Good News

A Chicago effort to plant 75,000 new trees aims to identify areas in greatest need of additional tree cover and prioritize restoring a green canopy in these under-resourced neighborhoods disproportionately affected by climate change.

A group of women in rural El Salvador is standing up against a major infrastructure project that threatens to clear hundreds of hectares of forest and cut off access to rivers that provide the community with clean drinking water.

The result could solve two problems at once - the increasing demand for fish protein, and the emission of a harmful greenhouse gas

The world has experienced a 59% decline in the deaths of children younger than five years since 1990. New mortality estimates indicate that the largest drop was in 2019, when global under-five deaths were reduced to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990.

Lesbian and gay couples celebrated in Chile after winning a decades-long fight for the right to wed, joining more than 20 other nations that have legalized same-sex marriage.

Water Wise Gulf South is an environmental outreach collaborative prioritizing the needs of New Orleans residents who have been, and continue to be, most impacted by regular urban flooding caused by heavy rainfall.

A new plan called the Amazon Sacred Headwaters initiative proposes the protection of 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador by 2025, consisting of 35 million hectares (86 million acres) of rainforest.

More than 60% believe national divisions have worsened since the pandemic began. The Human Library brings disparate people together with the aim of breaking down prejudices. Originating in Denmark, the not-for-profit now has over 1,000 human ‘books’ available for loan.

In villages and townships, Africans are building their own internet infrastructure to connect — and protect — the unconnected

We talked with the founders of The Power of Plus to see what inspired them to build an online community, what their long-term goals are, and how they see the future of fashion evolving as the conversation around diversity and inclusivity continues to heighten. 

Seeing someone do something good for someone else motivates people to perform their own helpful acts, researchers report. We all have the power to create a chain reaction of good.

Revolutionary stem cell treatment offers hope of 'functional cure' for people living with HIV.