Tracking down Taiwan's tallest trees
| | LONDON, UK, 23 June 2026 (Guardian) - The country’s biggest tree that reaches 84.1 metres – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat. |
Tiwi rangers eradicate invasive tropical fire ants on Melville Island
| | DERBY, Australia, 22 June 2026 (Mongabay) - Over the last two decades, Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Tiwi Islands came together with scientists, government actors, NGOs and private enterprise to eradicate the invasive tropical fire ant species from Melville Island. The species threatens small animals, vulnerable sea turtle hatchlings and nesting birds, according to some studies. The eradication program included locating the ant nests, poisoning them at small-scale with Amdro, an insecticide bait, and then monitoring sites to ensure the eradication was complete. |
The snake invasion threatening Ibiza and Mallorca
| | LYON, France, 22 June 2026 (Euronews) - The spread of the horseshoe whip snake in the Balearic Islands has become one of the biggest threats to the islands’ biodiversity. Accidentally introduced from mainland Spain along with ornamental olive trees, this invasive snake has colonised much of Ibiza and Formentera and is driving a decline in native lizard populations. |
Seabed damaged by fishing showing signs of recovery
| | GLASGOW, UK, 22 June 2026 (BBC) - Early signs of recovery have been found on an area of protected seabed which was destroyed by illegal fishing in the Summer Isles near Ullapool. Conservationists say it shows the marine ecosystem is able to repair itself if properly shielded from trawlers and dredgers which drag their gear along the seabed to scoop up catch. |
Green sea turtles finding way back to Xisha Islands
| | BEIJING, China, 22 June 2026 (CD) - In the remote Xisha island group in the South China Sea, green sea turtles are returning to the beaches where they have traditionally nested. These scattered islands, administered by China's southernmost city of Sansha, represent the country's largest and most important remaining green turtle breeding grounds, supporting roughly 90 percent of its sea turtle resources. |
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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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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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IWRA |
| | 2nd Islands Water Congress 9-11 Dec, 2026, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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