We’re mentioned in the 2025 '20th special anniversary' edition of the State of the World's Sea #Turtles Report, which includes the Atlas of Global Sea Turtle Status for the first time 📖 Read more ⬇️ seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-s… #CCT🐢 #Chagos

The House of Lords is scrutinising the treaty between Mauritius & UK regarding the future of the #Chagos. #CCT gave oral evidence at the Int. Relations & Defence Committee, who are leading the inquiry - transcript (p19-32)⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1… They'll debate it on 30.06.25.

As we fight to protect the #Chagos Marine Protected Area, French Polynesia have announced plans for creating the world's largest MPA, spanning over 5 million square kilometres 👏🌊🩵 Read the full story ⬇️ oceanographicmagazine.com/news/french-po… #CCT🐢 / The Marine Diaries🙏 / Oceanographic📖

UK announced a bottom trawling ban in 41 protected areas to safeguard vulnerable marine life 👏 A significant step to restore ocean ecosystems & achieve ‘protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030’ 🌊🩵 More in @oceanographic_mag ⬇️ oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-govern… #CCT🐢 The Marine Diaries🙏

This is the only opp. UK Parliament will have to discuss the UK-Mauritius treaty on the #Chagos islands 🏝️ We thank the House of Lords for focusing on the threats to the #MPA, & the precious/threatened species that call it home 🦈🦋🦀🐠🌸🐦‍⬛🪸 ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… #CCT🐢

Read this year’s #ChagosNews on our website ⬇️ chagos-trust.org/images/uploads… Edited by #CCT Director Sarah Puntan-Galea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇲🇹, it features articles about #Chagos scientific #research work about coconut crabs🦀 by Dr Laidre, cetaceans🐬 by Dr Embling, turtles, plants, invertebrates... so have a read ☕

The governments of the Solomon Islands & Vanuatu have announced plans to est. the Melanesian Ocean Reserve - the world’s first Indigenous-led multinational marine reserve - setting a global precedent for community-led environmental protection 🌍 ⬇️ oceanographicmagazine.com/news/first-ind… #CCT🐢

The #Chagos is home to over 50 types of #shark 🦈 To celebrate #SharkAwarenessDay this week, here’s a 🎥 about a tagging project which helped scientists monitor shark behaviour in the #Chagos waters, inc. how they use the vital no-take #MPA 🌊⬇️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=DeglCG… #CCT🐢

🚨20%+ of the world’s ocean has darkened, shrinking the sunlit photic zone vital for marine life. Driven by climate change/nutrient runoff, it threatens marine ecosystems, so researchers are calling for urgent attention to protect ocean health🌊 ⬇️ theguardian.com/environment/20… #CCT🐢

With the future of #Chagos wildlife rights uncertain, could species stay safe if given the same legal rights as humans? 🤔 This article looks at how campaigners are trying to do that for dolphins in South Korea 🇰🇷🐬 Read more ⬇️ theguardian.com/environment/20… #CCT🐢 The Marine Diaries🙏

To celebrate #WorldMangroveDay, we’re sharing a #ChagosNews article about “Chagos mangroves, which may be the most isolated #mangroves in the world” by Dr Mark Spalding, #Chagos Scientific Advisor to UK Government 🌴 The article ⬇️, & whole issue ➡️ Chagos-trust.org/images/uploads… #CCT🐢

To mark #WorldNatureConservationDay, we are sharing this video to explain what the Trust does to conserve the unique environment and precious wildlife of the #Chagos Archipelago, and why we do it ⬇️ youtu.be/vzcpeiQfVNQ #CCT🐢 / 🎥Jon Slayer

When your invasive species work gets even better results than you were predicting!🦎🙌💚 “Thought to be extinct on Rábida Island, the leaf-toed gecko has reappeared after conservationists worked to rid the island of invasive, non-native rats.” ⬇️ discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/r… #CCT🐢

Wellington’s solitary #coral, thought extinct for 20+ yrs, has been rediscovered in the Galápagos Islands! 🙌 Researchers believe cooler temperatures from a long La Niña event may have enabled its recovery 🪸 Read more ⬇️ news.mongabay.com/short-article/… #CCT🐢 The Marine Diaries🙏

Coral bleaching, driven by warming oceans, threatens reefs that support a quarter of marine life and millions of people. But a new study reveals some corals can pass heat-resistance to their offspring, offering hope for #coral reef survival 🪸 ⬇️ ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/n… #CCT🐢

Bigger animals can be protected thro’ their lifecycle by large Marine Protected Areas research shows 🌊 “Results provide clear evidence for the value of the #Chagos Archipelago #MPA for protecting a diverse range of large/mobile marine species.” ⬇️ news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-env… #CCT🐢

Some Marine Protected Areas #MPAs are stopping illegal fishing by using satellite technology that tracks large ships, even if they turn off their tracking systems 🌊🎣❌ Read more about a new study that explores how to combat poaching ⬇️ theconversation.com/we-tracked-ill… #CCT🐢

📢 The sliteye #shark has been recorded for the first time in the #Chagos Archipelago in the deepwater #seagrass meadows on the Great Chagos Bank - the world’s largest #coral atoll structure 🦈🪸🌊 Read more ⬇️ swansea.ac.uk/press-office/n… #CCT🐢 Swansea University Bertarelli Foundation

Are you a scientist with exciting new research from the Chagos? 📝 If so, send any papers of interest to [email protected] for us to share 👩🏼‍💻 Do you want to contribute an article to Chagos News? We’re currently commissioning the next issue! chagos-trust.org/news/chagos-ne… #CCT🐢

🐢 Would you like to be a CCT Trustee? We’re still looking for our next Membership Secretary to take our global members’ plans forward 🌍 It’s a rewarding voluntary role/exciting time to join our Board, so if you’re the right person for the role email [email protected] ✍️