A complex of islands further north of Tonga, of which one major and 55 minor, for a total extension of 138 km², with 17.000 inhabitants. It is located approximately 600km east of Fiji and 400km south of Samoa. It is one of the most important tourist sites in Tonga, famous for being a place of…
A “minor” neighbor of the Isle of Eigg, Muck is the smallest inhabited island of the Northern Inner Hebrides, with an extension of just 5,59 km²; with its 40 inhabitants it is at great risk of depopulation. The island is energy self-sufficient even though it is not connected to the mainland, producing 30 kW of wind energy and 33 kW of solar energy, with ...
It is the third largest island in Mexico, with 539 km² of surface and 95.000 inhabitants. The project of the University of Jena, Germany, in collaboration with the Universities of Quintana Roo (Mexico) and the Litoral University of Argentina, deals with the subject of waste management starting from the question "how can sustainable waste management be created by bringing ...
With an area of 268,71 km², it is the smallest of the Canary archipelago, located west of the North African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Since 2000 it has been recognized by UNESCO as a "Biosphere Reserve". The island boasts a world record: it is the first island in the world to have achieved double water and energy autonomy thanks to an integrated system ...
