IUCN in Sri Lanka announces CORALL Conservation Trust Fund
| | COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 4 December 2025 (IUCN) - Sri Lanka’s coral reefs are among the country’s most vibrant lifelines supporting fisheries, tourism, culture, and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal families. Yet, these ecosystems continue to face climate stress, pollution, and unsustainable resource use, while funding for long-term conservation remains limited and fragmented. The CCTF is part of the Sri Lanka Coral Reef Initiative (SLCRI), supported by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), and is positioned as a lasting solution to bridge financing gaps and ensure conservation efforts continue beyond project cycles. |
In wake of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka faces continuing disaster risks
| | KOLONNAWA, Sri Lanka, 4 December 2025 (Mongabay) - The devastating Cyclone Ditwah has left a trail of destruction over 25 districts in Sri Lanka and killed 474 people; among the hardest-hit are those inhabiting low-lying coastal areas and the tea growing Central Highlands. Increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events among littoral populations is exacerbated by high population density, experts say. More than one-third of the Sri Lankan population, or more than 4.5 million people, live along the coastline and population density is projected to reach 134 people per square kilometer by 2050. |
Filipinos wade through floodwaters due to sinking land
| | LOS BANOS, Philippines, 4 December 2025 (Mongabay) - Flooded homes and submerged roads are now reshaping life in coastal and island communities in the Philippines, showing how a combination of hazards are influencing the way communities adapt and struggle to cope with climate change. |
Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands' Grindadráp
| | LONDON, UK, 4 December 2025 (Oceanographic) - In a landmark development, campaigners have welcomed the first animal-abuse charges ever filed against dolphin hunters in the Faroe Islands – an archipelago situated roughly 200 miles north of Scotland and long at the centre of global controversy over a traditional practice known as the grind. |
Kuril Islands become a Sino-Russian fortress against Japan
| | VADUZ, Liechtenstein, 4 December 2025 (GIS) - The Kuril Islands are strategically positioned at the gateway to Russia’s Pacific Fleet basing areas. This is particularly true for the Kamchatka Peninsula, where the Russian Empire first established its naval presence in the Pacific. Even more crucial is the access to the fleet headquarters in Vladivostok, located on the western shore of the Sea of Japan. |
How an invasion of lupins caused a biodiverisy crisis in Iceland
| | LONDON, UK, 4 December 2025 (Guardian) - It was only when huge areas of Iceland started turning purple that authorities realised they had made a mistake. By then, it was too late. The Nootka lupin, native to Alaska, had coated the sides of fjords, sent tendrils across mountain tops and covered lava fields, grasslands and protected areas. |
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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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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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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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ISISA |
| | 20th Islands of the World Conference 7-11 July 2026, Shinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
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