Skip to content
Kindling | Share Good News. Spark Change.

Kindling | Share Good News. Spark Change.


share good news. ignite change.

↯ Subscribe now
↯ Subscribe now

share good news. ignite change.

  • Good News!
    • The Latest Good News
    • Map view
    • Timeline view
  • Brighter Futures
    • Adult development theory
    • Biomimicry
    • The circular economy
    • Essentialism
    • Human-centered design
    • Radical candor
    • Ranked choice voting
    • Right to repair
    • The Sustainable Development Goals
    • Transcendental meditation
    • Teal organizations
    • More Brighter Futures
  • Take Action
    • Change Efforts You Can Support
    • Get Updates
    • Share Good News
  • Community
  • Explore
    • Excerpts from “Humanity is Beautiful”
    • Change Blog
    • Manifesto
    • About Kindling
    • About Peter
    • Contact
  • Support

Topic: Wildlife & wilderness conservation

50 countries pledge to conserve 30% of land and water
January 13, 2021

50 countries pledge to conserve 30% of land and water

The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People is a coalition of more than 50 countries that was formed in 2011 to encourage internal action on the climate crisis prior to the Paris Agreement.

More  >>
Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia River for the first time in 80 years
December 21, 2020

Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia River for the first time in 80 years

Since 2014, tribes along the Columbia River have been working on a plan to reintroduce salmon to the river, researching factors such as habitat, fish passage, and others.

More  >>
Efforts to rewild London’s rivers are yielding results, finds report
December 14, 2020

Efforts to rewild London’s rivers are yielding results, finds report

Sightings of kingfishers in the capital have increased by 450 per cent since 2000, thanks to significant river restoration projects.

More  >>
Donate old political signs to help bees stay warm and safe
November 16, 2020December 29, 2020

Donate old political signs to help bees stay warm and safe

Take Action by Peter Schulte

Now that the campaign season is over, what do we do with all those political yard signs? Trash them? Keep them for memories’ sake? Florida beekeeper Alma Johnson has a better idea: donate them to help keep her honeybee hives warm.

More  >>
New anti-poaching motion sensor recognizes when wildlife is on the run
November 3, 2020November 17, 2020

New anti-poaching motion sensor recognizes when wildlife is on the run

Modern sensors have given conservationists a powerful new tool in the fight against poaching. A new research project at the University of Twente could harness this technology in yet another useful way, by mixing motion sensors with machine learning to recognize when wildlife is responding to a nearby threat.

More  >>
After 45 years the gray wolf has successfully been lifted off the U.S. endangered species list
October 31, 2020November 17, 2020

After 45 years the gray wolf has successfully been lifted off the U.S. endangered species list

Numbers of gray wolves have soared over the last four decades—from under a hundred refugees hiding out in northeastern Minnesota and Michigan’s upper peninsula to around 6,000 individuals.

More  >>
Population of endangered leopard species rebounds in China
October 29, 2020November 17, 2020

Population of endangered leopard species rebounds in China

Camera footage installed by Bing Xie, a Ph.D. student at the University of Copenhagen and her fellow research colleagues showed an increase of 25 percent in northern China’s Loess Plateau’s leopard population from 88 in 2016 to 110 in 2017.

More  >>
World’s biggest wildlife crossing will protect animals from drivers on the 101 in Los Angeles
October 27, 2020November 17, 2020

World’s biggest wildlife crossing will protect animals from drivers on the 101 in Los Angeles

2,700 mostly private donors have raised $15 million for the construction of a 165-foot crossing that will pass over the 101 in Liberty Canyon, the designs for which are in the final stages of completion.

More  >>
Petition: Protect old growth forests from logging
October 25, 2020December 29, 2020

Petition: Protect old growth forests from logging

Take Action by Peter Schulte

BC recently released an independent report confirming the urgent need to ban logging for the most at-risk old growth forests. But instead of taking action, the government has left the majority of these forests on the chopping block. Sign the petition urging the BC government to ban logging for the most at-risk old growth forests.

More  >>
Amazon tribes to use drones to detect illegal deforestation in Brazilian rainforest
October 23, 2020November 17, 2020

Amazon tribes to use drones to detect illegal deforestation in Brazilian rainforest

Indigenous rights’ groups and WWF International are beginning to train Andean tribes people deep within the Amazon rainforest in the use of drones so that they, as forest-dwelling specialists, can help protect wildlife, and identify, compile evidence for, and report on, illegal logging activities.

More  >>

Posts navigation

Older posts

Kindling logo

Share good news. Ignite change.

About

Peter Schulte

Executive Director

❤ Support today
OUR PROGRESS

3141

social change milestones

17

actions taken

78

community members

Good News!

  • Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi team up to bring cultured meat to Japan

    Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi team up to bring cultured meat to Japan

    January 19, 2021
  • Colorado approves $110 million transportation electrification plan

    Colorado approves $110 million transportation electrification plan

    January 19, 2021
  • Germany used more renewables than fossil fuels in 2020 for the first time ever

    Germany used more renewables than fossil fuels in 2020 for the first time ever

    January 19, 2021
  • Yelp will now tell you if a business is following covid-19 protocols

    Yelp will now tell you if a business is following covid-19 protocols

    January 18, 2021
  • 4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects

    4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects

    January 18, 2021
  • Robert Saleh to become NFL’s first Muslim head coach

    Robert Saleh to become NFL’s first Muslim head coach

    January 18, 2021
  • New initiative is paying farmers to combat Amazon feforestation

    New initiative is paying farmers to combat Amazon feforestation

    January 15, 2021
  • Ivory Coast designates first-ever marine sanctuary

    Ivory Coast designates first-ever marine sanctuary

    January 15, 2021
  • Somerville, Massachusetts decriminalizes naturally occurring psychedelics

    Somerville, Massachusetts decriminalizes naturally occurring psychedelics

    January 15, 2021
  • Experimental Alzheimer’s drug delivers promising Phase 2 trial results

    Experimental Alzheimer’s drug delivers promising Phase 2 trial results

    January 14, 2021
  • The United States’ first trans state senator is sworn in to office

    The United States’ first trans state senator is sworn in to office

    January 14, 2021
  • Africa’s Great Green Wall effort gets $14 billion cash injection

    Africa’s Great Green Wall effort gets $14 billion cash injection

    January 14, 2021
  • AI-powered recycling robots now deployed in three continents and 20 states

    AI-powered recycling robots now deployed in three continents and 20 states

    January 13, 2021
  • 50 countries pledge to conserve 30% of land and water

    50 countries pledge to conserve 30% of land and water

    January 13, 2021
  • Saudi Arabia is building a zero-carbon city in a 100-mile straight line

    Saudi Arabia is building a zero-carbon city in a 100-mile straight line

    January 13, 2021
  • Nevada retroactively recognizes same-sex marriages

    Nevada retroactively recognizes same-sex marriages

    January 12, 2021
  • Record number of people sign up for Veganuary challenge

    Record number of people sign up for Veganuary challenge

    January 12, 2021
  • U.S. government lifts ban on federal student aid for incarcerated individuals

    U.S. government lifts ban on federal student aid for incarcerated individuals

    January 12, 2021
  • The UK will soon have a dedicated register of tradeswomen

    The UK will soon have a dedicated register of tradeswomen

    January 11, 2021
  • Indian startup turns polluted air into climate-friendly tiles

    Indian startup turns polluted air into climate-friendly tiles

    January 11, 2021

Newsletter

Good news from around the world.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Esfahan by OptimaThemes.
This website uses cookies. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are OK with that.Accept