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The U.S. government announced a landmark National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy, citing the ocean's $400 billion annual contribution to the country's GDP. Developed by the Smithsonian and NOAA< this plan aims to enhance collaboration on marine research and streamline conservation policies at a crucial time for marine protection. | 🌊 Source: Science X

After a decade of discussions, Peru's Council of Ministers approved the creation of the Grau Tropical Sea National Reserve. This marine protected area — spanning over 115,675 hectares in northern Peru — is celebrated for its rich biodiversity and is recognized as one of the top 70 global sites for marine conservation by the IUCN. | 🐠 Source: Mongabay

Eurostar aims to power its trains with 100% renewable energy by reducing energy consumption and minimizing waste, going all-electric by 2030. 🚉 | Source: Euronews

In a landmark opinion championed by nine small island states from the Pacific and the Caribbean, the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea recognized that nations have a legal obligation to mitigate the effects of climate change on the ocean — the latest victory in the global fight for climate justice. | 👩‍⚖️ Source: Euronews

Blue whales have been rediscovered in the Seychelles after four decades. In an unexpected and welcome turn of events, expeditions off the coast of the Seychelles have identified as many as 10 blue whales! This finding revealed that the world's largest creature is more common in the region than previously understood. a remarkbale development given the region's troubled history of whaling. | 🐋Source: Science X

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen by 51% over the past 12 months. The fact that this milestone was achieved despite a historic drought is a promising sign that restoration policies are working and will continue to improve the health of the planet's most expansive rainforest. 🌦️🌳 | Source: Mongabay

Last month, the proportion of the EU's electricity generated by fossil fuels dropped to a record low of 23%, down 22% compared to the same time last year. Even with rising energy demands, renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydropower have stepped up to the plate, now providing 54% of the electricity mix in the EU. 🌬️☀️ | Source: euronews

Last week, the Biden Administration signed executive orders to expand two national monuments in California. In Southern California, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument was expanded by more than 100,000 acres, increasing its size by almost a third. And up in Northern California, the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument welcomed the inclusion if the 13,696 acre Molok Luyuk, or Condor Ridge, enabling the Patwin Tribe to co-steward this region of incredible biodiversity. 🌄🏞️ | Source: Los Angeles Times

Bangladesh has reported a record number of eggs from the internationally vulnerable olive ridley turtle — twice as many many as the amount tallied just four years ago — thanks to comprehensive conservation and awareness campaigns among fishers and beachgoers in the southeastern district of Cox's Bazar. 🐢 | Source: Mongabay

A recent analysis by energy think tank Ember reveals that more than 30% of the world's electricity is now generated from renewable sources, with solar and wind capacity more than doubling since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. ⚡ | Source: euronews