Falkland Islands are British and self-determination lies with Islanders
| | MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 6 August 2026 (MercoPress) - At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, some years before the Argentinian Republic even existed. On January 3, 1833, an Argentinian military garrison that had been sent to the Falkland Islands three months earlier to impose Argentinian sovereignty was expelled by British forces. No civilian Argentinian population was expelled. |
Europe's stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta
| | LIVERPOOL, UK, 5 August 2026 (Conversation) - The ability to cross oceans has long been a marker of human endeavour, but when did the seas change from being barriers to movement into the maritime highways we know today? For many years the answer was thought to lie in the Neolithic period – the time when humans made the profound transition from hunting and gethering to practising agriculture and living in settled societies. Our team’s discovery of the presence of European hunter-gatherers on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta has overturned this view. It showed that people reached Malta from their starting point in Europe (presumably Sicily) at least 8,500 years ago. In a new study, we show that these populations were engaging in repeated long-distance sea journeys of at least 100km, well before the advent of farming. |
Dodos probably weren't as stupid as historians made them out to be
| | ADELAIDE, Australia, 5 August 2026 (Conversation) - The dodo has been extinct for more than 300 years, wiped out within decades of humans arriving on its home island of Mauritius. This famous flightless bird has become a symbol of extinction. Its demise is often portrayed as almost inevitable: a supposedly foolish creature that naïvely approached the sailors who killed it. |
How 'The Odyssey' is transforming Sicily's Favignana Island
| | LONDON, UK, 5 August 2026 (Forbes) - Favignana has long been a favorite among Italian tourists, drawn by its pristine waters, scenic cycling paths and laid back Mediterranean charm. Now, the small island, off the western coast of Sicily, is set for a much wider spotlight. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” filmed partly here and portraying it as the legendary island of Ithaca, has been introducing Favignana to international travelers |
Millions of dollars pledged to eradicate cats from Kangaroo Island
| | NEW YORK, US, 5 August 2026 (FW) - On Australia's Kangroo Island, uninvited feral cats have posed a major threat to rare, native species, and a coalition of forces has pledged millions of dollars to eradicate them from the island completely. The eradication effort combines cutting-edge technology with community participation, using a remotely monitored landscape-scale trap network, AI-powered 4G cameras that provide near real-time cat locations, specially trained detection dogs, thermal drones and a "Call in a Cat" reporting program. |
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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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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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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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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 9-11 Dec, 2026, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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