CELEBRATE ISLANDS is an annual event co-organized by the Conservatoire du littoral and the NGOs PIM and SMILO since 2014 that put forward and financially support management and conservation actions carried by and for small islands on an international scale. Blue has been its partner since 2022.
The objectives of the events are:
PROMOTING AND SHARING INITIATIVES CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SPECIFICITIES OF SMALL ISLANDS AROUND THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ACTORS WHO ACT FOR THEIR PRESERVATION.
INITIATE A PROCESS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL DAY.
In 2023, CELEBRATE ISLANDS is having its 10th anniversary . The video contest "My project in 120 seconds" was launched in April.
The following winners are announced on 17th May!
Sustainable agriculture and aquaculture :
1st : A sustainable blue aquaculture to halt deforestation | Blue Forests | Tanakeke (Indonesia) : click here
2nd : Projet "COPAINS" | ASDFV | Porquerolles (France) : click here
Ecological restoration :
1st : Protecting sea turtle paradise through sustainable management | Yayasan Penyu | Mataha (Indonesia) : click here
2nd : Sustainable use of Artificial Lightning | SPEA | Corvo (Portugal) : click here
Circular Economy and Waste repurposing :
1st : Plastic free is the way to be | Notre Grand Bleu | Kuriat (Tunisie) : click here
2nd : Green Island Initiative – Waste Management | PIDF | Bau Island (Fiji) : click here
Public’s Choice Award :
The Sea Generation Workshop project | SEA GENERATION | Boracay (Philippines) : click here