Conservation Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Conservation Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: the good news you should know about https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-51-of-2023/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463576 Young nature-lovers had their best photographs showcased and the EU put the brakes on fast fashion, plus more good news

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]]> Making a comeback: the ‘lost’ species returning to Britain https://www.positive.news/environment/the-lost-species-returning-to-britain/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:27:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=454556 Some were reintroduced, others mysteriously reappeared. Meet the species that came back from the abyss

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]]> The race to save Britain’s rarest native tree https://www.positive.news/environment/ballerina-poplars-britain-rarest-native-tree/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:28:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=455885 Once common across Britain, black poplars have dwindled to just a few thousand. Enthusiasts are finding creative ways to bring them back

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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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]]> The woman who turned her apartment into a hummingbird hospital https://www.positive.news/environment/the-woman-who-turned-her-apartment-into-a-hummingbird-hospital/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:57:17 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=454194 It started with one injured animal. Now, Catia Lattouf’s Mexico City apartment has become an unlikely sanctuary for sick hummingbirds

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]]> The barren island that came back from the dead https://www.positive.news/environment/redonda-island-became-a-rewilding-success/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:45:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=453445 How a rat-ridden island in the Caribbean Sea was transformed into a hotbed of biodiversity

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]]> Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023: the winning images https://www.positive.news/environment/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2023-winners/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:48:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=452924 The collection brings into focus our impact on nature – both positive and negative. Judges hope it will be a catalyst for change

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]]> What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-39-of-2023/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:03:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=450464 Cartoonists designed a warm welcome to refugee children, there was a breakthrough on long Covid, plus more good news

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]]> Why tackling biodiversity loss could solve the climate crisis https://www.positive.news/environment/why-tackling-biodiversity-loss-could-solve-the-climate-crisis/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:32:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=447748 Is tackling biodiversity loss or climate change more important? The beautiful thing is that we don't have to choose, writes Martin Wright

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]]> What went right this week: feeding the future, decriminalising suicide, and more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-36-of-2023/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:27:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=447129 More free lunches were served up to London primary pupils, and Puff Daddy paid up on publishing rights, plus more good news

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