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The Bristol Bay Pebble Mine victory earned Yup'ik leader Alannah Acaq Hurley the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize, recognizing her role in securing a landmark 2023 EPA veto that blocked what would have been North America's largest open-pit mine from destroying one of the world's most productive wild salmon ecosystems.

Indigenous Knowledge

31.08.26

Bristol Bay Pebble Mine Victory Wins Goldman Prize for Yup’ik Leader

Sixteen nations spanning Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific signed the Mombasa Declaration on fisheries transparency at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, committing to modernize vessel registries and to publish fishing authorizations to combat illegal fishing, which costs the global economy up to $50 billion annually.

Policy

31.08.26

Sixteen Nations Adopt Mombasa Declaration on Fisheries Transparency to Combat Illegal Fishing

The Coral Reef and Rainforest Conservation Project in the Philippines uses experiential learning to help people from all backgrounds see themselves as part of nature rather than separate from it, believing that seeing ecosystems up close is far more powerful than being told why they matter.

Contributed Articles

28.08.26

Teaching Conservation Like a Life Skill: How We Help People See Nature Differently

Male Vietnam Pheasants are known for their deep blue plumage with a metallic sheen and vivid red facial skin.

Southeast Asia

28.08.26

Vietnam Pheasant Returns to the Wild After 25 Years of Absence

The world's first carbon-negative bus shelter at Chulalongkorn University combines engineered-wood construction that functions as a long-term carbon sink with Midsummer's ultralight thin-film CIGS solar panels that generate renewable electricity for lighting, fans, mobile charging, and digital traffic systems.

Architecture

27.08.26

World’s First Carbon-Negative Bus Shelter Launches at Bangkok University

UNEP's Beat the Heat initiative promotes passive cooling solutions like shaded public spaces and cooling islands that can reduce indoor temperatures by up to 8°C.

Climate

27.08.26

Cities Beating Urban Heat Share Proven Cooling Solutions Worldwide

Climate literacy alone is not enough. Turning knowledge into skills, hands-on experience, and green career pathways is the missing link between what young people learn about climate change and what they are empowered to do about it.

Contributed Articles

26.08.26

From Climate Literacy to Climate Action: Building Education and Green Career Pathways

Restoring Australia's shellfish reefs using recycled oyster shells has revived 62 hectares of lost reef habitat across 21 sites since 2015, delivering measurable improvements in water quality and generating hundreds of jobs along coastlines where these ecosystems had all but disappeared.

Oceania

26.08.26

Restoring Australia’s Shellfish Reefs from Recycled Oyster Shells

$Aquaponics for food security in South Africa is reaching communities across schools, farms, and townships, with INMED South Africa's integrated fish-and-vegetable-growing systems bringing fresh food and practical farming skills to more than 158,000 people while using a fraction of the water conventional agriculture requires.$

Food

26.08.26

Aquaponics for Food Security in South Africa Takes Root in Schools and Farms

Darwin's rhea rewilding in Patagonia advanced with 39 captive-bred chicks released across three events in Patagonia National Park's Chacabuco Valley between March and April 2026, bred at Quimán Reserve and acclimatized in specially designed pens before entering grasslands.

South America

25.08.26

39 Chicks Strengthen Darwin’s Rhea Rewilding in Patagonia

The Rights of Nature framework has reached UK local government for the first time, with Maidstone Borough Council formally embedding the legal interests of nature into its everyday planning and decision-making processes.

Northern Europe

25.08.26

UK’s first Rights of Nature framework adopted by Maidstone Borough Council

Restoring land and stopping desertification are the twin goals of a new UNEP practical guide that outlines seven actions across soil health, pollinators, farming, cities, freshwater, oceans, and finance, offering governments and communities a coordinated roadmap to reverse land degradation.

Policy

24.08.26

Seven Ways of Restoring Land and Stopping Desertification according to UNEP

Zero-waste refill store Tingi Station in Baguio City offers pantry staples, personal care items, and household essentials in refillable quantities, helping customers reduce single-use plastic dependence while saving 10,000 containers from landfills since opening in January 2022.

Contributed Articles

21.08.26

Zero-Waste Refill Store Tingi Station Saves 10,000 Containers from Landfills

The Hope Spots ocean conservation network, founded by Dr. Sylvia Earle, now spans 170 sites in 115 countries, covering more than 35 million square kilometers of ocean through locally led marine conservation that connects champions, scientists, and communities worldwide.

Eco Amplifier

21.08.26

Dr. Sylvia Earle’s Hope Spots Ocean Conservation Network Reaches 170 Sites Across 115 Countries

Global mangrove forest recovery reached a turning point around 2010, according to Tulane University research analyzing four decades of Landsat satellite imagery, which found that mangroves are now expanding through natural colonization rather than active restoration.

Science

20.08.26

Global Mangrove Forest Recovery Confirmed by Four Decades of Satellite Data Showing Unexpected Expansion

“Groundswell” follows farmers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders across five continents, completing the regenerative agriculture documentary film trilogy that began with “Kiss the Ground” in 2020 and continued with “Common Ground” in 2023, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Society

20.08.26

“Groundswell” Completes Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Film Trilogy Chronicling Global Farming Transformation

Europe's first continent-wide recommendations for restoring Europe's seagrass meadows tackle permitting delays and funding gaps head-on.

Europe

20.08.26

How Scientists are Restoring Europe’s Seagrass Meadows Through Shared Strategy

Now in its fourth year, Pivot Green's Canadian Youth Climate Action Award drew 124 applications from youth-led groups across the country, with this year's top prize going to Sundance Commons in southwestern Ontario, a replicable model that empowers marginalized youth to launch sustainable, regenerative farm enterprises.

Contributed Articles

19.08.26

The Kids are All Right

The Great Koala National Park is projected to protect an estimated 12,000 koalas, a species declared endangered in New South Wales in 2022.

Oceania

19.08.26

The Great Koala National Park Declared After Years of Logging Controversy

Beavers returning to London made history in October 2023 when a family of five was released at Paradise Fields in Greenford, marking the country's first urban beaver reintroduction open to the public and signaling a new chapter for wildlife in the capital.

Northern Europe

19.08.26

Beavers Returning to London Bring Hope for Wilder Waterways

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