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Ecosystem Restoration Alliance, Indian Ocean is an NGO based in Mauritius. Founded in 2016, its projects focus on conservation, restoration and education.

The Ecosystem Restoration Alliance, Indian Ocean is a newly-founded not-for-profit organisation. Our core principles are to restore, conserve and educate - to recover degraded ecosystems for the benefit of humans and nature alike. Our projects main focuses are forest restoration, education and the conservation of native flora and fauna. Bats provide vital ecosystem services such as seed dispersal, pollination and pest control. If these were to disappear it would have devastating effects on the restoration of Mauritius' already depleted forests. Less than 1% of endemic quality forests remain and bats may be the key to restoring it to it's former glory. To make bats even more indispensable, guano (faeces) is a valuable fertiliser as it is rich in nutrients. This increases their value to humans, particularly when paired with their control of agricultural pests. Therefore, education is of the up-most importance in order to spread the word of the significance of bats. We are taking on this mammoth task of protecting the bat species of Mauritius from further prosecution and extinction.

07/10/2026

Good afternoon everyone! Welcome to 🌿
Today's feature is 𝘚𝘺𝘻𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘪 of the Myrtraceae family. Here's what you need to know about this special plant.

🌿 Its combination of cauliflory, relatively large flowers, light green to cream hypanthium, light pink stamens, short thick petioles, coriaceous leaves and round, cuneate or sub-cordate to cordate leaf bases
🌿 Endemic to Mauritius
🌿 Lives in cloud forests at higher elevations.
🌿 Critically Endangered, Syzygium pyneei is known from only two individuals from Mondrain Reserve on the island of Mauritius
🌿 Removal of invasive alien plants is crucial for conservation

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05/10/2026

ERA wishes a happy Teacher's Day to all those who serve as the backbone of society 🎓

03/10/2026

Good morning everyone! Welcome to 🌿
Today's feature is 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢, commonly known as Bois corail 🪸
Here's what you need to know about this special plant.

🪸 Small branching tree

30/09/2026

A massive thanks to Sov Lanatir and the Municipality of Quatre Bornes for having us at Canal La Ferme for Mauritius Cleanup Day 2026! Together, we made our little corner in paradise a lot greener for a better tomorrow 💚

23/09/2026

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Today's feature is 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘪 commonly known as bois dentelle. Here's what you need to know about this special plant.

🌿 Flowering plant
🌿 Produces sprays of bell-shaped white flowers in the Mauritian summer, which is from January through March
🌿 Endemic to Mauritius
🌿 Habitat cloud forests at higher elevations
🌿 Critically endangered

There are around 7 plants in Grand Bassin and 7 known plants in Le Pouce.

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15/09/2026

🪷 ERA wishes a blessed and joyful Ganesh Chaturthi to all celebrating today 🪷

10/09/2026

Good afternoon everyone! Welcome to 🌿

Today's feature is 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴. Here's what you need to know about this special plant.

🌿 Flowering plant
🌿 Endemic to Mauritius
🌿 One of the first species to have coloured nectar!
🌿 One hypothesis about the possible ecological function of coloured nectar is that it serves as a visual signal for pollinators.
🌿 Indeed, Phelsuma geckos are known to pollinate this species!

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02/09/2026

Good morning everyone! Welcome to 🌿

Today's feature is 𝘚𝘺𝘻𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪. Commonly known as Bois de Pomme 🍎, this species is endemic to Mauritius.

🌿 It's a small shrub or small tree (4 m)
🌿 Found in high altitudes native forests
🌿 Flowers pinkish, lacy lampshades-like
🌿 Fruits are apple-like (hence common name)
🍎 Red when ripe, with purple flesh

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21/08/2026

🌸 #𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥! 🌸
Hello everyone! The answer to plant is Hibiscus fragilis commonly known as Hibiscus 🌸
Here's what you need to know about this beautiful plant:
🌸 Shrub less than 4m
🌸 Green oval leaves 🍃
🌸 mall, blood red flowers, often decorated with orange
🌸 Endemic to Mauritius
🌸 Critically Endangered

📸.appadoo

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19/08/2026

🌸 #𝐃𝐨𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭..? 🌸
Good morning! It's another plant that needs to be identified. Do you know the name of this beautiful plant? 🌸
Let us know in the comments!

📸.appadoo

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