Animals evicted as islands step on world stage
| | TOKYO, Japan, 9 March 2010 (Asahi) - Amid moves to obtain UNESCO World Natural Heritage status for the Ogasawara islands, scientists are fighting to rid the isolated chain of feral animals that are killing native flora and fauna. |
Kamaran: Yemen's neglected island
| | SANA'A, Yemen, 8 March 2010 (Yemen Post) - Kamaran Island on the Red Sea, Yemen’s second largest, no longer enjoys its strategic position despite its long standing heritage. |
55 Pacific birds get protection
| | HONOLULU, Hawaii, 7 March 2010 (Star Bulletin) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said yesterday it is adding 55 Pacific Island birds to a list of species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the first changes to the list since 1985. |
South Georgia to poison millions of rats
| | LONDON, UK, 7 March 2010 (Times) - The British island territory of South Georgia in the south Atlantic is to embark on the biggest ever cull of rats in a bid to save its population of endangered birds. |
Chagossians fight for a home in paradise
| | LONDON, UK, 6 March 2010 (Times) - If ever there was an oceanic treasure worthy of conservation, the Chagos archipelago, with its crystal-clear waters and jewelled reefs, is it. |
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GLISPA |
 | | Helping Islands Adapt workshop 12-16 April, 2010, Auckland, New Zealand
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WIT |
 | | Island Sustainability international conference 19-21 April, 2010, Brac Island, Croatia
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UNESCO |
 | | Global Oceans conference 3-7 May, 2010, Paris, France
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WORLD OCEAN NETWORK |
 | | 4th International meeting 9-12 May, 2010, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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UPEI IIS |
 | | Time and a Place workshop 13-18 June, 2010, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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SICRI |
 | | 6th ISIC conference 23-26 June, 2010, Guernsey, Channel Islands
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SAIL BANDA |
 | | International Small Islands conference 4-5 August, 2010, Ambon, Indonesia
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ISISA |
 | | Islands of the World XI conference 23-26 August, 2010, Bornholm, Denmark
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IGU |
 | | Islands Commission conference 27-30 August, 2010, Hven, Sweden
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CBD |
 | | COP 10 18-29 Oct, 2010, Nagoya, Japan
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
 | | Taking Malta out of the Box conference 11-15 May, 2011, Malta
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