Expanding a protected Colorado landscape
The Wyss Foundation has granted $3,460,865 to The Conservation Fund to support the acquisition and permanent protection of Escalante Ranch, a landscape of more than 4,000 acres in western…
Growcer wins Governor General’s Innovation Award
Congratulations to Growcer for winning one of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards for 2026, a decade after Corey Ellis and Alida Burke visited Nunavut and saw first hand how…
Village installs Ohio’s largest floating solar system
A 6-megawatt floating solar array on the Village of Monroeville’s reservoir, installed by D3Energy, is the largest floating solar system in Ohio and among the five largest in the…
Yellowstone to Yukon is an Earthshots finalist
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative has been named a finalist for the 2026 Earthshot Prize for leading one of the largest conservation collaborations in history – reconnecting a…
Indigenous Nations advance their long-term vision
The $335 milllion Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence project, which was finalized in mid 2024, has been recognized as “a remarkable example of Indigenous-led conservation finance, governance, stewardship, and long-term community impact”. The…
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Greening backyards for the right reasons
It is wonderful to see inspired ideas catch on – especially the ones that encourage us all to take action and explain how those small actions can prove vital. Michaela Haas interviewed Doug Tallamy, the…
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Transforming Global Food Systems
The Geospatial Innovation for Food Security (GIFS) Challenge A new suite of geospatial innovations designed to turn data into actionable intelligence for global food systems was announced May 27, 2026. The Geospatial Innovation for Food…
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Turning rural women into entrepreneurs
Ten years ago, an Ashden Award played an important role in strengthening the credibility of Frontier Markets as it began to scale in India. “Since then, Frontier Markets has evolved from a clean energy distribution…
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