Today the Foreign and Commonwealth Office published a white paper explaining how it intends to establish “stronger engagement” with the British Overseas Territories. Promoting environmental cooperation is a strong part of the white paper and this should benefit the Chagos Marine Reserve as well as all the other overseas territories. For more information, download a pdf of the white paper

from the FCO website http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/publications/overseas-territories-white-paper-0612/ot-wp-0612.