Cousin Island is a world-renowned nature reserve hosting a spectacular array of diverse marine and endemic species. Not only does it host the world’s rarest bird, the Seychelles Warbler, it is also one of the three places in the world where female hawksbill turtles lay eggs during the day. It is considered to have one of the best-restored island forests in Africa and hosts a very large population of endemic lizards. The island reserve is essential to the sustainability of small-scale fisheries and protects sea cucumbers of commercial interest. It was the first integrated landscape and seascape no-take reserve in Africa and the Indian Ocean and the reserve’s rangers are passionate about protecting this slice of paradise from negative human-induced impacts. However, currently the rangers are battling more than delinquents as increasing erosion is endangering their headquarters. Nature Seychelles is calling for support as they desperately need to build new infrastructure as part of a climate change adaption strategy that can be viewed here. For more information on how you can assist these resilient MPA practitioners, please contact Dr Nirmal Shah, nirmal@natureseychelles.org.