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PANORAMA's replicable conservation solutions database hosts 1,897 conservation solutions from over 1,300 contributors worldwide, structuring each entry as adaptable building blocks that distill complex projects into stepwise blueprints practitioners elsewhere can apply to their own contexts.

Eco Amplifier

23.10.26

PANORAMA Builds Replicable Conservation Solutions Database Spanning Nearly 1,900 Case Studies Worldwide

Engineers from the University of Illinois and Toyota have developed a battery-like technology that uses electricity and saltwater to capture CO₂ directly from the air, offering a promising pathway to make direct carbon capture more efficient and affordable.

North America

22.10.26

Battery-Like Technology Offers a New Path for Capturing Carbon Dioxide

Soil literacy education is taking root across Europe through CURIOSOIL, a four-year EU-funded initiative led by the University of Aveiro that brings together 14 partner organizations across 10 countries to help students, teachers, and citizens understand why healthy soil is the foundation of life above ground.

Europe

22.10.26

Soil Literacy Education Gets a Hands-On Makeover in Europe

From a Dutch teenager's question in 2013 to 50 million kilograms of debris removed, Ocean Cleanup has turned one young person's ingenuity into a globally recognized solution to one of the ocean's most overwhelming pollution problems.

Contributed Articles

21.10.26

The innovative approach of Ocean Cleanup

A turquoise poza reflects the desert sky, one of hundreds of pools at the center of ongoing Cuatro Ciénegas conservation work.

Central America

21.10.26

Cuatro Ciénegas Conservation Restores Mexico’s Ancient Desert Oasis

An urban food forest thrives on the 51st floor of a Singapore skyscraper, producing roughly a ton of organic food annually through layered tree, shrub, and vine plantings including bananas, star fruit, and native kadong, supplying a restaurant that sources directly from the rooftop.

Southeast Asia

21.10.26

Urban Food Forest Transforms Singapore’s Skyscrapers into Edible Landscapes

Dense forest surrounds a traditional village at the base of a mountain, the kind of layout inspiring research into greening upwind of cities to reduce heat.

Climate

20.10.26

Greening Upwind of Cities Could Cool Megacities by Nearly Half a Degree

Through its Rivers of Hope project, the river rights movement in the UK is helping communities reconnect with local waterways and explore legal protection.

Northern Europe

20.10.26

River Rights Movement in the UK Gains Ground as Communities Rally to Protect Local Waterways

Restoring healthy, carbon-rich soils could help cool the planet by improving water retention, evapotranspiration, soil fertility, and natural water cycles, while complementing greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

Science

19.10.26

The Soil Carbon Sponge Opens a New Path to Cooling the Planet

The Klamath River salmon comeback is outpacing scientific predictions, with Chinook salmon reclaiming 88% of their historic upper basin territory just two years after the removal of four hydroelectric dams that had blocked their passage for a century.

North America

19.10.26

Klamath River Salmon Comeback Surprises Scientists After Record Dam Removal

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.

Contributed Articles

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.

Contributed Articles

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

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