OC Message from the moderator: why should we stop praising wealthy philanthropists ?
Wealthy people are often depicted as example for society, especially when they are financing good causes. Thy're not. Here are a few reasons why....
OC Message from the moderator: why did i forbid to publish anecdotical good news ?
An article from Future Crunch explains very well why it is a bad idea to publish this kind of news as good news....
Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air (www.nytimes.com)
In the heart of this megacity, an industrial site has been turned into an oasis for residents (and birds, bats and mosquito-eating dragonflies).
Bearded vultures continue comeback in southeast France | Rewilding Europe (rewildingeurope.com)
Rewilding Europe is supporting the release of bearded vultures by the French NGO Vautours en Baronnies, which is working to restore populations of all four European vulture species in the Dauphiné…
Bringing back Sri Lanka’s mangroves with science and community spirit (www.unep.org)
An effort is underway to restore mangroves along Sri Lanka’s coast in a bid to create economic opportunities and buffer coastlines from storms linked to climate change.
UK law to ban live animal exports clears parliament (www.france24.com)
Breaking news and world news from France 24 on Business, Sports, Culture. Video news. News from the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, America
5 Major Victories for Wildlife, Water and Public Lands (www.npca.org)
NPCA celebrates major wins for Alaska’s caribou, conservation of public lands and waterways, and protection of national parks from future oil and gas drilling.
Historic Agreement with the Federal Government and Arizona Gives Colorado River Indian Tribes Control Over Use of Their Water off Tribal Land - Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
The deal will help the tribe raise money for infrastructure and services for its members while the water could ease the drought in the Southwest.
Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests? (www.theguardian.com)
More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive
India’s Forest Cover Has Increased Consistently Over Last 15 Years | Weather.com (weather.com)
Recently, the country also marked 50 years of Project Tiger and 30 years of Project Elephant, underscoring its commitment to species conservation and habitat protection. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
Munywana Conservancy in South Africa Receives Donation of 40 Southern White Rhino in First Step of Continent-wide Initiative to Rewild 2,000 Rhino (www.africanparks.org)
The Munywana Conservancy received 40 southern white rhino to bolster its current rhino population. This marks the first translocation under ‘Rhino Rewild’, an African Parks initiative to rewild 2,000 southern white rhino into secure protected areas in Africa.
Legal Victory Secures Protection Decisions for 15 Species Across U.S. (biologicaldiversity.org)
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today secured court-ordered deadlines from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final endangered species protections for 10 species, critical habitat designation for three, and decisions about whether protections are warranted for two. The species live across the U.S., from the...
How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’ (www.nytimes.com)
A decade-long battle between a wealthy industrialist and a band of activists led to a surprising $63 million transaction.
Park partnerships expand rewilding in the Southern Carpathians | Rewilding Europe (rewildingeurope.com)
The Rewilding Romania team have signed partnership agreements with Retezat and Domogled-Valea Cernei National Parks. This will support scaled-up rewilding efforts across more than 105,000…
Supporting Papua New Guinea: new laws to protect biodiversity (www.dcceew.gov.au)
14 years in the making and with support from the Australian Government, the bill paves the way for traditional owners to have greater control and benefits from conservation.
Lynx victory in Spain: Wild cat is almost free of risk of extinction after population surpasses 2,000 (www.theolivepress.es)
SPAIN and Portugal’s Iberian lynx population now stands at 2,000, a number that means the endangered species is gradually getting further away from the risk of extinction.
It’s easy, it’s everywhere: the simple solution improving mental health around the globe - Positive News (www.positive.news)
The common strand linking successful mental health projects from Guatemala to Zimbabwe and India
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Pernambuco, Brazil (www.worldbank.org)
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million people in rural Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil: Pernambuco Rural Water and Sanitation Project (PROSAR).
DSWD to intensify programs as self-rated poverty, hunger dips in Q1 2024 (ptvnews.ph)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed to strengthen its social protection programs to continue to improve the lives of Filipinos amid a recent OCTA Research survey showing a decline in self-rated poverty and hunger among families during the first quarter of 2024.
Mumbai: Anaemia Among Pregnant & Lactating Women Dropped From 52% To 38% In Slums (www.freepressjournal.in)
The survey was conducted with 1000 mothers in urban poor communities across Mumbai
Women veterans are receiving more benefits, care from VA than ever before (www.goodgoodgood.co)
Progress is attributed to legislative measures and ongoing initiatives such as the PACT Act and the new Women's Health Research Collaborative.
In Ethiopia’s Afar region, a change of messenger boosts immunisation uptake (www.gavi.org)
A project to recruit and train religious leaders to deliver information on vaccination has made strides, health workers say, among a population renowned for hesitancy.
The power of reaching every child (www.unicef.org)
Efforts to identify and engage vaccine-hesitant families through support from GAVI and UNICEF are proving key in ensuring no child is left unvaccinated
Tanzania’s “big catch-up” gains ground (www.gavi.org)
In the global effort to get immunisation back on track post-pandemic, the east African nation has emerged as a frontrunner.
Closing the gap: the Afghan women gaining ground against vaccine refusals and zero dose children (polioeradication.org)
Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local women
