World | Points of Progress
Saving lives with reduced pollution, fewer pesticides, and less worker exploitationProgress roundup: Governments around the world protect workers from exploitation, poor air quality, and pesticides that harm people.
Most of the world wants action on climate change. Here’s what’s going right.Progress roundup: Most of the world wants action on climate change, and would be willing to pay for it. Here’s where clean energy is making gains.
Where playgrounds benefit adults, and a bridge between art and science opens mindsProgress roundup: Galleries marry disciplines to spark creativity, the benefits of greener playgrounds spread to the community, and Oslo, Norway, spreads budget responsibilities.
Caregivers needed: For children, trees, land, and riversProgress roundup: For half the children in New Mexico, child care is free. In Australia, Indigenous nations win rights to an area the size of Indiana.
Precious water and gold: New extraction methods for arid air and e-wasteProgress roundup: Resources like water in the desert and gold trapped in e-waste are recovered in new ways. And globally, more children are in school.
The renewable energy of bike-powered French children and a battery-powered MelbourneProgress roundup: For a greener future, schools in France teach bike riding, Melbourne batteries store renewables, South Africa enacts a climate law.
How ships can make green fuel, and natural winds are key to cooling a cityProgress roundup: Wind patterns are in Frankfurt’s city building plan; plus, a new green hydrogen fuel, and three news briefs on justice and equality.
Expanding possibilities for renters who want solar, and for animation in AfricaProgress roundup: New choices emerge for African animation fans, German apartment renters who want solar panels, and arts groups facing rising costs.
Stubborn problems overcome: Where hunger is dropping and weeds build homesProgress roundup: Hunger declines in Latin America. And in Namibia, innovative management of an invasive species is helping to boost housing stocks.
In sports and the arts, making room for mental health and disabilitiesProgress roundup: Fans are recognizing that athletes have mental health needs. And in formal venues, rules soften so more people can enjoy the arts.
Senior housing that doesn’t isolate, and how community lifts Mexican women farmersProgress roundup: Community benefits for senior living, and the Mexican women farmers reviving the Indigenous practice of working for the group.
From Illinois to Sierra Leone, laws on child labor and child marriageProgress roundup: Social media family vlogs must set aside pay for children in Illinois. And child marriage is outlawed in Sierra Leone.
Where texts and lots of photos are critical data for farmers and residentsProgress roundup: Southern California addresses industrial boilers as source of pollution; chocolate gets a makeover using more of the cacao pod.
Harnessing power to combat climate change – underground and in the courtsProgress roundup: In Switzerland, a court ruled that older women were not protected against climate change. In Africa, smoking cessation is on track.
In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front
Why many in Ukraine oppose a ‘land for peace’ formula to end the war
Cover StoryMoody chickens? Playful bumblebees? Science decodes the rich inner lives of animals.
‘I’m exhausted by him.’ Why Trump resistance is fizzling.
The Monitor's ViewOf dogs and din
