Thursday, March 28, 2024

Governments buying Islands

Canada: Will Nova Scotia’s New Budget Fuel Island Purchases?

A multitude of diverse islands have moved from private to public hands in the last few years, and the approval of a large new budget for land buys may result in further island conservation.

(Islands in Nova Scotia Courtesy of F. Vladi)

In a surprising display of Nova …Read More: Canada: Will Nova Scotia’s New Budget Fuel Island Purchases?

Governments buying Islands

USA: Town Sets Sights on Buying Historic Military Island Property

The village of Fort Edward may be small, but it’s determined to preserve the historic island considered to be the birthplace of the U.S. Army Rangers.

(Image Courtesy of the Yale Library)

Roger’s Island, found north of Albany in the middle of the Hudson River, is a place with …Read More: USA: Town Sets Sights on Buying Historic Military Island Property

Governments buying Islands

Canada: Ingersoll Island in Muskoka Donated to Land Trust

One of the most active not-for-profit conservation groups in Ontario has just received a donation of a new island in Parry Sound to add to its growing nature reserve.

(Sandy Island Image Courtesy of the Nature Conservancy of Canada/Kathy Sutton)

Canada’s vast expanse of wilderness is home to a …Read More: Canada: Ingersoll Island in Muskoka Donated to Land Trust

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Governments and NPOs Acquiring Private Islands worldwide!

Nov 2011 Farhad Vladi, Founder and President of Vladi Private Islands

(Credit: Maria Schiffer)

In the last five years, and especially in the last six months, the trend of governments and nature conservancy groups buying islands in many countries has become obvious. With our unique global perspective, Vladi Private …Read More: Governments and NPOs Acquiring Private Islands worldwide!

Governments buying Islands

Europe: Can the Lithuanian Government Buy a Private Isle in Greece?

The mayor of Lithuania’s capital city has suggested that struggling Greece should sell the country a private island to use as a resort – but is it even possible?

(Skorpios Island Courtesy of Farhad Vladi)

A paradise island on Greece’s sunny Mediterranean shores sounds to many people like the …Read More: Europe: Can the Lithuanian Government Buy a Private Isle in Greece?

Governments buying Islands

United States: New Hampshire Town Mulls Purchase of Private Island

A tiny uninhabited isle in Sagamore Creek has been offered for sale at a bargain price that the City of Portsmouth may not be able to pass up.

(Image by Nancy Houlihan/Flickr)

Many governments and conservation groups around the world are buying back private islands, some paying into the …Read More: United States: New Hampshire Town Mulls Purchase of Private Island

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Canada: University Celebrates Conservation of Bon Portage Island

Acadia University in Nova Scotia has become Canada’s first university to successfully protect a natural haven by using a conservation easement.

(Image Courtesy of Flickr/ducksarefun)

Wolfville’s Acadia University has announced that it has become Canada’s only university to use a conservation easement to preserve land; in this …Read More: Canada: University Celebrates Conservation of Bon Portage Island

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United States: Another Conservation Group Raises Funds for Island Purchase

Wilderness in popular Kennebunkport is in increasingly short supply, but an organization has just successfully fundraised enough to preserve an island and almost 100 mainland acres.

(Image Courtesy of John Dalton)

In July, the Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization, issued a strong plea for donations to …Read More: United States: Another Conservation Group Raises Funds for Island Purchase