Commonwealth Nature Initiative launched in Antigua and Barbuda
| | SUVA, Fiji, 3 November 2026 (PINA) - The Commonwealth Nature Initiative (CNI) was launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda aboard the Fortescue Green Pioneer, bringing together governments, philanthropic leaders and conservation organisations behind a landmark US$202.2 million pledge to accelerate progress towards protecting at least 30 percent of the world’s land and oceans by 2030, the 30×30 target. |
Uncertainty surrounds controversial resort in Zanzibar forest reserve
| | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 3 November 2026 (Mongabay) - Work that began earlier this year on a luxury resort inside Zanzibar’s Ngezi-Vumawimbi Forest Reserve on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, appears to have come to a halt. Details of the project remain opaque, but construction of a wall near the reserve’s boundary and land used by nearby communities sparked public outcry earlier in 2026 and no further work has taken place since the wall was completed |
New Hawaii island program promotes reusable food containers
| | HILO, Hawaii, 3 November 2026 (SA) - Hilo residents may have noticed large metal trash can-like bins being installed around town in recent weeks. But these bins are not meant for garbage. They are part of Ho‘i, a new returnable takeout dishware program launching this month - the first of its kind in the nation. Through the program, participating businesses will offer stainless steel takeout containers in place of disposable ones. Customers can return the dishes to any of the collection bins, where they will be picked up, cleaned, sanitized and returned to restaurants to be reused. |
Peruvian petrels have made a remarkable comeback on Choros Island
| | BRISTOL, UK, 3 November 2026 (DW) - According to a new study the population of Peruvian diving petrels on Choros Island, an important breeding ground, rocketed up from approximately 12,000 breeding pairs in 2013 to nearly 90,000 breeding pairs in 2024. This remarkable increase was achieved through conservation work, including the removal of invasive rabbits from the island and restoring critical nesting habitat, with the petrels’ nesting area expanding from 3.2 hectares in 2010 to more than 10 hectares in 2024. |
How a New Brunswick island is caught in the middle of trade war
| | MONTREAL, Canada, 3 November 2026 (GN) - For most Canadians, avoiding the United States amid a bitter trade war might mean skipping a cross-border shopping trip or choosing a vacation closer to home. But for the roughly 900 people who live on Campobello Island, N.B., it’s not that simple. The Canadian island sits just off Lubec, Maine, and is cut off by road from the rest of Canada. Its only bridge leads to the United States, making crossing the border a part of everyday life. |
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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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TURNING THE TIDE |
| | 4th International Conference on Small Island States and Subnational Island Jurisdictions 11-15 October 2027, Oranjestad, Aruba |
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