Session7 05 Lisa Laporte Booyse
Transcript of Session7 05 Lisa Laporte Booyse
We can make a difference #AnseForbans
• Lisa Laporte-Booyse
• Anse Forbans Community Conservation Programme
Chalets d’ Anse ForbansFamily owned and managed Self Catering Beach Chalets
Reservations- Brigitte Haworth
Marketing – Lisa Laporte-Booyse
Chalets d’ Anse ForbansFamily owned and managed Self Catering Beach Chalets
Reservations- Brigitte Haworth
Marketing – Lisa Laporte-Booyse
Chalets d’ Anse ForbansFamily owned and managed Self Catering Beach Chalets
Reservations- Brigitte Haworth
Marketing – Lisa Laporte-Booyse
Chalets d’ Anse ForbansFamily owned and managed Self Catering Beach Chalets
Reservations- Brigitte Haworth
Marketing – Lisa Laporte-Booyse
Chalets d’ Anse ForbansFamily owned and managed Self Catering Beach Chalets
Reservations- Brigitte Haworth
Marketing – Lisa Laporte-Booyse
• Anse Forbans is a small close knitted community heavily reliant on their environment for their livelihoods
• June 2016 a community meeting was called- Phenomenal response
• NGO registered AFCCP partnering with MCSS for scientific expertise, local board and support from MOE
• Hosts volunteers from around the world to help in their studies
• Community identified the needs for the Community Programme
Who are we?
• Reef Restoration- Essential for its survival – global warming, human destruction, plastic pollution, anchorage
• Coral sea nursery – on land and sea nursery again educational and tourists + Environmental studies
• Seagrass study of the area
• Snorkeling trails- educational and tourists
Reef Restoration
• Home to critically endangered yellow bellied and black mud terrapins
• Invasive species clearing
• Climate smart wetlands rehabilitation and Ago-ecology concept
• Flooding issues
• Studies conducted
Wetlands Restoration
• Hikes and Trails
• Educational, community, tourism
• Healthy lifestyle
• Medicinal plants, endemic plants
• Historical monument protection/education
Hikes and Trails
• A small group of community members in the Seychelles have come together to make a difference.
• We want to preserve our environment for future generations and ensure livelihoods for our small community.
Way Forward