Researchers gain new insights into ancient Pacific settlers diet
| | DUNEDIN, New Zealand, 10 March 2014 (SPX) - Researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago studying 3000-year-old skeletons from the oldest known cemetery in the Pacific Islands are casting new light on the diet and lives of the enigmatic Lapita people, the likely ancestors of Polynesians. |
Great Barrier Reef faces irreversible damage
| | LONDON, UK, 8 March 2014 (Guardian) - The Great Barrier Reef will suffer “irreversible” damage by 2030 unless radical action is taken to lower carbon emissions, a stark new report has warned. |
Hellenic Seaplanes bets on airborne island hopping as new trend
| | ATHENS, Greece, 7 March 2014 (Kathimerini) - Hellenic Seaplanes S.A., a new airline set to start flying tourists between Greek islands this summer, forecasts that sea-based commercial carriers could generate 1 billion euros in annual revenue as European travelers return to a country emerging from recession. |
First-ever 3D image of Galapagos volcano
| | ROCHESTER, US, 6 March 2014 (SPX) - The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the most active volcanoes in the world, with more than 50 eruptions in the last 200 years. |
Cyprus one year on: Injured island
| | NICOSIA, Cyprus, 6 March 2014 (Economist) - Barely five years after it adopted the euro, Cyprus notched up a more unwelcome date in the history books. In March 2013 it became the fifth country in the single-currency area to be rescued. |
Vava'u biodiversity survey reveals new discoveries
| | APIA, Samoa, 6 March 2014 (SPREP) - Encouraging new species discoveries and confirmation of old records were made during a two-week Rapid Biodiversity Survey (BIORAP) of Vava'u in Tonga, painting a comprehensive and positive picture of the current status of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in the island group. |
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3R INTERNATIONAL |
 | | Material cycles and waste management conference 10-12 March 2014, Kyoto, Japan
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AAPS |
| | Oceanscapes: cooperation across the Pacific conference 22-26 April, 2014, Sydney, Australia
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SICRI |
| | 10th International Small Islands Conference 4-8 June, 2014, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
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UPEI |
| | RETI annual meeting 4-9 July, 2014, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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ISLAND BIOLOGY |
| | International conference on Island Evolution, Ecology & Conservation 7-11 July, 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii
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SIDS |
| | 3rd International Conference on SIDS 28 Aug-4 Sept, 2014, Apia, Samoa
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ISISA |
| | Islands of the World XIII conference 22-27 Sept, 2014, Penghu Islands, Taiwan
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | Island cities and urban archipelagos conference 21-25 Oct, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark
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IUCN |
| | World Parks Congress, 12-19 Nov, 2014, Sydney, Australia
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UNIV OF MALTA |
| | Global Environmental Change & Small Islands symposium 1-5 Dec, 2014, Valletta, Malta
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