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    New research is strengthening efforts in protecting Congo Basin peatlands, which store vast amounts of carbon essential to global climate stability.
    Central Africa
    06.11.26

    Protecting Congo Basin Peatlands Gets a Scientific Boost

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    Protecting forests from disturbance across 3 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon reduced biodiversity loss by 68.5%, outperforming both deforestation avoidance and restoration, according to a Science study led by Lancaster University's Leonardo Miranda comparing conservation strategies.
    Science
    05.11.26

    Protecting Forests from Disturbance Outperforms Restoration for Amazon Biodiversity, Study Finds

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    Forest landscape restoration in Mozambique launched officially in Nampula Province, with schoolchildren from Quinthele in Ribáuè District joining the Environmental Secretary of State and IUCN Mozambique representatives to mark the start of a community-grounded effort to restore 500 hectares of Miombo woodland.
    Ecology
    05.11.26

    Forest Landscape Restoration in Mozambique Launches in Nampula Province

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    Urban Climate Resilience Projects are Helping Cities Save Lives and Money. Image by Leonhard Niederwimmer from Pixabay
    sciencetechnology
    04.11.26

    The Walkable Traveler: Discovering Philadelphia’s Greenest Neighborhoods on Foot

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    A rice straw circular economy helps Mekong Delta farmers turn leftover stalks into mushrooms, compost, and new income.
    Circular Economy
    04.11.26

    How Vietnamese Farmers Built a Rice Straw Circular Economy that Pays

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    Greencovery says upcycling food industry byproducts, such as Parmigiano rinds, can add revenue while using less energy and water.
    Circular Economy
    04.11.26

    Upcycling Food Industry Byproducts into Ingredients People Want to Eat

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    Yuvelis Morales Blanco's campaign for stopping fracking in Colombia’s Magdalena River communities earned her the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize.
    Eco Amplifier
    03.11.26

    Goldman Prize Honors Young Activist for Stopping Fracking in Colombia’s Magdalena River Towns

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    Fin and Fur Films uses wildlife conservation filmmaking to partner with more than 40 conservation groups.
    Eco Amplifier
    03.11.26

    How Wildlife Conservation Filmmaking Turns Powerful Stories into Real-World Action 

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    Cofán rangers protecting the Amazon rely on nearly 50 rangers in GuardAmazonas Cofán, who carry 100-pound packs through monthlong patrols across the 450,000-hectare homeland, using GPS units and drones to document threats before coordinating with police against illegal incursions.
    Indigenous Knowledge
    03.11.26

    Cofán Rangers Protecting the Amazon Guard 450,000 Hectares of Ecuadorian Rainforest

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    The charity TastEd now fully funds sensory food education for children in UK schools and nurseries, helping pupils learn to enjoy fruit and vegetables without needing a kitchen or fancy equipment.
    Food
    02.11.26

    Sensory Food Education for Children in UK Schools Helps Pupils Enjoy Vegetables 

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    The global soil restoration movement grew from a 100-day, 30,000-kilometer motorcycle journey across 27 countries, reaching an estimated 4 billion people through 691 events, thousands of media stories, and iconic landmarks illuminated worldwide in support of soil health policy.
    Food
    02.11.26

    Global Soil Restoration Movement Reaches 4 Billion People Across 193 Nations

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    A new 30-meter resolution map reveals 215 million hectares suited for natural forest regeneration in tropical regions, an area larger than Mexico, capable of sequestering 23.4 gigatons of carbon over 30 years, with Brazil, Indonesia, China, Mexico, and Colombia accounting for over half of global potential.
    Science
    30.10.26

    New Map Reveals Natural Forest Regeneration in Tropical Regions Could Absorb 23 Years of Global Emissions

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    Dense rainforest canopy stretches across a tropical landscape, the kind of territory at the center of new efforts in funding for Indigenous-led forest conservation worldwide.
    Indigenous Knowledge
    30.10.26

    Funding for Indigenous-Led Forest Conservation Gets a New Global Platform

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    A Yale-led study shows that hemp, basalt rock dust, and biochar could offer a cheaper and more sustainable way of removing forever chemicals from farmland within a decade.
    North America
    29.10.26

    Removing Forever Chemicals from Farmlands Gets Easier with New Eco-Friendly, Affordable Method

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    Four hundred twenty seven documented cases of  primates forming cross-species friendships across 88 primate species and 127 partner species are compiled by the University of Oxford researchers and collaborators worldwide.
    Science
    29.10.26

    Study Reveals Primates Forming Cross-Species Friendships with Dogs, Deer, and Pigs Worldwide

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    Natural rubber latex is tapped from a rubber tree, the raw material at the heart of new research into sustainable polymers and natural rubber.
    Science
    28.10.26

    Sustainable Polymers and Natural Rubber Chart a Path Toward Greener Materials

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    New bat conservation books for younger readers introduce children to bat biology and real conservation challenges like white-nose syndrome through warm storytelling and citizen science themes.
    Society
    28.10.26

    Bat Conservation Books Offer Something for Every Age 

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    Thimphu's Memorial Chorten stream is being transformed into a blue-green corridor that connects the city center to the Wang Chhu River, combining flood protection, ecological restoration, and inclusive public space along one of Bhutan's capital's most visited waterways.
    South Asia
    27.10.26

    Blue-Green Corridor Transforms a Flood-Prone Waterway in Thimphu in Bhutan

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    A five-year Scottish study finds that urban woodlands and mental health are directly linked, with well-maintained city woods associated with measurably fewer antidepressant prescriptions in the country's most deprived neighborhoods.
    Northern Europe
    27.10.26

    How Urban Woodlands and Mental Health are Connected, According to a Major Scottish Study   

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    Burrowing owls nesting on solar farms near Phoenix are proving that clean energy and wildlife habitat can share the same land, with more than a dozen owlets hatching this summer inside artificial tunnels at Longroad Energy's 10,000-acre Sun Streams complex. 
    North America
    26.10.26

    How Burrowing Owls Nesting on Solar Farms are Rewriting a Species’ Future    

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