HPMA devastation – the battle continues
| | STORNOWAY, UK, 22 October 2026 (SG) - The latest proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas.around the waters of the Western Isles would result in significant job losses in the fishing industry and will be “devastating for communities”. |
Deadly gold rush continues as latest landslide kills four in Sumatra
| | PADANG, Indonesia, 22 October 2026 (Mongabay) - A recent mining landslip in South Solok district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra buried four miners, after nine were killed in a similar incident in the same province in May. Globally, more than 20 million people work in the so-called artisanal and small-scale mining sector, many exposed to environmental disasters and dangerous levels of mercury, a potent neurotoxin used to separate gold from ore that causes permanent neurological and physical harms. |
Greenland moves to suspend seabed mining until 2029
| | NUUK, Greenland, 22 October 2026 (Mongabay) - Greenland’s parliament has asked the government to pause licensing on seabed mining amid concerns about foreign interests in mining and potential environmental consequences for marine life. |
Rare Indonesian maleo birds face new threat
| | JAKARTA, Indonesia, 22 October 2026 (Mongabay) - Wildlife traffickers are increasingly targeting critically endangered maleo birds from coastal Indonesia for the international exotic pet trade, according to a recent study. |
Virtually all coral reef ecosystems face high risk of collapse in 50 years
| | GLAND, Switzerland, 22 October 2026 (IUCN) - Nearly every assessed shallow-water coral reef ecosystem on the planet faces an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075, with 96% being classified as Critically Endangered, the first global coral reef assessment under the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems revealed today. |
Samoan Island witnesses explosion of native wildlife
| | MANASSAS, US, 22 October 2026 (GNN) - Just one year after ecological restoration efforts on Samoa, forests, wildlife, and food resources are showing remarkable signs of recovery. Nu’utele Island is considered a Key Biodiversity Area for Samoa, and is home to one of the country’s most pristine native forests teeming (usually) with native species.Yet, like many islands across the Pacific, it has suffered from ecological degradation by invasive species - in Nu’utele’s case rats, and feral pigs which turn up the soil and prevent native vegetation from growing. |
Argentina's president rules out military action over Falkland Islands
| | LONDON, UK, 22 October 2026 (Independent) - Argentine president Javier Milei has ruled out taking military action to take the Falkland Islands from Britain, despite repeatedly claiming sovereignty. He reiterated his recent claim that the archipelago belonged to his country, but said he planned to secure the territory through diplomacy and did not believe in military solutions. |
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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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ARCTIC COUNCIL |
| | UArctic Congress 26-29 May 2026, Torshavn, Faroe Islands |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference 25-28 June, 2026, Tacloban City, Leyte Islands, Philippines |
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WORLD ISLANDS FAIR |
| | The world’s first international event themed around islands 5 Sept-4 Nov, 2026, Yeosu, South Korea |
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SPREP |
| | 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, 7–11 September 2026, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 14th Anatomy of Islands symposium 15-17 Oct, 2026, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatia |
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SOCIETY OF ISLAND BIOLOGY |
| | 5th Island Biology conference 2-6 November, 2026, Atami City, Japan |
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IWRA |
| | 2nd Islands Water Congress 27-29 Jan, 2027, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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ISISA |
| | 21st Islands of the Word Conference 6-10 June, 2027, Willemstad, Curacao |
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