Community gardens in New York City are being designated as ‘critical environmental areas’, giving neighbourhoods a voice in the fight against development🌱
#community #communitygarden #communitygardens #communitygardening #solidarity #neighbours #powertothepeople #newyork #newyorkcity #development #developer #gentrification #goodnews
The chequered skipper butterfly disappeared from England in 1976, but this week it was announced that a stable population of the species has been established in Northamptonshirefollowing reintroduction 🦋
#butterfly #chequeredskipper #reintroduction #conservation #goodnews
Ecuador’s Supreme Court has made a historic ruling that recognises the indigenous right to consent over land use👏
Indigenous consent is now required in order for oil and mining projects which will aid in the protection of the Amazon💚
#ecuador #indigenouspeople #indigenousland #indigenouslandrights #indigenous #amazon #savetheamazon #protecttheamazon #goodnews
Germany has officially banned the culling of male chicks 🐥
It was enshrined in law as part of the Animal Welfare Act as of 1 January 2022💚
#animalwelfare #animalrights #chick #chicks #germany #animalwelfareact
A record number of people took part in Veganuary this year🌱
With almost 630,000 participants from 228 countries in 2022, it grows more and more popular each year💚
#veganuary #vegan #plantbased #goodnews
Like many other businesses switching to healthier working practices post-pandemic, Monzo has announced that it will offer staff three months paid leave per year👏
The future of work should be less pressurising and allow more time for self care and a life outside of work💚
#work #holiday #worktolivenotlivetowork #reform #goodnews
Green social prescribing, where people are referred to nature projects for therapy, are on the rise in the UK💭
NHS care groups received £5 million in funding at the end of 2021 for projects harnessing nature to improve mental health, from planting trees and growing food to walks in the natural landscape💚
#mentalhealth #therapy #naturetherapy #healing #nature #goodnews
Despite common misconceptions, anarchism is a politics founded in bottom-up self-organisation, community and mutual aid as a means of making radical social change✅
Anarchist architecture have become community hubs, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, with spaces like allotments providing the opportunity for interpersonal connection, individual action and mutual aid💚
#anarchism #anarchist #allotments #anarchistallotment #community #mutualaid #action #goodnews
Paraguay now produces 100% renewable electric energy, becoming the first country of its kind in the region🤩
#paraguay #renewables #renewableenergy #electricity #sustainable #sustainability #goodnews
California’s redwood forest has been returned to indigenous guardianship and renamed Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ🌳
10 Native American tribal nations, forming the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, have taken ownership of the forest in partnership with Save the Redwoods League in order to protect and restore the forest, as part of a 30 year conservation plan👏
#intertribalsinkyonewildernesscouncil #indigenous #indigenouspeople #indigenousland #indigenouslandrights #savetheredwoods #savetheredwoodsleague #redwoods #forest #conservation #goodnews
Studies have shown that if left alone for 20 years, deforested land can return to almost 80% of its old growth status, reversing the effects of deforestation💚
#deforestation #reforestation #forests #regeneration #nature #growth #resilience #goodnews
Arctic oil and gas drilling in the Lofoten Islands in Norway has been banned by the country’s government, protecting the islands’ rich biodiversity and fragile ecosystems👏
#arcticoildrilling #oildrilling #gasdrilling #norway #lofotenislands #fossilfree #fossilfreeeurope #goodnews
The Five Pillars of Medicine is a body of wisdom that comes from traditional Southern African plant and dream teachings and considers five universal allocations of medicine across all natural bodies, from plants to humans to the entire planet🌿
The first Pillar involves exploring our ‘roots’ or foundations, the second our ‘leaves’ or our means of gaining energy, the third our ‘bark’ or containment, the fourth our ‘fruit’ or ‘flower’ which is our offering to the world and finally our ‘sap’, the life blood of our spirit💚
Having worked with medicinal plants and indigenous practices for 23 years, Lila Lieberman is hosting a 5 week intensive online course exploring The Cedar Teachings which correspond with The Five Pillars of Medicine, in order to help people open up to their inner nature🤩
The course begins on 26 January and involves weekly mail, information on each Pillar of Medicine, music that represents the expression of each Pillar and more: https://fb.me/e/2xM9ChPxt
#fivepillarsofmedicine #thefivepillarsofmedicine #cedarteachings #thecedarteachings #indigenouswisdom #indigenous #spirituality #nature #goodnews
In Rome, people can swap 30 plastic bottles for a ride on the metro🤩
People are credited for each bottle recycled until they have enough to be used in exchange for a ticket♻️
#rome #recycling #recycle #sustainable #sustainability #goodnews
The indigenous Lumad people created their own school systems in response to a disproportionate lack of government services and funding📚
They started their own literacy and numeracy programmes which later developed into secondary and tertiary learning institutions🤩
The schools have also come to serve as political centres for planning and organisation of protests and campaigns against encroachment on ancestral indigenous land💚
The Batwik School has been set up as a temporary mobile school which continues education whilst moving from place to place to facilitate protest and ensure the safety of participants, aiding in several successful mobilisations through the years👏
#lumad #lumadpeople #batwik #batwikschool #indigenous #indigenouspeople #teaching #education #school #protest #campaign #landrights #indigenouslandrights #goodnews
The new UK Policing Bill, which threatens to restrict protest and disproportionately affect minority groups, was met with a series of defeats in the House of Lords this week🥳
Following recent Kill the Bill protests, some key policies were rejected, such as the right for police to stop and search anyone at a protest ‘without suspicion’ as well as making it an offence to disrupt key national infrastructure, including airports and newspaper printers👏
#killthebill #ukpolicingbill #pcscbill #protest #powertothepeople #rights #humanrights #activism #justice #goodnews
The leading UK fracking company Third Energy was previously at the forefront of efforts to produce gas from fossil fuels❌
However, the company has now been taken over by Wolfland Group, a renewable energy company, and its new director is a eminent anti-fracking campaigner🤩
#thirdenergy #wolflandgroup #antifracking #stopfracking #fracking #greenenergy #sustainability #sustainable #goodnews
The Norwegian online grocer Oda recently began including its products’ carbon footprints on receipts🌿
Since then, it has seen a decline in red meat sales, showing that customers feel less inclined to buy products that are shown to be unsustainable💚
Oda also avoids discounting these unsustainable items in order to discourage their purchase, as well as delivering its grocery in reusable, sustainable packaging♻️
#sustainable #sustainability #conscious #consciousliving #climateconscious #carbonfootprint #oda #groceries
Following the brutal bombardment of Gaza in May using Elbit Ferranti weaponry, activists have been successful in shutting down the Israeli weapons factory in Oldham, Greater Manchester💚
#palestine #palestineaction #gaza #protest #activism #goodnews
The Mexican tequila splitfin fish, which has been extinct in the wild for over 20 years, has been successfully reintroduced into its natural habitat🐠
#fish #tequilasplitfin #mexico #extinction #reintroduction #conservation #goodnews
