In 2024 Arctic seals lost one of their most important legal protections. Last month they got it back. The US federal court reinstated nearly 160 million acres off Alaska’s Arctic coast as 'critical habitat', recognising seals' need to roam far and wide for resources.
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Wetland restoration might sound 'nice-to-have', but its benefits ripple out way beyond the ecological. Viet Nam's Climate Resilient by Nature project is a great example. Its Mekong Delta restoration is improving agriculture and tourism whilst providing flood protection.
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Fossil fuel dependence has become the burden that no country wants to bear. France's response to the recent price spike has been to fast-track a national electrification plan to reduce reliance on fossil fuels from 60% to 40% by 2030, funded partly by fuel tax revenues.
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Krilling in the name of. Extracted as a potent source of omega-3 fatty acids, krill's depletion in our oceans is threatening planetary health. The Antarctic Krill Pledge is now turning this trend, with British supplement maker Time Health the first manufacturer to sign.
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Can a seabed stripped by bottom trawling ever recover? Yes. Five years on from a ban across more than 300 km² of seabed off southern England, mussel beds are re-establishing, fish populations are increasing, and kelp forests that had declined by 96% are now reviving.
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A new area of safety has been locked in across the continent of Africa. The African Road Safety Charter creates a formal obligation for signatories to strengthen road laws and invest in safer roads and emergency care, in line with international road safety frameworks.
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Nutrition has a clearer path to young tummies in Norway. In 2021 an Oslo study found that 8 in 10 food and drink adverts aimed at children promoted unhealthy options. Insight spurred action: the nation now has a ban on marketing unhealthy food and drink to under 18s.
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"Paraguay's poverty rate cut from 19.6% to 16% in a year". Great, but what does that actually mean? It means that around 213,000 Paraguayans have been lifted out of poverty as rising incomes among lower-income households outpace living-cost increases. Yay.
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The Phillippines have put their money where their mouths most need it: $1 billion to sustainably transform agriculture across the nation. The new initiative is designed to boost agricultural productivity, promote diversification, and enhance the climate-resilience.
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The lives 100s of millions of people across the planet are diminished by the parasitic presence of hookworm. But help is at hand. A new vaccine is demonstrating strong protection against the parasite, heralding a healthier life-path for incoming generations.
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What happens when you stop charging 14 million people for bus travel? Ho Chi Minh city is about to find out, having initiated a $280 million annual plan to make all intra-city bus travel free. Their hope: reduce traffic and emissions, and a 30% uptick in ridership.
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10% of the world's oceans now protected, Everglades restoration sequestering carbon, Sussex seabed bouncing back from bottom-trawling. Three satisfying swells in a sea of uplifting stories in the this week's Fix the News.
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It's one thing to know, another to prove it. In Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous ecologists are drawing on data and tech to lock in proof of their local knowledge. The result: court-grade evidence capable of defending forests from mining companies.
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Remember that cloud of IMF debt hanging over the African continent for all eternity? Well, Mozambique recently joined Nigeria and Namibia on a growing list of countries that are seeing the sky again, having cleared their $701 million IMF liability in late March.
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The nightjar is one of Britain’s most elusive birds with silent, moth-like flight, and its eerie "churring" song has been a rare sound during its decades on the endangered list. Now however, it's making itself seen and heard again, thanks to dedicated habitat recovery.
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One Year. 24,000 teachers. Rwanda is writing a new future into it books with bold investments in education. Step 1: 22,000 new classrooms. Step 2: certified teachers to lead them. 600 trainers trained them for a year of weekends and holidays to get the job done.
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After decades of poaching, Virunga National Park has witnessed a marvel many thought would never be seen again: an elephant herd swelling to 700 strong. And with their revival comes ecosystem restoration, as the populous pachyderms reshape the landscape for the better.
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Tired of the Trump administration's take-down tactics, US renewable energy firms are stepping into the political ring. Backed by wealthy investors, a new wave of lobbying by the sector aims to reshape support by emphasising jobs, domestic manufacturing and lower costs.
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"War drives Asia back to coal". If this take on recent events grabbed your attention, look again. Higher electricity prices and faster permitting are actually accelerating solar adoption across the region, boosting a structural shift away from fossil fuel dependence.
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Behold: bison hard at work repairing ecosystems. Yep, rehabilitation of a species that was nearly erased from Europe, is actually helping rebuild richer, more resilient landscapes. There's even stats to prove it: plant biomass and diversity up by about 30% in a decade.
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There were 7 humpback sightings in the waters off Vancouver Island in 2003. Today that annual count has risen to 115. Rallying from near extinction, local sea otters now number 8,000+. This striking ecological return includes the rebuilding of entire food webs.
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Brazil has forged a new tool for keeping its forests intact. Banks must now check if rural loan applicants have any deforestation on their farms using satellite imagery. Where land has been cleared loan approvals can only be given with proof of deforestation permits.
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Multiple categories, one winner: EVs. These are the coveted trophies of the 2026 World Car Awards, and whilst they were taken home by different manufacturers, there was a very significant clean sweep: electric vehicles won every major category.
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Four hours max. That's usually how long donated hearts can survive outside the body. That very tight window is set to expand thanks to a new preservative fluid that triples the heart's out-of-body survival time to 12 hours, meaning a huge uptick in transplant access.
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Earth's oceans are a crucial a battle front in humanity's clash between short-term extraction and long-term ecosystem care. Care is slowly advancing. Global ocean protection expanded by 5 million km² in the past 2 years, taking us past a milestone: 10% now protected.
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As war-driven fossil prices ripped through global markets, Britain's clean energy buildout provided the nation with an impressive buffer. Wind and solar cut gas generation to just 2.4% of their power mix in late March, helping prices fall to their lowest since October.
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Where are we at with women's rights? Despite visible global backlash, 68 countries have enacted 113 reforms strengthening workplace protections since 2023. These legal reforms have been locking in "hidden" progress that will produce real-world gains for years to come.
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Once a ravaged landscape of shafts, pits and scars, now a wildlife-rich oasis. Portugal's defunct Paul de Toirões mine is being restored to a functioning ecosystem, as natural grazing, habitat regeneration and species reintroduction reverse decades of industrial damage.
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What's the cost of corn? Define cost: cost to the consumer, cost of fertilisers, cost to the soil from fertiliser use? Well, all these costs could potentially be slashed using genes from ancient corn varietals including one that pulls its own nitrogen out of the air.
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Zero-emission buses are the new norm in Europe. In 2019 they counted for just 12% of new city bus sales. In 2025 they hit 60%. Battery-electric models are leading the shift, with some countries already at 100%. Oil shocks are only accelerating the transition.
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