All Points of Progress
Home again: Bison in Oklahoma and anteaters in ArgentinaOur progress briefs include species reintroductions, restitution for Latvian Jewish communities, and an overturned anti-transgender law in Kuwait.
Small actions add up to benefit ocean habitats and animalsProgress roundup: Women in Indonesia are replanting mangrove forests, fishers in Baja California tested LEDs on nets to reduce bycatch, and more news.
Where the scales tipped toward women, LGBTQ, and Indigenous peopleProgress roundup: South Africa passes laws against gender violence, France bans “conversion therapy,” and Ecuador’s courts rule for more Indigenous control.
From a redwood forest to ‘Venezuela’s lungs,’ lands in Indigenous handsIn our roundup, progress is reinforcing roots for Indigenous peoples in California and Venezuela, renters in Beirut, giraffes in Africa, and whales near the bottom of the Earth.
Coping technologies, from ‘liquid trees’ to smart white canesProgress roundup: Disability sector blossoms in Africa, a photobioreactor gives hope for city air quality, and stories about education and new laws.
French drains, barrels for rain, and a wind-energy bullet trainProgress roundup: New Orleans citizens build green infrastructure, plus wind-fueled trains in Morocco and a win for coal-mine cleanup in India.
Lowering burdens: Overdraft fees in US, plastic packaging in FranceProgress roundup: Some U.S. banks end a practice that affects low-income people the most, France continues phasing out single-use plastics, and more.
Shut the door, and stay out of the way: Strategies to help wild animalsProgress roundup: Hong Kong bans ivory trade, Costa Rica’s camera traps prove success of habitat protections, and the new “Great Blue Wall” of the Indian Ocean.
City or country, policies that green the landscapeProgress briefs: Planted spaces yield benefits beyond the expected, from urban farms in Argentina to tree growth in Australia enabling species spread.
Animal crossings, and other networks for safetyProgress roundup: A Canadian highway features paths that protect animals and people. In Bangladesh, cyclone preparation means layers of warning.
Moms in school: From teens in Tanzania to college students in USFrom teens in Tanzania to community college students in the U.S., mothers are getting more encouragement and help to stay in school.
From around the world, a year’s worth of high notesOur weekly roundups covered 257 moments of progress in 2021, evidence that humanity is capable of working together to advance a common good.
Amid species loss, the ‘oh my’ mammals that are doing betterProgress roundup: Amid species loss, conservation and human attitude shifts are bringing back high-profile animals like mountain gorillas and jaguars.
Workers’ well-being: Workweek laws and co-ops boost fairnessProgress notes: Workers’ quality of life improves as they gain control. For hourly earners, predictable schedules are increasingly a legislated right.
Low-level traffic stops decrease; Saudi women in the workplace increaseProgress roundup: Governments are giving more freedom to those who’ve been denied it, from women in Saudi Arabia to Black drivers in U.S. cities.
Feeling at home: Accessibility in US parks; rights for Thai forest dwellersProgress roundup: legal protection for forest inhabitants in northern Thailand; and in the U.S., better park accessibility for people with autism.
Shifting the conversation: From diverse boardrooms to hotlines for menOur progress roundup highlights getting new voices into the conversation, from men who are calling hotlines to boardrooms increasing in diversity.
Can courts be compassionate, in crime prevention and punishment?Progress roundup: In Brazil, a court condemns a past dictatorship’s crimes. In the U.S., red flag laws are removing guns from hands deemed dangerous.
From rainforest to row houses, honoring rights to homeProgress roundup: Australia returns land to Indigenous residents, and in U.S. cities, aggregated data helps citizens curb urban blight and evictions.
Ways to weave a safety net: Free college and alternative justiceProgress roundup: Young adults aging out of foster care and repeat offenders needing treatment are two different groups targeted with more services.
