Popular attractions like swimming with wild dolphins on the west coast can see up to 30 boats at the same time, invading the natural habitat where dolphins nurture, educate and socialize with their calves. The pressure of over tourism also reflects on wildlife.
The wetlands, the coastal forests and the sand dunes that naturally protect our lagoon and the marine species that live in it, are in danger of disappearing as the latest Hotel projects get approved in the South coast of Mauritius. Hotels development around the coast are destroying the natural resources that would otherwise help us mitigate climate change.
Below an analysis of the current challenges Mauritius Island is facing, covering the three dimensions of the triple-bottom line: environment, economic and socio-cultural development.įocused on the economic value of tourism, Mauritius has by far overpassed its carrying capacity in terms of available rooms and tourist arrivals, a crisis that shows in the degradation of the island's natural environment. The short-term vision of this strategy has brought us to the verge of seeing our tourism value proposition disappear. Closing these gender data gaps is essential for achieving gender-related SDG commitments in Mauritius.Mauritius development and marketing strategies have positioned the destination internationally for its mega resorts and luxury villa schemes.
In addition, many areas – such as gender and poverty, physical and sexual harassment, women’s access to assets (including land), and gender and the environment – lack comparable methodologies for reguar monitoring. Moreover, women of reproductive age (15-49 years) often face barriers with respect to their sexual and reproductive health and rights: despite progress, in 2014, 40.8% of women had their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods.Īs of december 2020, only 39.4% of indicators needed to monitor the SDGs from a gender perspective were available, with gaps in key areas, in particular: violence against women and information and communications technology skills. However, work still needs to be done in Mauritius to achieve gender equality.Īs of February 2021, only 20% of seats in parliament were held by women.Īlso, women and girls aged 10+ spend 19% of their time on unpaid care and domestic work, compared to 4.8% spent by men. The adolescent birth rate is 23.2 per 1,000 women aged 15–19 as of 2019, down from 24 per 1,000 in 2018. In Mauritius,Ĩ3.3% of legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality under the SDG indicator, with a focus on violence against women, are in place. Globally, some progress on women’s rights has been achieved.
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