30-year Himalayan project shows power of community-led forest restoration
Ecological Literacy Ambassadors foster an understanding of nature’s systems and inspire communities to act responsibly and live sustainably together.
https://www.refugiadesign.com/ecological-literacy
What is Waitrose Duchy Organic? A Deep Dive into Ethical Eating
https://liptouchfoods.com/what-is-waitrose-duchy-range/
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island’s coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/climate/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate
Deforestation and reforestation in a world hotspot of fire-driven forest loss: trends in California conifer forests 1991–2023
‘Nations need to prepare now’: Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought
Gateway to Sequoia: The Wet-Dry Wonders of Visalia and the Sierra Nevada Foothills
‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says
Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion
Vision: A Flourishing Future
Mission: Catalyze leaders to accelerate a flourishing future
https://www.illumine.earth/about-us
The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran
Impacts of environmental stressors on fertility and fecundity across taxa, with implications for planetary health
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44454-026-00032-6
Trump’s EPA Wants to Count Microplastics While Corporations Keep Dumping Them
Committing $144 million to study microplastics while subsidizing fossil fuels by nearly $31 billion a year is like trying to clean up an oil spill with a spoon while the tanker is still spewing.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-epa-microplastics
Baby Formula, Paint, Breast Implants: Report Highlights ‘Overlooked’, ‘Emerging’ Sources of Microplastic Exposure
Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Lionfish leather and AI to reduce bird collisions: See all the innovations that a new “biodiversity” VC firm is backing.
www.vox.com/climate/486020/superorganism-vc-fund-biodiversity
Iowa’s high cancer rate linked to nitrate, pesticides, PFAS and radon, new report finds
The new analysis combines science on environmental risk factors with the lived experiences of Iowans battling cancer.
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers
Near-Record Sea Temperatures in March Pave Wave for Return of El Niño and Abnormally Hot Year
How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration
Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates
Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping route
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/gray-whales-san-francisco-bay
This State Was Just Named the Greenest in the U.S.
Vermont ranks as the greenest state due to its eco-friendly farming, low emissions, and alternative fuel stations.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/greenest-states-in-usa-ranked-for-2026-11947555
Who Killed the Florida Orange?
Deep in desiccated Southern groves, the powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal, unrelenting decline. No one wants to face what that means.
https://slate.com/business/2026/04/florida-state-orange-food-houses-real-estate.html
USA Today Special Edition: Sustainability 2026
https://usatodayspecial-va.newsmemory.com/?special=SUSTAINABILITY&date=20260414
Analysis Shows Ecological Restoration in California’s State Parks Creates Good-Paying Careers
Study finds restoration projects generate hundreds of jobs and more than $140 million in regional economic benefit each year
https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1502
We are proud to host the 12th World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER2027) in Lisbon, Portugal from 30 August – 3 September 2027.
This World Conference will be the Society’s 28th meeting since our founding in 1988 and is returning to the European continent for the first time since 2015.
https://www.ser.org/page/WorldConference
Bringing the world’s rewilders together: Interview with Alister Scott
Renewables Hit Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity in 2025
https://earth.org/renewables-hit-nearly-half-of-global-power-capacity-in-2025/