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Sharing stories of human progress, environmental restoration, clean energy, and scientific discovery.
12/12 Deep sea wonders
2025 revealed first-ever footage of the elusive colossal squid; whole new ‘chemosynthetic' ecosystems that survive beyond the reach of sunlight; iridescent armoured worms and carnivorous "deathball" sponges - 2 of the 30 new species spotted in the Southern Ocean depths.
2025 revealed first-ever footage of the elusive colossal squid; whole new ‘chemosynthetic' ecosystems that survive beyond the reach of sunlight; iridescent armoured worms and carnivorous "deathball" sponges - 2 of the 30 new species spotted in the Southern Ocean depths.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
12/12 Deep sea wonders
2025 revealed first-ever footage of the elusive colossal squid; whole new ‘chemosynthetic' ecosystems that survive beyond the reach of sunlight; iridescent armoured worms and carnivorous "deathball" sponges - 2 of the 30 new species spotted in the Southern Ocean depths.
2025 revealed first-ever footage of the elusive colossal squid; whole new ‘chemosynthetic' ecosystems that survive beyond the reach of sunlight; iridescent armoured worms and carnivorous "deathball" sponges - 2 of the 30 new species spotted in the Southern Ocean depths.
11/12 Better ships
Targets for global shipping emissions almost signed in April. They will no doubt be aided by vessels like China's Gezhouba, a fully electric 13,000 tonne cargo ship launched in October. And we have less to fear from oil tankers: data shows a 97% drop in spills since the 1970s.
Targets for global shipping emissions almost signed in April. They will no doubt be aided by vessels like China's Gezhouba, a fully electric 13,000 tonne cargo ship launched in October. And we have less to fear from oil tankers: data shows a 97% drop in spills since the 1970s.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
11/12 Better ships
Targets for global shipping emissions almost signed in April. They will no doubt be aided by vessels like China's Gezhouba, a fully electric 13,000 tonne cargo ship launched in October. And we have less to fear from oil tankers: data shows a 97% drop in spills since the 1970s.
Targets for global shipping emissions almost signed in April. They will no doubt be aided by vessels like China's Gezhouba, a fully electric 13,000 tonne cargo ship launched in October. And we have less to fear from oil tankers: data shows a 97% drop in spills since the 1970s.
10/12 Pollution
Ocean Cleanup has now removed 20 million kg of plastic from the world's waters since 2013. They also have a new goal: one third less plastic outflow from the world's 30 most polluted rivers by 2030. EU and Australia reported a drop in marine litter of around 30% over past decade.
Ocean Cleanup has now removed 20 million kg of plastic from the world's waters since 2013. They also have a new goal: one third less plastic outflow from the world's 30 most polluted rivers by 2030. EU and Australia reported a drop in marine litter of around 30% over past decade.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
10/12 Pollution
Ocean Cleanup has now removed 20 million kg of plastic from the world's waters since 2013. They also have a new goal: one third less plastic outflow from the world's 30 most polluted rivers by 2030. EU and Australia reported a drop in marine litter of around 30% over past decade.
Ocean Cleanup has now removed 20 million kg of plastic from the world's waters since 2013. They also have a new goal: one third less plastic outflow from the world's 30 most polluted rivers by 2030. EU and Australia reported a drop in marine litter of around 30% over past decade.
9/12 Bottom trawling
The unseen scourge of seafloor ecosystems. Happily 2025 saw a wave of bans in national protected waters from Sweden to Australia and an international resolution to end bottom trawling on underwater biodiversity hotspots known as seamounts.
The unseen scourge of seafloor ecosystems. Happily 2025 saw a wave of bans in national protected waters from Sweden to Australia and an international resolution to end bottom trawling on underwater biodiversity hotspots known as seamounts.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
9/12 Bottom trawling
The unseen scourge of seafloor ecosystems. Happily 2025 saw a wave of bans in national protected waters from Sweden to Australia and an international resolution to end bottom trawling on underwater biodiversity hotspots known as seamounts.
The unseen scourge of seafloor ecosystems. Happily 2025 saw a wave of bans in national protected waters from Sweden to Australia and an international resolution to end bottom trawling on underwater biodiversity hotspots known as seamounts.
8/12 Shark protection
Jaws may have locked the eternal terror of the shark in the human psyche, but these exquisite ancient fish have a lot more to fear from humans. 2025 saw the unveiling of a global shark “de-extinction” programme and extra protections in Mexico's waters and the Indian Ocean.
Jaws may have locked the eternal terror of the shark in the human psyche, but these exquisite ancient fish have a lot more to fear from humans. 2025 saw the unveiling of a global shark “de-extinction” programme and extra protections in Mexico's waters and the Indian Ocean.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
8/12 Shark protection
Jaws may have locked the eternal terror of the shark in the human psyche, but these exquisite ancient fish have a lot more to fear from humans. 2025 saw the unveiling of a global shark “de-extinction” programme and extra protections in Mexico's waters and the Indian Ocean.
Jaws may have locked the eternal terror of the shark in the human psyche, but these exquisite ancient fish have a lot more to fear from humans. 2025 saw the unveiling of a global shark “de-extinction” programme and extra protections in Mexico's waters and the Indian Ocean.
7/12 Marine life returns
England's coastline has seen bottlenose dolphins calving for the first time in decades and grey seal populations hitting record numbers. Greece's Mediterranean monk seals off the 'critically endangered' list. Humpbacks off Australia’s coast now exceed pre-whaling numbers.
England's coastline has seen bottlenose dolphins calving for the first time in decades and grey seal populations hitting record numbers. Greece's Mediterranean monk seals off the 'critically endangered' list. Humpbacks off Australia’s coast now exceed pre-whaling numbers.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
7/12 Marine life returns
England's coastline has seen bottlenose dolphins calving for the first time in decades and grey seal populations hitting record numbers. Greece's Mediterranean monk seals off the 'critically endangered' list. Humpbacks off Australia’s coast now exceed pre-whaling numbers.
England's coastline has seen bottlenose dolphins calving for the first time in decades and grey seal populations hitting record numbers. Greece's Mediterranean monk seals off the 'critically endangered' list. Humpbacks off Australia’s coast now exceed pre-whaling numbers.
6/12 Reefs
Hope for our planet's beleaguered reefs. A team in the Maldives pioneered a portable coral hatchery, rearing more than 3 million larvae and successfully deploying more than 10,000 juvenile corals. The project offers exciting restorative promise for reefs across the Pacific.
Hope for our planet's beleaguered reefs. A team in the Maldives pioneered a portable coral hatchery, rearing more than 3 million larvae and successfully deploying more than 10,000 juvenile corals. The project offers exciting restorative promise for reefs across the Pacific.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
6/12 Reefs
Hope for our planet's beleaguered reefs. A team in the Maldives pioneered a portable coral hatchery, rearing more than 3 million larvae and successfully deploying more than 10,000 juvenile corals. The project offers exciting restorative promise for reefs across the Pacific.
Hope for our planet's beleaguered reefs. A team in the Maldives pioneered a portable coral hatchery, rearing more than 3 million larvae and successfully deploying more than 10,000 juvenile corals. The project offers exciting restorative promise for reefs across the Pacific.
5/12 Overfishing
Does marine protection actually prevent illegal fishing? A new global study tracked ships with satellite technology and answered with a resounding 'Yes'. This aligns with news that marine agreements have all but eradicated overfishing in the territorial waters of the US.
Does marine protection actually prevent illegal fishing? A new global study tracked ships with satellite technology and answered with a resounding 'Yes'. This aligns with news that marine agreements have all but eradicated overfishing in the territorial waters of the US.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
5/12 Overfishing
Does marine protection actually prevent illegal fishing? A new global study tracked ships with satellite technology and answered with a resounding 'Yes'. This aligns with news that marine agreements have all but eradicated overfishing in the territorial waters of the US.
Does marine protection actually prevent illegal fishing? A new global study tracked ships with satellite technology and answered with a resounding 'Yes'. This aligns with news that marine agreements have all but eradicated overfishing in the territorial waters of the US.
4/12 Indigenous MPAs
In September plans were announced for the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area stretching across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia - a marine area the size of the Amazon under Indigenous governance.
In September plans were announced for the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area stretching across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia - a marine area the size of the Amazon under Indigenous governance.
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
4/12 Indigenous MPAs
In September plans were announced for the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area stretching across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia - a marine area the size of the Amazon under Indigenous governance.
In September plans were announced for the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area stretching across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia - a marine area the size of the Amazon under Indigenous governance.
3/12 Marine Protected Areas
French Polynesia's announcement of 5 million km² of marine protection (the world's largest) was part a shower of agreements made by a roll call of countries from Spain to Samoa. A huge expansion of sanctuary for fragile reefs, seagrass meadows and all species of swimmers
French Polynesia's announcement of 5 million km² of marine protection (the world's largest) was part a shower of agreements made by a roll call of countries from Spain to Samoa. A huge expansion of sanctuary for fragile reefs, seagrass meadows and all species of swimmers
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
3/12 Marine Protected Areas
French Polynesia's announcement of 5 million km² of marine protection (the world's largest) was part a shower of agreements made by a roll call of countries from Spain to Samoa. A huge expansion of sanctuary for fragile reefs, seagrass meadows and all species of swimmers
French Polynesia's announcement of 5 million km² of marine protection (the world's largest) was part a shower of agreements made by a roll call of countries from Spain to Samoa. A huge expansion of sanctuary for fragile reefs, seagrass meadows and all species of swimmers
2/12 The High Seas Treaty
Uniting the world in protection of the oceans beyond national boundaries, the High Seas Treaty started the year with just 14 of the 60 ratifications needed to bring it into force. It hit 50 in June. The magic moment: September 19th, Morocco the 60th to ratify. Huzzah!
Uniting the world in protection of the oceans beyond national boundaries, the High Seas Treaty started the year with just 14 of the 60 ratifications needed to bring it into force. It hit 50 in June. The magic moment: September 19th, Morocco the 60th to ratify. Huzzah!
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
2/12 The High Seas Treaty
Uniting the world in protection of the oceans beyond national boundaries, the High Seas Treaty started the year with just 14 of the 60 ratifications needed to bring it into force. It hit 50 in June. The magic moment: September 19th, Morocco the 60th to ratify. Huzzah!
Uniting the world in protection of the oceans beyond national boundaries, the High Seas Treaty started the year with just 14 of the 60 ratifications needed to bring it into force. It hit 50 in June. The magic moment: September 19th, Morocco the 60th to ratify. Huzzah!
11/11 Dogs to the Rescue
Dogs. Far from extinct, but due a special mention for their services to other animals. In South Africa and Zimbabwe police dogs are successfully tracking rhino-hunting poachers. And in Pacific Northwest, sniffer dogs on boats helping monitor endangered resident orcas.
Dogs. Far from extinct, but due a special mention for their services to other animals. In South Africa and Zimbabwe police dogs are successfully tracking rhino-hunting poachers. And in Pacific Northwest, sniffer dogs on boats helping monitor endangered resident orcas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
11/11 Dogs to the Rescue
Dogs. Far from extinct, but due a special mention for their services to other animals. In South Africa and Zimbabwe police dogs are successfully tracking rhino-hunting poachers. And in Pacific Northwest, sniffer dogs on boats helping monitor endangered resident orcas.
Dogs. Far from extinct, but due a special mention for their services to other animals. In South Africa and Zimbabwe police dogs are successfully tracking rhino-hunting poachers. And in Pacific Northwest, sniffer dogs on boats helping monitor endangered resident orcas.
10/11 Big Cats
Snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh, Asiatic lions in Gujarat, jaguars in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil. Populations of these big cats in the wild are all increasing. The 60% rise in tiger numbers since 2010 brings long hoped-for confirmation that global recovery is within reach.
Snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh, Asiatic lions in Gujarat, jaguars in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil. Populations of these big cats in the wild are all increasing. The 60% rise in tiger numbers since 2010 brings long hoped-for confirmation that global recovery is within reach.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
10/11 Big Cats
Snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh, Asiatic lions in Gujarat, jaguars in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil. Populations of these big cats in the wild are all increasing. The 60% rise in tiger numbers since 2010 brings long hoped-for confirmation that global recovery is within reach.
Snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh, Asiatic lions in Gujarat, jaguars in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil. Populations of these big cats in the wild are all increasing. The 60% rise in tiger numbers since 2010 brings long hoped-for confirmation that global recovery is within reach.
9/11 Bears & Wolves
Golden Jackals 46%. Eurasian Wolves 35%. Brown Bears 17%. Wolverines 16%. Trumping them all - Iberian Lynx 1,900%. Betting odds? No, increase in numbers of Europe's wild predators since 2016, marking stunning comeback. Wolves, bears, pumas also steadily on the rise in the US.
Golden Jackals 46%. Eurasian Wolves 35%. Brown Bears 17%. Wolverines 16%. Trumping them all - Iberian Lynx 1,900%. Betting odds? No, increase in numbers of Europe's wild predators since 2016, marking stunning comeback. Wolves, bears, pumas also steadily on the rise in the US.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
9/11 Bears & Wolves
Golden Jackals 46%. Eurasian Wolves 35%. Brown Bears 17%. Wolverines 16%. Trumping them all - Iberian Lynx 1,900%. Betting odds? No, increase in numbers of Europe's wild predators since 2016, marking stunning comeback. Wolves, bears, pumas also steadily on the rise in the US.
Golden Jackals 46%. Eurasian Wolves 35%. Brown Bears 17%. Wolverines 16%. Trumping them all - Iberian Lynx 1,900%. Betting odds? No, increase in numbers of Europe's wild predators since 2016, marking stunning comeback. Wolves, bears, pumas also steadily on the rise in the US.
8/11 Herds
Herds are returning to the great grasslands. Saiga antelope on Central Asia's Golden Steppe grew from 30,000 in 2006 to nearly 4 million today. The 39 Milu deer reintroduced into China's Dafeng Milu Reserve in 1986 now number 8,500. European bison: from 54 in the 1920s to 10,000 today.
Herds are returning to the great grasslands. Saiga antelope on Central Asia's Golden Steppe grew from 30,000 in 2006 to nearly 4 million today. The 39 Milu deer reintroduced into China's Dafeng Milu Reserve in 1986 now number 8,500. European bison: from 54 in the 1920s to 10,000 today.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
8/11 Herds
Herds are returning to the great grasslands. Saiga antelope on Central Asia's Golden Steppe grew from 30,000 in 2006 to nearly 4 million today. The 39 Milu deer reintroduced into China's Dafeng Milu Reserve in 1986 now number 8,500. European bison: from 54 in the 1920s to 10,000 today.
Herds are returning to the great grasslands. Saiga antelope on Central Asia's Golden Steppe grew from 30,000 in 2006 to nearly 4 million today. The 39 Milu deer reintroduced into China's Dafeng Milu Reserve in 1986 now number 8,500. European bison: from 54 in the 1920s to 10,000 today.
7/11 Crabs
Return of the Red Crab - a Christmas Story. The famed march of the millions of red crabs across Christmas Island was nearly eradicated by the invasive Yellow Crazy Ant. Now restored by the introduction of the Malaysian Micro-wasp. Is this conservation? Maybe not, but it worked.
Return of the Red Crab - a Christmas Story. The famed march of the millions of red crabs across Christmas Island was nearly eradicated by the invasive Yellow Crazy Ant. Now restored by the introduction of the Malaysian Micro-wasp. Is this conservation? Maybe not, but it worked.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
7/11 Crabs
Return of the Red Crab - a Christmas Story. The famed march of the millions of red crabs across Christmas Island was nearly eradicated by the invasive Yellow Crazy Ant. Now restored by the introduction of the Malaysian Micro-wasp. Is this conservation? Maybe not, but it worked.
Return of the Red Crab - a Christmas Story. The famed march of the millions of red crabs across Christmas Island was nearly eradicated by the invasive Yellow Crazy Ant. Now restored by the introduction of the Malaysian Micro-wasp. Is this conservation? Maybe not, but it worked.
6/11 Reptiles, Frogs,
25 Blue Dragons. 100 Dusky Gopher Frogs in a single pond. Macabre potion? Nope. The remaining members of these two species before conservation efforts turned their numbers around. 7 Red and Yellows? Tree-frogs successfully making their way in Australia's Gondwana Rainforest.
25 Blue Dragons. 100 Dusky Gopher Frogs in a single pond. Macabre potion? Nope. The remaining members of these two species before conservation efforts turned their numbers around. 7 Red and Yellows? Tree-frogs successfully making their way in Australia's Gondwana Rainforest.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
6/11 Reptiles, Frogs,
25 Blue Dragons. 100 Dusky Gopher Frogs in a single pond. Macabre potion? Nope. The remaining members of these two species before conservation efforts turned their numbers around. 7 Red and Yellows? Tree-frogs successfully making their way in Australia's Gondwana Rainforest.
25 Blue Dragons. 100 Dusky Gopher Frogs in a single pond. Macabre potion? Nope. The remaining members of these two species before conservation efforts turned their numbers around. 7 Red and Yellows? Tree-frogs successfully making their way in Australia's Gondwana Rainforest.
5/11 Raptors.
White-tailed Golden Harpy! Not a bizarre insult, but names of eagles that have returned to their former habitats in England, Scotland and Brazil. Like Cheshire's rebounding barn owl, and the Red Kites of Spain, they owe their resurrection to years of dedication by passionate humans.
White-tailed Golden Harpy! Not a bizarre insult, but names of eagles that have returned to their former habitats in England, Scotland and Brazil. Like Cheshire's rebounding barn owl, and the Red Kites of Spain, they owe their resurrection to years of dedication by passionate humans.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
5/11 Raptors.
White-tailed Golden Harpy! Not a bizarre insult, but names of eagles that have returned to their former habitats in England, Scotland and Brazil. Like Cheshire's rebounding barn owl, and the Red Kites of Spain, they owe their resurrection to years of dedication by passionate humans.
White-tailed Golden Harpy! Not a bizarre insult, but names of eagles that have returned to their former habitats in England, Scotland and Brazil. Like Cheshire's rebounding barn owl, and the Red Kites of Spain, they owe their resurrection to years of dedication by passionate humans.
4/11 Cranes v Storks
Cranes and storks are fighting it out in the dramatic turnaround championships. Black-necked cranes, China, record numbers. White stork nestlings, Denmark, same. Common cranes in Scotland after 300 years. Adjutant storks revive wild colonies in Cambodia. Who's winning? Everyone
Cranes and storks are fighting it out in the dramatic turnaround championships. Black-necked cranes, China, record numbers. White stork nestlings, Denmark, same. Common cranes in Scotland after 300 years. Adjutant storks revive wild colonies in Cambodia. Who's winning? Everyone
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
4/11 Cranes v Storks
Cranes and storks are fighting it out in the dramatic turnaround championships. Black-necked cranes, China, record numbers. White stork nestlings, Denmark, same. Common cranes in Scotland after 300 years. Adjutant storks revive wild colonies in Cambodia. Who's winning? Everyone
Cranes and storks are fighting it out in the dramatic turnaround championships. Black-necked cranes, China, record numbers. White stork nestlings, Denmark, same. Common cranes in Scotland after 300 years. Adjutant storks revive wild colonies in Cambodia. Who's winning? Everyone
3/11 Rat-Free
Endangered Palau Ground Doves and Tongan Herald Petrels are just two of countless bird species that are on the rise after successful rat eradication on islands and atolls across the Pacific.
Endangered Palau Ground Doves and Tongan Herald Petrels are just two of countless bird species that are on the rise after successful rat eradication on islands and atolls across the Pacific.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
3/11 Rat-Free
Endangered Palau Ground Doves and Tongan Herald Petrels are just two of countless bird species that are on the rise after successful rat eradication on islands and atolls across the Pacific.
Endangered Palau Ground Doves and Tongan Herald Petrels are just two of countless bird species that are on the rise after successful rat eradication on islands and atolls across the Pacific.
2/11 Fish
Waterways are welcoming back their former inhabitants: salmon swim in England's Don River and the headwaters of the Klamath for the first time in 100+ years. Bluefin tuna back to Cornish waters. Lake sturgeon evade extinction's net, resuming their keystone role in the Mississippi Basin
Waterways are welcoming back their former inhabitants: salmon swim in England's Don River and the headwaters of the Klamath for the first time in 100+ years. Bluefin tuna back to Cornish waters. Lake sturgeon evade extinction's net, resuming their keystone role in the Mississippi Basin
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
2/11 Fish
Waterways are welcoming back their former inhabitants: salmon swim in England's Don River and the headwaters of the Klamath for the first time in 100+ years. Bluefin tuna back to Cornish waters. Lake sturgeon evade extinction's net, resuming their keystone role in the Mississippi Basin
Waterways are welcoming back their former inhabitants: salmon swim in England's Don River and the headwaters of the Klamath for the first time in 100+ years. Bluefin tuna back to Cornish waters. Lake sturgeon evade extinction's net, resuming their keystone role in the Mississippi Basin
1/11 Turtles
Northwest Africa Loggerheads, Mexican Kemp’s Ridleys, Indian Olive Ridleys, Pacific Green Turtles, all increasing thanks to conservation efforts. And successful reintroduction of freshwater turtles to their former haunts in Brazil and Poland. It’s turtles all the way up.
Northwest Africa Loggerheads, Mexican Kemp’s Ridleys, Indian Olive Ridleys, Pacific Green Turtles, all increasing thanks to conservation efforts. And successful reintroduction of freshwater turtles to their former haunts in Brazil and Poland. It’s turtles all the way up.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
1/11 Turtles
Northwest Africa Loggerheads, Mexican Kemp’s Ridleys, Indian Olive Ridleys, Pacific Green Turtles, all increasing thanks to conservation efforts. And successful reintroduction of freshwater turtles to their former haunts in Brazil and Poland. It’s turtles all the way up.
Northwest Africa Loggerheads, Mexican Kemp’s Ridleys, Indian Olive Ridleys, Pacific Green Turtles, all increasing thanks to conservation efforts. And successful reintroduction of freshwater turtles to their former haunts in Brazil and Poland. It’s turtles all the way up.