Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland
| | LONDON, UK, 4 January 2026 (BBC) - Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom". Her remarks come after Katie Miller - the wife of one of Trump's aides, Stephen Miller - tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag alongside the word "SOON". |
Why Scotland's islanders want tunnels instead of ferries
| | LONDON, UK, 2 January 2026 (Guardian) - For Alec Priest, an instrument technician at Sullom Voe oil terminal on Shetland, the case for digging tunnels under the narrow stretches of ocean that separate his home from work is clear-cut. As things stand, two ageing ferries crossing tidal sounds notorious for their powerful currents break up his commute. For a casual tourist, that adds to the mystique. For time-pressed islanders, care workers and businesses, it adds delays, stress and costs. |
Tourists see another side of Papua New Guinea's most troubled region
| | LONDON, UK, 2 January 2026 (Guardian) - In the lush hills of Papua New Guinea’s highlands, Ambua Lodge sits in picturesque but troubled surrounds. From this region – one of the country’s poorest and most dangerous – the hotel is attempting to carve another path for Hela province, which has long been beset by tribal fighting. Despite a history of conflict in the area, the hotel has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world, and the country’s leaders want to attract even more tourists to this hard-to-access location. |
EIB commits €490M to Greek link
| | SCHIEDAM, The Netherlands, 2 January 2026 (OE) - The European Investment Bank has approved a €490 million financing for an interconnection project that will end the electrical isolation of Greek islands located in the Northeast Aegean Sea. |
The uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise
| | OKUNOSHIMA ISLAND, Japan, 2 January 2026 (Guardian) - The bunny-ear designs on the window aside, there is little to indicate that the ferry has arrived on an island teeming with rabbits. Then, moments after the passengers disembark, there is activity in the undergrowth. A single rabbit scampers out, wholly untroubled by its two-legged visitors. And then another. |
Undersea internet cables to finally connect remote Catalina island
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US,1 January 2026 (SFGATE) - A new undersea cable is bringing one of California’s most remote communities further into the modern age. The high-tech underwater line, originating from Orange County, is set to bring fast, reliable internet to the island city of Avalon on Catalina Island, thanks to a multimillion-dollar state grant from the California Public Utilities Commission. |
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SIDS |
 | | 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States 27-30 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda |
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NAF |
| | North Atlantic Forum bi-annual international conference 17-21 June, 2024, Connemara, Ireland, |
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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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ISISA |
| | 20th Islands of the World Conference 7-11 July 2026, Shinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
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