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. |
Nature draws more tourists to Canary Islands than previously thought
| | HELSINKI, Finland, 6 May 2026 (Phys.org) - The Canary Islands are best known for their sandy beaches and vibrant nightlife. Yet while the islands' remarkable natural diversity is often overlooked, it remains a significant draw for tourists, as a social media analysis by digital geography researchers reveals. |
CNMI and Guam governors push for deep-sea mining moratorium
| | SAIPAN, CNMI, 6 May 2026 (RNZ) - The two governors are requesting that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee take the following actions: 1) Support an immediate moratorium on all federal actions advancing deep-sea mineral leasing in the Mariana region until robust scientific, environmental, and security analyses are completed. 2) Direct the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to redesign their engagement processes to ensure meaningful, early, and sustained participation by territorial governments, Indigenous communities, and local stakeholders. |
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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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