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A jaguarundi — an elusive, long-bodied feline classified as vulnerable to extinction in Brazil — was recorded for the first time in the Grão-Pará Ecological Station during monitoring by the Greater Tumucumaque Program, an initiative of Imazon and Iepé in partnership with the Indigenous organizations Apitikatxi, Apiwa, and Tekohara, as well as Funai and Ideflor-Bio. The program includes 15 years of fauna and flora monitoring and territorial strengthening across conservation units and Indigenous territories in the Amazon. It is funded by Nia Tero and the LLF.

The U.N. General Assembly has voted 141–8 to adopt a resolution affirming that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, backing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion. The ICJ opinion, issued in 2025, was shaped through the remarkable leadership of Nia Tero partner Blue Ocean Law, with decisive support from Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, who also serves on Nia Tero’s Advisory Council. This marks a major step forward for climate accountability and underscores what sustained, strategic legal advocacy can achieve.

Kendi Borona, Nia Tero’s Africa Lead, was featured among the leading voices to learn from during "GLF Africa 2026: Stewarding Our Rangelands." The event focused on advancing dialogue and action around the food, ecological, and socioeconomic systems that sustain rangelands and pastoralist communities. Held in Nairobi, it brought together experts, Indigenous and local leaders, policymakers, and financiers to challenge outdated narratives and elevate the knowledge systems that shape these ecosystems, which cover 54% of the Earth’s land surface.