Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands
The UK, which oversees Chagos – or what it calls the British Indian Ocean Territory – had leased part of one of the largest islands to the US, and local people were being evicted from the whole archipelago.
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Overview: The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an overseas dependent territory of the United Kingdom that was established in 1965. The BIOT is comprised of six main island groups called the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, is now used as a joint
British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square
Geoscience in the Overseas Territories
Collectively, the UKOTs host a permanent civilian population of approximately 250 000 (not including the British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Indian Ocean Territory).
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory er en britisk koloni, der omfatter Chagosøerne i Det Indiske Ocean; 60 km 2 fordelt på en række atoller og skær spredt ud over et havterritorium på 54.000 km 2.Øerne er udlejet til USA, som har indrettet den sydligste atol, Diego Garcia, til base for US Marine Corps; de er nu ubeboede, bortset fra det militære personel.
Experts review UK''s Indian Ocean decision
On 3rd October, the UK Government announced an agreement to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) – otherwise known as the Chagos archipelago – to Mauritius. This decision has aroused considerable debate from across the political spectrum, and beyond British shores. So, in this week''s Big Ask, we asked seven
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
6. MR CALLUM COWX to be Acting Judge of the British Indian Ocean Territory Supreme Court with effect from 18 December 2023, under Section 7 of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and section 9A(1) of the Courts Ordinance 1983. 7. MS MARGARET OBI to be Acting Judge of the British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territoryball
British Indian Ocean Territoryball, also known as BIOTball, is a British overseas territoryball in the Indian Ocean as the rump of British Mauritiusball. It will become British latest lost overseas territoryball by handover to Mauritiusball, except British-American joint military base there.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square miles). The largest and most southerly island is
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Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six
Marine Protected Area | British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory has some of the most biodiverse waters on the planet with over 220 species coral, 855 species of fish and 355 species of molluscs. To ensure the future protection of this unique environment the BIOT Commissioner declared a 640,000 km² ''no-take'' (where all commercial fishing and extractive activities are
British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands – many very small – amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23
British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations
The situation in the British Indian Ocean Territory is completely different and not comparable, and I regret that in a way this decision has been made against the backdrop of a Conservative leadership contest, and that colleagues who know a lot better have sought to make partisan points with something so important.
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the central Indian Ocean, established in 1965. Since 1976 it has been coterminous with the Chagos Archipelago. Geography. Lying at the centre of the Indian Ocean region and out of the path of cyclonic storms, the territory is strategically located.
Trump ''could save Chagos Islands from Starmer''s sneaky deal''
Trump ''could save Chagos Islands from Starmer''s sneaky deal'' Co-head of British Indian Ocean Territory Citizens platform urges incoming president to block plan to hand over islands to Mauritius
英屬印度洋領地
6°00′S 71°30′E / 6.000°S 71.500°E 英屬印度洋領地（英語：British Indian Ocean Territory,縮寫為BIOT）是英國在印度洋的海外領土,包含查戈斯群岛的2300個大大小小的熱帶島嶼,總土地面積約60平方公里。 整個屬地位於馬爾地夫南方,介乎非洲東岸與印尼的中間,約在南緯6度及東
英属印度洋领地
英属印度洋领地（英语： British Indian Ocean Territory,缩写为BIOT）是英国在印度洋的海外领土,包含查戈斯群岛的2300个大大小小的热带 岛屿,总土地面积约60平方公里。. 整个属地位于马尔地夫南方,介乎非洲东岸与印尼的中间,约在南纬6度及东经71度30分的海面上。 。群岛最南端的迪亚哥加西亚岛
Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean Territory Multiple Award
(Click to sort ascending) N4008421R0079: Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command: Solicitation 3/3 1/3/21, 10:55 PM: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Design Build (DB)/Design-Bid-Build (DBB), Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for U. S. Navy Support Facility (NSF), Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (B.
Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands
The UK, which oversees Chagos – or what it calls the British Indian Ocean Territory – had leased part of one of the largest islands to the US, and local people were being
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英属印度洋领地
英属印度洋领地（英语：British Indian Ocean Territory）是在印度洋中部的英国海外领地,包含岛屿、礁盘、暗沙等,其中岛屿总称查戈斯群岛（Chagos Archipelago）,包括总数达2300个大大小小的热带岛屿,岛屿总土地面积约60平方公里。
British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory prior to the Seychelles''s independence in 1976. The land at bottom left is the northern tip of Madagascar. (Desroches is not labelled, but is a part of the Amirante Islands.) Map of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1976. The territory is an archipelago of 58 islands covering 56 square kilometres (22 sq