Seychelles Islands books out now
by STB

Two new books - Tropical Island Recovery Cousine Island, Seychelles and The Outer Islands of Seychelles –are the latest additions to the literature of the islands of Seychelles.

The Outer Islands of Seychelles is the first book to be written on the more remote islands of Seychelles.

The book has been written by Adrian Skerrett, Thelma Pool and Judith Skerrett, and it looks at the different aspects of these islands, their natural history and geography, as well as the human and environmental accounts of these islands.

The launching of the book was in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Islands Development Company (IDC) which is responsible of the management of these islands.

Tropical Island Recovery Cousine Island, Seychelles is also the first book to be released on Cousine Island and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell and authored by Micheal Samways, Peter Hitchins, Orty Bourquin and Jock Henwood.

This book provides a detailed description of Cousine’s recovery and restoration process since 1994. Moreover, it shows how such processes should be applied and can be adopted by other islands across the world as a reference for restoration and rehabilitation.

The book is available on all Amazon sites and can be purchased directly from the publisher for about GBP65.

Cousine is one of the 115 islands in Seychelles which is dedicated to nature conservation, as well as the preservation of the Seychelles heritage.  Visitors can enjoy this tropical island through the small four-villa hotel which caters up to 10 guests.