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Almost 40 Years Ago a 16-Year-Old Started Planting a Tree Every Day On a Remote Island

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:23:13 +0300

Jadav Payeng lives on the biggest river island in the world, Majuli. The island, however, is under constant threat due to the extensive soil erosion on its banks. Over the last 70 years, Majuli has shrunk by more than half and there are concerns it will be submerged in the next 20 years. But its life may have even been shorter if it wasn’t for Jadav

There Is An Island That Nobody Can Enter And It Didn’t Exist Until 1963

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:00:14 +0300

Surtsey is a piece of land that formed in 1963, after a huge volcanic eruption that has lasted for 3 years. Now, the land is used for scientific research and observations. The focus of the work is to better understand how an ecosystem forms from scratch, without any human impact. There are only a couple of scientists that are allowed on the island’s premises, making it one of a few forbidden places on earth.

Photographer Captures The Changing Beauty Of Kotisaari Island In Finland Through All 4 Seasons

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:43:02 +0300

Jani Ylinampa is a nature photographer based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. He‘s a real master of capturing the dancing Northern Lights, breathtaking sunsets, beautiful forests, lakes and other wonders of nature, and he‘s been doing it for almost 15 years. One of those magical objects that caught Ylinampa‘s eye was a lovely Kotisaari island in Rovaniemi, that used to be a traditional stronghold of the Lumberjacks in Kemijoki.

12 Reasons Maui Is The Best Island On The Planet

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:36:40 +0300

Not all tropical islands are created equal. In fact, according to TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Islands awards, one island puts all others to shame. This year, that island is Maui — and we can’t say we’re surprised.

These Guys Were Rescued From A Deserted Island By Writing “HELP” In The Sand

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:17:58 +0300

Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island for three days were safely rescued Thursday after using palm fronds to write “HELP” in the sand.

Couple Spends 20 Years Building A Self-Sustaining, Floating Island

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:41:29 +0300

This floating fortress of sustainable living floating on the coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia goes to show just how wonderful a sustainable life off the grid can be. Wayne Adams, 66, and Catherine King, 59, built this floating home together in 1992, and have been growing and fishing for their own food ever since.

If You Love Privacy, This House Is Perfect For You

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:43:53 +0300

Sometimes, you just have to get away from it all—like, really get away—but perhaps the thought of roughing it in the wilderness without modern conveniences isn't your thing. That's why the House in the Sea could be your ultimate vacation destination, at least in dreams.

This Kitchen Island Is Also A Giant Aquarium

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:02:36 +0300

Robert Kolenik, a Dutch designer who focuses on high-end sustainable design, has created a stunning kitchen counter-top that has a beautiful large aquarium for a base. In reality, the ‘Ocean Keuken’ is actually shaped like a large ‘L’ – the storage compartment inside the counter is hidden with mirrors to make the aquarium seem larger than it is. What’s more, the countertop raises with the push of a button, allowing the aquarium to be accessed with ease.

An Englishman makes floating home out of recycled plastic bottles

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:38:18 +0300

An Englishman has made a floating island paradise for himself near Cancun off the coast of Mexico using 150,000 recycled plastic bottles.

Ōkunoshima – Bunny Island

Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:14:43 +0400

Okunoshima is a small island located next to Hiroshima and accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi train station. The island was a poison gas factory during World War II and rabbits were used as test subject. At the end of the war, rabbits were set free.
There are now hundreds of bunnies all over the island, you see them as soon as you get off the ferry as they are very curious about visitors and they run to people hoping for some food.

Brendon Grimshaw purchased the island for just £8,000

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:39:58 +0400

Brendon Grimshaw was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in 1925 and had a career in the newspaper business until he retired on Moyenne Island in the Seychelles. Brendon bought the island in 1962 for just £8000 and lived there from 1972 until his death in 2012. He published a book about his experience in restoring the island, which had become heavily overgrown, including re-establishing a population of 120 giant tortoises.

A pirate island

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:34:39 +0400

With a nickname like Pirate Island, it would have been a brave planning enforcer indeed who tried to invade the shores and send in the bulldozers.
But now, after months of legal wrangling, a wealthy landowner who spent millions building his own pirate themed island only to be told it could be knocked down, has finally been granted planning permission.

Rabbit island in Japan

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:49:25 +0400

A wonderful island where every visitor can touch and feed haundreds of rabbits.

The Thousand Islands

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:06:17 +0400

The Thousand Islands is an archipelago consisting of exactly 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario.