Water California achieved significant groundwater recharge last year, state report says https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-24/california-2024-groundwater-report Protected areas Major breakthrough in marine conservation unveiled at UN Ocean Conference https://iucn.org/press-release/202506/major-breakthrough-marine-conservation-unveiled-un-ocean-conference China is building the world’s largest national parks system https://www.daily8.com/en/article/d4b90b7c59a3e4f6864166970e9ab46b California’s Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation https://opc.ca.gov/2025/06/for-immediate-release-californias-marine-protected-area-network-recognized-as-international-gold-standard-for-marine-conservation/