Thursday, March 28, 2024

Breaking Island News

Caribbean: Necker Island Announced as Green Energy Demo Site

Following on from last week’s news of a Caribbean conservation summit on Necker Island, reports are emerging that the island is to play a further role in the Ten Islands Challenge commitment.

(Image Courtesy of VPI)

Never one to shy away from environmental innovation, Sir Richard Branson has this …Read More: Caribbean: Necker Island Announced as Green Energy Demo Site

Breaking Island News

Caribbean Conservation Summit Held On Necker Island

Sir Richard Branson once again finds himself at the heart of the battle against climate change, this time hosting the Caribbean Conservation Summit on his very own Necker Island.

(Image Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands)

Bringing together influential figures from across the whole of the Caribbean, Sir Richard Branson has this …Read More: Caribbean Conservation Summit Held On Necker Island

Breaking Island News

Marine Conservation History Made on South Africa’s Prince Edward Island

Located deep within the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, South Africa’s all-but-uninhabited Prince Edward Islands have been declared a Marine Protected Area by green-thinking politicians.

Conservationists the world over are celebrating a formal announcement to declare South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Long since heralded as a site of significant biodiversity, …Read More: Marine Conservation History Made on South Africa’s Prince Edward Island

Environment

Australia: Heron Island’s Dire Warning About Coral Reef Die-Offs

A small tropical paradise on the Great Barrier Reef is at the forefront of research into why corals around the world are dying in droves.

(Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef)

Of all the beautiful places on earth, the majestic Great Barrier Reef stands out as one of the most remarkable. Perhaps …Read More: Australia: Heron Island’s Dire Warning About Coral Reef Die-Offs

Environment

Chinese Marine Surveillance Forces Complete Patrol of Disputed Paracel Island Archipelago

Not famed for a great track record when it comes to environmental concerns, the People’s Republic of China embarked on an unlikely environmental mission earlier this week, in a plan to bolster the sensitive ecology of the disputed Paracel Islands.

Chinese Marine Surveillance (CMS) troops were deployed to the region in order to complete …Read More: Chinese Marine Surveillance Forces Complete Patrol of Disputed Paracel Island Archipelago

Environment

South Pacific: Climate Change Documentary on Sinking Micronesian Island

The plight of submerging small island states gets a rare turn in the spotlight with an award-winning documentary, “Someplace with a Mountain”.

(Satellite Image of Poluwat by Google)

When Californian Steve Goodall decided to embark on a sailing trip around the world, he never expected to stumble on a climate-change crisis …Read More: South Pacific: Climate Change Documentary on Sinking Micronesian Island

Environment

Europe: Switzerland Creates “Solar Islands” for Renewable Energy

Swiss scientists have devised a remarkable technology for floating islands of solar panels, and three are set to launch in beautiful Lake Neuchâtel this summer.

(Solar Island proposal by Viteos/Nolaris)

When it comes to renewable energy, it seems that islands are definitely the future. This at least according to two Swiss companies, Nolaris …Read More: Europe: Switzerland Creates “Solar Islands” for Renewable Energy

Environment

South Pacific: Kiribati Eyes Fiji as Climate Change Sanctuary

Small islands are finding creative ways to navigate the changing seas that some climatologists are predicting over the next decades.

(Low and narrow, Kiribati is at risk from seawater)

The remote and tiny Pacific nation of Kiribati has been making plans to buy up Fijian real estate over the last year, …Read More: South Pacific: Kiribati Eyes Fiji as Climate Change Sanctuary