Pacific Women in Circular Economy Network
| | SUVA, Fiji, 8 March 2026 (SPREP) - Despite women playing a critical role in household and community-level waste management across the Pacific, they remain drastically underrepresented in the formal waste management workforce and in leadership positions. Marking the first concrete step towards addressing this gap was the Pacific Women in Circular Economy (PacWiCE) Network Introductory Workshop hosted in Fiji. |
Iceland's bathing culture has been nominated by Unesco - here's why
| | WASHINGTON, US, 8 March 2026 (Nat.Geog) - Fed by volcanic heat, Iceland’s geothermal waters have long been used to restore body and mind. From iron-rich mountain baths to silica-filled lagoons, soaking here reveals a culture shaped by elemental forces, where immersion eases muscles, strengthens skin and offers profound mental calm. |
Animals that live in isolated islands have a peculiar trait
| | MUMBAI, India, 8 March 2026 (ET) - Islands often exhibit unique evolutionary patterns, with species adapting to limited resources and predator absence. Large animals may shrink (insular dwarfism), while small ones can grow larger (island gigantism). These size changes, influenced by island size and isolation, demonstrate how geography shapes species evolution. |
Unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands
| | LONDON, UK, 8 March 2026 (BBC) - The waters off the glittering coastlines of Britain's Caribbean territories have long been a mystery. But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures. |
A culinary revolution is underway in the Cayman Islands
| | WASHINGTON, US, 7 March 2026 (Nat.Geog) - While more than 90% of food is imported in the Cayman Islands, farmers and chefs are beginning to reclaim the soil. From bustling markets to backyard farms, a fragile but flourishing food movement is reshaping what it means to eat locally. |
Tristan da Cunha: The world's most isolated inhabited islands
| | BRISTOL, UK, 7 March 2026 (BBC Wildlife) - The citizens of Tristan da Cunha have banned fishing and mining in their waters, creating the largest no- take zone in the Atlantic and the fourth largest worldwide. The volcanic archipelago, a UK dependent territory 2,400km west of Cape Town, with a population of fewer than 300, has designated nearly 700,000km² of sovereign waters (about three times the land area of the UK) a Marine Protected Area. |
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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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