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Seychelles’ former President launches James Michel Foundation to continue promoting the blue economy

Seychelles’ former President launches James Michel Foundation to continue promoting the blue economy

Fri, 10 February 2017 | Blue Economy

The former president of the Seychelles, James Michel, has launched his foundation earlier this week.

The James Michel Foundation aims to promote and fund projects that are related to the blue economy, climate change and the sustainable development of small island states.

Michel, who has always been a defender of the environment, intends to share his experience in the protection of environment with Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, and the international community.

The Seychelles News Agency met with James Michel to talk to him about his reasons for setting up his own foundation.

Read the interview here.

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