Good News

Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

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The United Nations Declares Access to a Healthy Environment a "Human Right"

This is great news for the future of humanity: with this historic decision, this means the UN will be taking climate action more seriously on a global scale.
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Innovative Apps & Tech Tools Are Supporting Farmers Across Africa

From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers.
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Art Is Helping Refugee Women Connect and Express Themselves

A new study in Australia has looked at the experiences of refugee and migrant women who shared creative art in community exhibitions. The women supported each other, learnt about each other’s cultures and taught each other new skills, including unique sewing techniques.
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Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They're Letting Trees Tweet

The tweeting tree’s messages are based on data from a suite of sensors on and around its trunk, using a real-time approach to tree monitoring pioneered by Witness Tree’s inspiration and sister project TreeWatch.net.
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Researchers Used State Data To Find Out How Many Lives COVID Vaccines Have Saved. And It's Really Good News.

Clinical trials demonstrate how effective vaccines are individually, but the real world shows how effective they are at a population level.
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Endangered Siberian Tigers Are Bouncing Back in China

Camera trap footage taken between 2013 and 2018 revealed that about 55 endangered Amur tigers (commonly referred to as Siberian tigers) are now living in northeastern China.
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Meet the Mental Health Influencer Finding Happiness, Not Perfection

How Poppy Jamie had a breakdown on set and went on to help people who are struggling with anxiety to focus on happiness over perfection.
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This Nonprofit Is Providing Hope for North Korean Refugees

Liberty in North Korea believes the North Korean people will achieve liberty in our lifetime. Here's why we can be hopeful about North Korea — and how to make a difference.
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Researchers Have Figured Out How to 3D Print Bridges With Dramatically Less Waste and C02

Researchers have used 3D printing to build load-bearing concrete structures that require significantly less material and no steel reinforcement or mortar.
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Meet the High School Senior Who Created 'Project Teal' to Get Young People Politically Engaged

Shreya Joshi, a high school sophomore, noticed political polarization at her high school. She founded Project TEAL — which stands for Tolerance, Engagement, Action, and Learning.
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Turning Trauma Into a Tune: An Egyptian Band Is Helping Women Tackle Taboos

Feminist duo ElBouma cover subjects from child marriage to FGM based on testimonies of girls in rural Egypt
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Afghan refugees posing together at Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin

Afghan Women Launched a School for Refugees on a U.S. Army Base

Concerned to see refugee children missing out on classes, three Afghan women set up their own school at the Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin.
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