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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…
Stamp Design Competition Winners
…age 6, from Aberdeenshire 7 – 9 age group Megan Lee Yit May, age 9, from Brunei Darussalam 10 – 13 age group Laura Gilbert, age 12, from Norfolk 14 – 17 age group Ailis Law, age 14, from Greater Manchester Specially Commended A special commendation goes to the following entries: 4 – 6 age group Emilia Saville, age 6, from Greater London Samuel Townsley, age 5, from West Sussex 7 – 9 age group Lunella Spalding, age 9, from Italy Mya Noi, age 9, fr…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
…d) is a bait container, which contains sardines to attract predators. The BRUVS allows scientists to track the status and potential recovery of these species (such as the whale shark) within the BIOT Marine Protected Area as many of these large pelagic species are endangered worldwide. The cameras are deployed as a string of 5 units, 200 metres apart on a longline, and suspended at 10 m. Typically between 150 and 250 individuals cameras are deploy…
United Nations Secretary General’s Report
…General Assembly resolution 73/295and remains firmly of the view that the International Court of Justice and General Assembly are not the appropriate fora for resolving what is fundamentally a bilateral matter of disputed sovereignty between 2 UN member states. Nevertheless, the United Kingdom was grateful for the opportunity to provide input to this report. The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which…
WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17
…on land and at sea. Aircraft that were used at the beginning of the First World War were basic but throughout the war they saw rapid development. Much work went into aircraft design as it became clear that airpower could play a decisive role not only on the battlefield but against military and industrial targets far behind the front line. By 1918, aircraft were much more sophisticated machines, which also reflected the role they played during the…
BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network
…, in a world first to supply and analyse the data collected from 66 non-intrusive stereo-Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS), which will be deployed in open and coastal habitats. Together these BRUVS will form the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network, which will provide information on ocean biodiversity and ecosystems found in the vast maritime and coastal areas of the UKOTs. BRUVS will enable researchers to see below the surface and…
BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17
…te such threats. Many of the human impacts occurring in other parts of the world are absent in BIOT, therefore scientists working in the Territory 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 cor…