I could not resist rushing to the High Court to witness the eleventh-hour challenge to the deal to give away the Chagos ...

Atoll islands with healthy ecosystems are less likely to disappear as oceans rise, research shows. Now, scientists are using nature-based solutions — like restoring coral reefs and native forests — to ...

The Chagos Archipelago holds geopolitical and environmental importance ... An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets, which surrounds a body of water called a lagoon. 3. The ...

Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have signed a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge ...

LONDON (AP) — A British court said Thursday that the U.K. can transfer sovereignty over the contested and strategically ...

UN says it welcomes the signing of the agreement between UK government and the government of the Republic of Mauritius ...

Before Mauritius Islands became independent in 1968, the UK separated the Chagos archipelago, and later leased the main island Diego Garcia to the United States which established a military base.

Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. Oceans are now storing 90% of the excess heat from global warming — and each of the last eight years has set a new record for the ...