The Chagos Environment Network (CEN) is a collaboration of nine leading conservation and scientific organisations seeking to protect the rich biodiversity of the Chagos Islands and its surrounding waters.
One of the islands of the Chagos archipelago
Our Goal
The Chagos Marine Reserve, which encompasses the islands and waters of the Chagos archipelago out to the 200 nautical miles limit, is a very special and rare place – a relatively unpolluted and undisturbed part of the Indian Ocean, with its islands, reefs and waters still teeming with life. The ongoing protection of this area represents a major contribution by the UK to global marine biodiversity conservation.
The CEN was delighted by the UK Government’s decision in April 2010 to declare the Chagos archipelago and waters a no-take marine reserve in which extractive activities such as fishing are prohibited.
The goal of the CEN is to support efforts to ensure that the globally important natural environment of the Chagos Marine Reserve is conserved as a unique and valuable resource for present and future generations. The CEN aims to encourage and, where possible, assist the UK Government and other relevant institutions in the development of a robust, integrated long term conservation framework for the marine reserve.
