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A small resort island in Korea is considered one of the world’s most important conservation zones, making it a perfect host for a star-studded international meeting of conservationists. (Beautiful Jeju Island, South Korea) A biosphere reserve, a World Natural Heritage site, and a “global geopark” – no other …Read More: Asia: Jeju Island Hosts Successful World Conservation Congress  For one solitude-loving park ranger, a small Florida key and its refurbished historic lighthouse give a whole new twist to “home sweet home”. (US Government image of Anclote Key) When it comes to getting away from it all, few places on the American mainland can compare to the Florida …Read More: USA: The Life of the “Lone Ranger” on Florida’s Anclote Key  The Hawaiian isle where the iconic television series was filmed is now embracing the green-tech revolution with a cutting edge solar power development. (Coconut Island image by Farhad Vladi) In the 1960’s, television audiences were enraptured by the tale told by “Gilligan’s Island” – after all, who wouldn’t want …Read More: USA: Gilligan’s Island Goes Green with Solar Power Array  A group of Maori people in the Cook Strait are reclaiming their historical islands after reaching an extensive settlement with the New Zealand government. (South view from rugged Kapiti Island) In a landmark deal, New Zealand’s Ngati Toa people have been granted a settlement from the government worth NZD …Read More: New Zealand: Ngati Toa Celebrate Return of Two Ancestral Islands  Now that billionaire Larry Ellison has purchased Hawaii’s vast Lanai Island, locals are anxiously awaiting word on whether a controversial wind farm will move forward. (Hulopoe Beach overlooking the Four Seasons Lanai) The term N.I.M.B.Y. has been a rallying cry for anti-wind farm sentiment in recent years – in …Read More: USA: Ambitious Wind Farm Plan for Lanai Energizes Controversy  A solitary life on a distant isle is often the stuff of legend and fiction, but all over the world, devoted island caretakers live the reality. (Image from www.forestandbird.org.nz) For Sian Potier and Toby Shanley, home is Motuora Island, a spectacular 80-hectare isle in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Comparable …Read More: New Zealand: The Life of a Remote Island Caretaker  The isolated continent has long been at the vanguard of environmental policy, and a newly designated marine reserve will make its acres under protection the largest in the world. (Satellite of the Great Barrier Reef by NASA) Ahead of this year’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, where the …Read More: Australia: Tourism Concerns over Vast New Marine Reserve  It’s an adventure of a lifetime for a New Zealand couple and their young children as they make a home on Stephens Island, a conservation haven where thousands of prehistoric reptiles roam. (Stephen's Island, or Takapourewa in Maori) Found at the northern head of the Marlborough Sounds, the remote …Read More: New Zealand: Life Among the Dinosaurs on Stephens Island |
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