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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

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

Articles for deletion

22 Sep 2026 – Alexei Vladimirovich Yablokov (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Waynebobb (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
20 Sep 2026 – Enzo Aliaga-Rossel (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
15 Sep 2026 – Anil Chitrakar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Nirvana869976 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
12 Sep 2026 – Tornado outbreak of August 9, 1993 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Timcigar12 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
08 Sep 2026 – Pirojpur Riverview Ecopark (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
15 Sep 2026 – 2026 Philippine floods (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Guythatlikeshorses2 (t · c) was closed as draftify (deleted) by Brynn Who Likes Editing (t · c) on 22 Sep 2026; see discussion (13 participants)
11 Sep 2026 – Niagara River Treaty (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by BleachPuffin (t · c) was closed as merge by Spartaz (t · c) on 19 Sep 2026; see discussion (7 participants)
09 Sep 2026 – Bittu Tabahi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Thilsebatti (t · c) was closed as delete by Vanamonde93 (t · c) on 17 Sep 2026; see discussion (4 participants)
31 Aug 2026 – Ken Silverstein (business journalist) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by NatGertler (t · c) was closed as delete by Dclemens1971 (t · c) on 22 Sep 2026; see discussion (8 participants; relisted)
30 Aug 2026 – Oweyegha-Afunaduula Fred Charles (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dionysodorus (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 21 Sep 2026; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

11 Sep 2026 – Friends of the Reedy River (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

12 Aug 2026 – Category:Environmentalism user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:Environment user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:Biome of residence user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

16 Sep 2026 – BYD Atto 4 (talk · edit · hist) →BYD Seal was RfDed by Inpops (t · c); see discussion

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

Requested moves

19 Sep 2026 – Electric bicycle (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to ebike by Finnfrog99 (t · c); 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
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

15 Sep 2026 – Draft:Robert N. Stavins (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dgavel123 (t · c)
14 Sep 2026 – Draft:Carbon Handprint (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Regenschirm12 (t · c)
12 Sep 2026 – Draft:Andrew Paul Gutiérrez (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Gigitex (t · c)
20 Aug 2026 – Draft:Nikki Lindt (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Monster67qw (t · c)
03 Jul 2026 – Draft:Nida Collado (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Thebirbeater (t · c)
09 Jun 2026 – Draft:Access to Nutrition initiative (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Maxeyv (t · c)
17 Sep 2026 – Draft:Maria Anna Jankowska (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Majankowska (t · c) was declined

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

Ways to contribute (updated March 2026)

Project tasks

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