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Indians Using Google Earth To Save The Amazon
"Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians (Amerindians) are using Google Earth and Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping to protect...
McVictory! Fast Food Giant to Protect Amazon With Purchasing Power
(GreenPeace News) In an historic deal that has impacts far beyond the golden arches, McDonald's is now the leading company in the campaign to...
Over 6 Million Acres of New Protected Areas Established in the Amazon
On June 6, 2006, the Brazilian government announced the creation of protected areas of the Amazon rainforest totaling 6.2 million acres, including The Juruena...
$261 Million Donated to Save Rainforest Hot Spots
The largest gift ever to a private conservation group was pledged to Conservation International by Intel Corp. cofounder Gordon Moore, 72, and his wife....
Corporations Mimic Rainforest Efficiency While Creating Profits
In natural systems like rainforests, one creature's waste is another's food, and virtually nothing is lost forever. Contrast this highly efficient natural system with...
Good News in History, January 7
127 years ago today, the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, held its first performance during the heyday of the city's rubber boom. It was...
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...
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...
He Invented a $2 Paper Microscope For Remote Lab Work So Scientists Don’t Have to Haul Heavy Equipment
A young scientist who worked in the jungles of Thailand has been awarded a national prize for his invention of a $2 paper microscope...
Robotic Dog Designed in Boston Patrols the Ruins of Pompeii to Help Preserve Relics
The archeological site of Pompeii is employing a pair of robots to help monitor the state of preservation of ancient structures, and to gather...
Newly-Identified Species of Transparent ‘Glass’ Frogs Unveiled in Amazing Photos From Ecuador
Two new species of glass frog were found living in the same 6,200-acre reserve, showing just how much is yet to be discovered in...
Wood Alternative Made From Sustainable Kombucha Waste Wins 2021 Dyson Award
This year’s American James Dyson Award winner, Gabe Tavas, takes on deforestation with his invention, Pyrus. His mission is simple: Make wood without cutting down trees.
By embracing a balance between...
Leonardo DiCaprio Announces a $43 Million Pledge to Save the Galápagos Islands
A coalition of groups, including a newly formed organization backed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, have mobilized $43 million for efforts to restore degraded habitats...
Seaweed is the Food –and Fuel– of a Sustainable World, And it May Start in Australia
Australian scientists have been uncovering a near-unending list of ways kelp and other kinds of seaweed can help in the fight against climate change.
It's...
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
A landmark ruling from Panama's Supreme Court has ceded much of the largest nature reserve in Central America to Indigenous land claims.
The Naso tribe...
World’s Largest Seagrass Restoration Project is a Virginia Success, Planting 600 Acres That Grow to Become 9,000
In what started as an experiment and became the largest success of its kind, a seagrass restoration project in Southeast Virginia is demonstrating the...
Video Game Industry Is Nudging 250 Million Gamers To Protect The Planet
Some of the world's largest mobile video game developers have formed an alliance to raise awareness about renewable energy and the climate crisis through...
Whales Feces Represent One of the Greatest Allies Against Climate Change—Even More Than Trees
With whale excrement being a major food source for phytoplankton, any increase in whale populations could be a dramatic weapon against climate change.
This Determined Sound-Tracker is Creating ‘Quiet Parks’ As Part of His Mission to Save Silence
This sound expert is fighting to protect the quietest places in the world so that people can experience the sound of silence for generations to come.
NASA Happily Reports the Earth is Greener, With More Trees Than 20 Years Ago–and It’s Thanks to China, India
This heartening reserach from the last 20 years has spurred NASA researchers to encourage optimism for humanity's future on Earth.