Governor's Office - St Helena, Ascension & Tristan

🌳 International Day of Planting and Forests 🌳 Today, we celebrate the vital role forests play in sustaining our planet. The Cloud Forest Team in St Helena, with support from the FCDO, is making a real difference in protecting these unique ecosystems.

A massive thank you to Open Water Africa for organising these amazing events and bringing well-deserved exposure to ocean swimming in St Helena. Grateful thanks also to Enchanted Isle Limited and Seahawk Odyssey Ltd for their unwavering support. #StHelena #OpenWaterSwimming

🌊 Huge congratulations to Ryan Stramrood on his phenomenal achievement, completing the ultra-marathon swim around St Helena in a record 16 hours, 50 minutes, and 42 seconds! 🏊‍♂️

Preserving the biosecurity of our amazing islands is important, which is why we have to check our kit after every landing. The government of Tristan da Cunha works in partnership with visiting cruise ships to ensure we remain biosecure. #TristandaCunha #biosecurity

St Helena's waters are home to an extaordinary range of endemic species and charismatic visitors, including the whale shark, the largest fish on Earth! 🌊 If you'd like to interact with whale sharks in St Helena, you must use an accredited tour operator. 🐟 #StHelenaMPA

Proud to see the Tristan flag flying on the Silver Cloud as we anchor off Gough Island, the southernmost island in our beautiful archipelago #TristandaCunha #flag #cruising

Join in on celebrating #EarthHour by simply turning off your lights for one hour. 📆 Saturday, 28 March 2026 🕜 8:30PM – 9:30PM In partnership with the St Helena National Trust, we invite the whole community to take part in a global moment of action for our planet.

🌟 Our very own spiky yellow woodlouse is in the @IndyZoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! Help it beat the scaly foot snail in round 1 by voting at uproarchallenge.com (scroll to no. 27). Voting closes 03:59am GMT, 20 March. Let’s get Spiky to round 2! 🟡 #VoteSpiky

Happy St Patrick’s Day Montserrat 🇲🇸! Nick Wareham, Deputy Director Overseas Territories and Polar Directorate joined Mr Speaker and friends of Montserrat in Parliament to mark Montserrat’s national Day

Round two today, answering questions from my amazing shipmates on board the Silver Cloud about our beautiful island of Tristan da Cunha. Thanks to @JessiOosthuyse for ably compèring the session. #TristandaCunha #cruising #publicspeaking

The fellowship will start in January 2027 and end in December 2027/January 2028. To learn more about the fellowship, eligibility criteria and how to apply visit: chevening.org/fellowship/che… Applications will close 15th May 2026.

There is a unique opportunity for one exceptional candidate from an Atlantic or Caribbean British Overseas Territory to be awarded a fellowship under the Chevening Overseas Territories in the Atlantic and Caribbean British Library fellowship programme.

This project has been funded through the UK Government’s FCDO Tourism Development Fund, supporting initiatives that celebrate St Helena’s history and strengthen its tourism offer. 👏🌍📜

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this project happen. Your hard work and collaboration are clearly paying off and creating something that locals and visitors alike can enjoy and learn from.

A Walk Through History is really taking shape!

Wonderful to catch up with @GovSGSSI colleagues in Grytviken this week. Growing connections with our fellow South Atlantic island neighbours and learning from them. #islandlife #travel #diplomacy

Of course, we need to say our biggest thank you to the @ukgovbluebelt 💙🌊 Without their support, none of this would have been possible. Thank you for helping us make a difference. 💙 #StHelenaMPA #smallislandBIGFUTURE #MAW26

And to round off our fin-tastic Marine Awareness Week, we took part in a sponsored swim organised by the Yellow Fins Swimming Club! 🏊‍♂️ A huge thank you to all the swimmers who took part, and to everyone cheering from the sidelines, your support made the event even more special

Keeping our oceans clean was the theme for our Saturday’s event during Marine Awareness Week (7th March)💙 We hosted a wharf and beach clean-up, and the turnout was absolutely amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to tidy up the wharf and underwater at Jamestown.