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Giant clams help support healthy coral reef ecosystems by filtering seawater, hosting beneficial algae, and creating habitat for marine life. Community-led restoration projects in Palau are helping return these important animals to damaged coastal reefs.

Community

02.07.26

Giant Clam Farming Project for Reef Restoration Revives Palau’s Coastal Waters

Jersey's marine protected areas will expand beginning September 2026 to protect kelp forests, seagrass meadows, rocky reefs, and rare maerl beds supporting some of Northern Europe's most diverse marine ecosystems in the waters surrounding the self-governing English Channel island.

Northern Europe

02.07.26

Jersey’s Marine Protected Areas Expand to Safeguard More Than One-Fifth of Island Waters

Excessive plastic packaging in a retail shop reflects the widespread reliance on single-use plastics across consumer supply chains, where nearly every product is wrapped, sealed, or stored in plastic.

Contributed Articles

01.07.26

Plastic-free life in a Plastic world: Is real change possible?

Coastal habitat restoration in the UK is reaching a new scale with the Solent Seascape Project, the country's first seascape-scale conservation initiative, working to recover seagrass meadows, saltmarshes, oyster reefs, and seabird habitats across more than 52,000 hectares of one of Europe's busiest waterways.

Northern Europe

01.07.26

Coastal Habitat Restoration in the UK Gets a Seascape-Scale Upgrade

Gold and copper recovery technology developed by University of Edinburgh Professors Jason Love and Carole Morrison enables clean circular-economy extraction from electronic waste, which is projected to reach 93.5 million tonnes by 2030, containing gold worth over US$46,000 per tonne plus US$2,000 copper.

Europe

01.07.26

Gold and Copper Recovery Technology Extracts Precious Metals from E-Waste without Smelting or Toxic Chemicals

Migratory species protection took a significant step forward at CMS COP15 in Brazil, where 132 nations agreed to extend safeguards to 40 additional species, even as new data warned that nearly half of all animals already listed under the treaty continue to decline.

Policy

30.06.26

Migratory Species Protection Expanded as Nearly Half of Protected Species Decline

A biodegradable bamboo composite material combining two bamboo sheet layers with one PHBH polymer layer demonstrates quantitative coupling between mechanical deterioration and biodegradation, enabling designers to predict usable lifetime from simple strength measurements in marine environments.

East Asia

30.06.26

Biodegradable Bamboo Composite Material Links Strength Loss to Predictable Marine Degradation

Rooftop solar permitting in Maryland is being streamlined through automated approvals and standardized regulations to reduce delays and costs.

Energy

29.06.26

Rooftop Solar Permitting in Maryland Gets Faster and Simpler

Hawaiian ahupua'a food system restoration uncovered hundreds of stone terraces beneath invasive eucalyptus forests, where native Hawaiians diverted stream water through gravity-fed systems requiring no pumps, zigzagging water across the landscape to hydrate shallow water tables while filtering pollutants, returning cleaner water to streams that support native ʻoʻopu fish climbing from ocean to mountain ponds.

Indigenous Knowledge

29.06.26

Hawaiian Ahupua’a Food System Restoration Revives Ancient Terraces Feeding Communities Through Indigenous Water Management

Elements has built a festival culture where attendees voluntarily clean up after themselves and compete to do it. Image: Elements Music Festival

Contributed Articles

26.06.26

This Music Festival Turned Waste Cleanup Into a Game, and Fans Can’t Stop Playing

Permaculture education in Taiwan, pioneered by Earth Passengers founders Hui-i Chiang and Peter Morehead, transformed a quarter-hectare Taitung property into a demonstration site featuring an off-grid house with natural building materials, food forest producing mangoes, jackfruit, bananas, guava, papaya, citrus, avocados, passion fruit, coffee, and cacao, plus ponds managing wet-site challenges.

East Asia

26.06.26

Earth Passengers Pioneers Permaculture Education in Taiwan Through Decades of Hands-On Practice

Donkey firefighters in Spain have kept Doñana National Park wildfire-free for nearly a decade. Rescued donkeys graze dry scrub daily, creating natural firebreaks across thousands of hectares in one of Europe's most vital ecosystems.

Southern Europe

25.06.26

Donkey Firefighters in Spain Have Kept a National Park Fire-Free for Nearly a Decade

Oregon wildlife conservation funding will support habitat restoration, species protection, and ecosystem resilience across forests, rivers, and wetlands.

North America

25.06.26

Oregon Wildlife Conservation Funding Gets Historic Boost Through New Law

Arcadia Ecohome Microforest's Deadwood Garden serves as a bee shelter housing cavity-nesting species representing 30% of Southern California's 1,600+ native bees, with a homemade Bee Hotel, exposed bare ground maintained for the 70% ground-nesting species, and pesticide-free habitat supporting urban beekeeping as a Certified Bee Friendly Farm.

Contributed Articles

24.06.26

Bees and Biodiversity at Arcadia Ecohome Microforest

Sponge cities’ climate resilience in India is being strengthened through wetland parks and nature-based infrastructure that absorb and store monsoon rainfall.

Climate

24.06.26

Chennai Demonstrates Sponge Cities’ Climate Resilience in India

UNESCO Global Geoparks Network’s expansion added 12 sites across China, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Russia, Tunisia, and Uruguay, reaching 241 geoparks in 51 countries covering 882,000 square kilometers managed through holistic protection combining geological heritage conservation, climate education, sustainable development, and community-led tourism supporting local economies.

Nature

24.06.26

UNESCO Global Geoparks Network’s Expansion Adds 12 Sites Protecting Geological Heritage Across 10 Countries

Hedgehog conservation technology is giving scientists a sharper picture of how European hedgehogs hear and navigate noisy human landscapes, with new research on ear anatomy pointing toward smarter strategies for protecting a species increasingly squeezed by urban sound pollution.

Northern Europe

23.06.26

Hedgehog Conservation Technology Reveals New Insights into How These Animals Hear and Survive

Przewalski's horse reintroduction in China surpassed 900 individuals, representing one-third of the global population, after a 40-year Wild Horse Return Program transformed the species from zoo specimens to self-sustaining wild herds across Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia through captive breeding, genetic management, and pioneering zero-fatality relocation techniques.

East Asia

23.06.26

Przewalski’s Horse Reintroduction in China Reaches 900 Individuals After 40-Year Conservation Program

Urban climate resilience projects such as green corridors, urban forests, and shaded streets can reduce heat while improving public health and biodiversity.

Climate

22.06.26

Urban Climate Resilience Projects are Helping Cities Save Lives and Money

The Real Urban Green project is developing a transferable model to help urban green spaces in Mediterranean cities withstand climate pressures while delivering cleaner air, cooler temperatures, and stronger communities.

Climate

22.06.26

How Urban Green Spaces in Mediterranean Cities are Being Redesigned to Fight Climate Change

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