Data centre could 'transform Alderney's economy'
| | ALDERNEY, Channel Islands, 27 April 2026 (BBC) - A data centre could be "economically transformational" for Alderney, a study has found. The States of Alderney asked an independent company to carry out the research to see whether a centre could, in principle, be built and operate on the island. |
China is remaking the South China Sea with a return to island-building
| | SYDNEY, Australia, 27 April 2026 (Interpreter) - After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea. Satellite images of Antelope Reef show a once-submerged feature rapidly transformed into what could become one of Beijing’s largest outposts in the region. It signals a renewed willingness to reshape maritime geography as a means of consolidating control. |
How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
| | LONDON, UK, 27 April 2026 (BBC) - The vast Pacific Ocean and the islands dotted within it produce more than half of the world's tuna. Among the islands are 33 scattered across the centre that encompass the country of Kiribati. Here more than 70% of government revenues come from selling tuna fishing licenses to foreign fleets - the highest proportion of any nation. |
A new discovery at Easter Island could rewrite history as we know it
| | NEW YORK, US, 26 April 2026 (PM) - For decades, archaeologists have debated whether the writing system of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), known as Rongorongo, was invented independently or influenced by Europeans. A study that uses radiocarbon dating to assess the age of four Rongorongo tablets shows that one of the tablets predates the arrival of Europeans in the 1720s. However, the date only reflects when the wood was felled, and sample size of one isn’t large enough to be certain. |
Great Blue Wall National Steering Committee convenes in the Comoros
| | GLAND, Switzerland, 25 April 2026 (IUCN) - The Great Blue Wall is an African born initiative and global south led movement working to conserve and restore marine and coastal ecosystems through nature-based solution approaches while supporting sustainable and climate resilience across the Western Indian Ocean and beyond. The initiative aims to strengthen interconnected marine and coastal areas and unlock the potential of a regenerative blue economy. |
Nesting native seabirds thrive after invasive rats are eradicated
| | LIHUE, Hawaii., 25 April 2026 (TGI) - After a years-long multi-agency effort to eradicate invasive rats on Wake Atoll, ecosystems are already showing signs of bouncing back. Island Conservation announced this week that 16 species of nesting native birds are reappearing and increasing in numbers as rats no longer raid their nests to eat their eggs and hatchlings. |
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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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