News
New Publications on Island Sustainability Aug. 18, 2022
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UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers 2022 Published May 16, 2022
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Why do we need an island circular economy? Feb. 25, 2022
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Virtual 2021 Sustainable Island Futures Symposium III Feb. 3, 2022
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Dr. Eric Mijts defended his dual doctorate at Ghent University and University of Antwerp Jan. 19, 2022
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New doctoral thesis: “Can a small island be sustainable? The role of material stocks and livestock in shaping the sociometabolic transition of the past, present and future on the Greek island Samothraki” Jan. 7, 2022
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New doctoral thesis: "Trash is just treasure in the wrong place: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada" Jan. 6, 2022
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MoI invites expressions of interest to assist in an online course development. Oct. 16, 2021
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MoI member takes the reins of Redonda Island June 17, 2021
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Inaugural Board of "Island Industrial Ecology" Section March 18, 2021
"Island Industrial Ecology" launched Nov. 10, 2020
Special Issue on the "Metabolism of Islands" Concluded Oct. 15, 2020
Special Issue: Metabolism of Islands June 30, 2020
Special issue: Onwards to island sustainability futures - An exploration of the SDGs on islands May 31, 2020
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MoI members visit the US Virgin Islands Dec. 9, 2019
Metabolism of Islands website launched Aug. 15, 2019
Island nations: Recycling natural disasters July 15, 2019
Development of Metabolism of Islands Nov. 10, 2018
This Tiny Country Says It Can Beat Climate Change July 2, 2018
Events
Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change, and Islandness, Conference in Aruba, 23 - 26 October 2023 Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 26, 2023 Aruba
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What’s history got to do with it? Colonialism, structural vulnerabilities and risk accumulation in Small Island Developing States Jun 19, 2023 - Jun 19, 2023 None
Sustainable Islands Futures (SIF) symposium Nov 30, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022 Virtual
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Sustainable Island Futures 2022 Jun 09, 2022 - Jun 09, 2022 Virtual
Fourth Sustainable Island Futures (SIF) 2022 - Call for Abstracts Jun 09, 2022 - Jun 09, 2022 Virtual
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Implementing circularity in livestock based Food Systems in tropical islands Mar 07, 2022 - Mar 08, 2022 Virtual
Sustainable Island Futures, 14 December 2021 Dec 14, 2021 - Dec 14, 2021 Virtual
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Island Waste Challenges and the Potential for a Circular Economy Jun 21, 2021 - Jun 21, 2021 Virtual
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