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3 March Array Servicing Exped

…sing water temperatures and more extreme climatic events threatening to disrupt the complex balance of life harboured by the remote atoll systems that comprise the Chagos Archipelago. As a component of the Bertarelli Program in Marine Science (BPMS), researchers from Stanford University, the University of Western Australia and the Zoological Society of London have established one of the key monitoring platforms for assessing how some of the larges…

Design a Stamp Competition for Children

…ails, due to the restrictions on deliveries to the FCO. Have a look at our video page for some short films about the environment and wildlife of BIOT: https://www.biot.gov.io/about/videos/ Read on for some more information on coral, reefs and the British Indian Ocean Territory. Coral reef environments have the highest biodiversity (variety of plants and animals) of any marine habitat and they can be described as one of the most beautiful marine ec…

Privacy and cookies

…e British Indian Ocean Territory Administration carries out the day-to-day running of the British Indian Ocean Territory. In doing so we process personal data including passport and insurance information. Your data will be stored securely by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration. There may be circumstances in which we may lawfully share your data with third parties where, for example, we are required to do so by law, by court order, or…

Britain’s Treasure Islands

…Stewart McPherson’s three-part series “Britain’s Treasure Islands“, broadcast in April 2016 on BBC4, highlighted the incredible diversity of wildlife and the important conservation work being undertaken in the UK’s Overseas Territories. The British Indian Ocean Territory featured in episode one, “Ocean Odyssey”. There are also a series of mini-documentaries, images and other resources available online on each of the 14 UK Overseas Territories.  …

Turtle Stamp Issue Released 16.11.16

…ology of sea turtles in BIOT – BIOT Turtle Stamps Leaflet. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers from the BIOT Post Office online: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp…

WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17

…poem “In Flanders Fields” from 1915 by Lt Col John McCrae, symbolising the spilled blood of war. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp…

BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17

…tesy of Anne Sheppard. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp Information about these species of corals and others (there are approximately 300 corals and reef building relatives in the Territory) can be found on the Corals of Chagos website, part of the wider Chagos Information Portal site: http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals Climate Change and Threats to…

BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17

…d 1970s radar plotter. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand in London: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp The Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS, also known as the Wrens) was the women’s branch of the Royal Navy. Before the start of the First World War, the Suffragette movement had been lobbying the government for greater powers for women, but…

Stamps and Coins

…POSTAGE STAMPS A wide range of current and past issues of British Indian Ocean Territory postage stamps and first day covers can be purchased online from the BIOT Post Office on Diego Garcia (using PayPal) and they will be sent out to you direct from the Territory: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp They can also be purchased from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand in London. Details of our past stamp issues can be found here….

BIOT Plants Stamp Issue 02.05.18

…– also known as Scavvy You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand in London: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp The Chagos Archipelago is a large and isolated atoll complex, dominated by coral reefs, and with over 50 small islands. These islands were re-formed from coral sand and rock after the last ice-ages. Freshwater is found within this matrix…

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