What would be our world without our little yellow and black buddies? It is said that without them our world as we know it will die. But not exactly! We have nearly 20,000 species of bees but only few are “honeybees”. The great misconception of people is that they believe
Mauritius: The Paradise Island with sandy beaches and sunshine all year round! Now, imagine our beaches affected by coastal erosion! Not a pretty view right? Many of us do not realise the true importance of mangroves around our beautiful island. Large areas of mangrove forests are being destroyed for development
Just take a look around you, what do you see? More concrete than nature right, and the irony is that we are on an Island! Can we say that we live in a concrete jungle? I am afraid that with time, this will be a sad reality and Mauritius will
We call ourselves human beings. But, what does it really means to be human? To be human is certainly what differentiates us from animals. Did any of us ever wonder why it is so? The first things that will come to everybody’s mind are that human intelligence is way above
Aquaculture farms in Mauritius are producing up to 3000 tonnes of seafood products per year, most of which are being exported to European countries. The increased seafood export is a boost to our economy and greater job opportunities are created in the fishing industry. These are the benefits that the
Pets are an important part of our Mauritian society. When you walk around in any residential area, take a look around. What do you see? There seems to be a pet in every household: a dog in the entrance, a “Beware of the Dog” sign on someone’s gate, a man
ELI Africa has long since been working towards the conservation of endemic plants in Mauritius. With the different planting events that have been organized every year, we have been able to plant up to more than 1500 endemic plants in our ELI Forest. We are now very excited to announce that
Our mangrove forests are quickly disappearing. New hotels can now be found in regions that were once covered with mangroves and home to a rich diversity of marine species. While developments in the tourism sector can be a boost to our economy, we cannot ignore the fact that mangrove deforestation