Greening the Islands Foundation

Engaging islands in international projects

Through global projects and initiatives, Greening the Islands enables islands to tackle their unique challenges, including waste management, energy isolation, water scarcity, and overtourism, while also generating social, economic, and environmental benefits and promoting scalable effects on island communities. These replicable projects combine the proven outcomes and methodologies of piloted projects and pushing new island settings can implement context specific, scalable solutions that build on validated EU frameworks for sustainable outcomes.

ReBoat

Circular Systemic Solution for Sustainable Island Tourism

ReBoat addresses the surge in plastic and textile waste generated by seasonal tourism on European islands by deploying a mobile, modular recycling and upcycling plant onboard a boat, transforming local waste into new products to benefit island communities and visitors.

Maesha

Demonstration of smart and flexible solutions for decarbonized energy future in Mayotte and other EU Island

The main objective of MAESHA is to decarbonise the energy systems of geographical islands by fostering the large deployment of RES through the installation of tailored innovative flexibility services based on a close study and modelling of local energy systems and community structures. MAESHA will demonstrate the solutions on the French overseas island of Mayotte and study replicability potential on 5 follower islands representing more than 1.2 million inhabitants spread in geographical Europe and overseas territories.

Retouch Nexus

Resilient water governance under climate change within the WEFE NEXUS

The RETOUCH NEXUS project is dedicated to tackling the growing challenge of water scarcity by promoting an integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach that supports the EU water economy and relies on ecological and social considerations.

Dialogue4Tourism

Institutional dialogue on Sustainable Tourism and Governance in the Euro-Med

Dialogue4Tourism is a seven-year EU-funded project (2023–2029) that strengthens governance and institutional cooperation to guide tourism in the Mediterranean toward sustainability. It supports greener, smarter, and more resilient tourism by fostering policy dialogue, capacity building, and collaboration through tools like the Driving Tourism Transition Panel and a network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories.

EcoMedIslands

Circular solutions for sustainable waste management in Med Islands

EcoMedIslands addresses the unique waste management challenges of Mediterranean islands by implementing a holistic circular economy approach focused on prevention, reuse, improved segregation, and recycling. Through digital tools like the SMART-WASTE system, community engagement, and cross-border cooperation, the project aims to reduce waste, enhance local systems, and transfer scalable solutions across similar regions.