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Residents of Falmouth (Maine, USA) are working together in an exciting initiative to bring a private island in to public hands – but will they manage to raise the required USD 1.6 million in time? Clapboard Island – Courtesy of Maine Coast Heritage Trust The residents of a small town …Read More: USA: Maine Residents Fight to Bring Private Island into Public Hands  Two years after Cyclone Yasi devastated the Queensland coast, Australia’s most exclusive private island retreat is back, boasting a brand new eco-ethos to boot. Bedarra Island – Image Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands After two long years of rebuilding, the painstaking journey from ruins to restoration is finally complete for …Read More: Australia: Luxury Private Island Resort Returns With New Eco-Conscious Focus  Richard Branson is preparing to implement the next step of the Ten Island Challenge, turning his luxurious private island abode into an innovative green energy project. Necker Island – Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands As part of the Carbon War Room’s “Ten Island Challenge”, a campaign to help island communities make …Read More: Caribbean: Private Island Pioneer Takes Stand Against Global Warming  A volcanic island recently formed off the coast of Tokyo has merged with the neighbouring uninhabited island of Nishino-Shima, taking on a cartoonish appearance as it does so. Snoopy Island, Japan – Photo courtesty of http://kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk A newly formed island located within the world’s most seismically active region has become an …Read More: Japan: This Brand New Island Has A Very Famous Face  Private Island News presents Seacology – a nonprofit environmental conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of island environments and ecology. Seacology.org As well as forming luxurious travel destinations, private islands are also hotbeds of ecological activity, providing shelter for an array of rare flora and fauna, many species of which can …Read More: Global: Seacology – Saving One Private Island At A Time  A Seychelles private island, Denis Island, has been presented with the Environmental Sustainability Award at this year’s Seychelles Business Awards. Denis Island – Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands Luxury island retreat Denis Island has this week been announced as the winner of the prestigious Environmental Sustainability Award at the Seychelles …Read More: Seychelles: Denis Private Island Wins Environmental Accolade  The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has purchased Borgles Island, preventing a controversial development project which threatened to damage the island’s fragile ecology. Borgles Island – Courtesy of Nova Scotia Nature Trust The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has this week acquired yet another island on its quest to preserve the future of …Read More: Canada: Nova Scotia’s Biggest Private Island Bought By Nature Trust The National Trust for Scotland has stepped in to curb Canna’s rampant rabbit population, after incessant burrowing plays havoc with the island’s infrastructure. (Islands in The Outer Hebrides) Home to 12 human inhabitants and more than 16,000 rabbits, the Scottish island of Canna is a tiny island with a big …Read More: Scotland: Rabbit Invasion Threatens To Collapse Scottish Island |
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