Channel Islands build partnerships with France
| | LONDON, UK, 10 June 2023 (BBC) - Guernsey and Jersey's governments have renewed their partnership with the French department Ille-et-Vilaine. The Memorandum of Understanding facilitates joint working in areas such as education, overseas aid and trade. The Channel Islands also signed a memorandum with the region of Brittany for the first time. |
Agutaya archipelago doctor who cared for 13,000 people on her own
| | AGUTAYA, Philippines, 10 June 2023 (BBC) - When 99-year-old Eleuthera Abus lifts her right arm, she winces as the broken bones move. It's been six months since her fall. "All I can do is manage her pain," says Alena Yap, the 28-year-old doctor who is examining her on her porch. "She really needs to have the bone pinned. But the family is refusing to take her to hospital." |
The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan
| | LONDON, UK, 9 June 2023 (Conversation) - A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been escalating in recent months. The US has taken steps to limit China’s access to advanced chip technology amid heightened international competition in the area. Taiwan plays a critical role in this struggle since it has a huge share of the global semiconductor industry. |
EASAC supports call for moratorium on deep-sea mining
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US, 9 June 2023 (Mongabay) - The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has announced its support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. In a new report, the council conveys its skepticism that deep-sea mining is necessary to meet the needs of critical minerals for renewable technologies. |
Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island
| | JUNEAU, Alaska, 9 June 2023 (AB) - King Island, Alaska, roughly 85 miles off the coast of Nome, is home to the now abandoned village of Ukivok. In the early 20th century, nearly 200 people - the Ugiuvangmiut - lived in small houses raised high on stilts above the island’s steep, unforgiving terrain. |
Saudi Arabia's Farasan Islands offer rich biodiversity
| | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 9 June 2023 (AN) - Located in the pristine turquoise waters of the Red Sea, roughly 50 km west of the Saudi port city of Jazan in the southwest corner of the country, is an archipelago made up of about 170 islands known as the Farasan Islands. |
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COP 27 |
 | | UN Climate Change Conference 6-18 Nov, 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
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CBD |
| | UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) 7-19 Dec, 2022, Montreal, Canada |
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IMPAC |
| | 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress 3-9 Feb, 2023, Vancouver, Canada |
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CTS-AP |
| | 3rd Critical Tourism Studies-Asia Pacific Conference 13-17 Feb, 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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IGU |
| | Islands in Relations: Conflicts, Sustainability and Peace thematic conference 4-6 April 2023, Osaka, Japan |
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EU ISLANDS |
| | Clean Energy for EU Islands Forum 7-8 June, 2023, Saaremaa, Estonia |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference "Island Innovation, Resilience, and Revitalization" 20-26 June, 2023, Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan |
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PIURN |
| | 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network conference 4-6 July, 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
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LPAZ |
| | 4th Forum The Azores, The Atlantic and the Global Challenges 7-10 Sept, 2023, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal |
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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 11th symposium 28-30 Sept, 2023, Jelsa, island of Hvar, Croatia |
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TGN |
| | International Coastal Symposium 3-6 Oct, 2023, Taipei, Taiwan |
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UPEI |
| | Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change, and Islandness conference 23-26, Oct, 2023, Oranjestad, Aruba |
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FESTPAC |
| | 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture 6-16 June, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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