Spotlight on Chagos Supporter
Extraordinary philanthopist and Dallas businesswoman Lyda Hill is a valued and important partner of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Through her relationship with Pew and the Global Ocean Legacy programme, Lyda has supported their work to protect more of the oceans, which has included the largest marine protected area in the world – Chagos. She is now widening her interests in marine protection through further support for Pew’s Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing, focussing on the international waters of the central Arctic Ocean.
Lyda Hill and her visionary and inspirational atitude to philanthropic giving was featured in the Summer 2013 edition Trusts Magazine, the magazine of the Pew Charitable Trusts. The article features photos from our trustees Anne and Charles Sheppard and Chris Davies
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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