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Solar-powered plastic-to-hydrogen technology cleared a major milestone as University of Cambridge researchers demonstrated a solar reactor converting plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel outdoors at near-commercial scale, moving one of the most promising dual-waste solutions out of the laboratory and into the real world.

Northern Europe

10.09.26

Solar-Powered Plastic-to-Hydrogen Close to Commercial Scale

Eco-charcoal briquettes made from palm nut shells are replacing wood charcoal in Porto-Novo households, turning agricultural waste into a cleaner, circular cooking fuel.

Circular Economy

10.09.26

Gbobètô’s Eco-Charcoal Briquettes Support the Circular Economy in Porto-Novo, Benin

South Africa's Arbor Month and Heritage Month share September, a fitting overlap in a country where ancient trees like the Sagole Baobab in Limpopo store memory and history as much as they store carbon.

Contributed Articles

09.09.26

Trees, Heritage, and the Art of Planting Well

Restoring the Thames Estuary has become the focus of a major new partnership working to heal 320 hectares of coastal habitat by 2030 within one of Europe's most valuable wetlands, where the River Thames meets the North Sea across a 250,000-hectare landscape stretching from Felixstowe to Whitstable.

Ecology

09.09.26

Restoring the Thames Estuary Brings Hope for Wildlife and Communities

Rangeland restoration in Jordan transformed the 180-hectare Royal Botanic Garden from an overgrazed site into thriving pasture, allowing herders to graze livestock for up to 120 days annually while native plant species rebounded from 436 to more than 600, including 22 endangered species.

Ecology

09.09.26

Rangeland Restoration in Jordan Turns Herder Fears into a World Restoration Flagship

Snow leopard tourism has become the economic backbone of Kibber. In this 4,270-meter Spiti Valley village, a science-based conservation approach has made it possible for people and predators to share the same mountainside.

South Asia

08.09.26

Snow Leopard Tourism Drives Conservation Success in the Indian Himalayas

Grassroots conservation in Mexico and Nepal proves that community-led initiatives outlast political cycles and foreign dependency, with two organizations founded in the 1990s now standing among their countries' most trusted conservation partners precisely because they were built by and for the people closest to the land.

Community

08.09.26

Three Decades of Grassroots Conservation in Mexico and Nepal Prove Local Leadership Delivers Results

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

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