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Amazon Fires Hit Historic Low in Brazil

MapBiomas data shows that 3.1 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon burned in 2025, the smallest area recorded since monitoring began in 1985.

bangkokpost.com · 21 Jul

Brazilian Amazon Fires Reach Historic Low In 2025

In 2025, the area burned in the Brazilian Amazon fell to 3.1 million hectares, the lowest level since monitoring began in 1985.

rtp.pt · 21 Jul

Belgian Researchers Create Butterfly Haven with Farming Technique

De Wildernis recorded up to six times more butterflies and moths than nearby conventional farmland.

vrtnws.be · 21 Jul

Ospreys Return to Western Estonia After River Restoration

The Sindi Dam removal reopened the Pärnu River, creating vast feeding areas and contributing to the ospreys’ return to Western Estonia after a long absence.

news.err.ee · 20 Jul

Dolphins Thrive Off Rome’s Coast: Over 400 Populate Protected Area

Researchers recently observed a pod of 15-20 dolphins, including several calves with visible fetal folds, indicating successful reproduction in the area.

greenme.it · 20 Jul

Oystercatchers Recover in North America After Near Extinction

Conservation funding totaled $10 million to protect oystercatchers and their nesting sites.

news.mongabay.com · 20 Jul

Germany’s White Stork Population More Than Quintuples

Germany’s white stork population has increased from less than 3,000 breeding pairs in the 1980s to a current estimate of 15,000 pairs this season.

spiegel.de · 20 Jul

White-Rumped Vulture Returns to Cambodia Amidst New Threats

The Veal Kambor Community Protected Area, designed to balance livelihoods with forest management, encompasses over 47,500 hectares that were conceded to rubber and palm oil plantations in the 2010s.

news.mongabay.com · 20 Jul

Iberian Lynx Spotted in Basque Country After Over a Century

The Iberian lynx traveled from the south of the Iberian Peninsula, covering distances of over 25 kilometers per day.

eldiario.es · 20 Jul

Coal Mining Area in China Shows Vegetation Recovery

Vegetation cover increased across 67.78% of the entire study region in the hilly coal-mining area of the middle Yellow River Basin.

mdpi.com · 20 Jul

Kashmir’s Manasbal Lake Welcomes Migratory Birds

The WMDA removed 7202.50 cubic meters of accumulated weeds from the surface of Manasbal Lake as part of its restoration efforts.

thehindu.com · 17 Jul

China’s Planted Forests Grow Faster, For Now

Planted forests in China increased their leaf area approximately 65.8% faster than natural forests between 2000 and 2022, before age was factored into the analysis.

zmescience.com · 17 Jul

Nepal's Rhino Revival Faces Habitat Challenges

Bardiya National Park now supports approximately 38 rhinos, a population established after having no surviving rhinos until the early 1980s.

focusingonwildlife.com · 18 Jul

Ireland Remains Key Habitat for Endangered Basking Sharks

The study analyzed 2,718 basking shark sightings recorded between 1978 and 2024 to understand the species’ use of Irish waters.

phys.org · 18 Jul

Indian Grey Hornbills Return to Gir Forest After 60 Years

The reintroduction program released around 40 Indian grey hornbills into Gir between 2021 and 2023, and scientists are now observing signs of a self-sustaining population.

thebetterindia.com · 17 Jul

Amazon Deforestation Drops to Decade Low

Deforestation in the Amazon fell by 37.2% between August 2025 and June 2026, and the Cerrado biome experienced a 7.9% decrease in the same period.

ciclovivo.com.br · 17 Jul

Lake Skadar Rewilding Follows Pelican Recovery

The Dalmatian pelican population at Lake Skadar reached 306 individuals in 2026, a significant increase from around 250 birds the previous year.

rewildingeurope.com · 16 Jul

Solomon Islands Reefs Face Multiple Threats to Fish Stocks

A community in Solomon Islands has planted more than 17,000 mangrove shoots as part of an effort to protect against erosion and provide breeding grounds for marine life.

sbs.com.au · 17 Jul

Estonia’s Bear Population Reaches Over 1,100

Estonia recorded at least 98 female bears with cubs in 2025, contributing to an estimated bear population of no fewer than 1,100 individuals.

news.err.ee · 17 Jul

Philippines Opens Research Center to Protect National Bird

Conservationists identified the first active Philippine eagle nest in Apayao province more than 10 years ago.

rappler.com · 18 Jul

Austrian Ministry Revised Bird and Forest Health Report

The report changed the assessment of forest habitat conservation status from “insufficient” in February to “good” in the May publication.

derstandard.at · 17 Jul

Amazon Deforestation Hits 10-Year Low in Early 2026

Fires accounted for an estimated 60% of primary forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon in 2024.

news.mongabay.com · 16 Jul

Villagers Restore Mangrove Forest in Sulawesi Tenggara Amid Oil Project Threat

Bakring, a 63-year-old resident, started replanting mangrove trees in 2017 to restore the coastal ecosystem of Soropia.

mongabay.co.id · 17 Jul

Largest White Shark Monitored in North Atlantic Resurfaces

Contender measures 4.2 meters in length and weighs approximately 770 kilograms, making him the largest white shark recorded in the North Atlantic.

exame.com · 17 Jul

Allonby Bay in Irish Sea Gains Anchoring Ban to Aid Recovery

Allonby Bay HPMA covers 28 square kilometers off the coast of Cumbria and contains vital “blue carbon” habitats.

gov.uk · 16 Jul

Andean Bear Cubs Born in Peru Signal Conservation Success

The birth of these cubs is the result of more than 25 years of collaborative conservation efforts in the Chaparrí Ecological Reserve.

es.mongabay.com · 16 Jul

Humpback Whale Sightings Surge in Brazil After Population Rebounds

The humpback whale population in Brazil has increased 27-fold since 1986, rising from 2,000 individuals to around 35,000.

goodnewsnetwork.org · 15 Jul

Eastern US Wildlife Makes a Comeback

Following reintroduction, Kentucky now boasts approximately 10,000 elk spread across a 16-county restoration zone, the largest elk herd east of the Mississippi River.

news.mongabay.com · 16 Jul

GERD Reservoir Boosts Ethiopia’s Economy with Doubled Fish Harvest

Fish harvest from Nigat Lake totaled 10,799 tons during the 2025/26 Ethiopian fiscal year, a significant increase from the previous year’s yield.

fanamc.com · 16 Jul

Hamburg’s Old Trees Grow More Valuable, and Expensive

Hamburg currently has 31,500 trees older than 80 years, an increase of 1300 compared to the previous year.

welt.de · 16 Jul

Curlew Chicks Released in UK to Aid Declining Population

About 30% of all western European curlews choose to breed in the UK, making the country a key location for the species’ survival.

bbc.co.uk · 17 Jul

Young Indian Man Revives Village Pond

Savendra and his friends removed over 800 kg of waste from the 22 acre pond.

thebetterindia.com · 17 Jul

Indigenous Land Management Aids Jaguar Conservation in Brazil

Eight of the ten highest-priority areas for jaguar conservation in the Brazilian Amazon are located within Indigenous lands.

brasil.mongabay.com · 16 Jul

Former Landfill Transforms Into Thriving Lagoon in France

The restored lagoon in Onesse-Laharie now supports a re-emerging groundwater source, crucial for the local ecosystem.

reporterre.net · 16 Jul

Typhoon Project Cleans Six Greek Islands

Volunteers collected 744,048 pieces of waste, totaling 11.3 tons and 290 cubic meters, during cleanups on Mykonos.

tovima.gr · 16 Jul

Minnesota Solar Farms Become Havens for Bees and Wildflowers

Local bee populations at the Minnesota solar farms increased by a factor of 20 between 2018 and 2022.

unian.net · 15 Jul

Vietnam Seeks UNESCO Status for White-Cheeked Macaque Habitat

The Van Long, Kim Bang, Tam Chuc area is home to roughly 370-400 white-cheeked macaques, comprising more than 90% of the species’ remaining wild population.

vnexpress.net · 16 Jul

Latvia Releases Turtles to Restore Historic Populations

Researchers have microchipped each of the released turtles to allow for ongoing, non-invasive monitoring of their development.

eng.lsm.lv · 16 Jul

Seahorses Return to Bay of Naples After Habitat Restoration

The restoration project involved transplanting cuttings of Posidonia oceanica seagrass, a crucial habitat for the seahorse and other marine life.

greenme.it · 14 Jul

Colombia Reports Deforestation Drop, New Reserves

Colombia conserved 298,000 hectares of forest through the "Conservar Paga" initiative, benefiting 6,883 families.

lasillavacia.com · 15 Jul

Solar Farms on Peatlands Boost Bird Diversity in Germany

The solar park hosted a more even and consistently present community of common bird species, scoring significantly higher on two standard diversity indices, the Shannon and Simpson indices.

eos.org · 15 Jul

Cutzamala System Reaches Decade-High Water Levels

The Cutzamala System currently holds 559.195 million cubic meters of water, representing a 71.46% fill level, the highest recorded for this time of year in a decade.

excelsior.com.mx · 14 Jul

Murcia Region Hosts Two-Thirds of Spanish Loggerhead Turtle Nests

Researchers have been able to implant microchips in all released turtles, allowing them to track the animals’ movements throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

efeverde.com · 14 Jul

Biti’s Recycles Batteries to Reforest Vietnam

Biti’s has planted over 32,000 trees in Vietnam’s national parks and nature reserves as part of its battery recycling campaign.

tuoitre.vn · 14 Jul

Komodo National Park: A Reef Manta Stronghold

Researchers identified a minimum of 1,085 reef manta rays in Komodo National Park, representing the largest population ever documented.

mongabay.co.id · 14 Jul

Borneo Forests Grow Faster When Vines Are Cut

Cutting lianas resulted in an extra 27 centimeters of canopy height per year in regenerating Borneo forests.

news.mongabay.com · 13 Jul

Ethiopia’s Reforestation Program Boosts Carbon Capture

Agroforestry systems within Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative sequestered 490.81 Mg of carbon dioxide equivalent per hectare.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 14 Jul

China’s ‘Straw Checkerboards’ Fight Desert Spread

Forests planted as part of China’s Green Great Wall now cumulatively cover 500,000 square kilometers, an area larger than Spain.

apnews.com · 13 Jul

Storks: From Lucky Charm to Local Nuisance?

Up to 500 storks can be found in Büttelborn, Hesse, making it a hotspot for the species in Germany.

zdf.de · 12 Jul

Peruvian Reserve Helps Vicuña Recover From Poaching

The Pampa Galeras Bárbara D’Achille National Reserve currently hosts approximately 17,000 vicuña within its boundaries and surrounding areas.

es.mongabay.com · 11 Jul