#islandresilience

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There are times when a 3:25 AM wake up and rainy day travel provide a glorious surprise at the end. Not a horrible vista for 2 days of discussions on #financingresilience here on #Antigua&Barbuda. But this view, that reef, that piece of #planetwater are reminders of@how much work we have to do. #islandresilience #islasresilientes #islands #precovery #precoverymindset (at St. James's Club & Villas)

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There’s another mini exhibit underway via @takoma_artery - my work nestles within a host of talented artists at Historic Takoma. The pieces featured here include locations that have loomed large in my #resilience & #precovery work including #Newfoundland & the #MarshallIslands. Stop by and have a look & don’t forget the other Artery window exhibit at Healey Surgeons! #artist #photography #fineartphotography #documentaryphotography #islandresilience (at Historic Takoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHy6QfPH8wn/?igshid=1m73sz00u5zde

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It’s Friday night. It’s raining. Perfect for a first look at my photo exhibit @takomabevco. Here’s your preview, but better in person. Particularly with a nice cup of java or glass of beer. Official reception to be announced. @mainstreettakoma - - Raising awareness (and funds) for the project work in #Newfoundland. Thanks to @artfulframingandgallery @art_of_dilip @frixspix for the lift this far... - - #fishstories #fishing #ourports #NL #Canada #photography #film #gonethefishgonethechildrenfilm #islands #islandresilience #resilience #precovery #precoverymindset #art #artisanactivist (at Takoma Bev Co.)

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Another positive business force on @chincoteagueisland is @sandyponydonuts - delicious food with compostable & recyclable packaging. #islandlife #islandresilience #fightingplastic (at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6DSSoHN6Mi-O9bBQYtmcvWTQkj93DxNhvxho0/?igshid=yg356vze46qf

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We’re off. @precoverylabs & @glispa_ venture to the home base of @vatuvarafoundationfiji on #Kaibu. It’s beautiful but the story is bigger than that - #terrestrial/#marine #conservation #precovery & #resilience lens working with local citizens and global best practices. More from on the ground. #islandresilience #resilientcommunities #islands #precoverymindset #islandresilienceinitiative #IRIlife #TBirdlife (at Nausori International Airport)

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Sometimes, even in work mayhem, we get a perch, a happy place - to watch the sun go, to watch the rain come, to see the colors simultaneously soften and brighten, to feel the hush come over the streets below. Far away I feel the connection to other times and places, to other cities by the sea. To docks and porches, to vistas tucked out of the rain. I have this perch for a week now, I plan to use it. #Suva #Fiji #islands #islandresilience #islandresilienceinitiative #precovery #precoverymindset #resilient #resilientcities #frontlinecitiesandislands #100RClife #TBirdlife (at Suva, Fiji)

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It’s been awhile! Glad to be in the neighborhood to talk #resilience and #precovery for communities in the US and beyond. The clock is ticking, shocks and stresses are compounding. Time for #resilientcommunities, #resilientcities, #resilientislands and getting our actions and funding aligned. #globalresilientcitiesnetwork #grcn #precoverymindset #islandresilience #islandresilienceinitiative (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ENYQFn6bz/?igshid=usxjkf68arqb

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I finally had a chance to read (slowly) this Autumn 2018 edition of the #parknationaldeportcros magazine that I picked up on #PorquerollesIsland last month. Of particular interest was the cover article on #over tourism that the island experiences. I’ve never been to Porquerolles in the heart of the tourism season, as my comparative pictures of the same beach & bay show (#plagedenotredame). This level tourism was a topic of discussion on all our island review & it is a threat to the #sustainable & #resilient #islands, #communities & #cities globally. Clearly Porquerolles has to tackle the number of boats, bikes and people generally & residents & tourists alike understand why. #islandresilience #precovery #precoverymindset #sustainableislands @smilo_org @glispa_ (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nigOagnpI/?igshid=ehu6pvc1cehk

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More scenes of #PorquerollesIsland with colleagues and friends. What a great week. Already looking forward to my next trip here and our @smilo_org mtg in #KerkennahIslands #Tunisia next year. #sustainableislands #sustainablesmallislands #domaineperzinsky #îledeporquerolles #côtesdeprovence #islandresilience #SMILO #precovery #precoverymindset #BLUEMIND (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B32MS3IAE6I/?igshid=gepfql4rxr3z

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More scenes of #PorquerollesIsland with colleagues and friends. What a great week. Already looking forward to my next trip here and our @smilo_org mtg in #KerkennahIslands #Tunisia next year. #sustainableislands #sustainablesmallislands #islandresilience #SMILO #precovery #precoverymindset #BLUEMIND (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B32MS3IAE6I/?igshid=1v7dy61yd06ej

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Final @SMILO_org panel (📷: @ktbeige ) and then some of of the #island project signage for #SMILO and #PorquerollesIsland. What a week of learning, sharing, advancing the work. #sustainablesmallislands #islandresilience #sustainableislands #precovery #precoverymindset (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B30rNjTgNJ2/?igshid=1bxhlq54ufom6

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Great @smilo_org round table with @ktbeige @glispa_, Gregg Howald @islandconservation, Hachmi Kennou World Water Council and Nenad Star ISISA, concerning integrated planning from #biodiversity and #invasivespecies to #SDGs and global island initiative coordination. #sustainableislands #islandresilience #resilientcities #resilientcommunities #precovery #precoverymindset (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uRS_FA0GE/?igshid=uxygx4yxj43b

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After a quick morning session with @fetedelanature @smilo_org on island comms, we dove into workshopping #zeroimpact & #patrimonie/#heritage for #islands. Our group was American, Croatian, Estonian, French, British and #Kiwi/#Maori... and a special reunion of the #ZlarinIsland team. #sustainableislands #islandresilience #precovery #precoverymindset (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3t9BFvAnEU/?igshid=14jbuqtlwo20r

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Another amazing day of #sustainablesmallislands @smilo_org gathering on #PorquerollesIsland. 24 #island “popups” including #ZlarinIsland, where I recently did the assessment visit. Such a diversity and still so many common challenges, shocks and stresses - water, waste, biodiversity, tourism etc. And a special tour of a classic sailboat from the golden age of racing in #Marseille, the Alcyon, built in 1871 (more on that later). #islandsustainability #islandresilience #precovery #precoverymindset #resilientcommunities (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sj66WggRD/?igshid=1kz2vj3g8od2m

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Our busiest day as #commissiondevaluation @smilo_org (@SMILO_org) kicked off with words of welcome & encouragement from #SMILO chairperson Maxime Prodromides. Our committee had a full day of #island assessment reviews and presentations and wrapped up the day with a team dinner in the quiet (post tourist season) village. Also seen here in these pics are the SMILO bags made from recycled sails (is this not the perfect thing for yours truly). Mine made multiple crossings and races. So glad to be on this journey with great people. And we know how to laugh and work together. Happy my @glispa_ colleague & friend @ktbeige is here too! #4directions #upcycle #recycle #circularity #islandresilience #sustainableislands #precovery #precoverymindset #bonnenuit (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3p_UaAgGyM/?igshid=g1s4yw6w2tdc

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A quick stop in #Marseille and now we are off to the @smilo_org annual mtg on #PorquerollesIsland, a fav place of mine. Teams from around the world are gathering and the work is about to begin in earnest for the #commissiondevaluation. #sustainableislands #islandresilience #precovery #precoverymindset - (@waniyetuwowapi -last pic is for you, my hotel hallway, lots of work here in Marseille) (at Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3moweYAiWS/?igshid=1ksgj4g7fwgb4