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Bornholm winner of the EU RESponsible Island Prize funded by Horizon 2020

Bornholm winner of the EU RESponsible Island Prize funded by Horizon 2020

Three islands receive EU Prize for innovative renewable energy solutions The Danish island of Bornholm is the first ever winner of the EU RESponsible ...

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In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Corsica is deploying exceptional measures

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Corsica is deploying exceptional measures

Affected by the COVID-19 crisis at the beginning of March like the entire French territory, Corsica, the Region chairing the Islands Commission Presid...

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Effective Management of Medical Waste Essential During Pandemic

Effective Management Of Medical Waste Essential During Pandemic -Pacific Regional Environment Programme takes action

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, countries are now facing another challenge as a result: how to manage medical waste safe...

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New reserved area of our website provides information hub for GTI Observatory members

We’ve created a new area in the Greening the Islands website for exclusive content and services for all our members, giving them simple, quick access ...

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island resort in Ivory Coast free of plastic waste

Entrepreneur builds an island resort in Ivory Coast out of plastic waste

For many people, a glut of plastic bottles floating in a lagoon would be negative. For entrepreneur Eric Becker, it sparked an idea for a business opp...

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Indonesia loses two UNESCO islands to rising sea levels

Two small islands in South Sumatra have disappeared as a result of rising sea levels driven by climate change, while four other islands are already on...

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Maldives to develop 21MW of floating and land-based solar projects

The Republic of Maldives has started looking for companies interested in installing 21 MW of grid-tied solar systems on six of its major islands, spli...

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EU calls for projects showcasing potential of renewable energies and hydrogen to decarbonise islands

As islands look to rapidly boost their use of renewables as part of their clean energy transition, hydrogen and its associated technologies have the p...

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IC-GA-2020

GTI Observatory Global Index will present to share theanan analysis of the its first 12 islands of leading cases in transition to sustainability at CPMR Islands Commission General Assembly. GTI Corporate members will take part to join the annual event of the EU island governments

The Greening the Islands Observatory Global Index will be applied to 12 islands as a way to analyse and measure their progress towards sustainability....

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Galapagos

Renewables begin to light the Galapagos Islands

One of the habitats where the marine fauna has made its refuge for millions of years is set to to be illuminated with clean energy in a perfect combin...

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