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Across four Canadian communities, students given the tools and trust to build their own greenhouses and vertical farms are discovering something harder to name than a school project: a sense of ownership, a connection to where food comes from, and a reason to show up after school with dirt under their fingernails. Pictured is Sussex Middle School’s greenhouse in the winter.

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16.10.26

Soil, Seeds, and Student Power: How Four Canadian Schools are Tackling Food Sovereignty

Researchers at the University of British Columbia developed an edible seaweed coating that significantly extends the freshness of fruit while reducing food waste and reliance on refrigeration.

Food

16.10.26

Scientists Develop a Seaweed Coating to Extend the Freshness of Fruit

Silkworm cocoons are the natural source material behind new research into silk bicycle tires in Thailand.

Science

15.10.26

Silk Bicycle Tires Outperform Nylon in New Thai Research

Under the EU packaging rules and PFAS ban, harmful "forever chemicals" are now restricted in items like takeaway boxes, pizza containers, microwave popcorn bags, and bakery paper.

Europe

15.10.26

What the New EU Packaging Rules and PFAS Ban Mean for Consumers

Mission Blue and IUCN have joined forces through the One Ocean Partnership to accelerate locally led ocean conservation, connecting coastal communities worldwide with the science, partnerships, and finance needed to protect and restore the seas on their own terms.

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14.10.26

Mission Blue and IUCN Join Forces with the One Ocean Partnership

Solar panel recycling could transform future photovoltaic waste into a valuable resource, generating nearly $1 trillion in economic value while reducing emissions and pressure on mineral resources by 2060.

Circular Economy

14.10.26

Solar Panel Recycling Could Turn a Waste Problem into an Economic Opportunity

Right to repair electronics became law in Texas on September 1 under HB 2963, requiring manufacturers of phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, and speakers to provide parts, tools, and manuals on fair and non-discriminatory terms to consumers and independent repair shops.

North America

14.10.26

Texas Grants Right to Repair Electronics, Becoming Ninth State to Pass Consumer Protection Law

A black-and-white snub-nosed monkey rests in the forests of Yunnan, China, one of the species behind new research on primates as umbrella species.

East Asia

13.10.26

Primates as Umbrella Species Could Safeguard Thousands of Other Animals and Plants

Wildlife crossings in Florida give panthers safe passage along deadly highways across dozens of locations in South Florida, delivering measurable results for one of America's rarest cats and creating a model other states are watching closely.

North America

13.10.26

How Wildlife Crossings in Florida are Saving Panthers from Highway Deaths

Zayed Sustainability Prize global impact reached a record milestone as the 2027 cycle closed with 10,233 entries from 177 countries, a 32% year-on-year increase reflecting growing global demand for scalable, locally led sustainability solutions.

Society

12.10.26

Zayed Sustainability Prize Global Impact Reaches Millions of Lives as Record Entries Close the 2027 Cycle

Young people leading climate action are reshaping global climate response, with roughly one billion of them living in the Global South, where climate impacts hit hardest and homegrown solutions are emerging from Bangladesh to Uruguay.

Eco Amplifier

12.10.26

Young People Leading Climate Action Around the World

YongsanCats care for rescued cats in a foster space as part of the coordinated network of caregivers, veterinarians, and foster homes that carries each animal through rescue in Seoul's redevelopment zones.

Contributed Articles

09.10.26

Making Room for a Cat Before the Building is Gone

Protecting natural quiet places led Quiet Parks International to award Wilderness Quiet Park status to American Prairie, Montana, in March 2026, where acoustic monitoring confirmed bison and silence still coexist across the grassland landscape.

Ecology

09.10.26

Protecting Natural Quiet Places Becomes a Global Mission as Silence Disappears Worldwide

Coconut oil aviation fuel has passed a critical performance test, matching the efficiency of standard jet fuel in a small turbojet engine while cutting harmful hydrocarbon emissions, bringing sustainable coconut-based aviation one step closer to commercial viability.

East Asia

08.10.26

Coconut Oil Aviation Fuel Matches Jet Fuel Performance in New Engine Tests

A two-year study of 18 Ohio urban farms found that pollinator conservation comes down to one practice that outperforms beehives, bee hotels, reduced mowing, and pesticide cuts combined: planting native flowers.

North America

08.10.26

Simple Pollinator Conservation Steps are Transforming City Farms

The Arcadia Ecohome Microforest combines a rewilded canopy that cools the ground and conserves water, a backyard food forest feeding both pollinators and people, and low-hanging fruit protected by repurposed household waste, turning everyday materials into tools that extend product life cycles and cut food waste.

Contributed Articles

07.10.26

California Microforest Turns Everyday Conservation Into Community Action

Rangers protecting the world's wild places monitor wildlife, restore habitats, and safeguard cultural heritage across nearly every ecosystem on Earth, forming one of conservation's largest and most diverse workforces essential to delivering the global 30x30 target.

Community

07.10.26

Rangers Protecting the World’s Wild Places are Turning Conservation Promises into Reality

Home battery storage is helping households across Australia take control of their energy future.

Energy

07.10.26

Half a Million Cheaper Home Battery Storage Bringing Down Bills for Australian Homes and Businesses

The International Permaculture Convergence opens November 6 at Thailand's Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture near Bangkok, featuring keynote addresses from natural builder Kyle Holzhueter and permaculture co-originator David Holmgren alongside a Farmers Market and dedicated Thai-language sessions.

Community

06.10.26

International Permaculture Convergence Draws Global Pioneers to Thailand for the First Time

Gray wolf reintroduction in Colorado marked its third straight year of successful pup production.

North America

06.10.26

Gray Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado Reaches New Milestone With Fifth Pack

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