"ecological construction"

#13182774

11 January 2026

A male great blue heron tucks his beak around the female's neck in a courtship gesture as the pair collaborates on building their nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 11, 2026. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.

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#13085491

11 December 2025

An opponent of the A69 highway holds a placard against the A69 highway in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned A69 highway between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, violence against opponents, non-compliance with regulations, etc. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085505

11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13061883

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061892

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061929

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061931

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061936

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061939

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061942

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061947

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061949

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061955

5 December 2025

A view of Place Colonel Fabien undergoes construction to become an urban forest in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061904

5 December 2025

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, talks to those responsible for the construction work during the launch of the new tree planting season in the new urban forest at Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#12951571

5 November 2025

A new smelter construction project near a mining company and processing smelter in Kawasi Village begins on September 1, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12765188

17 September 2025

Wind turbines are seen in the Municipality of Castrocielo, Naples (Campania), Italy, on September 12th, 2025.

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