Environmental Club
Environmental Club
- Joining an Environmental Club in VIT Mauritius offers a particularly impactful and rewarding experience due to the island nation’s unique and fragile ecosystem, and the significant environmental challenges it faces.
- Mauritius is a biodiversity hotspot with many endemic (found nowhere else) species of plants and animals.
- Clubs actively engage in projects to protect these endangered species and their habitats, such as planting native trees (e.g., ebony tree seedlings), restoring offshore islets (like Ile aux Aigrettes), and managing invasive species.
- Participating in coral reef monitoring, restoration, and education, addressing issues like coral bleaching and damage from human activities.
- Engaging in beach clean-ups and mangrove propagation programs, which are vital for coastal protection against erosion and for providing crucial habitats for marine life.
- Get a direct understanding of how rising sea levels, cyclones, droughts, and changing rainfall patterns are impacting Mauritius coasts, agriculture, tourism, and freshwater resources.