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Brazil to Crack Down on Recent Rise in Deforestation
Brazil announced it will send police and environmental agents to the rainforest in an emergency move aimed at stopping an alarming rise in deforestation...
Amazon Deforestation Reduced Dramatically
Deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped by 25 percent each of the past three years, according to Brazil’s environment ministry. From July...
Rate of Deforestation in Amazon Slowing
Deforestation rates in the Amazon are declining, according to data released by the Brazilian government. Rates of deforestation from 1 August 2005 to 1...
Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…
My friend Katharine sent me a message that the Breast Cancer Site was having trouble getting enough people to click on their site for...
‘The Javan tiger still exists’ – DNA Found May Herald an ‘Extinct Species’ Comeback
Ripi Yanuar Fajar and his four friends say they’ll never forget the evening after Indonesia’s Independence Day celebration in 2019 when they encountered a...
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...
The Story of How Rapa Nui Lost its Flowering Trees, But Humans Ensured its Survival
If you're the kind of person who likes rare things, then the toromiro tree would be a truly exceptional addition to your ornamental garden.
That's...
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...
Good News in History, February 4
24 years ago today, World Cancer Day was initiated on February 4th after The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of...
Road Traffic Deaths Have Fallen by Up to 50% Across the Globe Since 2010
The tally of road crash deaths is heading in the right direction—downwards.
The new 2023 World Health Organization report on road safety shows that, since...
Indonesia Says a Half Million Acres of Palm Plantations will be Turned Back into Forests
The palm oil boom changed Southeast Asia forever, but the government of Indonesia is not going to let bygones be, and has set up...
School Teaches Students on Opposite Ends of Violent Conflicts – Reconciliation Over Revenge
In Italy, a one-of-a-kind school sees Palestinians graduating alongside Israelis, Americans with Tribal origins alongside those with European origins, and Bosnian Muslims next to...
One of the World’s Rarest Animals is Born – Zoo Conservationists Bolster Population of Only Hundreds Left in Wild
A Philippine spotted deer, one of the world's rarest animals, has been born to the delight of conservationists at Chester Zoo in England.
The adorable...
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...
With Only 2500 Silvery Gibbons Left, Group Rescues Dozens to Return to Island Forests of Java
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
With so many of the world's...
This Monkey Was Already Endangered When Discovered in 2003–but is Now on the Up and Up
Discovering a whole new species is an exciting moment for scientists; when they determined it was Critically-Endangered it probably induced the opposite reaction.
The kipunji...
Good News in History, June 6
Happy 67th birthday to tennis star and heartthrob Björn Rune Borg, winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles consisting of 6 French Opens and...
Nature-Loving Grandma Stages One-Woman Protest to Protect Tree Due to Be Felled By Local Government
A disabled, nature-loving grandmother staged a one-woman protest to get a stay of execution for a healthy willow tree about to be chopped down.
Workers...
Critically Endangered Dancing Lemur Born in UK is ‘Landmark Moment for Species’ After Parents Sent From US Zoo
The first ever 'dancing lemur' to be bred in Europe was born at a UK zoo in a “landmark moment for the species”.
The precious...
Loss of Climate-Crucial Mangrove Forests Has Slowed to Near-Negligible Amount Worldwide, Report Hails
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They are one of the most unique and fundamental...