US hits Cuba with new sanctions as island's crises multiply
| | HAVANA, Cuba, 4 September 2026 (ABC) - The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raúl Castro, and Cuba’s Oil Industry Supply Import Company, known as Abapet. The company is responsible for importing special equipment and spare parts needed to sustain Cuba’s crumbling power grid. |
Judge rules 2,000 Catalina Island deer can be killed
| | LOS ANGELES, US, 4 September 2026 (Guardian) - A non-profit controlling 88% of Catalina island off the southern California coast has been trying for years to eliminate a non-native deer population. Experts statewide have expressed support for the Catalina Island Conservancy proposal, saying the deer’s consumption of a native shrub plant has led to a growth of an invasive grass species that ignites faster and spreads fire more easily. |
Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms
| | LONDON, UK, 4 September 2026 (BBC) - Argentina's president has heightened tensions with the UK over the Falkland Islands, warning he will impose economic sanctions on firms which exploit oil close to the British overseas territory. |
The Pacific's cocaine highway
| | KOROR, Palau, 3 September 2026 (Conversation) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $600 million program to strengthen aerial and maritime surveillance across the Pacific, targeting the narco-submarines and small vessels used to move drugs through the region. |
Yeosu World Islands Expo opens
| | SEOUL, South Korea, 3 September 2026 (Chusan) - Yeosu World Islands Expo opens with the theme: 'Islands, Connecting Sea and Future' and it will run for 61 days until November 4. The main venue will feature eight exhibition halls, including the Theme Island showcasing the value and future of islands, the Marine Ecology Island, Future Island, Culture Island, Treasure Island, International Exchange Island, and the Restaurant and Market Island. |
Taste the spirit of the Azores on a food tour of its islands
| | WASHINGTON, US, 3 September 2026 (Nat.Geog) - Isolation has long demanded resourcefulness in the Azores. Across these far-flung Atlantic islands, generations of farmers, fisherfolk and winemakers have transformed maritime trade, local know-how and fertile, volcanic landscapes into one of Europe’s most distinctive food cultures. |
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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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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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