“Halting the Snail Trail of Destruction”

The biodiversity conservation project funded by DCP (De-centralised Cooperation Programme) / 9th European Union Fund, is still being monitored at La Porte Providence- Flacq, though the alien snail population has been suppressed to an acceptable level, for the benefit of the Taro growers community.

MADE IN HEAVEN- “Scaling Up Nature’s Value to Fight Poverty”

This poverty alleviation project had the support of DCP (De-centralised Cooperation Programme) / 9th European Union Fund and is now running an incubation centre to empower the poor local artisans of Mauritius by training them in the manufacture of handicraft innovative products.

These souvenir items inspired by the garden beauty and history; made from recycled natural waste are available on sale at 75 Old Powder Mill Road, Pamplemousses [100 metres from SSR Botanic Garden]. The centre also accommodates Local Spices Museum for the appreciation of foreign visitors.

Contact for a visit: +230 243 8459 / +230 763 3195.

BEACH MONITORING in Mauritius.

Beach monitoring exercise that started in 2005 is on-going. After the tropical cyclone Gamede in March 2007, which proved to be beneficial to the Mauritian coasts due to sand accretion, no major changes has been noted in our local beaches.