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Desal Norway: World’s first subsea desalination plant set to launch in 2026 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026/ Biodiversity Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/29/stingless-bees-from-the-amazon-granted-legal-rights-in-world-first Saudi Arabia to reintroduce lions after more than 100 years https://neom.directory/neom-news/saudi-arabia-to-reintroduce-lions-after-more-than-100-years#google_vignette Rare North Atlantic right whale see uptick in births https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/biology/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-baby-boom-stuns-scientists/ar-AA1Uc7Ow Endangered Lake Sturgeon released in 3 Ohio rivers https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/lake-sturgeon-released-in-cuyahoga-river-as-ohio-expands-recovery-effort Incredibly Rare Mountain Gorilla Twins Have Just Been Born In The Wild https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86v3y45pyyo.amp Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog reintroduced in Tahoe National Forest https://www.theunion.com/news/sierra-nevada-yellow-legged-frog-reintroduced-in-tahoe-national-forest/article_36a35afe-488a-4c20-ab20-d6be033db5c0.html

Decoupling Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds Rewild Flat-headed cats reappear in Thailand after 29-year absence https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/year-end-good-news-as-flat-headed-cats-reappear-in-thailand-after-29-year-absence/ Cleanup Environmentalists claim a victory in efforts to clean up Long Island Sound https://gothamist.com/news/environmentalist-claim-a-victory-in-efforts-to-clean-up-long-island-sound

Wow EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251208IPR32091/2040-climate-target-deal-on-a-90-emissions-reduction-in-eu-climate-law Ecosia invites Nobel Committee to establish inaugural Climate and Planetary Health Prize https://news.cision.com/communication-works/r/ecosia-invites-nobel-committee-to-establish-inaugural-climate-and-planetary-health-prize,c4279491 Rewild Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of 8 Critically Endangered African Penguin Chicks https://www.marylandzoo.org/news-and-updates/2025/12/maryland-zoo-announces-birth-of-african-penguin-chicks/ Reforestation and wild pig decline spark surge in miniature deer in Singapore https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/reforestation-and-wild-pig-decline-spark-surge-in-miniature-deer-in-singapore/ Jaguar spotted at watering hole in Arizona, 5th endangered cat seen in area over last 15 years https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jaguar-spotted-arizona-5th-endangered-cat-seen-last-15-years/

Tech CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123115435.htm Water conservation 5.5 Billion Gallons of Water Captured During Recent Storms, Enough to Serve Almost 68,000 L.A. Households Annually https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-nearly-55-billion-gallons-water-captured-during-recent-storms-enough Land Back 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe in historic land deal https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/california-washoe-tribe-loyalton-land-deal-21202731.php Rewilding Endangered bandicoots given new home free of feral predators in regional NSW https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/bandicoots-given-a-new-home-mallee-cliffs-national-park/105995106

Rewilding Scientists Are Releasing the Lovingly Nicknamed 'Snot Otters' Into Ohio Waterways in a Big Success for Conservation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-elusive-snot-otters-are-being-released-into-ohio-waterways-180987663/ Forests Exclusive: Norway to invest about $3 billion in forest conservation fund https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/norway-invest-3-billion-tfff-forest-conservation-fund-2025-11-06/ Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits 11-year low ahead of COP30 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/brazils-amazon-deforestation-falls-11-12-months-through-july-2025-10-30/