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Yvon Chouinard attended 2017 Chile land donation signing; a year later, the deal added 10 million acres to national parklands- In 1843, a Mexican woman fought to preserve this 5,600-acre ranch. Nearly 200 years later, another woman is protecting the California property
- He spent 50 years protecting Yosemite, then dug his own grave and planted Sequoias around it
- Perdue Farms invested $300,000 in Chesapeake Conservation in 2023. The project reached 40 farmers and cut Nitrogen, Phosphorus and sediment pollutionA three-year project is helping poultry farmers in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware protect the Chesapeake Bay from farm runoff. Forty f...24 Sep, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
- In 2020, Mastercard and partners launched a plan to restore 100 million trees. The initiative later expanded to support local restoration projectsThe Priceless Planet Coalition was founded in 2020 to restore 100 million trees globally within five years. Conservation International and ...23 Sep, 2026, 03.43 AM IST
- In 1987, conservationists brought 2 male owls to Norfolk Island for its last surviving female; their descendants later rebuilt the population, but inbreeding still limits recoveryNorfolk Island owls were saved from extinction by a bold conservation effort in 1987. Two male owls were introduced to breed with the last ...22 Sep, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- In 2019, Aidan Gallagher linked fan pledges to mangrove planting in Madagascar. 6 years later, the campaign had planted 113,706 trees and removed 38 million kg of carbonIn July 2025, UNEP announced a $7.1 million grant-supported initiative for Madagascar that includes plans to restore 3,000 hectares of mang...22 Sep, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
- In 2021, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge adopted 50.8 hectares of Kenya's Kaptagat Forest for rehabilitation. 5 years later, more than 1,277 hectares of the wider ecosystem had been rehabilitatedIn 2021, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge adopted 50.8 hectares of Kenya's Kaptagat Forest for rehabilitation. 5 years later, more ...22 Sep, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
- Lauren Sanchez and Amazon's Jeff Bezos are pouring $25 million into a massive Pacific Ocean conservation project covering an area larger than AlaskaLauren Sanchez is backing a new Bezos Earth Fund ocean conservation push as Jeff Bezos' philanthropic organization commits more than $25 mi...21 Sep, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
- In 1997, actor Marcos Palmeira bought a degraded farm in Brazil to restore native forest. 29 years later, around 130 hectares were undergoing Atlantic Forest restorationActor Marcos Palmeira purchased Fazenda Vale das Palmeiras in Teresópolis in 1997. The property transitioned from conventional vegetable pr...21 Sep, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
- Two Virginia retirees are turning their farms into wildlife corridors. Transformed nearly 2,500 acres are now protectedIn Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, retired farmers are revolutionising private lands into essential wildlife corridors that reconnect isolate...20 Sep, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
- Since 1960s, Britain’s European turtle doves have suffered an almost 99% population decline. In 2026, 30 birds were released to restore the speciesBritain’s European turtle dove population has fallen by 98% since the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 2026, conservationists released 30 bir...20 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
- In 2000, artist Kimberly Wurster restored 1 Montana mining property for wildlife and trout. 20 years later, it supported elk breeding grounds and trout spawning habitatArtist Kimberly Wurster's profile details a two-decade habitat restoration project. This extensive effort focused on a Montana mining prope...19 Sep, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
- Australia used artificial tree hollows to replace vital wildlife homes lost to bushfires; new 3D-printed and drilled habitats could give threatened species a place to shelterInnovative researchers are harnessing the power of 3D printing to construct homes for endangered Australian wildlife. By replicating the na...19 Sep, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
- In 1851, Brooklyn released 100 house sparrows from England; 175 years later, the birds are found across nearly all of North AmericaHouse Sparrows, introduced to North America during the mid-1800s, have rapidly become a prevalent part of the continent's avian scene. Thei...17 Sep, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
- Meet Nicolina Pappas, the teen who started sewing reusable straw pouches at 8, and raised over $15,000 to fight plastic pollution after 6 yearsPappas was deeply affected after seeing footage of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose. According to the Barron Prize, the ...17 Sep, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
- In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York Marathon to back a Kenya conservation trust; its work now directly protects 283,000 acres of Maasai landWildlife protection, however, is rarely straightforward. The 2022 report describes a year marked by severe drought, increased poaching pres...16 Sep, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
- Around 1850, sailors drove giant Galápagos tortoises to extinction, keeping them as live food because they could survive for up to a year without food or water; then scientists found mysterious ‘alien’ survivors in 2000In an astonishing twist of fate, researchers found tortoises linked to a lineage believed to have vanished 150 years ago. Genetic testing r...16 Sep, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
- Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild used 90 countries to fight ecosystem loss through local partnerships; its work still spans 590 million acres in active conservation worldwideLeonardo DiCaprio’s Re shows that protecting nature often begins with the people who live closest to it. Across 90 countries, the organizat...10 Sep, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
- Nearly 200 years after bison were hunted to extinction in northern Mexico, 47 were reintroduced in 2025, and are now helping prevent wildfires and regenerate their lost ecosystemIn a remarkable conservation effort, 47 American bison have been reintroduced to Mexico's Cuatrociénegas region after vanishing for nearly ...09 Sep, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
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