Editing Mauritius (section)

=== St. Brandon ===
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[[St. Brandon]], also known as the Cargados Carajos shoals, is located {{convert|402|km|mi}} northeast of Mauritius Island. Saint Brandon is an archipelago composed of the remnants of the lost micro continent of [[Mauritia (microcontinent)|Mauritia]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dujmovic|first=Jurica|title=What we know about Mauritia, the lost — and now found — continent|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-we-know-about-mauritia-the-lost-and-now-found-continent-2017-02-22|access-date=23 January 2023|website=MarketWatch|language=EN-US}}</ref> and consists of five island groups, with between 28 and 40 islands in total, depending on seasonal storms, cyclones, and related sand movements. In 2008, the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)]] judgment (Article 71) confirmed [[Raphaël Fishing Company]] as "the holder of a [[Permanent Grant]] of the thirteen islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (transcribed in Vol TB25 No 342) subject to the conditions therein referred to''"''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)|url=http://www.saflii.org/mu/cases/UKPC/2008/43.html|access-date=24 November 2017|website=saflii.org}}</ref> In 2002, St. Brandon was classified in 10th place globally by UNESCO for inclusion as a World Heritage Site well ahead of any other Mauritian candidates at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proceedings of the World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop, Page 25.|url=https://whc.unesco.org/document/102856|access-date=29 February 2024 |website=sahistory.org.za |page=38 |quote=''B List: 8. Kiunga-Lamu Archipelago (Kenya), opportunity for mixed nomination 9. Pemba Island (Tanzania) 10. Cargados Carajos (Mauritius) 11. Comore Archipelago (Comoros), opportunity for serial nomination with Madagascar 12. Toliara – Nosy Ve (Madagascar), opportunity for serial nomination 13. Zambezi Delta (Mozambique)'' }}</ref>

On 8 May 2024, the [[Saint Brandon Conservation Trust]] was launched internationally at the Corporate Council on Africa in Dallas. Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usafricabizsummit.com/USAfricaBizSummit2024/session/2155018/saving-africa's-rarest-species|title=Saving Africa's Rarest Species at the Corporate Council on Africa|website=usafricabizsummit.com|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The trust's mission is to protect, restore and conserve St. Brandon.