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Calling Small Island Nations Climate Leaders and Professionals

The [RECOVER project](https://clareprogramme.org/project/resilience-to-climate-vulnerability-and-environmental-risk-recover-focus-on-small-islands/) (under the CLARE program) is launching a 6-month mobility & peer mentorship program designed exclusively for professionals …

Jan 21, 2026
Documentary Climate Blueprint: Dominica is now available for streaming!

“Climate Blueprint: Dominica”, a documentary by ODI and Twenty Twenty Studios, explores what it really means for a small island …

Jun 20, 2025
Documentary "Turning the Tide"-coral reef restauration project Aruba is now live!

World Oceans Day is celebrated globally on June 8th to honour the vital role oceans play in sustaining life and …

Jun 19, 2025
UAUCUU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers 2025 Published

Every year students from the University of Aruba (UA) and University College Utrecht (UCU) work together on community-based research projects …

May 30, 2025
New Publications on Island Sustainability

Rahman, S., Singh, S., & McCordic, C. (2022). Can the Caribbean localize its food system? Evidence from biomass flow accounting. …

Aug 18, 2022
UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers 2022 Published

Every year students from the University of Aruba (UA) and University College Utrecht (UCU) work together on community based research …

May 16, 2022
Why do we need an island circular economy?

On 23 - 24 Feb 2022, the University of Mauritius in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regional Integration …

Feb 25, 2022
Virtual 2021 Sustainable Island Futures Symposium III

On December 14 2021 the Sustainable Island Futures (SIF) symposium III took place, hosted by The Metabolism of Islands & …

Feb 03, 2022
Dr. Eric Mijts defended his dual doctorate at Ghent University and University of Antwerp

Dr. Eric Mijts defended his dual doctorate successfully on the 26th of November 2021 in Belgium. The title of this …

Jan 19, 2022
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”

Dr. Dominik Noll successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled: “Can a small island be sustainable? The role of material stocks …

Jan 07, 2022
New doctoral thesis: "Trash is just treasure in the wrong place: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada"

Dr. Allison Elgie successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled "Trash is just treasure in the wrong place: The social metabolism …

Jan 06, 2022
MoI invites expressions of interest to assist in an online course development.

The Metabolism of Islands (MoI), a twin initiative of [Metabolism of Cities - MoC](https://metabolismofcities.org/), is a network of scholars conducting …

Oct 16, 2021
MoI member takes the reins of Redonda Island

Johnella Bradshaw, one of the founding members of the Metabolism of Islands (MoI) has been appointed as the Redonda Ecosystem …

Jun 17, 2021
Inaugural Board of "Island Industrial Ecology" Section

The "Island Industrial Ecology" (or Island-IE) announces its inaugural board of seven members. Proposed by Simron J. Singh, along with …

Mar 18, 2021
"Island Industrial Ecology" launched

The MoI is delighted to announce "Island Industrial Ecology", a new section of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE). …

Nov 10, 2020
Special Issue on the "Metabolism of Islands" Concluded

The open access special issue "Metabolism of Islands" is now concluded and available online. The nine contributions in this issue …

Oct 15, 2020
Special Issue: Metabolism of Islands

The open-access journal SUSTAINABILITY has extended its deadline till 30 September 2020 for contributions to the special issue titled Metabolism …

Jun 30, 2020
Special issue: Onwards to island sustainability futures - An exploration of the SDGs on islands

The Island Studies Journal invites contributions for a special section on the theme: "Onwards to island sustainability futures - An …

May 31, 2020
MoI members visit the US Virgin Islands

Dr. Simron Jit Singh and Dr. Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam, members of the MoI, visited the US Virgin Islands on the invitation …

Dec 09, 2019
Metabolism of Islands website launched

The Metabolism of Islands (MoI) is a twin initiative of the Metabolism of Cities (MoC). Special thanks to Paul Hoekman …

Aug 15, 2019
Island nations: Recycling natural disasters

Peter Stirling writes about the research being conducted by the MoI team in ENVISION. Read full story>

Jul 15, 2019
Development of Metabolism of Islands

During the month of October 2018, one of Metabolism of Cities’ co-founders, Paul Hoekman, visited the University of Waterloo in …

Nov 10, 2018
This Tiny Country Says It Can Beat Climate Change

Hurricane Maria turned Dominica into a foreign-funded laboratory for stormproofing an entire nation. Progress so far is hard to see. Read …

Jul 02, 2018