New scientific review paper on Chagos
31.01.2012 by chagosadminA new review paper, highlighting what is known about the state of the marine and terrestrial environment of the Chagos archipelago, has just been published by Wiley. The review, entitled “Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it is the world’s largest no-take marine protected area”, is authored by over 40 scientists [...]
Chagossian community visit to ZSL London Zoo
05.09.2011 by chagosadminOn the 23rd August, ZSL hosted a group of 70 Chagossians from Crawley for a family picnic and day out at ZSL London Zoo. The day started with a short introductory talk on ZSL’s marine conservation projects by Dr Heather Koldewey, Head of Global Conservation Programmes. Heather and Rachel Jones, Aquarium Team Leader, then led [...]
Chagossians get involved in conservation on Diego Garcia
11.07.2011 by chagosadminFrom 24th – 30th June, four members of the Chagossian community from Britain spent a week on Diego Garcia taking part in island restoration and receiving conservation training.
The trip, which was funded by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration at the FCO, and CEN members the Chagos Conservation Trust and the RSPB, contributed to the [...]
Coral Cay becomes a member of the CEN!
29.06.2011 by chagosadminCoral Cay Conservation (CCC) was recently elected as a member of the Chagos Environment Network (CEN).
Pete Raines MBE, Founder and CEO of CCC, said: “CEN has worked tirelessly to promote and assist with the successful designation of the Chagos Marine Protected Area: one of the world’s largest and of immeasurable global importance in the conservation [...]
Happy World Oceans Day!
08.06.2011 by chagosadminToday, 8th June, is World Oceans Day. In the below article, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, former First Lady Laura Bush calls for an intensification of efforts for marine conservation, and highlights large scale marine reserves such as Chagos as an important tool in the battle to protect our oceans.
A New [...]
