Seychelles

Seychelles is an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. The country’s varied terrain includes 155 islands, ranging from volcanic mountains to coral atolls. Less than a quarter of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by urban use. Seychelles has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include limited freshwater resources and water pollution.