Good News Headlines 6/23/2020
A New National Park In Afghanistan Offers Hope For Wildlife And People
by Russell Mclendon, Treehugger
Bamyan Plateau Protected Area, which opened in late 2019, is reportedly only the fifth protected area in Afghanistan, but it’s the second-largest… Read More
Spectacular Starry Night Harlequin Toad Rediscovered After Being Lost To Science For 30 Years
by Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek
A critically endangered toad belonging to one of the most threatened groups of amphibians in the world has been documented by scientists for the first time in 30 years… Read More
A Startup Company In Uganda Is Recycling Plastics To Make Coronavirus Face Shields
by Lizzy Rosenberg, Green Matters
From recycling plastic and turning it into coronavirus shields, to providing jobs to those in need, this company is seriously slaying… Read More
Senate Passes Great American Outdoors Act In Order To Help Preserve Public Lands Across The Country
by Leslie Delasbour, Fox4
This bill brings two different pieces of legislation into one that creates a pot of money to help fund of billions of dollars worth of deferred maintenance in our national parks… Read More
Tiny Forests Are Springing Up All Around Europe, Inspired By Japan, to Help Restore Biodiversity
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Using the methods of Japan’s most famous botanist, European countries are beginning to dot their urban landscapes with tiny forests, as productive and biodiverse as any in wilderness areas, yet sometimes only as big as a tennis court… Read More
The Artist Who Created A ‘New Economy’ Built On Trust And Generosity
by Gavin Haines, Positive.News
Matthew Burrows wanted to help other artists ‘put food on the table’ during lockdown. He unwittingly created a new microeconomy… Read More
The Physiological Power Of Altruism
by James Hamblin, The Atlantic
People who volunteer lead longer, healthier lives. Some public-health experts believe the time has come for doctors to recommend it alongside diet and exercise… Read More
China Removes Pangolin Scales From Traditional Medicine List, Helping Protect World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
by Ben Westcott, CNN
The Chinese government has removed pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine, a move campaigners describe as a “critical step” towards saving the world’s most trafficked mammal… Read More
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