Targeted protection of large predatory fish has prevented a major ecological tipping point on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, stopping runaway outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish.
Australia has finished erecting all 1,500 steel towers for its largest-ever transmission project, a major step toward connecting renewable energy across three states and strengthening the national grid.
Global coal exports declined in 2025 for the first time since 2020, marking a significant shift as major Asian economies reduced coal use in power generation.
Chile is set to create a new national park protecting nearly 200,000 hectares of remote coastline and forest, completing a 2,800 km wildlife corridor to the southern tip of the Americas.
France is phasing out the use of harmful “forever chemicals” in cosmetics and most clothing, cutting off a major source of long-lasting pollution and exposure starting January 2026.
Coal-fired electricity generation fell in 2025 in the world’s two largest coal users, marking the first simultaneous decline since the 1970s and signalling a potential turning point for global emissions.
Global marine protection expanded in 2025, lifting safeguarded ocean areas to 9.6% worldwide, the fastest annual increase yet toward the 30% conservation target set for 2030.
Costa Rica has transformed a former cattle pasture into a thriving rainforest through decades of butterfly-led rewilding, bringing wildlife back to land that was once bare grass.
In Brazil, Indigenous-led funds are increasingly directing climate and nature finance themselves, ensuring money reaches local priorities and supports livelihoods alongside forest protection.
Saplings grown from a beloved sycamore are being planted across the United Kingdom, turning an act of loss into a nationwide symbol of renewal and hope in 2025.
