Nature & Homes Investment: World Environment Day saw the launch of NatureProsperity, a new investment company aiming to pair large-scale nature recovery with affordable rural housing in the Highlands via a “nature prosperity pump” that turns carbon drawdown in woodland into timber and then into homes. Circular Materials in Industry: Resand, a Finnish foundry-sand reclamation and recycling firm, expanded its loan facility with Norion Bank from €14.5m to €25m to scale “sand as a service” and meet sustainability and supply pressures from European foundries. Ocean Governance Push: Palau’s president urged urgent global action on ocean governance and climate impacts at the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, warning small island states face sea-level rise, coral bleaching, ocean acidification and extreme weather now. High North Security: NATO’s RQ-4D Phoenix operated from Ørland, Norway for the first time, extending surveillance reach across the North Atlantic, Norwegian Sea and Arctic approaches. Marine Wildlife Ethics: A report compares rare killer-whale swimming tourism in Mexico and Norway, raising questions about human contact and conservation impacts as crowds grow. Food & Fat Safety: Norway’s Nofima researchers explain why oils and fats can go rancid and how oxygen, light and heat drive the process.