Climate Action Push: A youth conclave in Nepal’s Shuklaphanta urged practical steps against heat waves, plastic pollution, and Chure land degradation, calling for faster tree planting and greener lifestyles. Urban Heat & Nature-Based Solutions: Lagos State urged urgent adoption of nature-based solutions—forests, wetlands, and green spaces—to cool cities and cut climate risks like flooding and sea-level rise. World Environment Day Funding: The Maldives will add $454,000 annually from its Green Fund for protected areas, conservation, research, public awareness, and capacity-building. Corporate Greening Drives: Khyber Cement (Kashmir) and Jai Raj Ispat (Kurnool) marked World Environment Day with large plantation efforts, linking trees to long-term sustainability. Legal & Water Protection: Environmental groups sued to stop nearly 400 acres of logging in Washington’s Elwha Watershed, warning it could threaten drinking-water supplies and harm mature forests. Mangroves & Coastal Resilience: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation plans a Mangrove & Biodiversity Park and Learning Centre at China Creek, positioning mangroves as natural defenses and carbon sinks. Rights of Nature in Practice: In the Philippines, the Catholic Church is urging local governments to adopt “Rights of Nature” ordinances so forests and polluted waterways can stand in court. Climate Signals in Ghana: Ghana’s EPA warned “the planet is no longer negotiating,” pointing to flooding worsened by dumping and building on waterways, while civic groups push waste and sanitation improvements.