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Post  Sirop14 Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:38 am

Conservation Operation 10,000 fruit trees failed?


Tuesday 19 September 2017

The perimeter of the arboretum and garden at Perseverance is being dug up. Considering 165,000 Euros was made available for the project which was launched in June 2013, it is unclear why this is happening and what developments are underway.
by L. Valentino
10,000 fruit trees specific to Seychelles were planted on Perseverance Island in June 2013 to help offset th carbon footprint and provide shade and fruits to the people in the Perseverance community. The project was financed by the
European Union and the the Regional Council of Réunion amounting 165,000 Euros. The project was intended to contribute to the reforestation of three main developments
including Perseverance Island, La Digue and Curieuse.
However, this initiative has, in the interim, transformed into trenches which surround the arboretum. TODAY
noticed some work in progress and made enquiries as to what development was being planned for the area. The Seychelles Planning Authority (SPA) directed us to the Ministry for Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport; TODAY also contacted
the Ministry of Environment. However, by the time of going press
no information had been obtained. It can be clearly seen how holes have been dug up on the perimeter around the property harbouring the plants. It is not certain what the land is being transformed for, into what or why. However, the daunting question of 165,000 Euros presumed to have been spent on this project has to be addressed. This project had emphasized the
importance of breeding local plant species, its importance to the international scientific community of a whole island devoted to research, added to the reproduction of plant species.
The plants were provided by the National Botanical Garden Foundation and Seychelles Agricultural Agency in a high-profile ceremony that was held four years ago and which was animated by children from the Perseverance Primary School who interpreted songs and poems on the protection of the environment. Present at the launch were the French Ambassador, Mme Geneviève Lancu, the past minister of Environment and Energy Dr. Rolph Payet, as well as the regional director of CIRAD (Centre de Coopération
Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement), Gilles Mandret, the general secretary of Environment and Energy, and others. Each personality present planted a fruit tree, symbol of the French -Seychelles cooperation in the field of sustainable development. Thus, today, a healthy group of trees of just under two metres high can be seen growing in the arboretum; this includes fri a pen, frisiter, kerdbef, zak, korsol, bilenbi, karanbol, bred mouroum, ponm zako, grenadine, gouyav and many more.

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