Environment & climate

13 stories

Environment & climate · Brazil

Brazil enlarges a key national park by more than a quarter

Brazilian authorities expanded a national park that protects one of the country’s richest and most sensitive biomes, adding more than 25% to its original area.

2026-11-04 · via Good News Network · original source
Environment & climate · United States

Stanford lab finds bleached coral may recover through neighbor contact

When two coral fragments touched in a Stanford tank, researchers saw signs that contact helped a bleached piece recover—an early-stage lab finding, not a field remedy yet.

2026-11-04 · via The Optimist Daily · original source
Environment & climate · Australia

Carbon credits help unlock Australia’s Great Koala National Park

After years of campaigning, New South Wales moved ahead on a large koala reserve, with carbon-credit finance helping close the funding gap.

2026-11-03 · via The Optimist Daily · original source
Environment & climate · Global

Ecosystem restoration projects scale up worldwide

Global restoration efforts are expanding, with large landscape projects repairing degraded land while solar power overtakes nuclear in several grids.

2026-11-02 · via Squirrel News · original source
Environment & climate · Brazil

Amazon deforestation hits a new low in recent monitoring

Fresh figures show deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon falling to some of the lowest levels on record, a bright spot for the rainforest.

2026-10-30 · via Squirrel News · original source
Environment & climate · Japan

Japan posts its best potato harvest in a decade after a harsh summer

Despite a scorching season that hurt other crops, Japan’s potato harvest delivered a banner year, easing some farm gloom.

2026-10-30 · via Good News Network · original source
Environment & climate · Netherlands

Netherlands commits $500 million to protect tropical forests

The Dutch government pledged half a billion dollars over a decade to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a fund aimed at keeping tropical forests standing.

2026-10-28 · via Good Good Good · original source
Environment & climate · Global

Study finds honey bee colonies show hive-level immune defenses

Researchers report that surrounding landscape complexity may strengthen a hive’s ability to cope with disease, pointing to habitat as a health factor.

2026-10-28 · via Good Good Good · original source
Environment & climate · Global

Positive News weekly: Amazon hope, vaccine progress, and a closed nicotine loophole

The UK outlet’s weekly roundup covered Amazon progress, an encouraging skin-cancer vaccine signal, and a UK nicotine-policy fix.

2026-10-23 · via Positive News · original source
Environment & climate · Ghana

Ghana cocoa farmer shows how shade trees protect forests and livelihoods

Cocoa farmer Susana Afrifa Ankrah is demonstrating how keeping trees standing can sustain farms and build climate resilience.

2026-10-22 · via Positive News · original source
Environment & climate · Peru

Peru rainforest basic-income pilot steers families toward conservation

A basic-income trial in the Peruvian Amazon reported that about 90% of participants adopted practices that protect the forest.

2026-10-21 · via Squirrel News · original source
Environment & climate · Brazil

Brazilian Amazon deforestation reaches its lowest recorded level

Monitoring data cited by constructive-news roundups put Amazon clearing at a historic low, reflecting stronger enforcement and policy shifts.

2026-10-19 · via Squirrel News · original source
Environment & climate · Vietnam

Vietnam protects forests that shelter its most endangered monkey

Vietnam created new conservation coverage for forests and mountains that hold the last of a critically endangered monkey.

2026-09-28 · via Good News Network · original source

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