Island forest restoration needs both native plants and fungi
| | LUND, Sweden, 1 May 2026 (Earth.com) - Palmyra Atoll looks like the kind of place that should be safe simply because it is so remote. Sitting halfway between Hawai'i and American Samoa, it is one of the healthiest atolls left on Earth – so fragile that visiting researchers freeze their clothes at night to avoid bringing in invasive species. But even this isolated ecosystem is not untouched. Conservationists have spent years removing invasive coconut palms to help native trees return, especially Pisonia grandis, a species central to the atoll’s health. Now, new research suggests that may not be enough. For Pisonia to fully recover, it may also depend on something hidden underground: fungi. |
The Caribbean island that calls Colombia a coloniser
| | SAN ANDRES, Colombia, 30 April 2026 (Economist) - The island of San Andrés is one of Colombia’s most popular tourist destinations, a distant 750km north of the mainland. In 2025 more than a million people, mostly Colombians, arrived to swim in the “sea of seven colours” and feast on seafood. Few are aware of the island’s mounting problems, or the discontent of its residents. A growing band of islanders even want independence from Colombia. |
Pacific Islands build lifesaving weather ready forecasting platform
| | NADI, Fiji, 30 April 2026 (SPREP) - Twelve Pacific Island nations are gathering in Nadi, Fiji this week to shape the future of weather forecasting across the region, a step that could mean the difference between life and death for vulnerable Pacific communities facing the growing threats of tropical cyclones, storm surges, flooding, and other extreme weather events. |
14 new projects expand lemur conservation to new sites
| | GLAND, Switzerland, 30 April 2026 (IUCN) - Fourteen priority landscapes across Madagascar are set to benefit from a new wave of conservation action, combining forest restoration, species protection and livelihood support for communities living alongside the world’s most threatened primates. |
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
| | DENPASAR, Bali, 30 April 2026 (AFP) - Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda's sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can't mask the stench of accumulating trash bespoiling parts of the resort island famed for its natural beauty. Bali's largest landfill was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April, as the government moves to enforce a longstanding ban on open tips. But with no immediate alternatives provided, trash is piling up in the streets and attracting rats, or being set alight by frustrated residents, causing acrid smoke that has prompted health concerns. |
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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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GSIS |
| | Global Sustainable Islands Summit 20-22 April, 2026, Gran Canaria, Spain |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference 25-28 June, 2026, Tacloban City, Leyte Islands, Philippines |
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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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SPREP |
| | 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, 7–11 September 2026, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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