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The US-based non-profit links North American book drives with schools and community organisations in seven African countries

Independent evidence from Addis Ababa shows both measurable gains and the limits of a school WASH intervention

Wind- and solar-rich grids are testing storage that can shift electricity across hours, nights and calm weather.

The monitoring network turns trade data into policy and enforcement support, while confronting gaps in evidence and capacity

Restoring ecological processes can revive habitats, but land, livelihoods and consent shape whether projects endure

Reusing mines and power sites can unlock grids and land, but jobs, pollution and local consent remain decisive

A delegation of civil society leaders advances regional cooperation, launches two Global Society Hubs and joins women’s and youth initiatives in Kenya

The legal charity targets governments and companies, while court outcomes reveal the reach and limits of climate litigation

Trade and travel move organisms into new ecosystems, while a warming climate can help them establish and spread

How biological infrastructure is reversing a millennium of ecological collapse in Europe's least forested country

Anti-SLAPP reforms seek to stop legal process being used as punishment while preserving valid reputation claims

Simple assessments and level-based teaching have reshaped the debate over foundational learning and how programmes scale

Long-term field research in Malaysia is turning sightings of dolphins, dugongs and whales into evidence for marine planning

Global progress continues, but many of humanity’s greatest challenges remain. Civil society, innovation and cooperation can help shape a more sustainable future

Designing buildings for repair, adaptation and disassembly could keep materials in use and reduce demand for new construction

Standardised surveys widen reef monitoring, while research shows where volunteer data are strongest and where limits remain

Trained African giant pouched rats support demining and TB case-finding, but work within tightly controlled human systems

Illegal extraction and dumping converge through corruption, financial secrecy and international commodity chains

The organisation combines local fisheries management, finance, data and health services across tropical coasts

Shipping, construction, sonar and seismic surveys are crowding the ocean soundscape, but quieter methods are available

Public records allow communities to test official promises against permits, emissions and environmental conditions

Debt relief can fund forests and oceans, but durable results depend on transparent finance and public consent

The UK charity combines public data collection, education and policy work as shark and ray populations face sustained fishing pressure

Shared ecosystems can open contact across conflict lines, but cooperation depends on rights, power and durable local institutions