Chagos Marine Protected Area - Wikipedia
WEBThe Chagos Marine Protected Area, located in the central Indian Ocean in the British Indian Ocean Territory of the United Kingdom, is one of the world's largest officially designated marine protected areas, and one of the largest protected areas of any type (land or sea) on Earth. It was established by the British government on 1 April 2010 as ...
The Chagos Islands are unique and worth protecting
WEBJun 13, 2013 · The Chagos Islands marine protected area is the largest of its kind in the world, encircling the dozens of tiny islands of the Chagos archipelago that lie in thousands of miles of Indian...
Marine Protected Area | British Indian Ocean Territory
WEBBIOT’s unique reefs and coral atolls, which include the Great Chagos Bank, the world’s largest coral atoll, are in exceptionally good condition. Coral disease is very low and no marine invasives have been recorded in BIOT waters.
Chagos Information Portal
WEBVisit the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas, using an interactive map, scientific resources, videos, photos and datasets. Discover the plants and animals living in one of the World’s most remote ecosystems.
The Chagos Archipelago | Chagos Conservation Trust
WEBThe BIOT Commissioner declared a 640,000 km² ‘no-take’ marine protected area on 1 April 2010. This means all commercial fishing and extractive activities are prohibited, which is the maximum level of protection.
To Ensure Equitable Resettlement, We Must Rethink the Chagos Marine ...
WEB6 days ago · One form this has taken is the Chagos Marine Protected Area (MPA). In April 2010, the UK established the Chagos MPA without consulting Mauritius or Chagossians. It covers 544,000 sq. kilometers, nearly double the size of the United Kingdom, and establishes a no-take zone where all fishing is banned. The …
Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The marine protected area is desperately needed because the islands are vulnerable to illegal fishing, biodiversity loss, invasive species, plastic pollution, and climate change, says Sarah Puntan-Galea, director of the Chagos Conservation Trust, a charity working to protect the archipelago.
Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it …
WEBThe Chagos Archipelago was designated a no-take marine protected area (MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000 km 2, with more than 60 000 km 2 shallow limestone platform and reefs. This has doubled the global cover of such MPAs.
Chagos Information Portal
WEBExplore the Chagos Archipelago and one of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas using an interactive map, scientific resources, videos, photos and datasets.
9 - The Chagos Marine Protected Area - Cambridge University …
WEBFeb 13, 2021 · Summary. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 1 welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2 and its recommendation that the UK address the issues raised by the incomplete decolonisation of Mauritius, with particular reference to the Chagos Archipelago, raises a …