Brief on Evolution of cyclone Gelena (5 to 15 February 2019) under National News******The past five years have been the warmest years in the modern record, and 18 of the 19 warmest years have occurred since 2000 *******Last 4 years warmest ever recorded*****Sandwatch activities initiated at La Cambuse and resumption at La Preneuse *****El Nino conditions expected in Dec to April period******IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5 °C will require drastic action***** Currimjee Jeewonjee Foundation supports 3 ADD Projects - Mangrove plantation, Info materials on natural hazards/disasters/Sandwatch at La Preneuse and La Cambuse*****Since its establishment ADD has implemented projects in the North, South, East and West

Mangrove - Protecting our coasts for posterity

Mangrove forest covered large swathe of the coastal strip of Mauritius. In 1773 Bernardin de St Pierre, the author of the famous Paul et Virginie novel set in Mauritius, observed mangrove near Poste La Fayette. In Mauritius, mangrove is often translated as ‘manglier’ rather than 'palétuvier' but botanically, manglier is different from coastal mangrove.   

An eco-village approach to development
An eco-village is seen as a ‘human-scale full-featured settlement in which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future and incorporating multiple centres of initiatives’.

At a time when Mauritius is urbanising rapidly, how far is it practicable to adopt such an eco-village approach to sustainable development?