The UK said on 3 September 2026 it intended to invest £400 million as a loan in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, subject to due diligence, governance arrangements and other conditions being met.
The UK government-funded RISE project, focused on forest carbon markets and community rights in Solomon Islands, was launched in Honiara on 25 August 2026, the British High Commission said on 2 September 2026.
NASA Earth Observatory reported on August 28, 2026, that about 80 percent of Congaree National Park lies within the Congaree River floodplain, with Landsat 9 imagery from August 18, 2025, showing the river and its old channels.
A guest blog published by the MHRA on 27 August 2026 describes Wales' connected health and life sciences ecosystem, citing a rapid diagnosis clinic and an AI waiting-list tool.
A NASA Earth Observatory report published on August 26, 2026, describes two 2026 studies using decades of Landsat images to trace Antarctic emperor penguin colonies, finding some far older than known and others shifting sites after ice disruptions.
The Aug. 20, 2026 APOD image by Eddie Sgarbossa shows the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus, a feature over 20 light-years long within the IC 1396 complex nearly 3,000 light-years away.
In an August 2026 announcement, the Forestry Commission said trade restrictions on sweet chestnut and susceptible material would extend to West Devon District and the South East Cornwall constituency from 26 August 2026.
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