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Really Really Free Market events strip commerce down to its simplest form, creating community spaces where neighbors give away goods, food, and skills at no cost, building social connection and cutting waste one free exchange at a time.

Circular Economy

07.09.26

Really Really Free Markets: Sharing for Reuse and Waste Reduction

New research shows that obeying posted speed limits nationwide could cut US carbon emissions by 57,000 metric tons daily, while adding less than a minute to the average trip.

Climate

07.09.26

Driving at the Speed Limit Saves Carbon, New Study Finds

In three New Brunswick schools, students are climbing onto rooftops, running cable, and installing solar panels themselves, making a loud and clear case that young people belong at the center of the energy transition rather than waiting for adults to act.

Contributed Articles

04.09.26

New Brunswick Students are Putting Solar Power Where it Belongs, in their Own Hands

Orangutan mothers arranging playdates travel farther and feed less to provide social opportunities for their offspring, according to 15 years of data from 31 mother-infant pairs at Tuanan Research Station, revealing deliberate multi-day planning rather than chance encounters among Borneo's most solitary great apes.

Science

04.09.26

Scientists Discover Orangutan Mothers Arranging Playdates for their Babies, Just like Humans

Human-wildlife coexistence spans borders in the Sundarbans, where the Wildlife Trust of India deploys AI-enabled monitoring and rapid response teams while WildTeam Bangladesh strengthens community stewardship, protecting both the Endangered Bengal tiger and thousands of people dependent on fishing and forest resources.

Community

03.09.26

Human-Wildlife Coexistence Protects Lemurs, Tigers, and Elephants Across Three Continents

The Okapi Conservation Project has spent nearly four decades protecting one of Africa's rarest mammals while safeguarding the ancient Congo rainforest ecosystem the okapi depends on to survive.

Central Africa

03.09.26

The Okapi Conservation Project Leads the Fight to Protect a Rare Species and Its Ecosystem

A neglected Victorian walled garden in rural Ireland became a wildlife haven—and the ideas behind it are now spreading to schools, community groups, and readers across the world.

Contributed Articles

02.09.26

When a Small Garden Starts to Travel

EU cage-free farming legislation took a significant step forward as the European Commission released its long-awaited Livestock Strategy, outlining plans to end cage confinement for hens and pigs and free more than 300 million animals a year from a practice that has faced mounting scientific and public scrutiny.

Europe

02.09.26

EU Cage-Free Farming Legislation Moves Closer to Reality

Cape Froward peatlands’ carbon storage reaches 1,647 tons per hectare, nearly three times more than nearby forests, according to a Rewilding Chile and University of Chile study measuring carbon across the remote Brunswick Peninsula for the first time.

Science

02.09.26

Cape Froward Peatlands’ Carbon Storage Triples that of Nearby Forests, Study Finds

Blue Marine Foundation's ocean conservation mission began in 2010, growing from a documentary about overfishing into a charity that has helped protect 5.5 million square kilometers of ocean across 75 active projects in 29 countries worldwide.

Eco Amplifier

01.09.26

A Documentary About Overfishing Sparked Blue Marine Foundation’s Ocean Conservation Mission

Bolivia's conservation mosaic expanded by 907,244 hectares across four municipalities, connecting Andean cloud forests to Amazon lowlands and forming continuous corridors linking national parks including Madidi and Cotapata.

Ecology

01.09.26

Municipal Governments Add Nearly One Million Hectares to Bolivia’s Conservation Mosaic

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

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