Aug 11, 2019 · Ocean currents driven by monsoonal winds can bring floating debris from all over the Indian Ocean to the beaches of the archipelago—in oceanographic terms they are at the centre of a perfect storm of plastic. Plastic debris collecting on beaches is …

Jun 1, 2024 · We investigated the origins of beached plastic drink bottles in the Chagos Archipelago, a large remote Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean. We recorded the brands, countries of manufacture, types of drink, and ages of plastic bottles and their lids.

Small island communities have disproportionally more coastline and are vulnerable to plastic pollution not of their making. They have few resources and limited infrastructure with which to tackle ocean borne plastic. In the Chagos Archipelago MPA very …

Although remote, large volumes of plastic waste pollute the Chagos Archipelago’s coastlines, negatively impacting biodiversity including regionally important populations of green (Endangered) and hawksbill (Critically Endangered) sea turtles.

Aug 1, 2022 · Marine debris accumulated on all sandy beaches on 14 islands and 5 atolls of Chagos Archipelago, equatorial Indian Ocean. >60% debris was plastic bottles or fragments in open beach areas (28.7%, 31.5%) and littoral vegetation (44.9%, 27.2%).

Jul 16, 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.

Jan 31, 2024 · The annual publication features articles about scientific research work being carried out in the Chagos Archipelago, including an update on CCT's key rewilding project 'Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs' by its Project Manager Dr Pete Carr; Chagos mangroves by Dr Mark Spalding; the problem of marine plastic pollution in the Chagos by ZSL's Rachel ...

The Chagos Archipelago (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ ə s,-ɡ oʊ s /) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, [2] and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.

13 hours ago · Second, he argued that continued control of the Chagos Islands would violate international law at the cost of Britain’s reputation around the world. Both arguments display a detachment from reality.

14 hours ago · Back home, Starmer’s government has argued that international opinion made action on the Chagos Islands inescapable — but his domestic critics, including Brexiteer and Trump ally Nigel Farage, aren’t buying it. “When the Americans wake up to the fact that this has been done wholly unnecessarily, I wouldn’t be surprised if we find ...