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Colombia's May 2026 expansion of the Acandí, Playón and Playona Wildlife Sanctuary by nearly 63,000 hectares extended formal protection to the coral reefs of the Capurganá and Cabo Tiburón Hope Spot for the first time.

Central America

30.09.26

A Victory for the Capurganá and Cabo Tiburón Hope Spot

South Africa's rooftop solar and battery boom is creating the foundation for a virtual power plant network that could link thousands of home energy systems into a single flexible grid resource.

Energy

30.09.26

Virtual Power Plants Take Shape as Solar Power Rises Across South Africa

Climate education for students through Take Action Global's Climate Action Project connects more than 6.5 million students across 183 countries in a free six-week program where classrooms brainstorm, create, and present climate solutions through weekly shared videos.

Eco Amplifier

30.09.26

Take Action Global Brings Climate Education for Students Across 183 Countries

The Song of the Whale research vessel, purpose-built in 2004 to Lloyd's Special Service Craft standards, conducts passive acoustic monitoring and visual surveys of whales, continuing a mission IFAW launched in 1987 to prove lethal whaling unnecessary for scientific research.

Ecology

29.09.26

Song of the Whale Research Vessel Proved Whales Don’t Need to Die for Science

Freeing an entangled humpback whale off Monterey Bay took coordinated teamwork between whale watch crews and trained responders after the animal had dragged commercial crab fishing gear for more than a month.

Community

29.09.26

Whale Watchers Play Key Role in Freeing an Entangled Humpback Whale

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands is reversing decades of erosion at West Rifle Creek and Garfield Creek state wildlife areas, transforming fast, straight drainage ditches back into the slow, meandering habitat that elk, turkeys, and fish depend on.

North America

28.09.26

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands brings two struggling creeks back to life

Charles River restoration and climate resilience began in 1965 when concerned citizens founded CRWA to address a river fouled by industrial pollution and raw sewage, building a Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Program that now spans 35 locations with over 80 dedicated volunteers.

Ecology

28.09.26

Six Decades of Charles River Restoration and Climate Resilience Turned “Dirty Water” into America’s Cleanest Urban River

Project Planet Earth’s team comes together for a group beach cleanup on the Jurassic Coast, where the organization began its work to protect the ocean and reduce plastic pollution.

Contributed Articles

25.09.26

How a Bag of Rubbish on a Dorset Beach Turned into a 261-Mile Swim for the Ocean

Researchers found that marigold flowers as a plant-based protein match quinoa in nutritional value.

Food

25.09.26

How Marigold Flowers as a Plant-Based Protein Could Cut Food Waste

Sahjeevan has spent more than 30 years empowering India's pastoralist communities in Gujarat to secure grazing rights, conserve rare livestock breeds, and build self-sustaining livelihoods across some of the country's harshest terrain.

Community

24.09.26

In Gujarat, Sahjeevan Works with Pastoralist Communities to Preserve Prairies that are Essential to Biodiversity

A landmark Argentine court ruling recognized fish as sentient beings, now legally protected from cruelty rather than treated as property, after two goldfish named Fede and Magui were removed from a cramped sidewalk display tank outside a Buenos Aires restaurant.

Policy

24.09.26

Argentine Court Recognizes Fish as Sentient Beings, Setting Global Precedent for Animal Rights

Grassroots Ecology's California restoration projects are nurturing two futures at once: healthier native ecosystems and the next generation of environmental leaders, with volunteers who began by planting wildflowers now pursuing PhDs, marine research careers, and leading habitat restoration at major universities.

Contributed Articles

23.09.26

How Restoring Nature Helped Shape Three Future Conservationists

Municipal leadership in ocean conservation proved its worth in Del Carmen, Philippines, where a decade of community-led mangrove restoration helped the town withstand Typhoon Odette with minimal loss of life, and it has grown into a global network of 500+ mayors across eight countries.

Policy

23.09.26

Municipal Leadership in Ocean Conservation Unites 500 Mayors Across Eight Countries

Japan's nemawashi tree relocation tradition combines centuries-old root-wrapping techniques with modern tools including cranes, GPS tracking, and 3D soil modeling, allowing specialists to relocate mature trees over months-long processes rather than cutting them down for development projects.

East Asia

23.09.26

Japan’s Nemawashi Tree Relocation Tradition Moves Ancient Trees Instead of Cutting Them Down

“Herbularyo” connects Filipino medicinal plants and science education through card gameplay where players act as traditional healers, matching herbs like tawa-tawa (asthma-plant), pansit-pansitan or pepper elder (photo above), and ampalaya (bitter gourd) with illnesses while learning the organic compounds responsible for their therapeutic properties.

Science

22.09.26

Card Game “Herbularyo” Bridges Filipino Medicinal Plants and Science Education Through Traditional Healing

Rhino monitoring in KwaZulu-Natal gives field teams daily contact with individual animals, turning constant tracking data into faster responses to poaching threats across terrain rangers could otherwise reach only once or twice a week.

Southern Africa

22.09.26

Technology is Revolutionizing Rhino Monitoring Against Poaching in South Africa

Youth-led forest restoration began when nine-year-old Felix Finkbeiner proposed planting one million trees per country, growing into a movement that has trained over 104,800 Climate Justice Ambassadors across 76 countries to plant trees, give speeches, and organize their communities.

Community

21.09.26

Youth-Led Forest Restoration Movement Traces Back to a 9-Year-Old’s Question About Climate Change

Grauer's gorilla, the world's largest gorilla subspecies, numbers around 6,800 individuals in eastern DRC, less than half the population recorded three decades ago, as community-led ranger patrols work to locate undocumented groups and ease pressure on this critically endangered animal.

Central Africa

21.09.26

Community Patrols Open a New Path for the Survival of Grauer’s Gorilla in the DR Congo

Canadian students in rural Saskatchewan, remote Labrador, and a Mi'kmaw community in Nova Scotia are using school hydroponic systems to grow fresh food on-site, tackling food insecurity in communities where the nearest grocery store can be a 45-minute drive away and wilted trucked-in produce is the norm.

Contributed Articles

18.09.26

Growing Without Soil and Without Limits: How Canadian Schools are Using Hydroponics to Fight Food Insecurity

A four-year study tracking 2,778 Australians found personal climate actions and collective change move together rather than compete, with people who engaged in more individual behaviors like biking or growing food also showing greater participation in rallies and petitions.

Climate

18.09.26

New Study Shows Personal Climate Actions and Collective Change Reinforce Each Other, Not Compete

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