Seychelles was named the Indian Ocean’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination for two years in a row in 2019 and 2020, in acknowledgement of its efforts.
On Friday, June 4, 2021, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) announced its relationship with the Global Impact Network, coinciding with the destination’s festivities for World Environment Day, which is celebrated on June 5.
Seychelles will be the first location to develop an online community page on the Global Impact Network platform as a result of the cooperation.
The Global Impact Network is an app that allows individuals and organizations to take action for any environmental cause from anywhere. Seychelles, the Indian Ocean’s sustainable champion, has joined the platform to persuade travelers to have a life-changing experience while on vacation in the country.
Users will be able to track, measure, and showcase sustainable activities through engaging and achievable challenges on real-world concerns on the digital platform.
The event was kicked off by a tree-planting ceremony at the Maison Quéau de Quinssy
gardens by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, in the
presence of Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Vivianne Fock Tave and
Principal Secretary for Tourism Mrs. Anne Lafortune.
The STB Chief Executive, Mrs. Sherin Francis, and the CEO of Global Impact Network, Ms. Tatianna Sharpe, gave presentations following the tree-planting ceremony.
Mrs. Francis emphasized the destination’s goal of encouraging responsible tourism and inspiring tourists to take sustainable acts, share their stories, and track global progress toward meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were established in 2015.
The Seychelles community has adopted four badges to maintain its ecological focus: the advocacy badge, beach clean-up badge, tree planter badge (available only in Seychelles), and finally the local food badge.
Mrs. Francis stated during the opening that the STB’s purpose is to keep the destination visible, emphasizing that this platform is in line with the country’s objectives to promote sustainable tourism.
“As a proud environmentally-conscious destination, this initiative is an opportunity for us to encourage our visitors to engage in activities which promote sustainable development. We want them to make an impact and we aim to make our visitors become Seychelles ambassadors when they return to their home, telling the world how our small nation is helping the fight against the global environmental crisis the world is facing, each one of us individually, one at a time,” said Mrs. Francis.
Tatiana Sharpe, Global Influence’s CEO, noted that growing up in Zimbabwe exposed her to poverty and social injustice at a young age, fueling her ambition to have a positive impact in her neighborhood and around the world.
“Global Impact is the world’s first social impact network tracks, measures and showcases
positive impact for sustainable development. A tool that empowers, citizens, organisations and governments to change the world. Before I went to study at Stanford University, I was here in Seychelles when I came up with the idea for global impact. It is beautiful to see the full circle- come back and launch- here in Seychelles. I think Seychelles is taking a step in the right direction,” said Ms. Sharpe.
The Seychelles, a Small Island Developing State known for its pristine beauty, has made it a mission to conserve its exotic paradise and rich natural heritage through sustainable practices and measures.
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