GCCA+ Project

Community-led rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems using an Ecosystem-based and Ridge to Reef approach, Praslin, Seychelles

Funded by the European Union through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under the GCCA+ programme.

Overall objective

Rehabilitate, manage and conserve marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems for multiple benefits through the Ecosystem and Ridge-to-Reef approach.

Specific objectives

1. Establish environmental conditions and prepare new or update existing Rehabilitation and Watershed Management plans (RWMP), based on scientific data
2. Upgrade plant nursery infrastructure, equipment and transportation e.g. storing facility, staff amenity, solar powered-irrigation systems, compost sheds, retaining walls, etc
3. Rehabilitate 20 ha of degraded ecosystems (hills, wetlands, coast)
4. Develop biodiversity-friendly sustainable activities e.g. agroforestry and beekeeping to rehabilitate degraded lands and as ecological-economic models to enhance local livelihoods
5. Train, educate and trial rehabilitation techniques amongst local communities and participating organisations
6. Set up a programme for transformative learning, community engagement and outreach to create lifelong learning leading to behavioural change in people’s attitude towards their environment for positive impacts on people’s lives.

Progress Reports

Progress Report 1: January – June 2022
Annex 1: Photo Documentation – January – June 2022
Progress Report 2:  July – December 2022

TRASS Achievements

Achievements Report