{"id":454,"date":"2018-07-21T09:18:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T09:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2021-04-18T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T09:12:40","slug":"news-and-insights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/news-and-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"454\" class=\"elementor elementor-454\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e7f31 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92e7f31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e74c06 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"7e74c06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;y&quot;:0,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0425d9d sc_parallax elementor-widget__width-inherit sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0425d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS AND INSIGHTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93b489d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93b489d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ba1c3 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"77ba1c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39b545 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"c39b545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_title_461919823\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\"><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_item_title_style_default\"><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">ISLANDS<\/span><\/h2><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fee5d5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fee5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution and expanding urbanisation are among the major environmental challenges faced by Humanity. Our current lifestyles and pace of living are sending biodiversity into an unprecedented decline. And islands such as Mauritius, while hosting high level of endemism and our world\u2019s most threatened plants and animals, are particularly vulnerable to such threats.<\/p><p><strong><u>Mauritius island as a conservation laboratory: a laboratory of hope<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Mauritius is globally best known for the worldwide symbol of human-caused extinction: The Dodo. However, the island is also internationally known and acclaimed for remarkable conservation success stories. Mauritius is thus ideally positioned as a laboratory for conservation and play a role model to inform best practices on threatened tropical island taxa.<\/p><p><strong><u>Mauritius in a glimpse:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Mauritius is one among the world\u2019s 36 biodiversity hotspots. The island is home to unique fauna and flora. For example, Mauritius has:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-075d040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"075d040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeaeb9e sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"aeaeb9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab6f1c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"0ab6f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_224055492\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">~ 700 species of native flowering plants, with <\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_1715812574\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"39.5\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"31\" data-duration=\"1225\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a052a7d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a052a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/flower-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"flower\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb4836 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1bb4836\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c9d32 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"07c9d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_1080868587\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">28 species of land birds, with <\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_471731941\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"67.9\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"40\" data-duration=\"2716\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96985c9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96985c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bird.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"bird\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385b9f1 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"385b9f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f068f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"68f068f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_2088336079\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">17 species of reptiles, with<\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_408285209\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"94.1\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"35\" data-duration=\"3294\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4715be0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4715be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reptiles.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"reptiles\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcd317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcd317\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37076da sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"37076da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27646df sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27646df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a030806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a030806\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca60d44 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ca60d44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa55ac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"0aa55ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_1830921109\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">5 species of native mammals, with<\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_1358974973\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"20\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"35\" data-duration=\"700\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef269c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef269c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bat-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"bat\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c838be1 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c838be1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9d77 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"fcc9d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_982447846\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">30 species of butterflies, with <\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_1703735467\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"16.7\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"31\" data-duration=\"518\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c5147 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23c5147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"38\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/butterfly.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"butterfly\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f7f0f sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"00f7f0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98fb88c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_skills\" data-id=\"98fb88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_skills.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_skills_2112617057\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_skills sc_skills_pie sc_skills_compact_off\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"pie\"\n\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_skills_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">125 species of land snails, with<\/span><div class=\"sc_skills_column trx_addons_column-1_1\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item_wrap\"><div class=\"sc_skills_item\"><canvas id=\"sc_skills_canvas_1181584470\"><\/canvas><div class=\"sc_skills_total\" data-start=\"0\" data-stop=\"64.8\" data-step=\"1\" data-steps=\"100\" data-max=\"100\" data-speed=\"38\" data-duration=\"2462\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg_color=\"rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.10196078431372549)\" data-border_color=\"\" data-cutout=\"96\" data-easing=\"easeOutCirc\" data-ed=\"%\">0%<\/div><div class=\"sc_skills_item_title\">Endemism<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56e777 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f56e777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/snail.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"snail\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277ebad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277ebad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e07b87 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6e07b87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89c072 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d89c072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>Mauritius is also home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nplants2015152\" target=\"_blank\">rarest plant in the world<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/259973714_Mauritian_tree_rediscovered\" target=\"_blank\">rarest plant left in the wild<\/a>. <\/p>\n<style>\n    \n    .scheme_default .sc_skills_pie .sc_skills_item_wrap {\n    background-color: #0f9509;\n}\n\n.scheme_default .sc_item_subtitle {\n    color: #000000;\n    font-weight:bold;\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e7fbbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e7fbbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1609519 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1609519\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846827d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"846827d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The world as we know it is currently experiencing a global biodiversity loss and a sixth mass extinction episode. Species are disappearing too fast and in too large numbers. Mauritius is one of the last countries in the world to be colonized by men and is now, one of the most ecologically destroyed. Mauritius has less than 2 % of relatively good quality forest left, and even then these highly fragmented forested areas are threatened by invasive alien plant and animal species. Habitat destruction and introduction of invasive species onto the island, resulted in the rapid extinction of many plants and animals. So many extinctions disrupt interactions within the fragile Mauritian ecosystem, eventually leading to the collapse of the whole ecosystem.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1450a51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1450a51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ff7119 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0ff7119\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2870ca6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2870ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"925\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"TRACKING HISTORICAL HUMAN IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY LOSS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map.png 925w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-400x122.png 400w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-768x233.png 768w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-370x112.png 370w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-760x231.png 760w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-387x118.png 387w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-500x152.png 500w, http:\/\/www.era-indianocean.org\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-600x182.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Gosling et al., 2017- Mauritius on fire: Tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS AND INSIGHTS ISLANDS Biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution and expanding urbanisation are among the major environmental challenges faced by Humanity. 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