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Tanzania is Finally Protecting its ‘Globally Unique’ Endangered Rainforest After 40 Years of Research
After almost 40 years of research and rallying conservation efforts, this invaluable hotspot for biodiversity is finally being protected.
NY’s Bloomberg Aims to Save Mothers, Children in Tanzania
Too many women in developing nations die from complications in childbirth due to inaccessible and inadequate care.
To address this, New York City billionaire Mayor...
Greeks Help Out in Africa: A Health Center and School Goes Up in Tanzania
When Costas went on safari in the late 90s, he knew he'd arrived in the land of his dreams. But he began to see...
American Couple Opens Orphanage in Tanzania Offering Adoptions Worldwide
Jerry and Tammy Backus moved to Tanzania in 2009 to open an orphanage and help the children find new families. The "Falco's Girls Home"...
Pedal Powered Innovation Helps Tanzanian Farmers
MIT graduate, Jodie Wu, had a vision that a bicycle could be more than just a machine for transportation, but a way to bring...
US Rebuilds Clinic in Tanzania to Foster Anti-Terrorist Sentiment
I wish there was more effort to avert terrorism by winning hearts and minds, like this Associated Press story illustrates today. I was an...
Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags
The manufacturing, importing, buying and using of thin plastic bags is now banned in Tanzania. Bags are blamed for harming livestock, blocking drains and...
Nation Overcomes Turbulent History; Christian and Muslim Tanzanians Live in Peace
With all the bad news associated with Africa, it is refreshing to read about the successes. Tanzania is a haven of co-existence between two...
Good News in History, April 3
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 90 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Pony-Sized Dinosaurs Swam or Floated Across Hundreds of Miles of Ocean from America to Colonize Africa
Describing a "once-in-a-million year event," an international team of paleontologists has suggested that, though nearly impossible, a herd of pony-sized duck-billed dinosaurs must have...
Good News in History, January 31
53 years ago today, My Sweet Lord by George Harrison reached number 1 on the UK pop charts. It would hold the same position in the...
Good News in History, December 9
140 years ago today, Joseph Pilates, the German-American physical trainer who leant his last name to one of the most popular forms of exercise...
Good News in History, December 2
Happy 40th Birthday to Aaron Rodgers, the sensational NFL QB best known for his consistency, accuracy, and completions in the end zone. Playing almost...
Couple Plants 2 Million Trees in 20 Years to Turn Destroyed Forest Back Into a Wildlife Haven
In 2001, the legendary photojournalist Sebastião Salgado had a dream of restoring the forest near his home in the state of Minas Gerais. Now...
Birth of Rare Eastern Black Rhino is Cause for Celebration–Watch the Amazing Birth Caught on Camera, With Only 1,000 in Wild
Keepers at Chester Zoo were left thrilled following the safe arrival of a new eastern black rhino calf when mother Zuri gave birth in...
Good News in History, November 22
58 years ago today Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, a National Geographic film special, premiered on CBS and brought the young primate ethnologist Jane...
Good News in History, November 4
286 years ago today, the Teatro di San Carlo was inaugurated in the city of Naples with the opera Achille in Sciro. It is the oldest...
New Oxford Malaria Vaccine is ‘Huge Advance’ to Protect Children From Deadly Killer
A new vaccine from Oxford, called R21, has been shown to be not only effective for the prevention of malaria in children, but also...
Good News in History, July 14
40 years ago today, an arcade game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi featured a pair of Italian brothers—Mario and Luigi, sent to...