Nov 2020 –  SeyCCAT announces the recipients of this year’s small grants for the Blue Grants Fund. 

Sept 2020 – More funds mobilized for Seychelles marine protected areas.

July 2020 – Launch of Brand New Application Guidelines

July 2020 – Launch of the Blue Grants Fund 4

June 2020 – Mid-year check-in

March 2020 – Seychelles hits the 30% marine protection target after pioneering debt restructuring deal

Dec 2019/ Jan 2020– Forbes Africa’s Seychelles Leading the Blue Economy 

Sept 2019 – President Danny Faure meets with the founder and Chairman of the Waitt Foundation

May 2019 – More environmental sustainable projects expected to be implemented with ‘blue grant’ following capacity building programme.

April 2019 – 7 projects in Seychelles that support marine areas and fisheries get funded with grants

Feb 2019 – New CEO appointed

Oct 2018 – Seychelles launches world’s first sovereign blue bond.

Jun 2018 – Second Blue Grants Fund announced.

Jun 2018 – Interview with Martin Callow

Oct 2017 – First Blue Grants Fund launched; SeyCCAT Blue Grants Fund – first Request for Proposals timeline

Sept 2017 – World Bank Board approves over US$20M for Seychelles’ sustainable fisheries and marine resources conservation

April 2017 – SeyCCAT appoints CEO

Nov 2015 – Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust becomes operational

2020

• SeyCCAT hosts SeyCCAT@5 Exhibition
• SeyCCAT co-hosts Seychelles Ocean Symposium
• SeyCCAT hosts Seagrass Habitats – the State of knowledge in Seychelles
• SeyCCAT hosts a roadshow for UniSey students  
• SeyCCAT attends IORA’s Blue Finance think tank forum

 2019

• SeyCCAT attended Africa Blue Economy Forum 2019
• SeyCCAT attended the Business Conservation Conference
• SeyCCAT attended the Marine Regions Forum
• SeyCCAT attended Our Ocean 2019
• SeyCCAT attended COP 25 
• SeyCCAT attended the Monaco Blue Initiative 2019
• SeyCCAT and SCCI co-hosts “Greening Business” event 2019
• SeyCCAT attended the Growing Blue Conference 2019
• SeyCCAT attended the Sherpas Meeting for the Community of Ocean Action               2018
• SeyCCAT attended the Our Ocean 2018
• SeyCCAT attended The Economist World Ocean Summit 2018
• SeyCCAT attended WIOMSA
• SeyCCAT attended the United Nations SDG Ocean Conference in NY from the 5-9^th July 2017. SeyCCAT submitted a voluntary commitment to ocean conservation – available here

• Seychelles debt-restructuring for marine conservation and climate adaptation by NatureVest
• Seychelles debt conversion for marine conservation and climate adaptation case study by Convergence
• Seychelles – Investing in resilience by The Nature Conservancy
• Debt-for-nature finance swap by Commonwealth Small States of Excellence.
• Seychelles Clears Hurdle to Protect 30% of Its Waters by The Nature Conservancy
• Seychelles Conservation Commitment Come to Life by The Nature Conservancy
• Catalysing Finance and Disruptive Technologies to Boost Sustainable Solutions by Financial Times and the IFC of the World Bank Group 

SeyCCAT manages US$ 3 million of the proceeds of the Seychelles’ sovereign blue bond

Out of the Blue by Latham & Watkins

Seychelles’ blue bond – infographic

Seychelles achieves World’s first with sovereign blue bond by The World Bank

Q&As on the Seychelles’ blue bond

Blue Economy and Blue Bonds: An overview of the concepts and the pioneering case of Seychelles by Stuart Laing in Seychelles Research Journal.

• WEF_FOA_The_Ocean_Finance_Handbook_April_2020
• Blue Economy Finance Principles
• Principles for Investment in Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries  
• Seychelles’ Blue Economy : 2030 Roadmap
• Financing Fisheries Reform – blended capital
• The Potential of the Blue Economy: Increasing Long-term Benefits of the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources for Small Island Developing States and Coastal Least Developed Countries
• Commonwealth blue economy series
• Webinar – Impact Investing to Fund Marine Conservation
• Blue Bonds: financing resilience of coastal ecosystem
• Investing in the Blue Economy: How should impact be measured?