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Top 10 projects of 2026

Ten projects from 47817.org that show what climate action looks like on four continents, from reef rescue to river cleanup.

  1. 1The Panama ProjectBocas del Toro, PanamaRotary Club of Newport Beach project and flagship of the 7 Seas Initiative, working at Isla Solarte, Dolphin Bay and Isla Popa in Bocas del Toro.
  2. 2Growing Green LeadersUnited States, Canada and MexicoA Rotary led youth climate education and innovation challenge for the 2026 to 2027 school year.
  3. 3One Million Drops, East Meets WestGlobalA global water initiative through Rotary, working in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Ukraine, co-founded by Steve Bender and Kithsiri Athulathmudali.
  4. 4Pollinators Without BordersCanada, United States and MexicoA Rotary network connecting the people who protect pollinators and monarch butterflies across North America.
  5. 5The Tree Projects: Carboreal and the EarthX ForestRovaniemi, Finland, and globalThe EarthX Forest, Forest No. 1 of the Trammell S. Crow Forest Series, created by Carboreal and The Environmental Xperience at EarthX in Rovaniemi, Lapland, at the edge of the Arctic Circle.
  6. 6The Rotary Reef Education ProjectRandolph, Vermont, United States, with fieldwork in the Exuma Cays, BahamasThe Randolph Union High School Reef Rescue SCUBA Team and Interact Club, led by biology teacher Deborah Schaner.
  7. 7The Alluvium ProjectMexico and the United StatesTurning river plastic into building materials for communities in Mexico, in Baja California Sur, Michoacán and the Tijuana River border region.
  8. 8Turtle IslandGraz, Austria, with field projects on four continentsTurtle Island: Rescue. Research. Rewild. Led by Dr. Peter Praschag and Dr. Shannon DiRuzzo, DVM.
  9. 9Ice in a BoxSan Evaristo, Baja California Sur, MexicoSolar ice and water for coastal communities, starting in San Evaristo, a fishing village on the Sea of Cortez.
  10. 10RiverRecyclePhilippines, Indonesia and the Tijuana RiverRiver based plastic interception and recycling, by RiverRecycle Oy of Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2019.

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