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🌎 Today is Earth Day! This is our annual opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for change around the issues most impacting our planet — and celebrate the beauty of Mother Earth. We collected some of the best ways to meaningfully celebrate today.

🦍 In a never-before-seen interview released for Earth Day, Dr. Jane Goodall talked to environmentalist Dax Dasilva about the importance of small actions and never losing hope.

Note: Today’s Goodnewsletter is dedicated to good Earth news! If you like what you read, you can read even more good news for the planet here.

Climate action

A Colombian hillside neighborhood is helping its entire city be more climate resilient

In the neighborhood of Golondrinas in Medellín, residents of one informal settlement developed, implemented, and tested the effectiveness of nature-based climate risk mitigation solutions as part of a larger adaptation plan.

Formally launched in August 2023, the community’s plan is now a model for the entire city of Medellín’s 4 million residents and includes eight measures to address climate risks, like managing rainwater, reforestation, and eco-gardens.

Importantly, a number of the solutions are inexpensive and not difficult to make or implement, which is especially important for hillside settlements that are more exposed to flooding and landslides as the climate crisis worsens.

Why is this good news? While we definitely need massive, systemic solutions for both climate change resiliency and mitigation, this example proves that really great, effective, inexpensive solutions can happen starting at a smaller, local level, too. Plus, there’s more buy-in for adoption when residents have developed the solutions to meet their own needs.

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More Good News

​For the first time in history, the winners of the “Green Nobel” were all women. One of the six Goldman Prize winners was the woman whose campaigning set a legal precedent in the U.K. that stopped thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

​A study of 38,000 people worldwide found that a connection to nature improves well‑being. Across countries as diverse as Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Germany, and Indonesia, researchers saw a clear pattern: People who felt more connected to nature also reported higher well-being.

​In the first “pollinator district” in the U.S., there’s a park within walking distance of every home. It all started in 2019, when a nonprofit wanted to create a movement that confronted the habitat destruction of the pollinators that are vital in producing the food we eat every day, and benefiting the overall ecosystem.

​A new reforestation corridor in Madagascar is protecting both lemurs and locals. The corridor will reconnect 150 hectares of fragmented forest between a national park and a nature reserve that is home to a dozen lemur species as well as many other animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth.

​Marine ecologists are working alongside seven Indigenous communities to restore terraced beaches in the Pacific Northwest. The practice of combining Native knowledge with Western science has long been known as “braiding.”

People doing good

What can you, as an individual, actually do about climate change? Meet the woman who will help you figure it out

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good progress

A record number of homes in Great Britain have turned to clean energy

As geopolitical tensions rise, global fuel prices have skyrocketed as well — and it’s having a measurable impact on homeowners in Great Britain. Energy bills are expected to rise significantly, with the average annual household cost projected to climb by about 18%.

At the same time, demand for solar panels, electric vehicles, and heat pumps has surged as well, with some energy companies reporting increases in sales and sales inquiries as high as 80% to 250%.

Experts say this uptick reflects a broader, more deliberate move away from fossil fuels as households look for long-term solutions to ongoing economic troubles.

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Good Quote

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More Good bits

☀️ Sunny outside? Consider doing your laundry.

🔍 Citizen science really does help the planet!

🇪🇸 Donkey firefighters are protecting Spain’s natural landscapes.

💨 Wind turbines and birds can happily co-exist.

🦪 To restore a marine ecosystem, just add oysters.

🌏 When Moon Joy meets Earth Joy.

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