Cyprus to claim EEZ in sea north of island
| | NICOSIA, Cyprus, 22 October 2017 (Cyprus Mail) - The government plans to submit coordinates, regarding its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the sea north of the island, to the United Nations in the coming days. |
Bird hunters risk steep cliffs to catch gannets
| | MYKINES, Faroe Islands, 22 October 2017 (BBC) - The Faroe Islands are home to an impressive array of seabirds but there is only one colony of gannets, located on the most westerly island, Mykines. |
World campaign to clean torrents of plastic dumped in the oceans
| | ROME, Italy, 20 October 2017 (IPS) - With 30 countries from Kenya to Indonesia and from Canada to Brazil now involved in the world campaign to beat pollution by countering the torrents of plastic trash that are degrading oceans and endangering the life they sustain, the UN has strengthened its massive efforts to clean up the seas, which are the Earth’s main buffer against climate change. |
Madagascar plague death toll reaches 74
| | LONDON, UK, 19 October 2017 (Guardian) - Health officials struggle to contain spread of disease after virulent pneumonic strain infects 800 people across island since August. |
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ISLAND ARKS |
 | Island Arks Symposium V 23-27 Oct, 2017, Nadi, Fiji
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UNIDCOM/IADE |
| Senses & Sensibility conference 24-25 Oct, 2017, Funchal, Madeira
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REDLAC |
| 19th Assembly 30 Oct-2 Nov, 2018, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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GREENING THE ISLANDS |
| 4th International Conference 3-4 November, 2017, Favignana, Italy
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| Island Cities & Urban Archipelagos conference 8-12 Nov, 2017, Funchal, Madeira
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RETI |
| 7th Symposium & School 17-21 Nov, 2017, Univ of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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UPEI |
| 1st International Conference on Small Island States & Subnational Island jurisdictions 11-14 March, 2018, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten/St Martin
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PRATT INSTITUTE |
| Archipelagos and Aquapelagos conference 30 March-1 April, 2018, New York, US
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FEC |
| 7th International Conference on Environmental Future - Humans and Island environments 16-20 April, 2018, Hawaii
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ISISA |
| Islands of the World XVI conference 10-14 June, 2018, Leeuwarden - Terschelling, The Netherlands
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SICRI |
| 14th conference on New Directions in Island Studies 16-18 June, 2018, Tatihou Island, France
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SCB OCEANIA |
| 5th Congress Conservation in a Changing World 2-6 July, 2018, Wellington, New Zealand
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