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A small patch of land in City Island Harbour is up for auction next month; the island comes with some pitfalls, but there has also been interest from surprising places. (Image by David Shankbone) If the auction on October 2nd goes well, the first thing the new owner …Read More: United States: Is Ivanka Trump a Buyer for NYC’s Rat Island?  The premier of a riveting documentary about President Mohamed Nasheed has brought global attention to the real impact of climate change on island nations. (Poster by Actual Films) Few images are as dramatic as that of an entire nation being simply washed off the face of the planet. Like …Read More: Indian Ocean: President of the Maldives Becomes a Climate Change Icon  Thanks to the efforts of a marine life conservation group, a remote isle in the Orkneys has become a special haven for widely-hunted grey seals. (Image of Little Green Holm by Ian Balcombe) Despite being just the size of a football field, Little Green Holm is very important, indeed …Read More: United Kingdom: Seals Take Shelter on Little Green Holm  A far-flung island resort at the tip of the Great Barrier Reef is hosting an incredible fishing event that will test the mettle of even expert anglers.
(Image Courtesy of Delaware North) …Read More: Australia: Catch the World’s Largest Black Marlin on Lizard Island  Across the world, islands that were once privately-owned are being put into public hands; this month in Wales, a conservation group is aiming to complete their purchase of a beautiful wildlife haven. (Image by Mike Graham/Geograph.uk) The steep, red-hued cliffs of Skokholm Island, surrounded by the cold waters of …Read More: United Kingdom: Wildlife Trust Bids for Skokholm Island Lighthouse The inconvenient truth about the climate-nuclear nexus (Image Courtesy of The World Future Council) On 14 September 2011, Al Gore will follow up his award winning film “An Inconvenient Truth” with the Climate Reality Project, a 24-hour campaign aimed at revealing the complete truth of the climate crisis. The …Read More: Worldwide: Effects of Environment and Climate Change  Taking a dip in the gorgeous waters off Queensland’s Heron Island hardly seems like an arduous task, but this year, the resort is hosting a Great Barrier Reef race to remember.
…Read More: Australia: Swim to Win on Heron Island  Amid the sparkling waters of the Indian Ocean, a very special island is surrounded by a lagoon that one prominent travel journalist calls his favorite dive spot.
(Image Copyright F. Vladi) …Read More: Seychelles: Dive into Paradise on Denis Island |
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