European island finally set to reopen to tourists
| | LONDON, UK, 8 May 2026 (Independent) - An island in Montenegro will reopen to tourists this summer after a five-year dispute over beach access. Sveti Stefan, an island on the Budva Riviera, is set to welcome back guests from July following a settlement between the Montenegro government and island leaseholders. The popular island was forced to close in 2021 amid a decade-long legal battle over beach access for locals. |
Health fears in Cuba as US oil blockade halts rubbish collection
| | HAVANA, Cuba, 7 May 2026 (Guardian) - As the US oil blockade on Cuba enters its fourth month, choking off most of the island's fuel supplies, growing mounds of waste lie on street corners across Havana. Amid fuel scarcity, authorities have opted to ration petrol by reducing waste collection, leaving less than half of Havana's rubbish trucks operational. |
Falklands calcified kelp license to improve soil for cattle forage
| | MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 7 May 2026 (MercoPress) - Falklands Landholdings has submitted a proposal to the Planning Office Secretariat to extract approximately 600 tons of dead calcified seaweed from Ruggles Bay, Lafonia. Extraction is to take place over 10 years, as three extractions of 200 tons. The extracted material will be transported to FLH farms, North Arm, Walker Creek and Goose Green. Calcified seaweed will be used as a soil conditioner to neutralize soil acidity. This will directly contribute to improved forage quality for red meat (beef) production, enhancing local food security on the Falkland Islands”. |
Former island military estate on sale for £2.95m
| | ALDERNEY, Channel Islands, 7 May 2026 (BBC) - A huge estate, part of which was built in 1850 to store and supply armaments to British military fortifications in the Channel Islands, is up for sale with a £2.95m price tag., while initial planning consent allows for 38 dwellings to "increase the supply of housing" in Alderney. |
Solomon Islands PM ousted after losing confidence vote
| | SYDNEY, Australia, 7 May 2026 (Reuters) - Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power on Thursday after losing a confidence vote in the country's parliament. His departure stems from a dozen government ministers defecting to the opposition in March. He then refused to recall parliament, avoiding a confidence vote, but was later ordered to do so by two courts. |
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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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GSIS |
| | Global Sustainable Islands Summit 20-22 April, 2026, Gran Canaria, Spain |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference 25-28 June, 2026, Tacloban City, Leyte Islands, Philippines |
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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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SPREP |
| | 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, 7–11 September 2026, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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