edition of the UNDP Seychelles Gendered Voices Newsletter 🇸🇨

In our latest Gendered Voices newsletter, we celebrate four remarkable Seychellois women whose leadership, advocacy, environmental stewardship, and community action are helping shape a more inclusive and sustainable future. 🌍💙

Meet:
🌟 H.E. Mrs. Véronique Herminie, First Lady of Seychelles
🏛️ Ms. Alexandria Faure, Acting Clerk of the National Assembly
🌿 Ms. Nanette Laure, Principal Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources
🌊 Mrs. Joanna Prosper, SeyCCAT Blue Grants Fund Coordinator

Their stories reflect the strength of women’s leadership in a country where women head more than half of all households, occupy 40% of private-sector management positions, and hold a majority of ministerial posts. 📈👏

📖 Discover their journeys and be inspired by the women driving change across Seychelles.

DOWNLOAD THE PUBLICATION HERE:
https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/publications/undp-gendered-voices-newsletter-women-advancing-sdgs-republic-seychelles

Alka Bhatia
Office of the First Lady, Republic of Seychelles
Preethi Sushil
Alexandria Faure
Nanette Laure

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🇸🇨 Youth Shaping the Climate Future of Seychelles

On Saturday, 26 September 2026, more than 40 young people met for the Seychelles Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Pre-Consultation Meeting, creating a vibrant space for youth to share their priorities, perspectives and solutions for climate action.

The Forum was officially opened by Minister Kalsey Belle, setting the stage for meaningful youth-led discussions around three key themes: Ocean & Marine Ecosystems, Climate Justice & SIDS Vulnerability, and Youth Activism & Climate Policy.

Participants also explored Seychelles’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and how young people can play a stronger role in its implementation and monitoring

💬 Most importantly, the Forum gave young Seychellois the opportunity to make their voices heard. Their priorities and recommendations will contribute to the wider LCOY process and feed into a regional youth statement aimed at informing discussions at COP31.

The Forum was convened in collaboration with the Government of Seychelles, the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office for Mauritius and Seychelles, UNDP Seychelles through its initiative, the NDC Partnership, and other stakeholders, reinforcing a shared commitment to ensuring that young people are not only part of the climate conversation, but active partners in shaping Seychelles’ climate future.

💚 When young people have a seat at the table, climate action becomes more inclusive, ambitious and responsive to the future they want to build.

🌍Strengthening Biodiversity Awareness in Seychelles

On 14 September 2026, UNDP officially handed over a range of educational materials and visibility products developed under the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) Project.

These materials are the result of extensive stakeholder engagement and collaboration undertaken during the process of updating Seychelles' National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). Designed to raise awareness and promote understanding of biodiversity conservation, they will support continued outreach, education, and action towards achieving Seychelles' national biodiversity targets and the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The handover reflects UNDP's commitment to supporting the Government of Seychelles in strengthening biodiversity knowledge, fostering public engagement, and ensuring that biodiversity remains at the heart of sustainable development efforts. Learn more about the initiative👇
https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/projects/global-biodiversity-framework-early-action-support-gbf-eas-and-national-biodiversity-strategy-and-action-plan-nbsap

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources
United Nations in Mauritius and Seychelles
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
UNDP Africa

🇸🇨Seychelles Takes a Major Step Forward for Biodiversity Conservation

Around 80 stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, the private sector, community organizations, and development partners gathered on 4 September 2026 to validate key national frameworks that will guide biodiversity conservation efforts in Seychelles in the years ahead.🌳🐟🐦

Participants reviewed and validated: ✅ The revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) ✅ The Gender Plan of Action ✅ The NBSAP Monitoring and Evaluation Framework ✅ The NBSAP Implementation Plan

In her opening remarks, the UNDP Resident Representative, Alka Bhatia, highlighted that the NBSAP represents a shared national roadmap for safeguarding Seychelles' unique biodiversity while supporting sustainable development. She emphasized that the revision process, initiated in 2024 through the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) Project and further supported under the GEF-8 Umbrella Programme, was built on extensive stakeholder consultations across Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, ensuring broad national ownership of the strategy.

🌍 The revised NBSAP aligns with Seychelles' national development priorities and international commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement.

UNDP Seychelles reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Government and people of Seychelles in translating the ambitions of the NBSAP into tangible action for biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management.

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources
UNDP Africa

Seychelles launches landmark blue and green project with the support of UNDP Seychelles.

Valued at USD 10.48 million, the project is the largest Global Environment Facility(GEF) project ever signed by Seychelles and represents a major investment in the country's sustainable development agenda.

Read More here: https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/press-releases/seychelles-launches-landmark-blue-and-green-economy-project-drive-nature-positive-development

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources
Alka Bhatia
Preethi Sushil

🇸🇨 UNDP Seychelles Portfolio Highlights Newsletter (January - June 2026)

🌍 From advancing climate ambition and protecting biodiversity to restoring coral reefs and empowering communities, UNDP Seychelles continued to drive meaningful development results in the first half of 2026.

Discover the key milestones, partnerships and achievements featured in the first edition of the UNDP Seychelles Portfolio Highlights Newsletter (January–June 2026) and see how collective action is helping shape a more resilient and sustainable future.

📖 Read more 👇
https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/publications/undp-seychelles-portfolio-highlights-newsletter-january-june-2026

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
UNDP Africa
United Nations in Mauritius and Seychelles
Alka Bhatia

📢 We're Hiring: Small Grants Programme (SGP) Assistant – Seychelles

UNDP is seeking a Small Grants Programme (SGP) Assistant (NPSA-5, Regular) to support the implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Seychelles.
Based in Victoria, Seychelles, the successful candidate will play an important role in supporting community-based initiatives that promote environmental conservation, climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity protection.

🗓️ Application Deadline: 04 August 2026, 15:26 (Seychelles time)
📍 Duty Station: Victoria, Seychelles
📄 Contract Type: NPSA-5 (Regular)
🔗 Apply here: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/35624

The vacancy is open to both internal and external candidates.

💡 Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

🌍📱 Strengthening disaster preparedness through digital innovation in Seychelles.

UNDP, in partnership with the Government of Seychelles and the Chinese Embassy in Seychelles through CIDCA, has handed over 35 tablets to the Department of Risk and Disaster Management under the TIAEWS Project.

The tablets will support real-time data collection and information sharing, enhancing early warning systems and evidence-based decision-making. As climate risks continue to grow, this initiative strengthens Seychelles’ capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to disasters, helping build a more resilient, climate-adaptive future for all. 🇺🇳🇨🇳🇸🇨

Read more👇
https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/press-releases/undp-supports-stronger-early-warning-systems-and-disaster-preparedness-seychelles

UNDP Africa
United Nations in Mauritius and Seychelles
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
Alka Bhatia
State House Seychelles

🌊 Gendered Voices | Women Advancing Marine Ecosystems Protection

What does it take to restore our oceans, and who is leading the way? 👩‍🔬✨ In the latest Gendered Voices edition, meet Aishah Fanchette, a Scientific Dive Leader in Seychelles, who has already helped outplant nearly 9,500 corals 🐠🌱.

From her first encounter with the ocean at age three to restoring reefs around Curieuse Island, her journey reflects passion, resilience, and the power of collective action.

From Mauritius (including Rodrigues) to Seychelles, discover how women are driving change beneath the surface and shaping a more sustainable future 🌍🌿

🔗 Read more here 👇

https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/publications/gendered-voices-women-advancing-marine-ecosystems-protection-mauritius-and-seychelles

UNDP Seychelles
SPGA - Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority