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BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17

…tory are able to more easily understand why and how coral reefs react to such impacts. This is vital because knowing how coral reefs recover in a place that does not suffer the multiple anthropogenic stresses that most other reef systems endure, means BIOT can be used as a global reference site for other coral reefs and help towards identifying the most effective management of coral reefs elsewhere in the world. After bleaching in 1998 caused up t…

Design a Stamp Competition for Children

…t contaminated coastal areas’ and ‘could be considered appropriate as a global reference baseline’. After bleaching in 1998 caused up to 90% mortality of Indian Ocean coral, BIOT’s reefs ‘recovered more extensively and faster than any other known coral reef system in the Indian Ocean’, likely due in part to a ‘lack of multiple anthropogenic stresses that most other reef systems endure’. The critically endangered hawksbill and endangered green turt…

Revised Regulations

…the Outer Islands) Regulations 2018 E.7 (2024) The Designation of Historic Sites and Monuments Regulations 2019 E.8 (2024) The Appointment of Director of Fisheries Order 2021 E.9 (2024) Revised Regulations of the British Indian Ocean Territory Proclamation 2024 Revised Regulations etc. of BIOT – Chapter F The Immigration (Exemption) Regulations 1971 F.1 The Prohibited Imports & Exports Control Order 2009 F.2 The BIOT (Immigration) Order Notice of…

Appointment of New Commissioner for BIOT, Paul Candler.

…(BIOT). Paul Candler was appointed Director of Overseas Territories in June 2021. In that role, he holds office as Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory. Prior to joining FCDO, Paul was Director of International, Rights and Constitutional Policy at the Ministry of Justice, where his responsibilities included overseeing the UK Government’s relations with the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey an…

Planned Heritage Visits for Chagossians 2020/21

…nosis. As such, you should consider your ability to cope with such a trip before applying as places are limited and will not be easily reassigned should you be unable to travel. Please also note the remote location of the British Indian Ocean Territory means there are sometimes delays to flights to and from Diego Garcia.   Allocation of places on heritage visits is at the discretion of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and subject to (i) availabil…

6 June Turtle Exped

…days of survey at Turtle Cove. 5. Temperature loggers were deployed at two sites on the Index Site at a range of turtle nesting depths and in shaded and unshaded beach zones. The data will be recovered in 18 months. 6. Monitoring surveys of sea turtle nesting activities on the Diego Garcia index beach and all along the 60 km outer coastline of Diego Garcia were conducted on 8 days and assisted by 13 volunteers. Survey data will provide an updated…

EU Funded Environmental Information Projects

…Territory is also available. It shows how those in the Territory can help protect and preserve the environment. https://youtu.be/bPgbBARMW6c <https://youtu.be/bPgbBARMW6c>…

New Territory Stamp and Coin Issues

…rd and some Angel Fish. The Outline of Diego Garcia Island is shown in the background. The obverse of the coin features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coins are produced exclusively by Pobjoy Mint. It is available in silver or cupro nickel from Pobjoy Mint: Silver at £41.63 + VAT – http://www.pobjoy.com/products/view/archipelago-and-wildlife-2016-proof-sterling-silver-coin Cupro Nickel at £12.46 + VAT – http://www.pobjoy.com/prod…

9 Nov Turtle Exped

…d updates of sea turtle locations will be posted in the forthcoming months. Two expedition blogs have been posted on the BIOT expedition blog website page of ZSL (https://www.zsl.org/blogs/chagos-expedition/)….

Scientific Journal Articles

…  Report Subject Author Published Journal / Site New Tools to Identify the Location of Sea Grass Meadows Sea Grass Esteban et al 2018 Frontiers in Marine Science Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago Coral Sheppard et al 2017 OpenSI Male Hatchling Production in Sea Turtles… Sea Turtles Esteban, Laloe, Mortimer, Guzman & Hays 2016 www.nature.com  …

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