COST Action Conference 2026

SMILES Conference

Islands at a Crossroad: Rethinking Ecosystem Services in Small and Medium-Sized Islands

24-25 June 2026

Brussels

Abstract submission is now closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract. Registration remains open for participants wishing to attend the SMILES Conference in Brussels on 24–25 June 2026.

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WG4 – Nature-based solutions (NbS) for safeguarding ES of small-medium islands 

The challenge of pursuing economic development whilst providing co-benefits to biodiversity and people is particularly felt in islands, which depend on external markets and tourism and are susceptible to natural disasters and climate change whilst having a constrained adaptation capacity.
NbS can be used to tackle key societal challenges whilst avoiding or mitigating the negative impacts of local and global stressors that threaten ES of small-medium islands.

Working Group Leaders