Projects

TOP has been conducting monthly, educational, coastal clean-ups of beaches and/or waterways across the Seychelles islands since April 2017; engaging an average of 30-50 participants from community groups, non-governmental organisations, schools, and businesses during each clean-up; and collecting as much as 200kg of debris during 1 hour, which consists predominantly of single-use plastics such as plastic bottles, cups, straws, and bags.

Launched in July 2018, The Last Straw Seychelles is a campaign, supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme, to reduce the use of plastic straws in Seychelles, through individual commitments to stop using plastic straws and commitments from venues to stop serving them.

A series of public and schools screenings of international and local films to educate and raise awareness about the extent of the problem of marine debris globally and locally.

Marine litter monitoring of multiple sites across Seychelles including the inner and outer islands; implementing the same protocols to address the same research questions (accumulation, quantity, composition & source of marine litter) to allow for further evaluation of solid waste management and valuable data comparison. 

A series of art installations made from plastic debris to educate and raise awareness about the threats of marine debris, particularly marine plastics pollution.