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Bolivian Town Protects 1 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest–Building a ‘Conservation Mosaic’ of 90% Forests
In some countries, executive government action is what creates big protected areas of wild lands, but in Bolivia, with the announcement of the establishment...
Man Survives 9 Days in Bolivian Amazon Thanks to Watchful Monkeys
This 25-year-old man may not have survived nine days in the Bolivian jungle if it wasn't for a group of monkeys that were watching...
Quinoa Boom Benefits Bolivian Farmers
Quinoa, the new "super food," is a grain packed with nutritious protein and fiber.
Not only has the quinoa popularity surge given us a delicious new...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
UPDATE: Lions Rescued From Bolivia Get First Taste of Wide Open Space
A pride of eight lions, rescued last fall from a life of deprivation in a Bolivian circus, braved their way out of their shelter...
Bolivian President Donates Salary to Peru Quake Victims
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday that he would donate half of his monthly salary to emergency aid for families that are victims of...
Bolivia Launches Major New Deal Poverty Program
The new government of Bolivia has announced a sweeping plan to reduce poverty and create employment. Bolivia, the poorest country in South America, will...
Good News in History, February 10
84 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It's one of those jazz tunes that...
Good News in History, February 2
53 years ago today, The Ramsar Convention on the Sustainable Use of Wetlands was signed in Ramsar, Iran. When stopping to think about it,...
Good News in History, January 22
56 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creating teams for the...
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Hidden in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Another ancient and lost city has been identified by archaeologists working with LiDAR in the Amazon Rainforest—with this most recent society dating as far...
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Drops Sharply in One Year–Fewest Acres Since 2019
Deforestation across the Amazon Rainforest has fallen by 55% this year, marking the lowest amounts since 2019, and somewhat of a major victory to...
Zoos Welcome ‘Paddington Bears’ for Breeding Programs to Help Save Species From Extinction
Two zoos in the US and UK have welcomed their very own 'Paddington Bear' as part of a special breeding program to help save...
Lithium Discovery in Crater in Nevada Could Be Biggest Deposit Ever Found
If even half of the lithium that's estimated to exist in the McDermitt caldera is mined, it would change the world. Full stop.
Early this...
Good News in History, August 7
135 years ago today, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel received a patent for his vision of a seamless and fluid way of entering and...
Good News in History, August 6
Happy 40th birthday to one of the finest Dutch goalscorers to ever play the beautiful game, Robin Van Persie. A legend at Arsenal and...
Pre-Incan ‘Floor of Thunder’ Found Where Ritual Dances Atop Stone Platform Made Booming Footsteps Like Thunder
Dancers in a pre-Incan civilization of Peru built specially designed dance floors to honor a nearby god of mountains and lightning, a new study...
Good News in History, July 12
On this day 53 years ago, Thor Heyerdhal successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Ra II, a sailboat made of papyrus based on drawings from...
Ancient Mayan City Hidden for Over 1,000 Years Discovered by LiDAR
LiDAR has done it again: pyramids, a ballcourt, and columns built by the late Mayan Empire over 1,000 years ago were discovered under the...
Good News in History, May 23
Happy 51st birthday to Brazilian racing driver, Rubens Barrichello. In Formula 1, Rubens raced notably for Ferrari, Honda (later Brawn GP) and Williams, winning...