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Three Canadian classrooms are proving that green building starts with fixing what already exists, as student-led net-zero retrofits of their own schools moved from flickering fluorescent lights and drafty walls to school board meetings, local radio, and conversations with elected officials.

Contributed Articles

02.10.26

Youth are Retrofitting their Schools and Taking the Receipts Straight to Power

Rewilding Visayan wildlife began with one man's land and a small breeding center on Negros Island in 2010, and has grown into one of the Philippines' most promising conservation success stories, with five once-vanishing species now breeding successfully in the wild.

Southeast Asia

02.10.26

Rewilding Visayan Wildlife Brings a Philippine Island’s Rarest Species Back Home

Orphaned elephants are accompanied by their caretakers at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya as part of a rescue, care, and rehabilitation program aimed at gradually preparing them to return to the wild.

Eastern Africa

01.10.26

In Kenya, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Helps Orphaned Elephants and Rhinos Return to the Wild

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle rescue two years in the making brought Rhossi from a Welsh beach to Houston Zoo, where he underwent a comprehensive medical exam led by Dr. Joe Flanagan after tripling his weight to 46 pounds during rehabilitation in Wales.

North America

01.10.26

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Rescue Brings Rhossi Home After 5,000-Mile Journey and Two Years in Wales

California's farm-to-school program has grown to reach 500 school districts since 2021 and is now a permanent state policy, transforming school cafeterias from frozen pizza to fresh local produce while connecting students to the farmers, ranchers, and food producers in their own communities.

Food

01.10.26

California’s Farm-to-School Program Brings Fresh Food to Cafeterias

Colombia's May 2026 expansion of the Acandí, Playón and Playona Wildlife Sanctuary by nearly 63,000 hectares extended formal protection to the coral reefs of the Capurganá and Cabo Tiburón Hope Spot for the first time.

Central America

30.09.26

A Victory for the Capurganá and Cabo Tiburón Hope Spot

South Africa's rooftop solar and battery boom is creating the foundation for a virtual power plant network that could link thousands of home energy systems into a single flexible grid resource.

Energy

30.09.26

Virtual Power Plants Take Shape as Solar Power Rises Across South Africa

Climate education for students through Take Action Global's Climate Action Project connects more than 6.5 million students across 183 countries in a free six-week program where classrooms brainstorm, create, and present climate solutions through weekly shared videos.

Eco Amplifier

30.09.26

Take Action Global Brings Climate Education for Students Across 183 Countries

The Song of the Whale research vessel, purpose-built in 2004 to Lloyd's Special Service Craft standards, conducts passive acoustic monitoring and visual surveys of whales, continuing a mission IFAW launched in 1987 to prove lethal whaling unnecessary for scientific research.

Ecology

29.09.26

Song of the Whale Research Vessel Proved Whales Don’t Need to Die for Science

Freeing an entangled humpback whale off Monterey Bay took coordinated teamwork between whale watch crews and trained responders after the animal had dragged commercial crab fishing gear for more than a month.

Community

29.09.26

Whale Watchers Play Key Role in Freeing an Entangled Humpback Whale

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands is reversing decades of erosion at West Rifle Creek and Garfield Creek state wildlife areas, transforming fast, straight drainage ditches back into the slow, meandering habitat that elk, turkeys, and fish depend on.

North America

28.09.26

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands brings two struggling creeks back to life

Charles River restoration and climate resilience began in 1965 when concerned citizens founded CRWA to address a river fouled by industrial pollution and raw sewage, building a Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Program that now spans 35 locations with over 80 dedicated volunteers.

Ecology

28.09.26

Six Decades of Charles River Restoration and Climate Resilience Turned “Dirty Water” into America’s Cleanest Urban River

Project Planet Earth’s team comes together for a group beach cleanup on the Jurassic Coast, where the organization began its work to protect the ocean and reduce plastic pollution.

Contributed Articles

25.09.26

How a Bag of Rubbish on a Dorset Beach Turned into a 261-Mile Swim for the Ocean

Researchers found that marigold flowers as a plant-based protein match quinoa in nutritional value.

Food

25.09.26

How Marigold Flowers as a Plant-Based Protein Could Cut Food Waste

Sahjeevan has spent more than 30 years empowering India's pastoralist communities in Gujarat to secure grazing rights, conserve rare livestock breeds, and build self-sustaining livelihoods across some of the country's harshest terrain.

Community

24.09.26

In Gujarat, Sahjeevan Works with Pastoralist Communities to Preserve Prairies that are Essential to Biodiversity

A landmark Argentine court ruling recognized fish as sentient beings, now legally protected from cruelty rather than treated as property, after two goldfish named Fede and Magui were removed from a cramped sidewalk display tank outside a Buenos Aires restaurant.

Policy

24.09.26

Argentine Court Recognizes Fish as Sentient Beings, Setting Global Precedent for Animal Rights

Grassroots Ecology's California restoration projects are nurturing two futures at once: healthier native ecosystems and the next generation of environmental leaders, with volunteers who began by planting wildflowers now pursuing PhDs, marine research careers, and leading habitat restoration at major universities.

Contributed Articles

23.09.26

How Restoring Nature Helped Shape Three Future Conservationists

Municipal leadership in ocean conservation proved its worth in Del Carmen, Philippines, where a decade of community-led mangrove restoration helped the town withstand Typhoon Odette with minimal loss of life, and it has grown into a global network of 500+ mayors across eight countries.

Policy

23.09.26

Municipal Leadership in Ocean Conservation Unites 500 Mayors Across Eight Countries

Japan's nemawashi tree relocation tradition combines centuries-old root-wrapping techniques with modern tools including cranes, GPS tracking, and 3D soil modeling, allowing specialists to relocate mature trees over months-long processes rather than cutting them down for development projects.

East Asia

23.09.26

Japan’s Nemawashi Tree Relocation Tradition Moves Ancient Trees Instead of Cutting Them Down

“Herbularyo” connects Filipino medicinal plants and science education through card gameplay where players act as traditional healers, matching herbs like tawa-tawa (asthma-plant), pansit-pansitan or pepper elder (photo above), and ampalaya (bitter gourd) with illnesses while learning the organic compounds responsible for their therapeutic properties.

Science

22.09.26

Card Game “Herbularyo” Bridges Filipino Medicinal Plants and Science Education Through Traditional Healing

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