📈 Human Progress
In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.
🌳 Indigenous groups to save Amazon together with government
Communities in the Amazon together with NGO’s and local governments are teaming up to save and protect Ecuador’s rainforest.
🪸 Increased coral coverage on the Great Barrier Reef
Since the Australian Institute of Marine Science began monitoring the Great Barrier Reef 36 years ago, both the northern and central reef have shown the highest amount of coral cover.
🏴 South Scotland's largest community land buyout doubles
Last year, the Scottish community Langholm bought a nature reserve. Now, they have been able to double its size thanks to fundraising.
🐴 Recovery of rare species in China
China has been successful in protecting their environment and species during the past decades. Many species populations have been restored in the country, like for example the last wild horse population.
🐅 Tigers in Nepal come back from the brink of extinction
In Nepal, tigers are coming back from the brink of extinction with a historic 190% increase.
🐢 Sea Turtle Nest On Mississippi Beach: First one since 2018
Beach crews have found, what appears to be, the first sea turtle nest discovered on Mississippi Beach since 2018. The eggs found in the nest most likely belong to loggerhead sea turtle or a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle - both very rare species.
👂 Breakthrough in the treatment of tinnitus
Researchers are hopeful about the results of a new study that investigated the treatment of tinnitus.
📉 Sweden gets more from less
PART 1: Lower carbon dioxide emissions and less pollution despite more inhabitants and economic growth. Sweden gets more from less, writes Jonas Grafström and Christian Sandström.
🐆 After 70 years - Cheetahs are reintroduced to India
In India, cheetahs have been extinct for 70 years. Now, a group of conservationists wants to move a big group of cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia to India as a way of reintroducing the species.