by drmu | Feb 5, 2011 | Environment, Marine protection
It is good news indeed that Mauritius is proposing to add a third site to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance. We agree the lagoon at Pointe d’Esny is well worth protecting. The problem is that protection is not something that we are...
by drmu | Oct 6, 2010 | Environment, Marine protection
In order to allow our inshore ecosystems to recover from decades of abuse it is necessary to stop fishing within the lagoon. The fishermen described in the article below are fishing outside the lagoon but the sustainability of their trade is being undermined by...
by drmu | Sep 28, 2010 | Environment, Marine protection, Name and shame
Nando Bodha marked World Tourism Day yesterday with a declaration that our ecosystems would not be sacrificed in the pursuit of profit. This video demonstrates that his words are incongruent with...
by drmu | Jun 7, 2010 | Education, Energy, Environment, Marine protection, Social justice
Have you heard anything recently about the MID consultation exercise led by Prof Francois Odendaal? Neither have we so we sent an email to the good professor about the matter. While we eagerly await his response, permit us to enlighten you about something that the...
by drmu | May 26, 2010 | Environment, Marine protection
This is the appeal of Vassen Kauppaymuthoo, oceanographer, engineer and Mauritius’ most prominent marine conservationist. In an interview published yesterday in L’Express, he stated that human activity has already caused extensive, quasi-irreversible...
by drmu | May 18, 2010 | Marine protection
This video describes the natural state of pristine coral reefs. It shows the devastation that is caused by even a small human presence. Positively, it shows how pristine reefs are naturally resilient to coral bleaching and what we can do to restore them. This is why...
