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Deep-sea explorer Dr. Nicole Yamase, featured in the film “Remathau: People of the Ocean,” visited the University of Otago in Aotearoa (New Zealand) for a series of events celebrating Pacific knowledge, Indigenous-led science, and climate advocacy. Her story deeply resonated with students, many of whom saw their own experiences reflected in her journey. “Remathau: People of the Ocean” was produced by Nia Tero.

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.