On 19 February 2025, the Trust held its first online members' talk with Dr Sam Purkis, currently Professor and Chair of the Marine Geosciences Department at the University of Miami, and the founding Chair of our American organisation, CCT-US
On 19 February 2025, the Trust held its first online members’ talk with Dr Sam Purkis, currently Professor and Chair of the Marine Geosciences Department at the University of Miami, and the founding Chair of our American organisation, CCT-US https://cctus.org/
Presented by CCT Director, Sarah Puntan-Galea, the talk: “Scaling Coral Reef Conservation: Biodiversity Assessment from Orbit” was open to all and is now available to view on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7o2XsTRYE&t=2s
Future talks will be for members’ only, so join via our website https://chagos-trust.org/support And as Sam reminding us at the end of his talk, we should be passionate about our planet, proactive to help save it, and always remain positive – thank you Sam!
The Chagos Conservation Trust is delighted to welcome its intern for the 2026-2027 academic year, Elisha Gough.
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