Abstract
The marine protected area (MPA) in the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) is one of the most vaunted of its kind. Yet this supposed environmental safe haven is a contested site, not least of all by its exiled indigenous inhabitants. In 2013, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced a study into the feasibility of resettling the Chagos Archipelago. This comment examines the announcement by placing the Chagos MPA in political context: what does renewed inquiry into the feasibility of resettling the Chagos Islands mean for the future of the territory and for the recently designated MPA in particular?
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