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Sustainable living: Lessons from the Seychelles

Homes next to the ocean in Seychelles. [Peter Muiruri/Standard]

When Portuguese navigator Juan de Nova made the first recorded visit to Seychelles in 1501, he must have been intrigued by the beauty that rose steeply from the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean to the granite outcrops.

Centuries before and after the historic visit, the 115 islands that make up the Seychelles archipelago remained hidden to the outside world.

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