Seychelles

National voluntary LDN targets (original language)

• Maintain forest cover through sustainable management of forest and biodiversity over and area of 287 Km2 (2,870 ha);
• Maintain and restore coastal wetlands and mangroves forests over an area of 7.93 Km2 (793 ha);
• Expand and promote good/smart agricultural/agronomic measures and practises over an area of 6.82 Km2) (682 ha);
• Apply effective LDN and SLM/ land use planning and contain urban/artificial areas within an overall area of 56.6 Km2 (5660 ha);
• Put  in  place  an  LDN  monitoring  system  (GIS  &  Remote  Sensing)  and  develop  adequate  human resources  skills  at  the  national  level  to  continuously  assess  and  review  the  land  use/cover  carrying capacity/LDN measures of each sector annually to achieve LDN.