On July 12, MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (“the Fund”) held an online meeting to report the outcome of the projects implemented in the Republic of Mauritius. Ms. Mariko Kawaguchi, Chairperson of the Steering Committee, opened the session by expressing her expectations for each of the ambitious environmental projects against the backdrop of extreme weather conditions around the world. 

His Excellency, Shuichiro Kawaguchi, Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius, attended the event and stated, “Recognizing that the projects’ activities by local NGOs to date have made a significant contribution to the natural environment of Mauritius, the achievements are the result of close collaboration among local NGOs, the government of the Republic of Mauritius, and the private sector.”

During the meeting, 7 of the 11 organizations, which received grant in 2022, reported the results of their activities during the year. During the question-and-answer session, a lively exchange of opinions took place, as for example on the issue of waste management in Mauritius.

Video recordings of the online meeting and presentation materials from each organization are available at the URLs below. FY2022 activity reports from those organizations not presenting on the day of the meeting are available on each organization’s detail page. 

■7 organizations presenting at the event
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• International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME): Conservation and restoration of ecosystems and technical support for sustainable utilization and application, as well as human resources development
• EcoMode Society: Protection and proactive conservation of coral reefs using AI algorithm
• Shizuoka University Graduate School of Science and Technology Laboratory of Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry: Scientific approaches to conservation and recovery of coral reefs
• The Good Shop: Maintain and support circular economy for sustainable local communities
• F.A.L.C.O.N (Farmers in Agriculture, Livestock, Cooperative, Organic Network) Association: Support for introduction of organic agriculture and climate smart agriculture
• Mauritian Wildlife Foundation: Developing future professionals in conservation, education and ecotourism
• Gender Links Mauritius: Enhance entrepreneurial capacities of fisherwomen after Wakashio oil spill incident

Please click below to view a video recording of this event.

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MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability in Japan will hold its 1st year Project Outcome Reporting Session 2023 on Wednesday, July 12, with organizations which received grant for the first year. 
This is the first debriefing since the establishment of the fund in November 2021. The objective is to introduce the audience to a wide range of activities and results of the funded projects to promote environmental restoration and conservation in Mauritius and contribute to local communities.

Seven organizations will present the objectives of their projects, and the activities related to the restoration and conservation of ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs, and rare species, and local community development efforts. The fund hopes many audience will attend the session. A recording of the event will be posted on the fund's website later.

New Research on Mangrove Ecosystems in Mauritius

The research on mangrove ecosystems in Mauritius funded by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Ltd. has been conducted. The purpose of this research is to assess the present condition of mangrove ecosystems and to find alternative ways for sustainable utilization of mangrove resources. The people in Mauritius are very interested in mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs, and many NGOs are also engaged in their conservation and research activities. 

This research project aims to accumulate basic knowledge on the conservation of mangrove ecosystems together with NGOs, and at the same time, to develop human resources so that these activities can be carried out sustainably. 

We adopted the latest LiDAR-SLAM (Light Detection and Ranging - Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) method to visualize mangrove forest structure in Mauritius as 3-D models and the detailed analysis of soil deposits in mangrove forests using a geo-slicer that allows undisturbed soil sampling to determine carbon contents in the soil.

Some results were reported at the Symposium of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Japan Mangrove Society (JMS) held in December 2022, and published in March 2023 as two papers in Vol. 14 of MANGROVE SCIENCE, the Society’s Academic Journal. The two papers can be retrieved from MANGROVE SCIENCE of the JMS website @
http://www.mangrove.or.jp/gakkai/subpage/gakkaishi/vol_14.html

Reported by International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME)

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