Excerpt and Photo credit from thetraveler.org
Seychelles, a high-income Indian Ocean archipelago built on beach tourism and tuna fisheries, is accelerating climate-focused investments as warming seas, stronger storms and coastal erosion threaten the foundations of its growth model.
Tourism and Fisheries at the Frontline of a Warming Ocean
Tourism and fisheries remain the twin pillars of Seychelles’ economy, underpinning jobs, export earnings and public revenue. Publicly available economic data indicate that visitor spending and tuna processing together account for a large share of gross domestic product and foreign exchange, leaving the country highly exposed to climate shocks in the marine environment.