Follower Islands Programme: a Clean energy for EU islands secretariat initiative
The “30×30 challenge” is online! 30 100% renewable islands by 2030. Deadline for applications on 6 September
Yes of the State-Regions Conference to the 'Minor Islands Special Project'
The initiative wanted by Minister Carfagna aims to establish a new internal area, which involves 35 municipalities and 240 citizens. The State-Regions Conference gave a favorable opinion on the constitution of the 73rd area of the National Strategy for Internal Areas, which includes the 35 municipalities of the smaller islands. Thus another important step is carried out to complete the path started ...
Presentation of the Sustainable Islands 2022 Report
The Legambiente and CNR-IIA dossier presented today at the international conference in Capri. The environmental performance of 27 inhabited smaller islands and an analysis of the PNRR funds allocated for the “Green Islands” projects are at the center. The growth of separate collection is improving, while that of renewables is too slow. Sustainable mobility, purification and water sector stalled. Tomorrow…
Seascape, new call for abstract "Tourism - New forms of coastal tourism for the future of the landscape and economies beyond Covid-19"
The international magazine SEASCAPE is selecting contributions for issue 02, dedicated to research, planning and design practices aimed at the construction of new forms of sustainable tourism. Participation is open to teachers, researchers, scholars of all levels, technicians and professionals. Each abstract, to be submitted according to the instructions below, will be the subject of ...
Launch of the 9th edition of CELEBRATE ISLANDS - Take part too!
The launch of the 9th edition of CELEBRATE ISLANDS has been announced which will take place from 11 to 18 May 2022. CELEBRATE ISLANDS is an annual event co-organized since 2014 by the Conservatoire du littoral and the NGOs PIM and SMILO, with the aim of propose and support management and conservation actions carried out by and for ...
Smaller islands, the 73rd Internal Ultra Peripheral Area has been established
The Minor Islands, thanks to careful work by ANCIM, become part of the “73rd Internal Ultra Peripheral Area” created ad hoc by the Internal Areas Committee which met yesterday. "We have reached this important milestone thanks to a precise work carried out by the ANCIM organization and by the 35 municipalities of the Minor Islands which, in time ...
The decree launching the Green Islands Program financed by the PNRR has been published
The decree launching the "Green Islands Program" has been published in the Official Gazette. This is a measure that uses 200 million euros from the funds of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) financed by the European Union Next Generation EU. The program is aimed at promoting improvement and strengthening, in terms ...
Procida 2022: Campania Region and EAV at work to strengthen mobility services on the island
In view of the arrival of 2022, the year in which Procida is the Capital of Culture, EAV and the Campania Region are working to strengthen services on the island. “In the summer of 2021 we had up to 14 buses, of which 4 are brand new from regional supply. For 2022 these 14 buses will be joined by 4 new electric buses already ordered and ...
COP26 - A new toolkit to promote clean energy investments in small island nations
On the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), the SIDS Clean Energy Toolkit was launched, a new tool that aims to unlock investments in clean energy in small island developing states (SIDS - Small Island Developing States) , many of which depend heavily on imported fossil fuels ...
Cop26 and the survival of the islands
An awaited guest of the second week of Cop26, the United Nations climate conference underway in Glasgow, Obama, who defined himself as an island kid, reiterated that "never before are islands threatened" by the consequences of the climate crisis. An appeal that echoes the even more iconic one of Simon Kofe, Minister of Justice, of the ...