UNESCO & SIDS Education: St. Kitts and Nevis is set to showcase its Education for Sustainable Development push at a UNESCO ministerial summit in Paris, with a focus on greening schools, curricula, teacher training and education system capacity—an approach that’s especially relevant for small island states like Seychelles. Microplastics Monitoring: In Accra, scientists from 21 African countries (including Seychelles) are harmonising microplastics monitoring protocols using nuclear and isotopic techniques, aiming for comparable coastal data to guide marine protection policies. Seychelles Environment Tech: UNESCO is piloting IslandWatch in Seychelles, using citizen science and a mobile app to strengthen freshwater monitoring with field training and shared digital data. Digital Assets Regulation (Seychelles): Seychelles’ FSA is advancing a digital asset regulation and licensing process for virtual asset service providers under the VASP framework, with emphasis on transparency, investor protection and AML/CFT readiness. Blue Economy & Reef Science: A new Seychelles reef restoration study (PLOS ONE) uses underwater soundscapes to track ecological change, showing how “what reefs sound like” can reveal restoration progress. Crypto Markets: MEXC reports a big jump in June stock/index futures volumes and adds new Ondo tokenized stock/ETF pairs tied to AI infrastructure demand. Leadership & Controversy: Modi’s Seychelles “Guardian of the Blue Horizon” award is at the centre of an international political row after claims it was created days before his visit—sparking debate over credibility and process.