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 passed sweeping reforms to its environment laws, introducing the nation’s first independent regulator and stronger safeguards for forests, wildlife, and water.
New Zealand has transformed a mountain sacred to the Māori into a legal person — giving it rights, say advocates, akin to those of living beings.
Scotland has passed a bill aimed at criminalizing environmental destruction, which could lead to prison sentences or substantial fines for company directors found guilty of causing severe damage to the environment.
Colombia has formalized Indigenous rights to land, identity, autonomy, and decision-making over their own development, a presidential decree hailed as historic by Indigenous leaders.
Additional conservation measures have just been put in place to protect critical environmental zones within the Baltic Sea.
