Welcome to Global Islands Network           News Headlines How Bardsey is providing a home for a rare UK bird CARDIFF, Wales, 13 May 2008 (Western Mail) - One of the most remote islands of Wales is being farmed in an eco-sensitive way to enable the rare chough to survive. Australia spends millions to rescue reef CANBERRA, Australia, 13 May 2008 (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$3.8 billion to fight climate change, including A$200 million to rescue the Great Barrier Reef, as part of a four year plan outlined in the government's budget today. St Lucia joins regional efforts to protect Caribbean Sea CASTRIES, St Lucia, 13 May 2008 (Caribbean Net News) - St Lucia has stepped up its efforts to reduce pollution of the Caribbean Sea by signing a regional environmental agreement that will see it putting in more stringent pollution reduction and prevention controls. First account from Haing Gyi island: A 'graveyard' after cyclone NEW DELHI, India, 12 May 2008 (Mizzima) - Haing Gyi island, the first place in Burma struck by Cyclone Nargis, was described as a ghost town by those who visited immediately after the storm. Pacific states may miss out on extra ocean space SYDNEY, Australia, 12 May 2008 (ABC) - A group of seven Pacific nations with credible claims for an extension of their exclusive economic zones, my miss a May 2009 deadline for applications to the UN. Law lords hold key to islanders' dream of return to paradise PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, 12 May 2008 (Guardian) - Theoseph Lamb can recall clearly what life was like in Diego Garcia when he was a boy. It is a portrait of a paradise lost. Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens' LONDON, UK, 12 May 2008 (BBC) - US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo tankers. How the world's oceans are running out of fish LONDON, UK, 11 May 2008 (Observer) - It is early morning in Barcelona's La Boqueria market and the fish stallholders are setting out their wares. AICIS 2nd Annual Conference on Islands of Competence - Branding Identities in a Globalized World 10-11 June, 2008, Mariehamn, The Aland Islands SICRI Call for papers 4th International  Conference on Small Island Cultures 17-20 June, 2008, SW Finnish archipelago ISRS 11th International Coral Reef Symposium 7-11 July, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, USA EU ISLANDS IUCN international conference 7-11 July, 2008, Reunion INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL UNION IGU Commission on Islands conference 12-15 Aug, 2008, Tunis ISLAND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT UPEI conference 30 Sept-3 Oct, 2008, Charlottetown, Canada IUCN World Conservation Congress 5-14 Oct, 2008, Barcelona, Spain HYDROGEN ON ISLANDS International conference 22-25 Oct, 2008, Brac, Croatia MarBEF World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 11-15 Nov, 2008, Valencia, Spain UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN Taking Shetland Out of the Box conference 7-10 May, 2009, Lerwick, Shetland ISLAND INFORMATION & MAPS Island Directory, Islands of the World, Island Jurisdictions Index, Island Information, Oceandots Island Atlas