Posted on April 3, 2019 by Yonature
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Clearing mangroves in the estuaries and marshes of small islands was common some years ago. We mainly dumped trash there and thought they were insect breeding sites. Eventually, as we understood the important role of these habitats, efforts to protect and restore degraded forests Read More
Category: Environment Tags: islands mangroves, Maldives and sea level rise, mangrove law, mangrove uses and values, mangroves in Mauritius importance, mitigation measures mangroves, protection of mangroves during climate change, rare animals on islands, small developing islands, tsunami protection mangroves, uses of mangroves
Posted on February 20, 2019 by Yonature
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2013. 7 people killed in a flash flood in the capital of Port Louis. Shocked and distressed citizens still remember the tragedy that floodwater caused in less than 2 hours. Since then, the nation of Mauritius becomes alert during heavy rainfall. Damages caused Read More
Category: Environment Tags: climate change effects, climate change impacts, climate change prediction, coastal flooding on islands, dangers of climate change on islands, environmental catastrophe on islands, extreme weather events, flash flood Mauritius, Flash floods on islands, floods, how to deal with floods, human created floods, island ground permeability and flooding, islands respond to global warming, Mauritius resilience during flooding, natural flood benefits
Posted on January 24, 2019 by Yonature
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Desolate planet. Piles of rubbish. This is basically how pictures of the end of our beautiful planet are painted. As we produce more waste, we have to handle their disposal as well. Worldwide, waste management is an issue that gives stakeholders migraines. But the Read More
Category: Environment Tags: education and training, how do islands handle waste management, island waste management, landfills, mare chicose, Mauritius waste, non organic waste management, planet B, recycle, reduce, reuse, urbanization problems, waste management on small islands, Waste problem on small islands, waste project management, waste treatment methods, why there are waste problems on small islands
Posted on November 20, 2018 by Yonature
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The beautiful marine life that the locals enjoy at perpetuity and tourists crave for, is due to an intricate and well-defined system of coral reef that surrounds the island. The lagoon is calm and homogenous most of the time thanks to the surrounding fringing Read More
Category: Environment Tags: brown algae mauritius, coastal features mauritius, coral reef mauritius, cyclones mauritius, dolphins, endemic fish in mauritius, fish species in mauritius, green algae mauritius, Indian Ocean marine species, kelp mauritius, marine flora mauritius, marine life, marine life of mauritius, marine mammals, mauritius, oyster mauritius, red algae mauritius, seagrass mauritius, seaweed mauritius, volcanic formation mauritius, whales mauritius, what's in the sea of mauritius
Posted on October 31, 2018 by Yonature
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In awe and sometimes, fear, when we were kids, we loved to part windows’ curtains and watch furtively as waste trunks swallowed the stuff of local bins. Garden leaves, torn clothes, plastic bags, old batteries, broken china, you name it, everything that is useless Read More
Category: Environment Tags: advantage of bokashi compost, bokashi compost, common compost, diy compost, Dr Teruo Higa, growing plants, island waste, japan waste, kitchen to garden, landfill mauritius, mare chicose, overflowing landfill, photosynthetic bacteria, pilot projects, university of mauritius, waste handling, waste management, waste mauritius, waste problem, yeast
Posted on October 10, 2018 by Yonature
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The underwater waterfall of Mauritius is a wonderful natural illusion. It is located in the south-west of the island off the coast of Le Morne village. Le Morne beach is, in fact, one of the most beautiful beaches of Mauritius and thus attracts locals Read More
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Posted on October 3, 2018 by Yonature
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Put simply, valleys are depressions that form in between mountains or low lying hills. Mountainous or protruding mounds are cut into their precise shapes by the force of running water or by the movement of large pieces of rocky materials from slides. Usually, valleys Read More
Category: Environment Tags: 3 types of valleys, amphitheater valley, amphitheater valleys in Hawaii, cirques, deepest valley in the world, formation of amphitheater valleys, formation of valleys, glacier, groundwater sapping, how do valleys on Mars look like, how does plate tectonic create valleys, how valleys form, kaupo valley, mars valleys, nirgal vallis, purpose of valley, river valley, seepage erosion, tectonic movement valley, u-shape valley, v-shape valley, Vallée des Prȇtes, valley, valleys in mauritius, volcanic island valleys, where are valleys found
Posted on September 28, 2018 by Yonature
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Rivers are water bodies within a confined channel that usually flow from the uplands towards a lake or the sea. They are very important in shaping the landscape and allowing the surrounding life to survive. Rivers can flow all year round or only flow Read More
Category: Environment Tags: butte chaumon, cultural importance of rivers, delta, ecological importance of rivers, economic importance of rivers, environmental importance of rivers, grand river north west, grand river south east, how rivers were formed in Mauritius, importance of rivers, list of rivers in Mauritius, longest river in mauritius, plaine champagne, religious belief rivers, river tributaries, rivers in mauritius, sugarcane plantation rivers, underground reservoirs, water bodies, wetland, what is the longest river in Mauritius
Posted on September 27, 2018 by Yonature
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Though Mauritius is characterized as mountainous, it is interesting to note that the area actually classified as ‘mountain’ occupies only 16% (300 km2) of the total surface area of the land. Here, mountains are low; the highest peak, Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire, Read More
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Posted on September 18, 2018 by Yonature
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According to the Maritime Zones Act 2005, natural resources refer to minerals and other non-living materials found in the subsoil and seabed and the marine organisms in a sedentary state, that is, they are unfit for movement when they are harvested or depend on Read More
Category: Environment Tags: black smoker zones, breccia series, continental shelf, echinoderms, ferromanganese crust, fractures, Gonwana, guyots, hydrothermal vents, maritime zones act 2005, mauritia, mauritius, microcontinent, midocean ridge, minerals, natural resources, polymetallic nodules, polymetallic sulphides, seabed, sedentary organims, subsoil, trenches, volcanic episodes, volcano
