As bounded arenas, islands have long facilitated examination of structural forces and mechanisms of interaction and change relevant to vastly broader contexts than the unique places they are.

Bringing these themes together in synthetic geographic research and international collaborative projects is an increasingly urgent task as humanity navigates its future in a rapidly and unevenly globalizing world. The IGU Commission on Islands seeks to work together with related IGU Commissions and other relevant national and international organizations in promoting research on and awareness of island development issues.

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