Translocating corals around Great Nicobar Island will kill them
| | NEW DELHI, India, 21 June 2026 (The Wire) - Environmental mitigation – the process of taking actions to avoid, decrease or compensate for the impacts of human activity – is often considered a magic pill that can fix damages caused to an ecosystem. This magic pill has been put to use most recently in India’s Great Nicobar island. The government, which has proposed multiple infrastructure projects on the island, has said that coral colonies and giant clams that will be affected due to the work on the proposed international transhipment port will be translocated to four newly identified sites along the island’s west coast as a mitigation measure. This proposed translocation of corals reveals itself to be a dangerous illusion. |
Curacao keeper Eloy Room makes 15 saves
| | KANSAS CITY, US, 21 June 2026 (AP) - Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves against a relentless Ecuador attack, allowing The Blue Wave to earn a 0-0 draw against the heavily favored La Tri on Saturday night and earn the tiny island nation its first-ever World Cup point. |
Visiting the Faroe Islands? Try its viral secret driving itineraries
| | NEW YORK, US, 20 June 2026 (Forbes) - Last summer, the Faroe Islands launched a pilot program of self-navigating ‘secret’ car adventures for visitors. Tapping into ‘surrender-seeking’ travel, Auto Odyssey encouraged drivers to trade meticulous planning for unexpected discovery–and it went viral. The experience has garnered over 3 billion media impressions and sparked strong demand, with 37,000 travelers having used the platform to-date. Now, Visit Faroe Islands has announced an expansion of its Auto Odyssey: Self-Navigating Car Adventures, with 15 new routes across the north Atlantic archipelago, bringing the total to 45 itineraries. |
Developing the World Heritage Strategy for SIDS
| | PARIS, France, 19 June 2026 (UNESCO) - Recognizing the urgent challenges posed by climate change and the need to advance sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the World Heritage Centre is leading the development of a dedicated World Heritage Strategy and prioritization framework for SIDS within the framework of the World Heritage Convention. |
Plastic pollution blights Indonesia's Anambas Islands
| | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 19 June 2026 (SCMP) - Ghost nets and plastic pollution plague Indonesia's Anambas Islands, harming marine life and exposing the gap between regional pledges and enforcement. This environmental crisis is further worsened by rapidly surging growth-driven consumption, campaigners say. |
How shrimp farms are destroying Ecuador's mangroves
| | LONDON, UK, 19 June 2026 (Guardian) - At low tide, Johana Carolina Cruz Potes steps into the mudflats around Isla Costa Rica, in Ecuador's Jambelí Archipelago. Holding a bucket and a short metal hook, she probes the tangled roots of a mangrove patch, searching for concha negra, black-shelled cockles, buried beneath the sludge. But earning a living from shellfish gathering – often the only income for families here – has become harder as grounds shrink and catches decline. For Cruz Potes there is little doubt where the blame lies. Pointing towards a large tank, she says: “When the shrimp farms arrived, they cleared all the trees to build those ponds. But the conchas live in the roots. When the trees go, they go too.” |
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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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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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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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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 14th Anatomy of Islands symposium 15-17 Oct, 2026, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatia |
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IWRA |
| | 2nd Islands Water Congress 9-11 Dec, 2026, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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