Greece plans €6.4 million cleanup of dumpsites on six islands
| | ATHENS, Greece, 6 November 2026 (Tovima) - Greece’s Environment and Energy Ministry has announced a €6.4 million funding call to rehabilitate six inactive illegal dumpsites on the Greek islands of Mykonos, Tinos, Sifnos, Patmos, Paxos and Kalymnos, addressing a longhstanding environmental problem that continues to generate European Union court penalties. |
Why geohazards must be part of the Pacific’s resilience agenda
| | BANGKOK, Thailand, 6 November 2026 (IPS) - Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides remain a constant threat across the Pacific. While less frequent than climate-related hazards, their impacts are often sudden, severe and far-reaching. Geophysical hazards account for a significant share of disaster-related deaths and economic losses. ESCAP analysis indicates that approximately 73% of the population and 65% of economic assets in Pacific SIDS are exposed to seismic hazards, which are the second most costly and deadly disaster types in the Asia-Pacific region. |
Private island inspired a plan to suck carbon pollution from the air
| | LONDON, UK, 6 November 2026 (CNN) - A pristine atoll in the Pacific Ocean once owned by late acting legend Marlon Brando is the birthplace of a technology that could help solve a problem created far beyond its sandy shores. Alex Gagnon and fellow oceanographer Julian Sachs, co-founders of Seattle-based Banyu Carbon, were on Tetiaroa island, north of Tahiti, a decade ago researching the impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs, when they realized what they were doing could help tackle a global crisis. |
The presidential wiretapping scandal rocking Indonesia
| | JAKARTA, Indonesia, 6 November 2026 (BBC) - Authorities are investigating possible treason in Indonesia after a bombshell announcement this week that President Prabowo Subianto's phone conversations might have been spied on. |
Swiss Army knife of the Hawaiian Islands
| | CHICAGO, US, 5 November 2026 (Phys.org) - There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian Islands, but a little yellow bird called the 'akiapola'au has evolved an unusual beak to drill into branches to find food. A new study provides the most in-depth look yet at this bird's unique anatomy, including its "Swiss Army beak" that looks like two different birds' beaks Frankensteined together. |
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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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ARCTIC COUNCIL |
| | UArctic Congress 26-29 May 2026, Torshavn, Faroe Islands |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference 25-28 June, 2026, Tacloban City, Leyte Islands, Philippines |
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WORLD ISLANDS FAIR |
| | The world’s first international event themed around islands 5 Sept-4 Nov, 2026, Yeosu, 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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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 14th Anatomy of Islands symposium 15-17 Oct, 2026, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatia |
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SOCIETY OF ISLAND BIOLOGY |
| | 5th Island Biology conference 2-6 November, 2026, Atami City, Japan |
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IWRA |
| | 2nd Islands Water Congress 27-29 Jan, 2027, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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ISISA |
| | 21st Islands of the Word Conference 6-10 June, 2027, Willemstad, Curacao |
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TURNING THE TIDE |
| | 4th International Conference on Small Island States and Subnational Island Jurisdictions 11-15 October 2027, Oranjestad, Aruba |
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