Category: Positive News

As the world grows more interested in self-care, it’s important to recognize what truly bolsters our mental health. With World Mental Health Day approaching, we decided to ask experts what they thought was most beneficial for mental health. Below are their top tips. 1. Move: it’s a mental health super booster Your mind as well… Continue reading Beyond the bubble bath: 10 meaningful habits to support your mental health

Good news from around the world this week includes the US issuing the first ever fine for space junk, the world’s first timber skyscraper receiving the go-ahead and a beaver being born in London for the first time in 400 years. Here are some more highlights: A second malaria jab has won approval from the… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

This week has brought a few reasons to celebrate. From Brazil’s historic decision on indigenous land rights to the success of Greater Manchester’s new public transport plan, there is positive news to share. Additionally, the International Energy Agency updated its Net Zero Roadmap, revealing that clean energy is growing at a spectacular rate and keeping… Continue reading What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight

This week’s good news roundup brings you updates from around the world on breakthroughs in medicine, environmental progress and Indigenous peoples’ rights. In Brazil, Indigenous communities are celebrating after Brazil’s highest court voted against the agribusiness-backed ‘time limit trick’. The strategy had attempted to limit Indigenous peoples’ land claims, arguing that they could only claim… Continue reading What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight

Positive News magazine’s latest issue features a number of inspiring stories that highlight the positive impact that people can have on the world around them. One such story focuses on a group of guerrilla rewilders who are breeding a variety of endangered species including storks, wildcats, frogs, butterflies and beavers in secret locations across the… Continue reading Guerrilla rewilding and buildings that heal. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News

A programme in Cornwall called the Apple Academy is helping young people who are not in employment, education or training to gain work experience and connect with nature. The programme involves harvesting apples grown in orchards at the Eden Project, pressing and cooking them with the assistance of Eden’s head chef Mike Greer, and serving… Continue reading Apples help to squeeze out untapped potential of ‘talented’ young people

The aftermath of Liberia’s two civil wars has been the rise of a generation of young men riddled with trauma. Many of them have turned to violent street crimes, perpetuating a cycle of violence that gripes the country. But the tide is turning. Nepi, a mental health non-profit founded in 2009 and promoted by former… Continue reading The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

Following Liberia’s brutal civil wars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a large portion of young men were left traumatized and marginalized. Anthony Kamara, a former child soldier, believes that these men, while having lost years to the violence, have their hidden colors waiting to emerge. Through the mental health nonprofit Network for Empowerment… Continue reading The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former teen soldiers

Plastic is a huge polluter of the environment, with almost 100 billion bits of plastic packaging thrown away each year in the UK alone. However, efforts are being made to reduce plastic pollution, and from this month, businesses in England are prohibited from supplying, selling, or offering certain single-use plastic items. Although there is still… Continue reading The great plastic culture shift: 3 ways we’ve fallen out of love with plastic

In a world where people are bombarded with conflicting news headlines and misinformation on a daily basis, news literacy has become a vital life skill. Founder of the News Literacy Lab, Jodie Jackson, emphasizes that we must equip ourselves with the necessary tools to navigate the complex and often polluted information landscape. Jackson has launched… Continue reading The mother of three teaching young people how to make sense of the news