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Investments in nature-based solutions are delivering strong financial returns, showing that climate resilience can protect ecosystems while strengthening business performance.

Climate

13.01.26

Nature-Based Solutions Investment Returns Prove Resilience Pays

California’s plastic bag ban is reducing litter and encouraging the use of durable, reusable bags, helping protect oceans, waterways, and local communities.

North America

13.01.26

California’s Plastic Bag Ban Strengthens Momentum for a Waste-Free Future

Nature-positive planning in Japan includes government policies that encourage businesses to view natural capital as a foundation for growth, with 182 companies committing to biodiversity disclosures by mid-2025.

Asia

13.01.26

Japan Leads Nature-Positive Planning Through Business and Government Partnership

Passive cooling paint keeps buildings up to 20°F cooler without electricity, while also collecting potable water from the air, offering a low-cost solution for addressing heat and water stress.

Climate

12.01.26

Passive Cooling Paint Offers Energy-Free Cooling and Potable Water for Communities

Countries leading in renewable energy transition policy now generate more power from solar and wind than from coal, marking a global turning point in the shift toward cleaner electricity systems.

Energy

12.01.26

Renewable Energy Transition Policy Accelerates as Solar and Wind Overtake Coal

Sponge City Thinking: The Quiet Urban Upgrade That Cools Streets and Calms Floods. Photo by xiaoyu xie on Unsplash

Happy Eco News

11.01.26

Sponge City Thinking: The Quiet Urban Upgrade That Cools Streets and Calms Floods

Half Earth – A New Year’s Resolution for 2026?

Contributed Articles

09.01.26

Half Earth – A New Year’s Resolution for 2026?

The California beaver reintroductions are restoring wetlands and supporting biodiversity, showing how natural engineering can improve water security and climate resilience.

Nature

09.01.26

California Beaver Reintroductions Support Wetlands and Climate Resilience

As an Earthshot Prize finalist, the washing machine microplastic filter developed by Matter founder Adam Root highlights a scalable solution to curb microplastic pollution.

Europe

09.01.26

Bristol Startup’s Washing Machine Microplastic Filter Earns Earthshot Prize Finalist Spot

The IUCN World Conservation Congress recognized wild animals as a climate solution through a resolution passed in October 2025. Research shows forests with robust animal populations store four times more carbon than those without wildlife.

Climate

09.01.26

Conservation Congress Recognizes Wild Animals as a Climate Solution

Top Benefits of Choosing Custom Metal Buildings for Modern Projects. Image Adobe Stock

Happy Eco News

08.01.26

Top Benefits of Choosing Custom Metal Buildings for Modern Projects

Thai community forest restoration at Ban Pong within the Ngao Model Forest in Lampang Province transformed abandoned farmland into a thriving forest through the leadership of mostly women volunteers who built hundreds of water-retaining dams over nearly two decades.

Asia

08.01.26

Thai Community Forest Restoration Led by Women Brings Clean Air and Wildlife Back

Urban stream restoration in Tehran’s river valleys, such as the Darband River valleys, turns once-concrete channels into vibrant ecological corridors that reconnect neighborhoods with nature and support growing biodiversity.

Asia

08.01.26

Urban Stream Restoration Creates Ecological Corridors in Tehran’s River Valleys

AI for nature restoration tools are transforming conservation, enabling companies to detect wildfires early, track wildlife in real-time, and plan ecosystem recovery at an unprecedented scale.

Technology

08.01.26

AI for Nature Restoration Tools: How Companies are Transforming Ecosystem Recovery Projects

The NOVA food classification divides foods into unprocessed or minimally processed, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods. The system focuses on how far products have traveled from their original form.

Food

07.01.26

NOVA Food Classification System Helps Consumers Navigate Processed Foods

Brands and farmers collaborate through regenerative design in fashion to restore soil, support biodiversity, and strengthen ecosystems while producing clothing.

Sustainable Fashion

07.01.26

Regenerative Design in Fashion Gains Ground as Brands Rebuild Ecosystems

A new study shows that solar farms and bumblebees can flourish side by side when wildflower habitats are added, turning clean-energy sites into thriving pollinator sanctuaries.

Europe

07.01.26

Solar Farms and Bumblebees Could Thrive Together with Smart Habitat Management

Biochar water purification research at Dalian University of Technology revealed that the material actively destroys pollutants through electron transfer rather than just trapping them like previously thought.

Asia

06.01.26

Biochar Water Purification Destroys Toxins without Chemicals, Study Finds

New gear innovations and seasonal rules show how whale-safe crab fishing is reducing dangerous entanglements along the U.S. West Coast.

North America

06.01.26

Whale-Safe Crab Fishing Efforts Reduce Entanglements Along the U.S. West Coast

The proposed carbon pricing coalition would set minimum carbon prices, apply fair border fees, and generate nearly $200 billion annually to fund clean energy, aid developing countries, and protect industries from unfair competition.

Business

05.01.26

Carbon Pricing Coalition Plan Offers Seven-Fold Increase in Emissions Reductions

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