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WikiProject Environment is a collaborative effort dedicated to:

Improving and organizing coverage of the natural environment, including the complex human impacts upon it.
Standardizing content within its scope to ensure it meets Wikipedia's Manual of Style.
Fostering awareness of environmental issues around the world.

Feel free to join us! You can get involved by joining the discussion or adding your name to our list of participants.

Ways to contribute (updated March 2026)

Project tasks

Recurring and ongoing tasks:

Assess : Tag new articles and assess environment articles
Copyedit : Popular articles so that the assessment matches popularity
Maintain : Environment portal and Renewable energy portal
Other : Advertise this page to recruit more participants

Following is the relation of recent changes for Category:Natural environment - check out possible vandalism or substandard edits:

List of abbreviations (help):

D: Edit made at Wikidata
r: Edit flagged by ORES
N: New page
m: Minor edit
b: Bot edit
(±123): Page byte size change

10 August 2026

diffhist Natural risk 07:18 +21 Chongkian talk contribs (the article is listed in the navbox/sidebar per WP:NAV-WITHIN)

4 August 2026

diffhist Natural environment 14:04 −33 Hason-LEK-SIN talk contribs (Move images to right + remove wikilinks) Tags: Visual edit Edit Suggestion seen Edit Suggestion used

26 July 2026

diffhist m Natural environment 20:30 −2 WikipediholicRat talk contribs (Fix MOS:DASHVAR #wAwB)

22 July 2026

diffhist Negative air ions 09:40 +12 Ksadiya khan talk contribs (Link suggestions feature: 3 links added.) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Newcomer task Suggested: add links

Article tasks

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests : Please post them at Environment and geology requests page
Expand : Environment minister, Environmental emergency, Micro-sustainability, Built environment, Pohakuloa Training Area
Maintain : 2026 in the environment, Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (delisted as GA)
Photo : Upload images for articles at Category:Wikipedia requested images of environmental topics
Stubs : Improve and expand those stubs listed at Category:Environment stubs
Other : Add links for the Environment portal and sidebar in related articles: {{Portal|Environment}} and {{Environment sidebar}}

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

Article alerts

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24 Jul 2026 – Titouan Bernicot (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jishara (t · c); see discussion
21 Jul 2026 – Susan Baur (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Allthemilescombined1 (t · c); see discussion
10 Jul 2026 – John Chweya (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jishara (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2026 – Yuvelis Morales Blanco (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jishara (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

10 Aug 2026 – Franc Kamugyisha (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jørgen Rü (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
09 Aug 2026 – 2007 Southern Manitoba tornado outbreak (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ChessEric (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
08 Aug 2026 – Tradebe (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HJ Mitchell (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
08 Aug 2026 – Reconomy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HJ Mitchell (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
08 Aug 2026 – 2026 Athens mid-air collision (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 11WB (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
08 Aug 2026 – Gallatin National Forest (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UnknownLifeform3 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
05 Aug 2026 – Antoine Ghauch (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – Little Giant Fire (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kevmin (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
24 Jul 2026 – Frontier Climate (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by M kuhner (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

05 Aug 2026 – Environmental Impact Assessment in deep sea mining (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c): page created using AI, violation of WP:NEWLLM
08 Aug 2026 – Friends of the Reedy River (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c) was deproded by DraconicDark (t · c) on 10 Aug 2026
30 Jul 2026 – SDG Asia (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted

Files for discussion

05 Jun 2026 – File:Teton Dam Sequence 03.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Teton Dam) was FfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
05 Jun 2026 – File:Teton Dam Sequence 08.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Teton Dam) was FfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
05 Jun 2026 – File:Teton Dam Sequence 13.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Teton Dam) was FfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

02 Aug 2026 – Green vehicle (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Helper201 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

10 Aug 2026 – Green vehicle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Helper201 (t · c); see discussion
28 May 2026 – Urban green space (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hanyangprofessor2 (t · c); see discussion
04 Mar 2026 – Repparfjorden (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Nordfjording (t · c); see discussion
17 Feb 2026 – Industrial Revolution (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ingminatacam (t · c); see discussion
09 Aug 2025 – Environmental hazard (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Just some chem guy (t · c); see discussion
01 May 2023 – Religion and environmentalism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Arcahaeoindris (t · c); see discussion
27 Nov 2022 – Habitat fragmentation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Sietecolores (t · c); see discussion
19 Mar 2021 – Personal transporter (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 162.208.168.92 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

10 Aug 2026 – Draft:Systematic Conservation Planning (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by J barton 234 (t · c)
17 Jul 2026 – Draft:Remembering Wildlife (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Meep 2026 (t · c)
08 Jul 2026 – Draft:San Remo Marine Community (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ~2026-38546-28 (t · c)
30 Jun 2026 – Draft:Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ifseries (t · c)
30 Jun 2026 – Draft:Stavanger Urban Folk High School (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LeonNikolai (t · c)
29 Jun 2026 – Draft:Nida Collado (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Thebirbeater (t · c)
18 Jun 2026 – Draft:Margot Raggett (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tom.Reding (t · c)
17 Jun 2026 – Draft:Hannah Bourne-Taylor (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Greenadvocator (t · c)
16 Jun 2026 – Draft:Hugo Tagholm (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Middlesbroughmight (t · c)
02 Jun 2026 – Draft:Christian Stewardship (theology) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Gogerr (t · c)

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Related groups

WikiProjects

The Environment covers a wide range of academic disciplines but the major parent WikiProjects could be Science, Politics, or Sociology. Other related WikiProjects are those listed at the Environment category within the WikiProject Directory.

Task Forces

Inside this WikiProject:

Other:

Toxicology task force works on articles related to toxic chemicals and effects on human health
WikiProject Wiki Makes Video - Parks
WikiProject Wiki Makes Video - Wildlife

Outside Wikipedia

Appropedia is a wiki for issues related to Development and Sustainability, which includes original research, personal experience, and ideas. Areas covered include sustainability, sustainable development, appropriate technologies, and sustainable technologies and practices.

Tools

Main tool page: toolhub.wikimedia.org

AutoEd: A user script that helps to automatically make clean-up changes in articles, and it also allows for easy design, use, and customization of user scripts related to automated article cleanup.
reFill: Edits bare url references: adds title, dates, publisher, etc.
Link manager: Edit and repair external links
Dab solver: Quickly resolve ambiguous links.

Tips

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?	Use common sense. Ultimately, assume good faith on the part of others, be bold in editing because perfection is not required. See Wikipedia:Editing policy for more information. Before starting a new article! - Notability is a concern that must be adhered to. See Wikipedia:Notability (music) for more information. Need help starting a new article? See Wikipedia:Article wizard it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia.
I.	Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a ==References== section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Cite_sources and Wikipedia:References for more information.
II.	Use proper spelling and grammar. This is a very important aspect of an article. There is helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music) for more information.
III.	Use footnotes. Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to use them.
IV.	Write a good lead. Be sure to write a lead that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs, which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subjects in question. See Wikipedia:Lead section for more information.
V.	Stay on topic. Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See Wikipedia:The perfect article for more information.
VI.	Keep it simple. Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary.
VII.	Use images if possible. Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Images