Articles published in August 2009
  5 articles published

1: A Look at What Others are Writing about Tristan - Tristan (People) - 29.08.2009

We have a look at who is writing about Tristan da Cunha and what they are saying. In some cases articles are written by people who had landed once and in others, Tristan is equated with remoteness or associated with avant-garde behaviour.

2: Another Extract from 'Asthma Island' posted on U-Tube - Tristan (Health) - 24.08.2009

Another extract from the BBC Four film “Asthma Island” has been posted on U-Tube.

3: M/V Kelso Has A New Name - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 23.08.2009

The M/V Baltic Trader – a familiar name in the Falklands as well as Tristan – has replaced the M/V Kelso, a fishing boat that regularly fished around Tristan and carried passengers between the Island and Cape Town in South Africa.

4: TRISTAN HISTORY REACHES U-TUBE - Tristan (Health) - 17.08.2009

A brief history film about Tristan da Cunha has reached U-Tube. Posted on Thursday, 13 August 2009, it contains exerts from a documentary called “Asthma Island,” which was filmed by BBC Four about two years ago.

5: Gough and Inaccessible Ramsar Wetlands Designation - Tristan (Conservation) - 10.08.2009

With funding received from the Overseas Territories Environment Programme in 2007, Tristan da Cunha prepared information sheets to allow the UK Government to designate the Gough and Inaccessible Island Nature Reserves (which together form a World Heritage Site) as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Photos (c) UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM