Politics Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:14:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Politics Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right in 2023: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2023-the-top-25-good-news-stories-of-the-year/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:24:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463464 The ‘golden age of medicine’ arrived, animals returned from the brink, the renewables juggernaut gathered pace, plus more

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]]> All eyes on Dubai: Cop28 and what you need to know https://www.positive.news/environment/cop28-what-you-need-to-know/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:10:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460228 Much hinges on the latest climate summit in Dubai. As it enters the second week, here's a quick rundown of the crucial event

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]]> The rogue rewilders taking Britain’s biodiversity into their own hands https://www.positive.news/environment/the-rogue-rewilders-taking-britains-biodiversity-into-their-own-hands/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:58:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=454521 As the government admits species reintroductions are ‘not a priority’, guerrilla rewilders are cracking on regardless. Are they right?

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]]> Populism appears to be falling out of favour. For now https://www.positive.news/society/politics/populism-appears-to-be-falling-out-of-favour-for-now/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:05:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=429130 As the number of populist world leaders falls to a 20-year low, research suggests that democracy is more resilient that we think

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]]> What went right this week: psychedelics for mental health, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-6-of-2023/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:07:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=423693 Australia recognised psychedelics as medicine, an Amazon fightback began, and renewables neared a milestone, plus more

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]]> The refugee who created a refuge for nature in a conflict zone https://www.positive.news/environment/the-refugee-who-created-a-refuge-for-nature-in-a-conflict-zone/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:06:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=421759 With war and mining threatening Myanmar’s biodiversity, one environmental defender responded with a ‘peace park’

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]]> Nine things that went right this week, including wins for wildlife https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-2-of-2023/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:11:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=419913 A rhino record was set, the ozone layer is recovering, and scientists identified a ‘climate-proof’ wheat, plus more

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]]> The Maasai community that took on the Tanzanian government – and won https://www.positive.news/environment/the-maasai-community-that-took-on-the-tanzanian-government-and-won/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=420395 Evicted from its ancestral land in the 1970s, a Maasai community has made good on its promise to reclaim the territory

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]]> Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover. That’s good news for the climate https://www.positive.news/environment/earths-ozone-layer-is-on-track-to-recover-thats-good-news-for-the-climate/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:50:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=420353 Global efforts to repair the ozone layer are on course to succeed, according to the UN. The news has positive implications for the climate

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]]> Best of Britain: 10 places that drove positive change in 2022 https://www.positive.news/society/best-places-in-uk-for-positive-change-in-2022/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=418369 From the town that rewilded itself, to the city trialling a solution to homelessness, here are 10 UK beacons of progress for 2022

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