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9. March 2021

Big Ear Bats Meet Woodrats in this Brand New National Park

The New River Gorge located in West Virginia, United States, has become the 63rd national park - giving it the highest form of protection - following a multigenerational effort to transform this former industrial area into a national landmark.

Environment USA

8. March 2021

Russian and U.S. Sailors on the Same Mission

The United States and Russia have updated their joint plan to address maritime pollution in the seas that serve as international boundaries between the two countries.

Environment Nigeria

6. March 2021

Win-Win: Air Pollution Declines, Even as the Economy Rises!

A recent study shows that countries from the northern part of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Kenya, are becoming less polluted even though their wealth and population are on the rise.

Environment United Kingdom

3. March 2021

Luxury Car Brand to Be All-Electric by 2025

As the British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover is undertaking its transition towards net-zero operations, Jaguar vows to only produce electric cars as of 2025. Land Rover should follow in its footsteps and will offer electric versions of its collection as of 2024.

Environment Denmark

2. March 2021

World’s Largest Shipping Company Will Be First to Go Carbon-Neutral

A Danish container shipping company, the biggest in the world, creates a precedent in the industry by announcing that as of 2023, all its vessels will be carbon neutral.

Environment USA

28. February 2021

This Country is Upping Its Game in the Fight Against Climate Change

Through an executive order aim to address the climate crisis, the President of the United States Joe Biden commits to the ambitious conservation goal to protect 30% of the country’s land and coastal seas by 2030.

Environment Netherlands

26. February 2021

Oil Giant Shifts Its Focus to Renewable Energy

The Dutch oil and gas multinational Shell announced that its production peaked in 2019 and will likely decline gradually from now on, encouraging it to look towards green sources of energy to add to its production.

Environment Mozambique

24. February 2021

This Law Protects Marine Life AND Empowers Fishermen

Mozambique has sanctioned a new fisheries law that not only grants protection to marine species such as whale sharks, manta rays and dolphins, but also empowers fishing communities.

Environment United Kingdom

21. February 2021

Schools and Communities Plant One Million Trees – Even in Lockdown

The COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom hasn’t slowed down the population’s interest in joining the climate battle by planting trees, and so far, more than a million have been planted.

Environment United Kingdom

19. February 2021

Biodiversity Win for Britain’s Seas with This Fishing Ban

Conservationists welcome the United Kingdom’s decision to ban bottom trawling fishing in the North Sea as the technique is destructive for marine life and fish alike, helping restore and preserve important habitats.