Seychelles' Vallee de Mai reserve sees 97 pct drop in visitors, loss of $2 million in revenue

The Vallee de Mai nature reserve, one of the Seychelles’ UNESCO World Heritage sites, has seen a 97 percent drop in visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, amounting to a $2 million loss in direct revenue, said an official of the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF). Emeline Lafortune, a project officer at SIF, which manages the site, … Continue reading Seychelles' Vallee de Mai reserve sees 97 pct drop in visitors, loss of $2 million in revenue