@ChagosTrust

Dedicated to the conservation, protection, and greater understanding of the Chagos Archipelago - a unique and precious environment in the Indian Ocean 🌊

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To celebrate its 40th anniversary, @UKOTCF has released 'The Nature of the UK Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies' - a book feat. the #Chagos Archipelago 🏝️ Edited by #UKOTCF Chair Mike Pienkowski & Sara Oldfield, read more & order here ➡️ ukotcf.org.uk/nature-of-the-…📚 #CCT🐢

Nature of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies - UK Overseas Territories Conservation...

The Nature of the UK Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies At the start of its 40th anniversary year, UKOTCF is delighted to announce the publication, in November 2026, of its new book, The...

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🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 For our next CCT members’ online talk on Monday 30 November 7-8.30pm 🗓️ We’re delighted to announce TWO speakers: The first is marine ornithologist and RSPB’s Nia Stephens, our CCT ‘Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs’ expedition team’s bird expert 🐦‍⬛ Contd⬇️
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Presented by our Director @spgalea, Nia’s ‘Restoring #Chagos Birdlife’ talk will be followed by the main talk - TBA next week! 📣 Invitations/meeting link to be sent to members soon. If you’re not a member but would like to attend, join today: chagos-trust.org/support/joi… 💻 #CCT🐢
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Read this year's 'State of the World's Mangroves Report' ⬇️ tnc.app.box.com/s/higiwccmdd… It states that #mangrove cover is expanding in many regions after long‑term net losses, & this recovery is attributed to improved conservation, restoration, & coordinated global action. Contd ⬇️
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There are now 15m hectares of mangroves globally - inc. 12 hectares in the #Chagos - providing climate, biodiversity, & coastal protection benefits. But old growth losses/degradation remain significant concerns. #CCT🐢 [📸 Report Co-author, Dr Mark Spalding, by a Chagos mangrove]
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🎥 Celebrating this week’s #BirdMigratoryDay, with some beautiful images and information about the birds of the #Chagos Archipelago 🐦‍⬛ #CCT🐢
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🚨New scientific paper worth reading! ⬇️ “A novel assessment tool to measure thermal variability on sea #turtle nesting beaches”, co-authored by one of our #CCT Trustees, Dr @EstebanNicole 🐢 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Chagos Conservation Trust retweeted
Biodiversity Challenge Funds@UKBCFsOct 13
☎️ Calling all Biodiversity Experts! We're recruiting for the Expert Groups! Deadline: 23:59pm, Monday 23rd November 💚For applications to Darwin Initiative Expert Committee- loom.ly/ST9weoc 💛For applications to IWT Challenge Fund Advisory Group- loom.ly/LFeBJ3U
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To celebrate #WorldOctopusDay, watch this short film about the octopus mating season in the waters off the #Chagos Archipelago 🐙 m.youtube.com/watch?v=2EInyu… Film by @slayerjon 🎥 #CCT🐢
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An interesting new field study found that two treatments of beneficial bacteria each protected reef corals from bleaching during a heat wave in the Red Sea 🪸 Read more ⬇️ news.mongabay.com/2026/10/pr… #CCT🐢

Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study

As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with...

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Some positive news! ⬇️🐠🪸 news.mongabay.com/2026/09/da… #CCT🐢

Damselfish-assisted repair of wounded corals surprises scientists

Corals share a close bond with the fish dwelling among them and the algae living within them. According to a new study, that relationship could be even stronger than previously known, with fish...

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To mark #WorldCleanUpDay, our intern made this 🎥⬇️ How do activities done on this day help the #Chagos? By removing litter from beaches, rivers & streets around the world it stops pollutants like plastic ending up in MPAs, which can threaten wildlife & natural habitats 🌍 #CCT🐢
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We’re delighted to welcome our new - third! - intern to the CCT team: Meet Elisha Gough 👋 A marine biology student, Elisha is taking ‘a year out in industry’ to intern for both us and @SwanseaUni’s Marine Conservation Ecology Lab 🌊 Read more ➡️ chagos-trust.org/news/cct-we… Contd ⬇️

CCT welcomes its 2026-2027 intern, Elisha Gough - The Chagos Trust

The Chagos Conservation Trust is delighted to welcome its intern for the2026-2027 academic year, Elisha Gough, who is on a ‘year out in industry’between her sec

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Also see MarCEL’s post on Instagram ➡️ instagram.com/p/Ddlp3xoCHH8/… Welcome Elisha! We are looking forward to having you with us for the next academic year 👩‍🎓 #CCT🐢

MarCEL Swansea (@marcel_swansea) • Instagram photos and videos

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Watch this video which highlights evidence behind our ‘Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs’ project 🏝️🪸 Led by Lancaster Uni’s Dr Laura-Li Jeannot, it reveals how nutrients carried by seabirds nourish coral reefs/what happens when invasive species wipe out seabird colonies 🐦 Contd⬇️
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Analysis/research tracks how seabird-derived nutrients move thro’ reef food webs, showing how healthy seabird colonies support larger/more abundant cryptobenthic fish with knock-on benefits for predator fish/fisheries 🐠 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=kwd73d… #CCT🐢 [Animation: Mair Perkins]

Science Animation: How Seabirds Secretly Fuel Coral Reefs

Commissioned by Lancaster University researcher Laura-Li Jeannot, t...

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BIOTA
@BIOTGovJul 3
To celebrate #WorldSeabirdDay, we thought we’d talk about how BIOT provides a critical habitat for seabird populations. We’ve got over 280,000 pairs of breeding seabirds across the Territory. This includes the red-footed booby, which we have in internationally important numbers - in 2023, 11,700 pairs on Diego Garcia alone. 1/3
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“An updated indicator shows 77.5% of assessed endemic species in the UK Overseas Territories are threatened with extinction, highlighting the importance of continued #conservation action”, making the work we do at the #CCT more vital than ever 🏝️ To join us and help… Contd ⬇️
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… the Trust continue protecting, conserving, and educating the world about the unique environment of the archipelago and the precious wildlife that call it home, click on: chagos-trust.org/join/ Read more ⬇️ jncc.gov.uk/news/more-than-t… #CCT🐢

Join - The Chagos Trust

If you have a few hours available each week, why not apply to be a Trustee and join our diverse and dedicated Board of conservationists, educators and

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Chagos Conservation Trust retweeted
BIOTA
@BIOTGovSep 17
Happy #WorldMantaDay! BIOT provides crucial habitat for an estimated 900 vulnerable reef manta rays, as well as three Critically Endangered species of devil ray. Because of this, our Egmont Atoll was officially designated an internationally Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) by the @IUCN in 2024.

📸 by Simon Hilbourne.
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