We know that we cannot achieve this objective if we ourselves and our partners and visitors contribute to messing up the environment. Present at the short ceremony, the fisheries minister, Jean Francois Ferrari, said that "sometimes we do things not knowing that we can hurt the ocean, not knowing that what we do has an impact on the lives of many other people."įerrari said that "today we are at Anse Royale, a tourist area, where we want to see the development of tourism. The first sign was revealed on Friday at Kafe Kreol, a restaurant located at Anse Royale, one of Seychelles' popular beaches in the south of Mahe, the main island. (Salifa Karapetyan, Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY The Voice of the Ocean, a not-for-profit organisation was also launched on the day. This is also an opportunity for entrepreneurs, especially local ones, to come up with a sunscreen that is environmentally-friendly and biodegradable by using local raw materials," said Cedras. At the moment there are sunscreens out there that are reef-friendly. "We want to create awareness among the community, the youth and tourists who come to Seychelles allowing them to discover things that they otherwise might not know. The chairperson of Voice of the Ocean, Mervin Cedras, said that he and his team will be setting up signs on multiple beaches of Seychelles encouraging people to protect the ocean through the use of reef-friendly sunscreen. Promoting the use of reef-friendly sunscreens among tourists and locals using the beaches of Seychelles to protect the ocean and marine life is the first project being undertaken by a newly launched non-governmental organisation (NGO).ĭubbed ' Voice of the Ocean', the NGO seeks to bring more awareness to the public about the danger traditional sunscreens pose to marine life, especially corals and reefs.Īccording to the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), "chemicals in some sunscreens that can harm marine life include: Oxybenzone, Benzophenone-1, Benzophenone-8, OD-PABA, 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor, 3-Benzylidene camphor, nano-Titanium dioxide, nano-Zinc oxide, Octinoxate, Octocrylene."
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