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1. April 2026

Indigenous-Led Cleanup Transforms Toxic Land into Thriving Agriculture

In the United States, the Quapaw Nation has restored heavily contaminated land into productive farmland, turning one of the country’s worst pollution sites into a source of food and livelihoods.

Environment

Environment Chile

23. March 2026

Court Ruling Safeguards One of the World’s Richest Marine Ecosystems

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.

Society

Soldiers from the Yugoslavian Federation Army check for land mines at the Slovenia/Croatia border

Society Croatia

18. March 2026

Nation Completes Historic Mine Clearance After Three Decades

Croatia has completed a nationwide demining campaign, declaring itself free of landmines more than three decades after the Yugoslav wars left large parts of the country contaminated.

Society

Society Brazil

25. February 2025

Hope Returns to This Indigenous Tribe

After a grueling history, hope has returned to Brazil's indigenous Yanomami tribe.

Environment

Environment Canada

18. October 2024

Reviving Ancestral Lands: Indigenous People Are Healing the Environment

A First Nations corporation is hard at work restoring traditional Indigenous homelands in British Colombia, Canada, to wetlands by reclaiming land degraded by oil and gas, mining, and forestry.

Environment

Environment Norway

6. November 2023

Mining Sites Restored Back to Nature

Two mining settlements in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard have been restored to their natural state as part of one of the most extensive environmental projects in the world, an expression of Norway’s long-term and consistent dedication to preserving wilderness nature and ecosystems.

Society

Society The World

12. May 2023

No More Mining: Lab-Grown Diamonds Are the Real Deal

Luxury jeweler Cartier is making the move from mined diamonds to lab-made diamonds - and they are certainly not the only ones.

Society

Society The World

7. February 2023

Here’s How You Can Have All the Bling, Without the Guilt

Diamonds may last forever, but since the industry heavily relies on unethical labor and environmentally destructive mining practices, alternatives are available to align with humane and respectful values.

Environment

Environment France

31. January 2023

A (Successful!) Vote to Ban Deep-Sea Mining and Protect Marine Life

The French Parliament has voted in favor of banning the controversial practice of deep-sea mining in its waters.

Environment

Environment Honduras

17. March 2022

Goodbye, Open-Pit Mines

Honduras becomes the third South American country to halt open-pit projects as the mining activity is accountable for deforestation, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity across the country.