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Tackling Plastic Pollution

…eplaced by biodegradable plastics, paper and wooden products. The use of reusable water bottles and Tupperware is encouraged. Other initiatives in the works include: Styrofoam takeaway cartons will be replaced by cardboard boxing for food. Plastic bags for loose groceries and takeaways will be replaced with paper bags. Beach clean-ups have been undertaken on Diego Garcia for many years now, in an attempt to reduce the amount of waste washed in fro…

Chagossian Records

…ry in 1965. The records site can be accessed here and is available in both English or Mauritian Creole. After registering as a user, individuals can search for records by providing either a forename or surname of the individual to whom the record relates. Images of birth records older than 100 years, marriage records older than 75 years, and death records older than 50 years can be downloaded directly from the website. Users can request images of…

Lizards of BIOT Stamp Issue 14.10.19

…ven an onomatopoeic name based on the sound that it makes; for example, in English its call is interpreted as “gecko-gecko”, in Malay “chi-chak”, and in Thai “jing-jok”. Mourning Gecko Growing to around 100mm in length, this species of Gecko is found in coastal areas of the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Its diet consists of insects and flower nectar. Like the House Gecko, it is nocturnal and frequently seen around buildings. An interesting feature of…

Planned Heritage Visits for Chagossians 2020/21

…nounced in November 2016 a support package to fund projects to improve the livelihoods of Chagossians in the communities where they now live. This includes a significantly expanded programme of Heritage Visits to the British Indian Ocean Territory. Since November 2017, 154 Chagossians have taken part in eight heritage visits. Each group spent approximately a week visiting the Territory. Three further visits are likely to take place in: September…

6 Reef 2 Exped

…Coral condition, cover, juveniles, and water temperatures (C. Sheppard, A. Sheppard). Task 3: Extend video archive for long term assessment of coral reef benthic community structure (J. Turner, R. Roche, J. Sannassy Pilly). Task 4: Three-dimensional determination of reef structural complexity and spatial analysis of coral recruitment (D. Bayley, A. Mogg). Tasks 5 & 6: Spatiotemporal variations in internal wave driven upwelling and resilience poten…

3 Reef 0 and Reef 1

…mpacted by the changing global travel constraints caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic. The decision to go ahead with the expedition in the first place was not without its challenges, but at the time of the “go, no-go” decision, no travel restrictions to the region were being imposed by the relevant Institutions (except Stanford), and in the UK the FCO were not advising against travel to the Indian Ocean region. On top of this there was a very st…

Environment

…nearly untouched ‘ocean observatory’ which provides researchers across the world with a place like no other for scientific research. It also provides a testing ground for new environmental management techniques with significance to other protected areas around the world. The BIOT Administration encourages research science to explore this untapped and as yet largely scientifically undocumented area. Recent expeditions have shown the contribution se…

BIOT WWI Centenary Stamp Issue 11.11.18

…ged the nature of warfare and brought medical advances. But its impacts on cultural habits – the popularisation of wrist watches, and the first pilotless drone, and on technology – the creation of synthetic rubber, and ultrasound devices – can still be felt all in everyday life all over the world, even when their origins have been long forgotten. Article written by Tara Finn, FCO Historian. …

Invasive Non-Native Species Secretariat visit to BIOT

…ydrology (CEH), and look forward to working together again in the future. Full blog article about the CEH’s visit to BIOT can be found here: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/blogs/predicting-invasive-non-native-species-arrivals-british-indian-ocean-territory…

History

…fore its expiry – that is, from December 2014 to December 2016. There were updates to these Notes in 1972 and 1976. In 1967 the BIOT Administration acquired the land and the commercial interests of the company operating the copra plantations on the island. As the plantations were in economic decline, their future could not be guaranteed. In 1971, the plantation on Diego Garcia was closed when the island was needed for defence purposes. Closures fo…

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