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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...- A 25-year-old Canadian primatologist entered Borneo’s remote wild swamps with her husband in 1971 to study orangutans; after 40 years of research, she found that they give birth just once every 7.7 years and documented 400 types of food in their dietIn 1971, Canadian primatologist Biruté Galdikas embarked on an extensive journey into orangutan research in Indonesian Borneo, setting up C...
- In 2006, Hawai‘i listed Waipā Stream, after dense hau bush trapped sediment and blocked fish. Today, restoration cut average turbidity by 62% and restored native fish passageWaipā Stream restoration efforts significantly improved water quality and aquatic habitats. Invasive hau bush removal and feral pig control...
- AI chip startup Positron's valuation skyrockets in latest funding roundThe rapidly growing AI inference market, focused on running trained AI models, has become a key battleground as companies develop specializ...
- Karnataka environment minister Ramalinga Reddy orders inspections of Bengaluru STPs, sets compliance deadlineMinister Ramalinga Reddy ordered intensified inspections for sewage treatment plants across Bengaluru. BWSSB and KSPCB must ensure all STPs...
- 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...
- Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
- Nepal’s farmers carved farms into the Himalayas, but now this growing problem is destroying their harvests and triggering a wildlife crisisNepal’s farmers are increasingly struggling with crop damage caused by rhesus macaques and other wildlife. Rural migration has left fewer p...
- In 2013, Queen guitarist Brian May began turning 157 acres of Dorset farmland into woodland; 9 years later, its trees and wildflower meadows were attracting more birds and small mammalsBrian May initiated a woodland and wildlife reserve project in Dorset. He planted the first tree in September 2013, aiming for 100,000 tree...
- Monkeys turn residents in Noida society into cages, authorities debate jurisdictionResidents of Gulshan Botania in Noida’s Sector 144 say rhesus macaques have repeatedly entered homes, damaged belongings and raided kitchen...
- Post-1949, China increased its forest cover from 10% to 25%, but scientists found an unexpected side effect: Tree planting shifted water away from East & Northwest towards the Tibetan PlateauChina's extensive reforestation programmes have significantly increased forest cover across the country. However, this large-scale greening...
- Haaland keeps new-look Man City perfect in Premier League, blunt Spurs heldManchester City remains perfect in the Premier League after Erling Haaland scored against Coventry. Tottenham was held to a goalless draw a...
- In 2006, Green Belt Movement began restoring Kenya’s Aberdares after years of human pressure. 18 years later, 3.8 million trees had been planted across 2,000 hectaresThe Green Belt Movement rehabilitated Kenya's Aberdares Forest, a vital water source. Illegal logging and cultivation threatened this prima...
- In 2008, Bosques Amazonicos SAC began training Ucayali farmers to grow food sustainably. 10 years later, hundreds of jobs were created and forest was regenerated in PeruBosques Amazónicos SAC initiated the Campo Verde Project in Peru's Ucayali region. This initiative focused on reforesting degraded lands wi...
- A forested island appeared out of nowhere on a Canadian lake, disappeared weeks later and returned miles away, revealing a strange natural phenomenon officials still cannot fully explainA floating forest island appeared on Williston Lake in British Columbia this summer. Boaters discovered the unusual landmass, which was not...
- In the 1980s, conservationists protected gorilla habitat across 3 countries despite poaching and disease. 46 years later, about 1,000 mountain gorillas still survive in forestsMountain gorilla numbers are steadily increasing due to dedicated conservation efforts. These efforts have helped the species recover from ...
- In 2005, conservationists tackled Atlantic Forest loss after more than 80% of its woodland had vanished. 13 years later, jaguars in Upper Paraná rose 160% to 105 animalsIn 2005, severe deforestation destroyed over 80 percent of South America’s Atlantic Forest, pushing local jaguars toward extinction. Conser...
- This coastal region in Costa Rica lost its mangrove forests. Now 12,000 seedlings and restored water channels are bringing them backCosta Rica's Golfo Dulce is witnessing a remarkable turnaround as residents rejuvenate mangrove forests that had previously been devastated...
- In 1869, Frederick Billings bought a deforested Vermont estate and replanted Mount Tom; 550 managed acres now form America's oldest professionally managed forestIn 1869, Frederick Billings took the ambitious step of reforesting a deforested hillside in Vermont. His efforts led to the establishment o...
- In the 1830s, America imported autumn olives from eastern Asia to stop erosion and reclaim mines; now the plant infests much of the United StatesAutumn olive, introduced from Asia, was used for erosion control and land restoration. This shrub's nitrogen-fixing ability and rapid growt...
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