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The dried bed of the Aral Sea is getting a green makeover with 90,000 hardy saxaul trees planted across 90 hectares to fight toxic dust storms affecting millions. This bold partnership between the UN and local organizations is turning one of Earth's worst environmental disasters into a story of restoration.
A financial executive unveils a bold plan to tackle climate change through market mechanisms instead of economic restrictions. His new book outlines how billions of people could invest in planetary restoration while strengthening the global economy.
After nearly two centuries of extinction on Floreana Island, giant tortoises are roaming free again thanks to an incredible conservation comeback. Their return marks a major win for one of the world's most ambitious ecosystem recovery projects.
When rapid expansion stripped Bengaluru of its trees in the 1980s, one forest officer responded by planting 1.5 million trees that still bloom pink across the city each summer. His careful planning and community involvement created a green legacy that protects the city decades later. #
A 500-year-old stepwell buried under 713 kilos of waste got a second chance when 30 neighbors grabbed shovels and refused to let history disappear. In one powerful day, they transformed Mehmadavad ki Vav from a forgotten monument into a symbol of what communities can save.
An ancient Iraqi town is bringing its barren mountain back to life with helicopters, seeds, and help from a hometown hero abroad. The two-week campaign starting February 25 aims to combat desertification and create a greener future for generations.
When Shubham Kumar saw plastic choking the Ganga River in Patna, he didn't just complain. He showed up every Sunday with volunteers, sparking a movement that's removed over 308,000 pounds of plastic and revived 16,000 livelihoods.
Tigers will roam Kazakhstan for the first time in 70 years, thanks to a massive tree-planting effort restoring their lost habitat. The country has planted 87,000 seedlings since 2021 to prepare ecosystems for wild tigers arriving in 2026.
Lilongwe's water authority has planted 350,000 trees this season to protect the forest that supplies the city's drinking water. With a 71% survival rate from last year's planting, the program is expanding with help from local chiefs and communities.
Kenya just landed nearly $4 million to bring threatened ecosystems back to life, connecting vital wildlife corridors and protecting biodiversity. The partnership with WWF marks a major step toward the country's 2030 conservation goals.
Scientists can now predict which baby chestnut trees will survive the disease that nearly wiped out the species a century ago. The breakthrough could bring back a tree that once fed wildlife and shaped entire forests.
A biotech company is booking space on a future commercial space station to manufacture artificial retinas in orbit that could restore sight to thousands of blind patients. The breakthrough could turn space into a medicine factory.
Griffon vultures have returned to Sardinia's skies after disappearing four decades ago, marking one of Italy's greatest conservation victories. The majestic birds now thrive where they were once extinct.
After a century of trying to restore the once-mighty American chestnut, Virginia Tech researchers can now use DNA to predict which young trees will survive blight, potentially bringing back a forest giant within a generation. The breakthrough means restoration efforts can move years faster than traditional breeding methods.
A small German nonprofit is reversing decades of logging damage in Borneo using science-based reforestation that lets nature do the heavy lifting. Their surgical approach has reconnected fragmented forests on a shoestring budget.
The Yangtze River's fish population has tripled just five years into a decade-long fishing moratorium that relocated 200,000 fishermen with full support. The $2.7 billion restoration is reversing 70 years of ecological damage to one of the world's mightiest rivers.
While cheetahs grab headlines at India's Kuno National Park, five other remarkable species have been quietly thriving there for decades. From bold leopards to critically endangered vultures, these animals prove conservation success extends far beyond one famous feline.
A cleanup organization shared stunning time-lapse footage showing how they extracted 140 tons of garbage from a polluted river. The visual transformation from trash-choked waterway to flowing river is giving people hope that environmental damage can be reversed.
Volunteers in Monterey Bay are planting native species to restore coastal dunes and protect the endangered Smith's blue butterfly. The grassroots effort combines community engagement with real environmental progress.
After bushfires swept through Deep Creek National Park, South Australia launched a dedicated fund to help endangered species like the southern emu-wren recover. The park is already reopening sections to visitors while recovery work continues.
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