Sources  📄

Story 1: 3,700km of Rivers Set Free

1. https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/2024-living-planet-index-update-for-migratory-freshwater-fishes/

Story 2: Air barrier traps River plastic

1. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/20/the-great-bubble-barrier-how-air-bubbles-are-stopping-river-plastic-before-it-reaches-the-
2. https://thegreatbubblebarrier.com/

Story 3: 'Dead' coral reef off Benin found alive

1. https://abcnews.com/Technology/scientists-find-active-coral-communities-reef-system-presumed/story?id=135020869
2. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1848226/full#f3

Story 4: US Murders Hit a 100 Year Low

1. https://counciloncj.org/crime-trends-in-u-s-cities-mid-year-2026-update/
2. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/08/29/the-link-between-local-news-coverage-and-americans-perceptions-of-crime/
3. https://theconversation.com/the-us-murder-rate-fell-to-historic-lows-in-2025-heres-why-276826

Story 5: Residents Block Türkiye's Biggest Coal Plant

1. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/14/victory-as-turkiye-ends-major-coal-plant-expansion-but-still-lacks-phaseout-plan
2. https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-coal-plant-tracker?popup=2628
3. https://greeninfo-network.github.io/coal-tracker-client/

Story 7: Cambodia Beats a Global HIV Target

1. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/cambodia-s-hiv-model-the-region-cannot-ignore