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Islands &
Small States Institute
Tel: +356 21 344 879; +356 21 2340 2117 Fax: +356 21 344 879 Director: Professor Lino Briguglio |
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Islands &
Small States Institute
Tel: +356 21 344 879; +356 21 2340 2117 Fax: +356 21 344 879 Director: Professor Lino Briguglio |
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Allegheny Mountain Section - Air & Waste Management Association Barbados Programme of Action Centre for Small States Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Project European Islands System of Links and Exchanges Fisheries Information Centre Global Island Network (GIN) Insula, The International Scientific Council for Island Development Island Resources Foundation International Centre for Island Studies List of islands and groups of islands Small Island Developing States Network South Pacific Forum South Pacific Forum Secretariat SPAW Programme - Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region Sustainability Indicators Malta Observatory The Island of Gozo UNEP Islands Web Site United Nations Development Programme Allegheny
Mountain Section - Air & Waste Management Association
Barbados Programme of Action http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sids/sids.htm The site deals with monitoring the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action. It contains: Centre for Small States http://www.hi.is/~smallst/about%20the%20centre.htm Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Project http://www.sopac.org/evi The home page for the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Project. The object of the exercise is to pursue the development of an environmental vulnerability index consistent with the Barbados Programme of Action and the needs enunciated by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). European Islands System of Links and Exchanges http://www.eurisles.com Acronym for " European Islands System of Links and Exchanges" , EURISLES is an inter-regional co-operation network created in 1992, on the initiative of the "Islands Commission" of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (C.P.M.R), and with the financial assistance of the European Commission (DGXVI) in the framework of the RECITE programme. The EURISLES project stems from an awareness that , in spite of their great diversity, the islands of the European Union are all confronted, to varying degrees, with the same problems. Fisheries Information Centre http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp The site describes the FAO programme of fisheries assistance for small island developing states. Global Island Network (GIN) http://neptune.globalislands.net/ The Global Island Network (GIN) brings together islanders and partner organisations, comprising amongst others, government agencies, university departments, research institutes, marine laboratories, businesses, companies, NGOs, voluntary bodies and community groups, in a network where they can learn from each others experience and borrowing as well as replicating best practices. The Global Islands Network represents a hub that connects and coordinates efforts to help ensure a healthy and productive future for islanders. Insula, The International Scientific Council for Island Development http://www.insula.org/about.htm The site gives information about Insula, The International Scientific Council for Island Development. With a view to facilitating the exchange of information, people and experience, a whole series of international meetings grouping specialists and island people, organised over the years within the framework of MaB Programme of the UNESCO, have called for creation of an effective and independent body capable of bringing together and mobilising the skills of those who consider islands and their progress as a shared heritage. It was within such a background that INSULA - The International Scientific Council for Island Development - was created in 1989 as a non-profit making, nongovernmental international organisation. Island Resources Foundation http://www.irf.org/ Island Resources Foundation is a private, non-profit research and education organization based at Red Hook in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, dedicated to solving the environmental problems of development in small tropical islands. International Centre for Island Studies http://www.globalislands.net/ This site contains useful information on islands. This site is managed by Habitat Scotland, an independent environmental research charity formed in 1977, which is based in the main village of Portree on the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. The island is now connected to the mainland by a bridge, the building of which and level of tolls payable, are still the subject of much local campaigning by SKAT. List of islands and groups of islands http://www.upei.ca/~meincke/iles/islands/islands.htm This is a list of islands and groups of islands for which appropriate information is available on the Web. Selecting an island will take you to a page of annotated links maintained by a member of the Island Web Consortium. A good example of what a page of island links should contain is available. A much more complete list of islands is available at the UNEP site maintained by Arthur Dahl - UNEP Islands Home Page Small Island Developing States Network http://www.sidsnet.org The Small Island Developing States Network was initiated as a follow up to the Barbados Programme of Action from 1994. It was recognised that all islands share common issues and SIDSnet was initiated with UNDP/SDNP and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Follow the links below for more Information on the SIDSnet project and contact us to subscribe to our main mailinglist. South Pacific Forum http://chacmool.sdnp.undp.org/pacific/ The South Pacific Forum represents Heads of Government of all the independent and self-governing Pacific Island countries, Australia and New Zealand. For 26 years it has provided member nations with the opportunity to express their joint political views and to cooperate in areas of political and economic concern. The 16 member countries of the South Pacific Forum are: The Forum meets each year at Head of Government level. South Pacific Forum Secretariat http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/forumsec The South Pacific Forum Secretariat's mission is to work in support of Forum Member governments to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific by fostering cooperation between governments and between international agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in ways agreed by the Forum. SPAW Programme - Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region http://www.cep.unep.org/programmes/spaw/spaw.html The SPAW Programme supports activities for the protection and management of sensitive and highly valuable natural marine resources. This Sub-Programme is responsible for the regionalization of global conventions and initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diveristy (CBD), the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). A Memorandum of Cooperation exists between the CBD and UNEP-CAR/RCU to assist with the implementation of the CBD at the regional level. Sustainability Indicators Malta Observatory http://www.um.edu.mt/intoff/si-mo/ The Sustainability Indicators Malta Observatory was established on 1st December 2000. SIMO is an organisation hosted by the Islands and Small States Institute within the Foundation for International Studies. The Island of Gozo http://www.gozo.com Since the time of the Knights Gozo has always somehow had its own administrative government. According to Bezzina (1995) upon establishing themselves in Malta the Knights set up in 1550 the Universitus Gaudisii, the municipal Town council of Gozo which was managed by a Governor who was assisted by seven officials which ran the administrative functions of the island. UNEP Islands Web Site http://islands.unep.ch/ This site, assembled by UN system-wide Earthwatch Coordination of the United Nations Environment Programme, provides access to a number of resources concerning islands, primarily from within the United Nations system, that are otherwise rather scattered and difficult to obtain. It includes basic UN documents or extracts from documents relevant to islands, educational materials concerning islands, and a directory listing some 2,000 islands and giving their basic geographic, environmental and socio-economic characteristics. It covers Includes 46 units explaining the basic principles of island environmental management o United Nations Documents on Islands, including Islands in Agenda 21, the Barbados Conference, reports to the Commission on Sustainable Development, and others. United Nations Development Programme http://www.sdnp.undp.org/ This site contains contact addresses of a number of organisations dealing with islands and small states affairs. |
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