All Points of Progress
More inclusive courts, from Canada to ColombiaIn our progress roundup, Canada appoints a nonwhite justice, and Colombia’s Constitutional Court translates from Spanish to 26 Indigenous languages.
Bridges from old wind turbines, better A/C from nonstick coatingsIn our progress roundup, engineers address environmental concerns mere decades old: air conditioning’s climate impact and aging wind turbine blades.
More than memories: Digital archives are preserving refugee culturesOur progress briefs highlight the fostering and preservation of marginalized cultures, from Indigenous Australians to refugees who’ve lost homelands.
Protecting fur and fins: Bans on fashion in Israel and fishing in JamaicaOur progress roundup: Israel is first country to ban fashion furs, and a Jamaica fish sanctuary where conservationist-fisher cooperation is key.
Righting wrongs for marginalized people, from Colorado to KenyaProgress briefs: compassion for the marginalized, from once-incarcerated people in Colorado to LGBTQ Kenyans allying with conservative faith leaders.
For a warming world, solar-powered schools and city ‘heat officers’Progress roundup: Women rise to jobs of first-ever “chief heat officer” in Miami-Dade, top civilian in the U.S. Army, and head of Paris’ Louvre.
From coffee to vultures, preserving forgotten speciesScience progress briefs: A heat-hardy coffee is rediscovered, Galápagos gets funding infusion, physicists achieve the highest intensity laser ever.
Everything in its place: From stolen art to endangered monkeysProgress roundup: A powerful database is enabling the return of looted antiquities, and Germany is first to plan repatriation of its Benin Bronzes.
Counting bees, growing trees: How people’s efforts build back environmentsProgress roundup: People-approved conservation shifts grazing land to native crops in Ecuador. In the Netherlands, bee populations are stabilizing.
Fewer fights: Well-managed resources help keep conflict at bayFrom rebounding wolves to a study on land management and armed conflicts, our global briefs show the benefits of planning for both people and nature.
Useful waste: New bioplastics from wood, and banana plant rugsOur roundup includes a bioplastic breakthrough and the greenhouse gas trappers who are seeking out freon from old fridges.
Help for birds to bees, from 3D-printed beaks to bug superhighwaysIn our progress roundup, volunteers and scientists are facilitating animal life, from protecting turtle nests to creating 3D-printed bird beaks.
Humans cleaning up: From outer space junk to village pondsIn this roundup, both high- and low-tech solutions have the potential to correct environmental damage – for small communities and in outer space.
From American bald eagles to sustainable palm oil, progress takes flightThis week, environmental progress includes palm oil companies reducing their impact, and anti-food-waste efforts in Italy helping to feed the hungry.
From rabbits to seaweed, new laws protect animals and climateOur progress roundup includes two women who are “firsts” in their jobs. Their rise spotlights personal achievement and work left to do for equity.
Coral reefs in Fiji rebound at unexpected paceThis global progress roundup includes signs that the needle can move on even the most obdurate problems, from sewage pollution to human trafficking.
Cacao without deforestation? Land reform in Brazil bears fruit.This week’s Points of Progress includes a decadeslong effort to restore fisheries in California and a breakthrough in earthquake and tsunami detection.
Points of Progress: Lab-grown meat sold in Singapore, and moreIn good news this week: The country is the first to allow eco-friendly lab-grown meat to be sold to the public – plus more positive headlines.
Seeking silver linings: Points of Progress in a pandemicThis special installment of Points of Progress highlights moments from this past year of pandemic where people turned adversity into an advantage.
Points of Progress: Foldable solar cell breakthrough, and moreIn good news this week: Researchers have developed foldable solar cells, paving the way for new solar-powered tech – plus more positive headlines.
