A non-profit environmental protection organisation, with Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan as patron, has called for construction of a five-star hotel on Assumption Island close to the Aldabra Atoll – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – to stop.
The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) manages and protects the uninhabited Aldabra Atoll located over 1 000km southwest of the main island of Mahé. Aldabra comprises a chain of four main islands and is regarded as a pristine and outstanding example of a coral atoll. The SIF is contesting a proposal for the construction of a luxury facility, comprising 37 large villas and four restaurants, on Assumption Island – located within the Aldabra group of islands. The resort would be managed by…









