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4.107. In its General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) schedule, Seychelles made horizontal and partial commitments in all 11 sectors identified in the WTO Services Sectoral Classification list: (...) environmental services (...)

4.113. (...) the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has initiated discussions with relevant stakeholders in relation to its framework to regulate and supervise fintech firms wishing to engage in the provision of payment services locally as well as setting out its roadmap for development and implementation of green finance.

4.145. (...) The National Development Strategy 2019-2023 also encourages the adoption and use of environmentally friendly transports through tax incentives.

4.148. The Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA) is responsible for (...) protection of the marine environment (...) and pollution prevention in the maritime industry.

4.149. (...) The Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA) is also the focal contact point with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the custodian of the following acts and regulations:
• The Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, and various of its regulations. [140] (...)
[140] These include (...) Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response) Regulations, 2001 (...)

4.155. The Department of Land Transport (DOLT) is custodian to the Road Transport Act and its regulations (...) This Act and subsidiary legislation mainly regulate the use and safety of vehicles, as well as safety of pedestrians on public roads. (...) Subsidiary regulations under the Road Transport Act also make provisions for the conditions of vehicles on the public roads. [142]
[142] These refer to, inter alia, (...) the emission of smoke from vehicles (...)

4.164. (...) Seychelles ranked 62nd of 140 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 (54th in 2015), the best performer in Africa after Mauritius. (...) Nonetheless, the WEF report calls for an expansion of Seychelles' protected areas (where Seychelles ranks 138th), and for better protection of the country's threatened wildlife (136th). (...)

4.165. (...) tourism services rely on environmental policy to market Seychelles as a zero carbon footprint destination.

4.168. (...) The Department of Tourism is responsible for promoting the sustainable development of the tourism industry and for promoting Seychelles abroad.

4.170. (...) The tourism strategy "Destination 2023" provides the roadmap for the sector's growth up to 2023 and beyond. In 2021, the Department of Tourism launched "Experience Seychelles: Grand Diversity, Nature's Sanctuary, Creole Rendezvous", a digital campaign encompassing Seychelles' three main tourism pillars.