Sweden's new island-hopping trail
| | LONDON, UK, 12 October 2024 (Guardian) - I’m hiking, solo, two hours south of the Swedish capital, along the Stockholm Archipelago Trail, a 167-mile path that has been gradually opening, section by section, this summer before its official launch later this month. |
The salty, sun-dried shrimp paste that tastes like home
| | VICTORIA, Canada, 10 October 2024 (Hakai) - Acetes shrimp, known locally as bhusi jhinga, aggregate in nearshore waters along India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands from early September to the end of December each year. Atto and Taka are one of over 40 families from the Karen ethnic minority group that spend the four-month period living at temporary camps to harvest shrimp and prepare ngapi, a popular condiment in their native Burmese cuisine. |
Tensions flare as Indonesian islanders resist China solar development
| | BATAM, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (Mongabay) - A violent confrontation between local villagers and officers of a land developer on the island of Rempang resulted in injuries and a police complaint. At issue is the 7,000-hectare Rempang Eco-City development on a small island that requires the eviction of thousands of local people. The project comprises a vast glass factory operated by a Chinese firm that will also build solar panels. |
Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging
| | JAKARTA, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (Mongabay) - Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for export, warning the activity may exacerbate the impacts of rising sea levels and marine ecological degradation. |
Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests and orangutans
| | JAKARTA, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (AFP) - Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans. Bioenergy, which uses organic material like trees to produce power, is considered renewable by the International Energy Agency as carbon released by burning biomass can theoretically be absorbed by planting more trees. |
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OUR OCEAN |
 | | 9th Our Ocean Conference 15-17 April 2024, Athens, Greece |
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION |
| | Clean energy for EU island forum 14-15 May 2024, Pantelleria, Italy |
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SPREP |
| | Fourth Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference, 20-24 May 2024, Apia, Samoa |
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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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ISISA |
| | 19th Islands of the World Conference 25-29 June, 2024, Lombok Island, Indonesia |
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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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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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