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SIF Annual Report 2015/16 ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 CONTENTS 1 MESSAGE FROM SIF’S CEO 2 SUMMARY OF 2015 AND 2016 5 SIF STAFF CHANGES AND NEW POSITIONS 7 FURTHER EDUCATION FOR SIF STAFF 9 VALLÉE DE MAI MANAGEMENT 9 Annual visitor and coco de mer statistics 10 SIF 2016 AGM in the Vallée de Mai 11 Launch of coco de mer task force 11 New coco de mer management act 12 Restructure of Vallée de Mai research team 12 Vallée de Mai biosecurity manual finalised 13 ALDABRA MANAGEMENT 13 SIF 2015 AGM on Aldabra 14 Aldabra House concept development moves forward 15 Illegal fishing vessel activities at Aldabra 16 Aldabra’s subsistence fishing activities reviewed 17 Apps developed to assist with Aldabra management 18 SIF RESEARCH 18 Vallée de Mai 18 Coco de mer 19 Seychelles black parrot 23 Amphibians 25 Reptiles 27 ALDABRA 27 Birds 29 Marine monitoring 34 Aldabra giant tortoise 39 Mangroves 40 Other monitoring activities 42 INVASIVE SPECIES 42 Conclusion of the EU-funded invasive species project 42 Assomption invasive bird eradication 44 Aldabra invasive bird eradication 46 Sisal eradication on Aldabra 47 Ring-necked parakeet eradication on Mahé 49 Invasive plant species and biosecurity in the Vallée de Mai 50 Yellow crazy ant survey 51 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 57 SIF SYMPOSIUM 57 VIP EVENTS 58 COMMUNICATIONS 59 STAFF TRAINING AND MOVEMENTS 60 PUBLICATIONS 62 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2015 AND 2016 63 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BC SIF IN A NUTSHELL AND HOW TO HELP HIGHLIGHTS After four years SIF’s €1 Million EU-funded project on invasive species came to a close. This project was highly successful at tackling some of the invasive alien species having high ecological impacts in the Vallée de Mai and on Aldabra Atoll. Many achievements were made over the four years, including the verification of the goat eradication, eradication of the red-whiskered bulbul and significant control of the Madagascar 20 fody, development of biosecurity plans for Aldabra and the Vallée de Mai, surveys of the yellow crazy ants at the Vallée de Mai, detailed research into rat and cat population dynamics on Aldabra in preparation for an A Mitchell eradication, and major progress on eradicating sisal from Aldabra and the ring-necked parakeet from Mahé. 15 Significant progress on the removal of introduced trees from the Vallée de Mai was made by January with the treatment of the last adult cinnamon tree (a total of 420 trees). The team have now treated eight different species of introduced trees in the Vallée de Mai. FotoNatura The first recipient of the Professor David Stoddart scholarship with SIF, Annabelle Constance, completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science with the University of Seychelles. The second scholarship was awarded to Jessica Moumou Message from SIF’s CEO and she started her BSc in September 2015. The first prize of the national Eco-School programme, a trip to Aldabra, he annual reports of the Seychelles Islands Foundation are species and habitats are recovering in Seychelles as a result of returned as a highlight on the national annual school calendar. This was Tmuch sought after, and we regularly get calls from people active and innovative conservation management, and many the first Eco-School trip to Aldabra since 2009, when they were stopped asking for our latest edition. Recently we learned that our SIF staff are quoted and mentioned by name in the article, due to the threat of piracy activities in the Western Indian Ocean. annual reports, in combination with our monthly newsletters, introducing our work to millions of people worldwide. Again a do not only serve to keep everyone abreast of our activities, different audience was reached at the world premiere of the but are referenced by government and assist with reporting exciting and one-of-a-kind 3D film of ‘Aldabra: Once upon obligations under the different environmental conventions. an Island’ in Prague in November 2015. This film met critical The first SIF projects and science symposium was held at the Vallée de This is the reason we have decided to once again combine acclaim and was screened to thousands of viewers, including Mai to celebrate World Heritage Day. This one-day symposium presented two years into one report. When reading you will realise that Seychellois. The premiere in Seychelles a few months later a number of topics to an audience of over 50 people, sharing information many of our projects, activities and investments in our staff was well attended by international and local press, as well Eco-Schools group | C Onezia on SIF’s research activities and successes at the Vallée de Mai. spill over from one year to the next. as many important local figures who have contributed to the conservation of Aldabra. The premiere in Seychelles was An excellent example is that our first recipient of the also attended by Mrs Jenita Brutus who is one of only a few Professor David Stoddart scholarship not only completed surviving people who were born on Aldabra. Genetic research confirmed that there has indeed been recent hybridization her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science with the between the two species of fody now present on Aldabra, the endemic University of Seychelles but was also awarded the university’s Finally I want to bring to your attention a previously not Aldabra fody and the introduced Madagascar fody. “Outstanding Performer Award” for 2015 and following which encountered scenario on Aldabra. Despite illegal fishing being she immediately enrolled with the University of Zürich in one of the most often reported threats in marine protected an MSc course. The investments in our people are indeed areas, illegal fishing in Aldabra waters was only listed as a The Vallée de Mai had the privilege of welcoming another distinguished guest bearing fruit, our science officer completed her MSc studies matter of procedure in international reports. In December when the President of Palau, Tommy Remengesau, visited this World Heritage at the University of Kent as a Chevening scholar and even 2015 an unexpected situation unfolded in front of us when Site in July as part of a three-day visit to Seychelles during National Day at ranger level the prestigious Durrell Endangered Species over a period of seven days, seven illegal fishing vessels Aldabra fody | SIF celebrations. Management Graduate Certificate (DESMAN) was achieved, manned by fishermen from the Comoros and Mayotte were CONGRATULATIONS! apprehended with the support of the coastguard and police, and 1.4 tonnes of poached fish was seized. I am proud to Two MSc projects were completed in 2015 in a collaboration between SIF and the University of Zurich (ZARP) on the Following this increase in scientific capacity we find it say that with the determination of all Aldabra staff and the Aldabra giant tortoise crucially important to share our research locally. Therefore support of the authorities SIF responded effectively and the first ever science and project symposium was held on upheld its mandate to protect Aldabra, and all of the fishermen Praslin by SIF to celebrate World Heritage Day 2015. This were successfully prosecuted. Such incidents remind us how one-day symposium presented a number of topics to an precious our natural resources are, not only to us but equally The Vallée de Mai was awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence audience of over 50 people, sharing information on SIF’s at a regional level. The success of the development of the again in 2015. This award celebrates excellence in service and is given only to research activities and successes at the Vallée de Mai. We are blue economy in Seychelles will be decided by the health and establishments that consistently achieve excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. very enthusiastic about sharing our successes and challenges management effectiveness of protected areas like Seychelles’ with as many people as possible, since it is only with better UNESCO World Heritage Sites. understanding by everyone that the winds of change can start blowing, be it at local, national or even international level. On For the first time the national Chevening scholarship from the British High a similar note, although completely different to a symposium, Commission in Seychelles was awarded to a member of SIF staff, Wilna it was a significant milestone when Aldabra and the Vallée de Accouche, to undertake an MSc in Conservation Project Management at Mai featured in the National Geographic article: Return of Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of the Seychelles, in January 2016. The article focused on how Chief Executive Officer Coco de Mer | L Chong-Seng Kent, UK. 1 SIF Annual Report 2015-16 SIF Annual Report 2015-16 2 Three SIF staff members have taken their education further with 1 BSc and 2 MSc degree courses in environmental science The Aldabra research team implemented a coral bleaching monitoring protocol to assess impact of bleaching. and related fields, ensuring that the institutional and national capacity needed to fulfil our mandate to protect two sites of outstanding universal value is built. The first prize of the national Eco-School programme was once again a trip to Aldabra. After two years the ZSL EDGE fellowship programme for Vallée de Mai Ranger Terance Payet and the Seychelles black parrot The Vallée de Mai biosecurity manual was finalised, highlighting high risk pathways and species and laying out a comprehensive came to an end. This programme provided invaluable financial and training support for Terance and allowed SIF to continue strategy to safeguard the ecological integrity of the Vallée de Mai from invasive alien species. the research and awareness programme for this endemic bird. The 3D film of ‘Aldabra: Once upon an Island’ had its international premiere in Seychelles, the film was well attended by international and local press, as well as many important local figures who have contributed to the conservation of Aldabra.
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