It is widely predicted that low-lying coral islands will drown as sea levels rise, writes Paul Kench - leaving their people as environmental refugees. But new evidence suggests that these small islands are more resilient to rising seas than we thought.
Dynamic atolls give hope that Pacific Islands can defy sea rise Paul Kench | 25th April 2014 Comment Climate Change Oceans Pacific brassy-leather-coral.jpg It is widely predicted that low-lying coral …
Korea's Jeju Island has been dedicated to peace ever since over 30,000 people were massacred there in 1948, writes Mica Cloughley. But now the US's 'pivot to Asia' demands a new naval base rejected by 94% of voters, and mobile phone giant Samsung is leading the construction project. Islanders are fighting every inch of the way.
… Samsung is leading the construction project. Islanders are fighting every inch of the way. … But whose business are these anti-imperialist islanders obstructing when they reject the … dynamiting a piece of land that indigenous islanders have worshiped for centuries. It is …
Earlier this year, journalist Dan Box won recognition from environmentalist George Monbiot for documenting the world's first climate change evacuation, of the Carteret islands in the South Pacific. Now, he returns to his experiences to ask if this is the first evacuation of many, how should we do it in future?
… that remain are poisoned by salt water. The islanders are hungry, and afraid. The … No one knows. It has been left to these islanders to set a precedent for the world. … Self-starters Faced with this, the islanders have decided to evacuate themselves …
The tiny Pacific state of the Marshall Islands has given oral evidence to the International Court of Justice against all nuclear armed states for failing to pursue disarmament. The UK, India and Pakistan were present to deny the charges, but the US, Russia, France, China, Israel and North Korea have denied the ICJ's compulsory jurisdiction.
… With a population of less than 70,000, the Islanders suffered greatly from the impact of …
The UK’s carbon and nuclear-oriented energy regime continues to punish Orkney for its clean energy bounty.
… traditional whitefish industry in crisis, the islanders on Westray held a conference to … transformative funds. Pace of change Many islanders are incensed at the slow pace of … of energy production and a willingness by the islanders to push innovation to its limits, …
Torres Strait Islanders are bringing a case to the UN’s Human Rights Committee against Australian Government's inaction on climate change.
… Islanders bring climate human rights claim … Change Makers tsi_authors.jpg Torres Strait Islanders are bringing a case to the UN’s … grounds and sacred cultural sites. Many islanders are worried that their islands could …
Meddling by the Vietnamese government and an invasion of investors has put Phu Quoc island on course to becoming severely tarnished by international tourism, reports Jak Phillips
… dinner.” With this approach to conservation, islanders are not exactly inspired with …
The Pacific islands of Pagan and Tinian are scheduled for a key role in the US's 'pivot to Asia', writes Roy Smith, as a simulated war zone for live-fire combat training. It would mean evicting Tinian's more than 3,000 inhabitants. But does anyone give a damn?
… Pacific islanders at the mercy of US 'simulated war … US military capabilities in the Pacific, the islanders of Pagan and Tinian are being told … and heavy artillery target practice. The islanders' appeal to stop their displacement …
The endemic giant tortoises discovered by Charles Darwin on Floreana and Pinta islands in the Galápagos are extinct, write Luciano Beheregaray & Adalgisa 'Gisella' Caccone. But scientists have found that their genes live on in newly discovered hybrids on other islands. A selective breeding programme now aims to recreate the originals, and return them to their native islands.
Second life for 'extinct' giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands Luciano Beheregaray Adalgisa 'Gisella' Caccone | 14th January 2016 Comment Ecuador Conservation Ecology History …
Something is starting to bother me about this trip. It’s not the travelling (though when I picked up my flight tickets yesterday, the travel agent warned me that people in Papua New Guinea still wear bones through their noses. I promised to keep an eye out).
… Dan Box Blog - The Carteret Islanders Dan Box | 26th February 2009 Comment … Box Climate Change Carteret Islands Island Islanders Climate Change Comments And Analysis … Church has agreed to donate land on which the islanders can live after they leave the …
Chile's announcement of a 630,000 sq.km marine protected area around Easter Island is altogether welcome, writes Callum Roberts. It forms part of a trend of very large marine reserve declarations that will play a vital role in preserving endangered fish stocks and vital oceanic biodiversity.
… and still convincing story says that Easter Islanders chopped down all their trees to … in the world. Industrial fishing by non-islanders will be banned throughout. Locals … some protection from illegal competition - islanders will still be able to fish up to 50 …
Pacific Islanders are merging their ancestral knowledge with modern technology in an innovative attempt to combat climate change, writes EMILY EARNSHAW
… Pacific Islanders employ traditional techniques to … Traditional Farming picture1.png Pacific Islanders are merging their ancestral … climate change, writes EMILY EARNSHAW Pacific Islanders believe that knowledge from their …
Communities on Jeju, South Korea's 'island of peace', are resisting a second airport that's threatening the island's farming, nature, culture and way of life, writes Rose Bridger. Linked mega-projects include an 'Air City' of shopping malls, hotels and offices, plus high-speed transport corridors, luxury resorts, casinos, theme parks and golf courses - all catering to wealthy outsiders.
… Jeju Islanders resist airport megaproject Rose … Island of peace resists naval base Jeju islanders have form in sustaining long-term … Mega resort complex halted by landowners Jeju islanders have succeeded in halting …
Climate change is doom and gloom. But the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera are demonstrating how much can be done. ROSALINDA MUCH investigates
… happening in the Balearics. Hopefully the islanders will recognize how they are as much …
Lying off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the Carteret Islands are slowly being engulfed by a rising sea. Follow Dan Box's weekly blog as he journeys to meet the Carteret Islanders - the first people to be officially labelled as climate change refugees.
… BLOG: The Carteret Islanders Dan Box | 12th February 2009 Comment … blog as he journeys to meet the Carteret Islanders - the first people to be officially … European. It didn’t go well. Most likely, the Islanders were far more surprised than the …
Want to mix a little conservation with your holiday? Volunteering on Skomer Island, a haven for seabirds and nature lovers, is a rewarding experience says Eifion Rees
Secret getaway: Skomer Island Eifion Rees | 17th September 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Natural World Wildlife Conservation Holidays Skomer Island skmoer-ariel-view.jpg Skomer Island: 'you can …
Professor Tony Martin reports on the latest phase of the world’s largest rat eradication project, which seeks to restore a threatened habitat and secure the existence of the remarkable birds and sea life that call the island home.....
Kill a rat, save an ecosystem A.R. Martin | 8th August 2013 News Natural World Conservation southgeorgia1.jpg The SGHT helicopters could treat 7 square kilometres of South Georgia per flying hour. …
The UK is to create a fully protected marine in the South Pacific more than three times bigger than the UK itself, covering some 830,000 square kilometres. The move may herald further huge designations in the UK's 'overseas territories' which encompass over 6 million square kilometres of ocean.
World's greatest marine reserve around Pitcairn Islands The Ecologist | 19th March 2014 News Oceans UK Natural World pitcairn-island-cut.jpg The UK is to create a fully protected marine in the South …
The film follows the struggle between Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed and sea level rise. As the Maldives continue to be threatened by climate change, Nasheed realises it is time to take action before his country disappears under the ocean.
Island President - one man's battle to combat climate change and save his country Priyanka Mogul | 2nd March 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Maldives Sea Level Rise Mohammed Nasheed Copenhagen …
The last completely isolated tribe on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal is at risk from illegal fishing, with Burmese boats entering their waters and fishermen landing on their island home. But they had better watch out - two intruders were shot dead with arrows in 2006.
… Sentinelese are now the last group of Andaman islanders to live a wholly independent and …
When your island goes from slave staging-post to an outpost on the frontier of rising seas, fate has truly dealt you a poor hand...
Atlantic Rising: first slavery, then climate change in Gambia Lynn Morris | 11th November 2009 Comment Atlantic Rising Climate Change Gambia jamesisland.jpg When your island goes from slave …
Dan Box reports from a community in its death throes, as the Carteret islanders pack up their homes and prepare to become the world’s first climate change refugees
… in its death throes, as the Carteret islanders pack up their homes and prepare to … is not paradise. That is why I am here. The islanders are well aware their lives here are … As we paddled through the lagoon, the other islanders in the boat showed me where they …
The Isle of Eigg has won prizes for its use of renewable energy resources. But a proposed fish farm could ruin the eco-friendly reputation that the small island community has worked so hard to obtain, and the tourist appeal that comes with it
Salmon farm threatens Scottish island of Eigg's green credentials Kathrine Anker | 26th September 2011 News Eigg Salmon Food And Farming Fish Scotland eigg.jpg The picturesque island of Eigg, off the …