Poaching cases uncovered on Japan's Nansei Islands
| | TOKYO, Japan, 10 February 2026 (JN) - The poaching of rare species designated as national natural monuments and other protected creatures has been occurring repeatedly on Japan’s Nansei Islands. Rare species can be traded in overseas markets for high prices, and experts are calling for harsher penalties. |
What it’s like to spend summer on a remote subantarctic island
| | AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 10 February 2026 (Spinoff) - Jamie Darby was at the start of a gnarly three-day voyage from Bluff to the remote uninhabited Antipodes Islands. As a researcher from the school of biological sciences at the University of Auckland, his mission for the next two months was to collaborate with DOC’s Conservation Services Programme to track the endangered Antipodean albatross by using fine scale GPS units to follow their movements at sea thus providing insights into their deadly interactions with commercial fishing boats. |
Spain's REE completes inter-island power link in the Canaries
| | SOFIA, Bulgaria, 10 February 2026 (RN) - Spain’s power grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) said it has completed a subsea electricity interconnection linking the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Gomera, delivering a project that will strengthen supply security and accelerating the energy transition in the archipelago. |
Flights from St Helena island grounded by airport safety concerns
| | LONDON, UK, 9 February 2026 (BBC) - The only airport on the island of St Helena, a remote British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean, has been closed over fire safety concerns. A major incident has been declared by the local government after checks found the airport's fire engines failed to meet international safety standards, forcing it to halt operations. |
China woman leaves city job to live on uninhabited island
| | SHANGHAI, China, 9 February 2026 (SCMP) - A woman has quit her job as a senior manager for a large Beijing company to work on an uninhabited island in the East China Sea. Despite paying just 3,000 yuan (US$430) a month, the remote job has sparked an outpouring of envy online. Yue Li, who was born in the 1980s, posts online about her new job as a quality inspector at a fish feeding base on the uninhabited Dongzhai Island. |
Migrants from Africa brave deadly Canary Islands crossing
| | BONN, Germany, 9 February 2026 (DW) - The crossing between Western Africa and the Canary Islands is considered the most deadly sea migration route to the EU. People who attempt to cross face rough seas in overcrowded boats, and, in some cases, violence. |
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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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