Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures rare wildlife
| | LAUNCESTON, Australia, 11 March 2026 (ABC) - Wildlife cameras have snapped rare pictures of blond echidnas, tiny marsupials, and threatened seabirds on a small island off Tasmania's north coast. Rangers say the cameras were the first step in protecting the island's threatened species, and that ongoing management - including controlling the feral cat population - is necessary to prevent extinctions. |
The story of Weda Bay and how nature is being sacrificed for mining
| | LONDON, UK, 11 March 2026 (Guardian) - This is Indonesia’s Weda Bay in 2010. Just 15 years ago, the area was mostly rainforest and coral reefs. The hunter-gatherer Hongana Manyawa tribe, some of whom are uncontacted, lived here. Today, it is home to one of the largest nickel mines in the world. It accounts for nearly 20% of all nickel production. Huge areas of forest have been cleared. Industrial runoff has poisoned the rivers and oceans. Habitat for species found nowhere else on Earth has been destroyed. |
Works on luxury resort on Pemba island go ahead despite concerns
| | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 10 March 2026 (Mongabay) - A 4 meter high perimeter wall was built alongside a village bordering Ngezi Forest Reserve as construction to a luxury resort estate has started on Zanzibar’s Pemba island. A dirt road cutting through the protected forest has been widened to facilitate the transport of goods. Researchers warn that no environmental planning has been done and that animal and plant species could go extinct if the development goes ahead. |
Villagers on PrÃncipe to be paid for protecting the ecosystem
| | LONDON, UK, 10 March 2026 (Guardian) - At the crumbling colonial farm buildings in Porto Real, agricultural worker Kimilson Lima, 43, has signed the agreement and he’s happy. “With this money we can have a proper floor in the house,” he said. “And an inside toilet.” Lima is part of a ground-breaking experiment on the West African island of Príncipe, where villagers who agree to follow an environmental protection code will reap a quarterly dividend. To date nearly 3,000 have joined the Faya Foundation’s project, more than 60% of the adult population. |
Drive to evict PNG settlement communities runs into problems
| | WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 10 March 2026 (RNZ) - A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG's capital. Almost half of Port Moresby's estimated population of around 500,000 live in settlements, often without legal title or access to basic services. Some of the settlements have become notorious as crime hotspots. |
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SIDS |
 | | 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States 27-30 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda |
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NAF |
| | North Atlantic Forum bi-annual international conference 17-21 June, 2024, Connemara, Ireland, |
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IWRA |
| | 1st Islands Water Congress 4-6 Sept, 2024, Torshavn, Faroe Islands |
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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 12th Anatomy of Islands symposium 26-28 Sept, 2024, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatia |
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CIS |
| | Critical Island Studies 4th international conference 3-4 Oct, 2024, Manila, Philippines |
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CBD |
| | COP16 21 Oct-1 Nov, 2024, Cali, Colombia |
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UNFCCC |
| | COP29 11-22 November, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | DARKNESS II conference, 20-23 January 2025, Nuuk, Greenland |
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JICAS |
| | Islands And Island Studies conference 3-7 June, 2025, Jersey, Channel Islands |
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UNITED NATIONS |
| | UN Ocean Conference 9-13 June, 2025, Nice, France |
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UPEI |
| | 3rd international conference on SIS and SNIJs 16-20 June, 2025, Charlottetown, PEI |
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ISISA |
| | 20th Islands of the World Conference 7-11 July 2026, Shinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
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