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Ground Control allocated £100,000 every year to environmental projects. Its Wildfell Initiative expanded into a 116-hectare woodland and habitat restoration site- In 2024, Arup invested £1 million in a UK wildland project. Its funding supported restoration across 71.24 hectares and secured 10,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits
- Aviva committed £38 million to a 100-year UK rainforest partnership. The long-term programme aims to restore lost habitats and develop new nature-based revenue streams
- In 2019, AXA launched a $175 million climate and biodiversity fund. Within a year, $41.5 million had been allocated to projects targeting measurable environmental outcomesIn July 2019, AXA Group launched a $175 million private equity vehicle with a mandate that traditional financiers usually leave to non-prof...22 Sep, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
- Scientists know what nature needs. Why does it take years for environmental policy to catch up when research can take years to become global action?A new study by researchers from the University of Alicante and CEAM finds that ecological research takes about seven years, on average, to ...22 Sep, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
- England used 2 reintroduced beaver pairs to solve flash flooding across a 12km river catchment; the result transformed flood-prone valleys into resilient wetland buffersEurasian beavers returned to the UK after centuries. Then came a five-year trial that reshaped their future, along with the English landsca...22 Sep, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
- Chicago’s lost wetlands are coming back. But who & what is rebuilding them?Sometimes restoring nature isn't about building something new. It's about fixing what was broken and giving nature the chance to rebuild it...22 Sep, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
- Karnataka rejects Kasturirangan report in current form, seeks ground survey of Western GhatsKarnataka’s legislature unanimously rejected the Kasturirangan Committee report in its current form, arguing that the proposed Western Ghat...22 Sep, 2026, 06.32 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
- A forest's diversity may begin somewhere you cannot see, as hidden fungal partnerships beneath the soil help shape the plants aboveForest floor fungal partnerships are now linked to understory plant diversity. Trees with varied soil fungus relationships supported richer...21 Sep, 2026, 10.08 PM 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
- Need well-structured policies, community participation to address climate change: President MurmuPresident Murmu stressed a structured policy framework for climate change action. This framework must involve governments, legal experts, a...20 Sep, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
- Seoul used 1 daylighted buried stream to solve urban heat issues across 10km of concrete highway; the result transformed an asphalt corridor into a cool public parkSeoul once buried a stream beneath a major highway, turning a natural waterway into a corridor of concrete and traffic. Years later, the ci...18 Sep, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
- How Southern New England wind turbines are turning into artificial reefs where crabs thrive?Once they reach the end stage of their lives, wind turbines could become home to various marine life. Recent reports suggest that wind turb...18 Sep, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
- In 1890, a pharmacist released 80 birds in New York’s Central Park to honour Shakespeare; 136 years later, their descendants number about 93 million across North AmericaIn 1890, eighty European Starlings were introduced to Central Park, leading to a population explosion across North America. Over the span o...17 Sep, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
- Their 3,500-acre farm was failing in England's West Sussex. Isabella Tree and Sir Charles Burrell stopped farming it, and 20 years later rare birds, butterflies and wildlife have returnedA struggling 3,500-acre farm in West Sussex took an unexpected turn when Isabella Tree and Sir Charles Burrell stopped conventional farming...17 Sep, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
- In 1998, Leonardo DiCaprio started an environmental foundation at 24; it later backed more than 200 projects across 50 countriesIn 1998, Leonardo DiCaprio started an environmental foundation at 24; it later backed more than 200 projects across 50 countries. The Leona...16 Sep, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
- In 2016, Ed Sheeran transformed 1 ploughed field into a wildlife pond and meadow. 5 years later, 14,000 trees had been planted and wildlife was thriving across the estateEd Sheeran has undertaken a rewilding project on his Suffolk property as part of his commitment to wildlife and environmental conservation....15 Sep, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
- Developed world should provide finance for biodiversity conservation: BRICS nationsBRICS leaders urged developed nations for financial and technological aid for biodiversity conservation. They emphasized fair benefit shari...12 Sep, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
- In 2019, officials released 17 water buffalo on a Danube island to restore nature. Years later, their pools and grazing were helping insects, fish and amphibians flourishWater buffalo were released on Ermakov Island in 2019 to restore natural grazing. These animals help create habitats for insects, amphibian...11 Sep, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
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