Rising seas will inundate coral reefs that protect vulnerable coasts
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US, 14 June 2018 (Oceans Deeply) - Researchers studied more than 200 tropical reefs and found that few will grow fast enough to keep pace with higher water levels due to climate change. This means the reefs won’t be able to break destructive waves that can wreak havoc on coastal communities. |
The master architect behind Japan's remote art island
| | NAOSHIMA, Japan, 13 June 2018 (CNN) - Japan's famous 'art island', located in the country's southern Seto Inland Sea, is home to several museums designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Tadao Ando, a Japanese architect known for his command of concrete, light and shadow. |
Sustainable tourism key to Malaysian marine park's ambitious plans
| | BALAMBANGAN, Malaysia, 12 June 2018 (SCMP) - We are being shown the sights of Balambangan, one of a small cluster of islands off the northern coast of Sabah, that lie in the Tun Mustapha Marine Park, which, at 900,000 hectares, is Malaysia’s largest such conservation area. |
Is Taiwan becoming just another US colony under Trump?
| | HONG KONG, 11 June 2018 (SCMP) - Overshadowed by news of the on-again, off-again June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is the scheduled opening on the same day of the US$240 million headquarters of the American Institute in Taiwan, a de facto US embassy. |
India eyes coal reserves in Indonesian Papua
| | SAN FRANCISCO, US, 11 June 2018 (Mongabay) - As it seeks to diversify its sources of fuel, India is looking to get in on the ground floor of coal mining in previously unexploited deposits in Indonesian Papua. |
President Faure shocks G7 meeting with photos of ocean trash
| | VICTORIA, Seychelles, 11 June 2018 (SNA) - The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, shocked the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations with photographs of the damage being done to the island nation’s Aldabra atoll by plastic pollution and other types of litter coming from the rest of the world. |
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GOVERN ILLES BALEARS |
 | Smart Island World Congress 23-24 April, 2018, Calvia, Mallorca
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PUAS |
| Clean Energy in European Islands conference 23-24 April, 2018, Athens, Greece
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ISLAND INSTITUTE |
| Island Energy Conference 3-5 May, 2018, South Portland, USA
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GREENING THE ISLANDS |
| 5th International Conference 17-18 May 2018 Minorca, Spain
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CARIBBEAN STUDIES ASSOC |
| CSA 43rd annual conference 4-8 June, 2018, Havana, Cuba
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ISISA |
| Islands of the World XVI conference 10-14 June, 2018, Leeuwarden - Terschelling, The Netherlands
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SICRI |
| 14th conference on New Directions in Island Studies 16-18 June, 2018, Tatihou Island, France
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SCB OCEANIA |
| 5th Congress Conservation in a Changing World 2-6 July, 2018, Wellington, New Zealand
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OTIE |
| 10th International Conference on Islands Tourism 7-8 Sept, 2018, Palermo, Italy
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| Island Cities & Urban Archipelagos conference 26-29 Sept, 2018, Zhoushan, China
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| Economics & Development in Microstates, Islands & Arctic conference 30 Nov-3 Dec, 2018, Nuuk, Greenland
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ISLAND ARKS |
| 6th symposium 11-15 Feb, 2019, Rottnest Island, Australia
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