The United States opened North America’s largest wildlife crossing in Colorado in 2025, reconnecting habitats and reducing animal-vehicle collisions by up to 90% on a major highway.
Vietnam is restoring large areas of wetlands in the Mekong Delta, boosting climate resilience, protecting biodiversity and creating safer, more sustainable livelihoods and tourism opportunities.
Restoring Florida’s Everglades in the United States is now proving to be a powerful natural climate solution, capturing vast amounts of carbon while reviving one of the world’s most unique ecosystems.
Reintroduced European bison in Romania’s Tarcu Mountains are boosting plant life by around 30%, showing how restoring wildlife can rapidly revive damaged ecosystems.
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected, marking a major step toward safeguarding marine ecosystems and supporting global biodiversity targets.
Saudi Arabia has restored one million hectares of degraded land and planted more than 159 million trees, marking a major step in its long-term environmental transformation.
São Tomé and Príncipe is rewarding thousands of villagers with direct payments for protecting forests, creating a new model that links livelihoods with conservation.
Scotland saw major biodiversity gains as rewilding efforts rapidly restored habitats, boosting wildlife populations and strengthening ecosystem resilience.
Chile has expanded full marine protection to over one million square kilometres of ocean in 2026, safeguarding biodiversity and surpassing 50% protection of its national waters.
Chile has permanently rejected a major mining and port project, protecting a globally significant marine reserve that is home to most of the world’s Humboldt penguins.
