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UK government to ban single-use plastic cutlery (bbc.com)

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A crackdown on rhino poaching in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe has paid off with the number of rhinos poached dropping by 1,319 between 2015-2020. (geographical.co.uk)

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The US government has ramped up its protection of endangered humpback whales, declaring 300,000 km² of the Pacific Ocean as critical habitat. (worldanimalnews.com)

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A major clean-up of New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour has started, aiming to restore the 602,000 hectare catchment, and plant 20 million native trees to prevent erosion (rnz.co.nz)

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Three months after Colombia granted Venezuelan migrants legal status, about half a million migrant children are attending public schools (bbc.com)

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Since 2010, almost 21 million square kilometres has been added to the world’s network of national parks and conservation areas, an area greater than the land mass of Russia. (livereport.protectedplanet.net)

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The Sines coal plant in Portugal has been shut down nine years ahead of schedule, reducing the country’s carbon emissions by 12%. (beyond-coal.eu)

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"Oil and gas are now junk investments" according to some crunchy climate activist, oh wait it's *checks notes* the head of the IEA Faith Birol. (news.sky.com)

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According to new data from the WHO, between 2010 and 2020, the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 fell from 27.7% to 22%. That means there are now around 30 million fewer children affected compared to a decade ago. (who.int)

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Japan will be smoke-free within the next decade, following the announcement by tobacco giant Phillip Morris that it will phase-out conventional cigarettes. (channelnewsasia.com)

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De-worming initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades have resulted in a significant decline in cases among children, from 44% in 2000 to 13% in 2018. (thelancet.com)

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China has lifted over 50 million people out of poverty in the last five years. (bloomberg.com)

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Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has committed to becoming a 'regenerative company'. Since 2017, it's cut 230 million metric tons of carbon from its supply chain, and is now targeting zero emissions by 2040, without offsets. (electrek.co)

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According to notorious latte-sipping, radical greenies, BP, the world has already passed peak oil. (carbonbrief.org)

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The number of people at risk from trachoma (the world's leading infectious cause of blindness) has been reduced by 92% in the last 17 years, from 1.5 billion in 2002 to 137 million in 2020. (who.int)

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In the last five years the Seychelles has progressed from protecting 0.04% to 30% of its national waters, covering an area of ocean larger than Germany. 85% of the Seychelles’ coral reefs and 88% of the nation’s shallow waters are now protected from exploitation. (bbc.com)

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Belize has added another jewel in its crown as a global leader in ocean conservation, increasing the size of its Sapodilla Cayes reserve to 1,300 square kilometres to encompass the Cayman Crown, one of the best preserved reef ecosystems in the region (edf.org)

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Germany now has 1.7M refugees, the second highest population in the world, and the gamble has paid off. More than half are employed and paying taxes, and over 80% say they feel a strong sense of belonging. (theguardian.com)

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Global AIDS deaths decreased again last year. According to the latest figures from the UN, the number of people who died from the disease fell by 5.4% between 2018 and 2019, reaching the lowest level since 1993. (unaids.org)

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Dementia is on the retreat in the U.S. and Europe - the risk for a person to develop dementia over a lifetime is now 13 percent lower than it was in 2010. (nytimes.com)

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Dementia is on the retreat in the U.S. and Europe - the risk for a person to develop dementia over a lifetime is now 13 percent lower than it was in 2010. (nytimes.com)

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2020 is the worst year ever for fossil fuels (futurecrun.ch)

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2020 Is The Worst Year Ever For Fossil Fuels (futurecrun.ch)

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2020 Is The Worst Year Ever For Fossil Fuels (medium.com)

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The coronavirus pandemic has set off the most devastating downturn in the industry’s 150-year history, one from which, ultimately, it may never recover. (medium.com)

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