Today’s extreme weather events, melting glaciers, fragmenting permafrost and sea-level rise are all attributed to one culprit: climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body that works on climate change science, declares that there is now indisputable scientific evidence that Read More

The offshore islets off the mainland of Mauritius are today the only places where the original native flora and fauna subsist. As it is, the biodiversity of Mauritius evolved over millions of years giving rise to its specific endemism and diversity. Yet, since humans Read More

Mauritius island is just a small volcanic dot in the Indian ocean, yet its legal coastal waters are more than 1000 times its terrestrial size. Basically, the island has a land area of 2,040 km2 and an Exclusive Economic Zone of 2.3 million km2 Read More