UN draws up plans to 'facilitate' Rohingya relocation to island
| | YANGON, Myanmar, 23 March 2019 (Reuters) - The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show, a move opposed by many refugees and that some human rights experts fear could spark a new crisis. |
Why don't MPAs improve coral reef resilience?
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US, 22 March 2019 (Mongabay) - Coral reefs in protected areas that regulate fishing and pollution have declined to the same extent as reef systems in unprotected areas, according to recent research. |
Sri Lanka's biodiversity on show
| | COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 22 March 2019 (Mongabay) - In May, Sri Lanka will host the latest CITES conference, which is expected to give a strong boost to the island’s tourism industry, including wildlife tourism, a key revenue generator. |
Submerged listening lines help monitor Atlantic bluefin tuna
| | STANFORD, US, 21 March 2019 (SPX) - An array of underwater listening lines that detect passing giant Atlantic bluefin tuna previously caught and tagged by scientists has created a new system to monitor these enormous, fast, powerful and lucrative fish in the open ocean. |
Chilean law pits indigenous people against salmon industry
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US, 20 March 2019 (Mongabay) - On Oct. 8 last year, Chile’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Huilliche-Chono indigenous people of Pu Wapi in their bid to take on management of 80 square kilometers (31 square miles) of marine habitat in the Guaitecas Archipelago of southern Chile. |
Working together for Niue's protected areas
| | APIA, Samoa, 20 March 2019 (SPREP) - Niue ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1996 signalling its commitment to conserve and sustainably use its biodiversity. |
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ISLAND ARKS |
 | 6th symposium 11-15 Feb, 2019, Rottnest Island, Australia
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GES |
| | The Road to GES2019 Caribbean event 14-15 March, 2019, Willemstad, Curacao |
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UPEI |
| | 1st International conference on SIS and SNIJs 26-29 March, 2019, Oranjestad, Aruba |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | Silk Road Archipelagos conference 11-12 April, 2019, Macau |
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ISLAND UND HALLIG KONFERENZ |
| | First German Green Island conference 25-26 April, 2019, Helgoland, Germany |
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RETI |
| | Symposium promoting intercultural dialogue and social cohesion on islands 29 April-2 May 2019, Canary Islands |
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CLEAN ENERGY FOR EU ISLANDS |
| | 3rd Clean Energy for EU Islands Forum 14-16 May, 2019, Stockholm, Sweden |
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SOCIETY FOR ISLAND BIOLOGY |
| | Third Island Biology conference 8-13 July, 2019, Reunion |
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SICRI |
| | 15th ISIC conference Island Festivals & Music Tourism 9-13 July, 2019, Kingston, Jamaica |
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CEST |
| | 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 4-7 Sept, 2019, Rhodes, Greece |
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NAF & CRRF |
| | Sustainable Communities conference 1-4 Oct, 2019, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | Islands in the Belt and Road Initiative conference 9-10 Nov, 2019, Fuzhou, China |
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ISISA |
| | Islands of the World XVII conference 22-26 June, 2020, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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