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The state of Maine is attempting to designate more than a dozen islands as new wilderness areas, part of a growing trend of protecting these rare habitats. (Image of Outer Heron Island by Keith P. Luke) According to Mike Michaud, a Maine congressional representative, his state hasn’t …Read More: United States: Maine Moves to Protect 13 More Islands  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  New plans to develop the island of Seguin in the Seine river in west Paris will begin next year, according to French newswire AFP and other article from Art Media Agency. Ile Seguin, Seine River, Paris Located between the communes of Boulogne and Billancourt, the island was bought from …Read More: France: Paris administration departments behind purchase of Seine River Island  Years ago, the Canadian government sold off tracts of land – including small islands – to private buyers. With strong public support, non-profits and the Government of Canada are now putting this land back in the public domain.
(Image Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands) …Read More: Canada: Nova Scotia’s Passion for Island Conservation  The small Isle of Gigha, pronounced Geeya, off the west coast of Kintyre, Scotland is preparing for its 10th annual Music Festival, a three-day event that will take place from 24-26 June. Henri Macaulay, a member of the organizing committee, talks to Antoinette about the festival and life on Gigha, a most interesting island …Read More: Scotland: The Isle of Gigha gets ready for its 10th Music Festival  A water-loving family from Charlotte, NC are giving back to their community in a unique way: by adopting a small island in Lake Norman through a local conservation program. A man-made lake that sprawls out across more than 50 square miles of North Carolina, the immense Lake Norman is sometimes referred to as the …Read More: North Carolina Family “Adopt” Their Own Island  Great Blasket Island is the largest in a chain of grassy, green islands at the westernmost tip of Europe, off the picturesque coast of County Kerry, Ireland. Michael de Mordha, who works for the government’s Office of Public Works Heritage Services, is the Director of the Great Blasket Centre. He talks to Antoinette about …Read More: Ireland: The greatness of Great Blasket Island  The word Greece is almost synonymous with the word island. With around 6000 islands in total, mostly privately owned, this should be a private island paradise… However selling or buying an island is virtually impossible in this country, thanks to an elaborate maze of bureaucracy, which must be navigated at all governmental levels, plus …Read More: Greece: Ever considered buying an island in Greece? |
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