Vietnam recorded a broad decline in crime in 2025, with most major offences falling and police exceeding national targets for solving serious cases.
China has recorded a sustained decline in domestic violence cases since 2021, showing that stronger enforcement and broader legal protections are reducing the most severe forms of abuse.
The scimitar-horned oryx has been restored to the wild in Chad after decades of extinction, offering new hope for ecosystems on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
Endangered animal populations on Australia’s Kangaroo Island have rebounded by up to 100% after a predator-proof fence created a safe refuge following devastating bushfires.
Brazil has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, becoming the largest country in the world to reach this milestone and ensuring babies are born free of the virus.
Dolphin hunts have been suspended in part of the Faroe Islands after authorities filed the first-ever animal abuse charges linked to a pilot whale hunt, signalling a major shift in enforcement and animal welfare standards.
Homicides fell to a record low in the UK capital in 2025, with killings dropping to their lowest level per person since records began after a sustained crackdown on serious violence.
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.
A new malaria vaccine from India will lower supply costs, enabling wider immunisation of children across low-income countries from 2026.
South Korea will end bear breeding and bile extraction from January 2026, formally closing a long-criticised industry and strengthening protections for captive wild animals.
