Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
| | KINGSTON, Jamaica, 17 May 2013 (AP) - In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020. |
Brownsea Island's half century haven marked
| | LONDON, UK, 17 May 2013 (BBC) - A Dorset island once off limits to the public and left to decay is celebrating 50 years as a nature conservation area which has become a haven for red squirrels. |
Puerto Rico seeks to revive coffee industry
| | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 16 May 2013 (AP) - Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island’s history, leaving farmers and government officials worried about how to revive a once burgeoning industry amid a deep economic crisis. |
Dengue outbreak highlights poor waste management
| | HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 15 May 2013 (IPS) - City and health authorities in the Solomon Islands are calling for effective and consistent urban waste management as they battle to control a serious outbreak of dengue fever, the world’s fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, which was identified in the country in February. |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
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NORTH ATLANTIC FORUM |
| | Rural tourism conference 13-15 June, 2013, Holar, Iceland
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USP |
| | 12th Pacific Science Association Inter-Congress 8-12 July, 2013, Suva, Fiji
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SICRI |
| | 9th International Small Island Cultures conference 10-13 July, 2013, Tual, Kei Islands, Eastern Indonesia
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HAWAII |
| | 21st Annual Hawaii Conservation conference 16-18 July, 2013, Honolulu
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APCE SUMMIT & EXPO |
| | Islands & Isolated Communities Congress 9-11 Sept, 2013, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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IGU ISLANDS COMMISSION |
| | Island Development conference 1-4 Oct, 2013, Penghu Archipelago, Taiwan
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SPREP |
| | 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation & Protected Areas, 2-16 Dec 2013, Suva, Fiji
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ISISA |
| | Islands of the World XIII conference 27-30 May, 2014, Jersey
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SIDS |
| | 3rd International Conference on SIDS 2014, Apia, Samoa
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