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Tourism supports biodiversity
conservation in Seychelles

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries.
The Seychelles islands, as one of the small island
developing states (SIDS) with limited natural
resources, depend on tourism as a key engine for
economic growth. In 2013, the industry generated an
estimated US$354 million in earnings for the nation’s
economy.
Biodiversity or biological diversity - which means
the diversity of life on earth - is the base upon which
Seychelles’ tourism industry has developed. The
country’s unique natural landscape, with its multitude
of rare plants and animal species, is one of the main
attractions for touri