📈 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.
🐢 Record-breaking recovery for sea turtles
More loggerhead turtles have laid eggs on the beaches of Georgia, USA, than they have in the previous 30 years.
🌸 Nature gets rights in Panama
Panama gives its nature rights in order to protect the multitude of biodiversity.
🐅 A new survey estimates 40 percent more tigers
A new survey proves that the population of wild tigers is doing better than we previously thought. According to an updated list, there are 40 percent more wild tigers than estimated at the last survey.
🐵 Jane Goodall honoured with a Barbie doll made from recycled plastic
The famous conservationist Jane Goodall is being honored with a Barbie doll made out of recycled plastic, launched to inspire young girls.
🦘 Australia reduced plastic on their beaches by 30%
Australia has reduced plastic on their beaches by 30 percent in recent years.
🐘 Technology harnessed in conservation efforts
In Africa, tracking technology is allowing researchers to better understand the habits of wildlife and reduce conflict with humans who live in the same areas.
🥤 The United States has reached Peak Stuff
The US economy now consumes fewer resources than it used to, and not more. It seems the United States has reached Peak Stuff. This shows the power of digitalization, and shows that continued development is the path to an environmentally sustainable society.
🦬 Wild bison reintroduced in England - after thousands of years
European bison, closely related to the American bison, have been nearly eradicated in Europe. Now a small herd of oxen is being reintroduced into the English wilderness, and the idea is that they will transform the heavily commercialized forest into a vibrant forest landscape.
🌸 Rare orchid thought to be extinct is rediscovered
Since 1902, a rare orchid has been thought to be extinct but now, botanists in Vermont have rediscovered a population of the flower.