Lombok fishers find food security tied to mangrove reforestation
| | EAST LOMBOK, Indonesia, 11 June 2026 (Mongabay) - On the east coast of Indonesia’s Lombok Island, local people who rely on the local crab fishery have initiated their own mangrove planting program in a bid to resuscitate failing crab habitats. The system is known as a silvofishery, which integrates mangrove forests with aquaculture cultivation to raise productivity. Instead of catching immature crabs from the coastline for quick sale, some local fishers have started to raise the crabs to adulthood alongside newly planted mangroves, garnering a higher price while overseeing a more sustainable population. |
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans
| | LONDON, UK, 11 June 2026 (BBC) - Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study. Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were killed as a result of the extreme weather event last November. Those are conservative figures, and do not take into account rain-induced canopy damage or reduced food availability. |
Safeguarding Sri Lanka’s natural heritage
| | GLAND, Switzerland, 10 June 2026 (IUCN) - With support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), IUCN is working with the Government of Sri Lanka to strengthen the conservation of one of the island’s most important natural landscapes: the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Through science-based tools, inclusive partnerships and leveraging the IUCN Green List Standard to improve protected area management effectiveness, this collaboration is helping to safeguard biodiversity while improving livelihoods for the communities who depend on these ecosystems. |
European Commission presents first-ever EU strategy for islands
| | BRUSSELS, Belgium, 10 June 2026 (EC) - Today, the European Commission adopted two dedicated strategies, one for EU islands and one for EU coastal communities. The two initiatives introduce a targeted approach, dedicated to the specific needs and unique challenges of: 17 million people living on more than 4,000 islands across 16 EU Member States and 95 million people living along the 70,000 km of EU coastlines and in coastal areas across 22 EU Member States. |
Bycatch has 'shocking' toll on British marine life
| | LONDON, UK, 10 June 2026 (Guardian) - Thousands of Britain’s most charismatic and protected marine wildlife, including whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals and seabirds are being killed as “collateral damage” by fishing vessels every year, according to the first-ever analysis of bycatch data. |
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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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