Ms. Lyn Arrisol

Focus Areas: Vulnerability and Resilience of Coastal Communities, Human Behavioural Ecology of Marine Resources, Coastal Management, Sustainable and Equitable Use of Oceans, Blue Economy

Miss Lyn Arrisol is a Lecturer in the Department of Environment at the University of Seychelles (UniSey) and a research member of the James Michel Blue Economy Research Institute (BERI). She holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Botswana and a Master of Science in Marine Science and Sustainability from the University of Seychelles.

Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Principles, and Interactions in Tropical Ecology, and she also coordinates the Field Studies course. With a strong foundation in Education, she has previously served as a professional development facilitator and secondary school Geography teacher, where she supported teacher training and curriculum development.

Miss Arrisol serves as the focal point for the Seychelles academic group in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and is an alumnus of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), where she focused on civic leadership and youth empowerment, leveraging Power Africa’s expertise in the energy sector.

She was a member of the organising committee for the inaugural International Science, Research, and Innovation Conference held at UniSey in March 2025 and collaborates with national stakeholders on the TWENex Project, which focuses on transforming waste management and energy production in the South-West Indian Ocean region. She also participated in a teaching mobility programme at the University of Porto under the Erasmus+ Programme.

Her ongoing research includes participation in the Negotiating Ocean Conflicts among Rivals for Sustainable and Equitable Solutions (NOCRISES) project under the Belmont Forum, and collaboration on the Socio-Ecologic Resilience in Coastal Communities project with the University of La Laguna, which assesses the recovery of local populations following environmental hazards.

Miss Arrisol is currently pursuing a PhD focused on the evaluation and negotiation of ocean conflicts, contributing valuable insights towards sustainable marine resource management.

Publications by Miss Lyn Arrisol