Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus
| | LONDON, UK, 5 July 2020 (BBC) - People in the Dominican Republic are voting to choose a new president, in an election that was postponed from May because of the coronavirus crisis. The vote could end the Dominican Liberation Party's 16 years in power. |
Calls for ferry clarity as Scottish islands prepare to welcome visitors
| | GLASGOW, UK, 5 July 2020 (Herald) - There are islands and then there are double islands. As Scotland prepares to reopen for tourism, it is the second category that worries James Stockan. The leader of Orkney Islands Council has to figure out how to maintain lifeline services to what he calls “our double insular places, the ones that take two journeys to get to”. |
A reminder that the Southern resident orcas are still struggling
| | EASTSOUND, US, 4 July 2020 (Islands' Sounder) - The Southern resident orcas waited until the very end of June to return to the Salish Sea this year, but their visit may be short-lived. According to the Orca Behavior Institute, part of the L-pod popped into the waters west of San Juan Island on June 26 just to be seen heading back out to sea the next morning. |
The Trinidad haven for world's tiniest bird
| | LONDON, UK, 4 July 2020 (Guardian) - At the foot of Theo and Gloria Ferguson’s property stands a giant silk cotton tree. Reminiscent of those enchanted species in children’s fables, this ancient sentinel’s huge varicose limbs yawn upwards and outwards, towards a canopy of leaves that scratch the sky. |
Trafficking of thousands of songbirds in Indonesia
| | MEDAN, Indonesia, 3 July 2020 (Mongabay) - Smugglers managed to ship more than 7,000 birds, including wild-caught songbirds, by air from Sumatra to Java in Indonesia, highlighting the country’s weak enforcement against the deeply entrenched bird trade. |
In Madagascar's capital, pollution threatens an oasis for birds
| | ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, 2 July 2020 (Mongabay) - Tsarasaotra Park, located in the center of Antananarivo, is one of the few remaining refuges for the waterbirds of Madagascar’s highlands. The fast pace of urbanization in the capital is degrading the park’s biodiversity and putting the birds at risk. |
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UB-NORTH |
 | | Sustainable Grand Bahama Conference 5-6 March, 2020, Freeport, Grand Bahama |
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UHI INS |
| | 5th International St Magnus Conference 15-18 April, 2020, Lerwick, Shetland |
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SPREP |
| | 10th Pacific Nature Conservation Conference 20-24 April, 2020, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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SPREP |
| | Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference 27-29 May, 2020, Apia, Samoa |
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UNITED NATIONS |
| | UN Ocean Conference 2-6 June, 2020, Lisbon, Portugal |
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FESTPAC |
| | 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture 10-21 June, 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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IUCN |
| | World Conservation Congress 11-19 June, 2020, Marseille, France |
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SICRI |
| | Island Feminisms Conference 13-15 June, 2020, Hilo, Hawaii |
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ISISA |
| | Islands of the World XVII conference 22-26 June, 2020, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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ISCI |
| | 15th International Small Island Cultures Conference: Island Festivals and Music Tourism 9-13 July, 2020, Kingston, Jamaica |
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AEGEAN UNIV |
| | 'The island–insularity, archipelagos–a geophilosophical issue' A Summer University, 10-14 July, 2020, Rhodes, Greece |
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UNIV OF MAURITIUS |
| | Archipelagic Memory: Intersecting Geographies, Histories and Disciplines conference 4-6 August, 2020, Reduit, Mauritius |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | DARKNESS conference 30 Nov-3 Dec, 2020, Nuuk, Greenland |
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