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What went right this week: the good news that matters

17 hours ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

China’s emissions tipped into reverse, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycling city was revealed, plus more good news Environment Health Society UK World China’s emissions tipped into reverse, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycling city was revealed, plus more good news China’s emissions tipped into reverse China’s embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output...
What went right this week: the good news that matters

1 week ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

The popemobile was bequeathed to Gaza, Uganda’s Ebola outbreak ended, and elk looked set to return to Britain, plus more good news Conservation Energy Health Society UK World The popemobile was bequeathed to Gaza, Uganda’s Ebola outbreak ended, and elk looked set to return to Britain, plus more good news Popemobile to become a health clinic for children in Gaza One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is to be converted into a mobile clinic to deliver frontline care to children in Gaza – but not...
Fairtrade certification changed the way we shop. Where is it headed now?

1 week ago | positive.news | Jem Collins

More than 30 years since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK, international smallholders continue to face livelihood-threatening challenges. Here’s why its proponents argue the certification will endure When Ruchi Chawla first started working in fashion and textiles in the early 2000s, Ugg boots, miniskirts, and bandanas were wardrobe staples.
A real recharge. Five ways to get more - and better - rest

1 week ago | positive.news | Fern McErlane

From thinking beyond the obvious, to trying mini ‘sabbaticals’, here are five suggestions about how to really slow down Body & Mind Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing From thinking beyond the obvious, to trying mini ‘sabbaticals’, here are five suggestions about how to really slow down 1) Think beyond sleep Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, a physician and author, believes there are seven types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative and spiritual.
What went right this week: the good news that matters

2 weeks ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

Indonesia topped a new wellbeing index, the hunt for an Alzheimer's cure stepped up, and an ‘extinct’ bird came back from the abyss, plus more good news Indonesia topped the inaugural Global Flourishing Study Various indexes try to gauge how humanity is faring mentally, measuring everything from happiness and wellbeing to life satisfaction. Now there’s a new yardstick in the mix.
Making light work: solar’s potential to lift rural Indians out of poverty

2 weeks ago | positive.news | Martin Wright

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the forested hills of Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. You’re miles from the nearest doctor, a day’s journey by foot and bus to the nearest hospital. And there’s no mains electricity. If you suddenly fall ill and need urgent medical help, what are your chances? A few years ago, they’d be slim.
Five inspiring firsts in the new issue of Positive News magazine

2 weeks ago | positive.news | Lucy Purdy

From a pioneering degree course to a world-first tiny home made from part of a decommissioned wind turbine, here are five inspiring firsts from our latest issue Conservation Culture Education Environment Food Lifestyle Society From a pioneering degree course to a world-first tiny home made from part of a decommissioned wind turbine, here are five inspiring firsts from our latest issue 1.
What went right this week: the good news that matters

3 weeks ago | positive.news | Gavin Haines

The ‘Green Nobel prize’ revealed its winners, data caught up with climate wreckers, and scientists developed a superbug-busting paint, plus more good news Environment Health Society UK World The ‘Green Nobel prize’ revealed its winners, data caught up with climate wreckers, and scientists developed a superbug-busting paint, plus more good news The Goldman prize revealed its winners Activists who protected the planet from mining giants, plastic companies and energy firms are among the winners...
The visual tool for better understanding our feelings around the climate

3 weeks ago | positive.news | Sam Haddad

A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Environment Health Lifestyle Science Society A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Every day we’re fed a slew of headlines warning of the scale of the climate crisis.
High on life: why exercising in nature is more than the sum of its parts

3 weeks ago | positive.news | Alexa Phillips

One of the simplest, most effective ways to boost mental and physical wellbeing is to get active in nature – and there’s a growing body of evidence to prove it When you last went on a walk in nature, what did you notice? Sunlight streaming through new leaves, perhaps, or the sound of birdsong. Maybe you felt water from an icy stream stinging your fingertips, or breathed in the scent of a conifer tree as you brushed past.