Islands that haven been or are beneficiary of technical support of the secretariat
Eigg
The Isle of Eigg is one of the Inner Hebridean Islands. About five miles long by three miles wide, Eigg lies 10 miles off the Scottish Mainland West coast, South of the Isle of Skye. The island has a fascinating history, superb wildlife and a vibrant community. Eigg is owned by the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust who have managed it on behalf of the community since the community buyout of 1997. The Trust has responsibility for stewardship of the island, its buildings and natural heritage, and for supporting future development.
Azores
To travel throughout the Azores is to get to know nine islands where the same genetic code generated profiles that are very distinct from one another.
Pantelleria
Pantelleria is the largest "small island" in the Sicily Region. It is located in the Strait of Sicily, Mediterranian Sea, between Sicily and Tunisia. Its area measures 83 square kilometres and counts about 7,800 inhabitants in winter and about 30,000 in the summertime.The first evidence of human activity dates back to the Neolithic period by "sesioti". Afterwards, it was occupied by Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Aragoneses, Spaniards and Italians. In the past, the main economic activity was agriculture.
Favignana
The Egadi Archipelago, composed of the islands of Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo, is a group of islands located on the North-western coast of Sicily. The population of the whole archipelago is not distributed equally, Favignana is the larger island, i.e., the administrative centre, with 3,407 inhabitants, Marettimo has 648 inhabitants, while Levanzo is the littlest of the three with 208 inhabitants.
Samos
Samos is a Greek island located in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos, and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the 1.6- kilometre-wide Mycale Strait.