New satellite vegetation maps available
As part of CCT’s Darwin Initiative’s Darwin Plus project RBG Kew’s GIS team have produced a set of vegetation maps using satellite imagery, expert input and available plant location data to provide a baseline for future conservation actions, particularly the terrestrial rehabilitation of the Chagos Archipelago.


The new maps can be found on the Chagos Information Portal, a reference library of a science, research and conservation work conducted in the Chagos Archipelago.
The Chagos Conservation Trust is delighted to welcome its intern for the 2026-2027 academic year, Elisha Gough.
Read the storyUnder the watchful eyes of Charles Darwin’s painting, Director Sarah Puntan-Galea presented the annual Chagos Conservation Trust Speaker Event to a packed hall at the Linnean Society of London on 14 May 2026.
Read the storyWe were delighted to launch our new website at our recent Annual General Meeting, where our members were given a live walk-through by Filip Hnizdo from Octophin Digital who assisted our Director, Sarah Puntan-Galea, in the creation of the new site.
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