Africa

Mauritius

• © UNESCO/J.Foy
• Beach and lagoon, Mauritius

The country is covered by the UNESCO Office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mauritius maintains close ties with the Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and Small Islands programme (CSI). It is nearly entirely surrounded by coral reefs, whose quality has been decreasing steadily due in part to the country’s large tourist industry.

In 2005, Mauritius hosted a key United Nations meeting for the Sustainable Development of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS). The main outputs of the meeting was a strategy document known as the Mauritius Strategy, which builds on the SIDS Plan of Action. The country is deeply involved in its implementation. 

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Freshwater

- Sustainable Integrated Management and Development of the Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Southern Africa programme (SIMDAS)

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)

- Sustainable Integrated Management and Development of the Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Southern Africa programme (SIMDAS)

Oceans

- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System programme (IOTWS)

- International Oceanographic Data and Information exchange (IODE)

- OceanData and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA)

Coasts and Small Islands

- Small Islands VOICE in Mauritius More

- Youth Visioning for Island Living initiative: HIV/AIDS Awareness Residential Workshop More

- Integrating disabled youth into society through interactive activities More