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Support the news you love to read. A small monthly donation will ensure Global Good News continues to awaken the world to all that is good. Click here. 25 July 2020 - The German Cabinet agreed on Wednesday [24 June] to end the sale of single-use plastic straws, cotton buds, and food containers from July next year, bringing it in line with a European Union directive intended to reduce the amount of plastic waste. The move means the sale of single-use cutlery, plates, stirring sticks, and balloon holders, as well as polystyrene cups and boxes, will be banned from July 3, 2021. Up to 20 percent of trash collected in parks and other public spaces in Germany consists of single-use plastic, primarily polystyrene containers. (more) Whales get a break as pandemic creates quieter oceans 25 July 2020 - When humpback whales migrated to Glacier Bay in Alaska this year to spend the long summer days feeding, they arrived to something unusual: quieter waters. As the COVID-19 pandemic slows international shipping and keeps cruise ships docked, scientists are finding measurably less noise in the ocean. That could provide momentary relief for whales and other marine mammals that are highly sensitive to noise. (more) Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts 24 July 2020 - As the pandemic and extreme weather disrupt electricity supplies for many, alternative energy sources are coming to the fore. When Lucyline Wanja Silas installed a 12-volt solar power unit at her home ... little did she know it would become essential to her and her neighbours in Gakunga village, central Kenya, during the coronavirus pandemic. (more) Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears 24 July 2020 - Vietnam announced Friday [24 July] that it was banning wildlife imports and will close wildlife markets in response to renewed concerns about the threat from diseases that can jump from animals to humans, such as the virus that causes COVID-19. The new directive includes recommendations that conservationists have been making for years. (more) Good vibrations? COVID quiet time soothes Earth's seismic shakes 23 July 2020 - COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide led to the longest and most pronounced reduction in human-linked seismic vibrations ever recorded, sharpening scientists' ability to hear earth's natural signals and detect earthquakes, a study found on Thursday [23 July]. (more) Greta Thunberg to donate one-million-euro humanitarian prize 23 July 2020 - Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environment campaigner, has been awarded a new humanitarian prize worth one million euros. The 17-year-old ... won the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. Ms Thunberg said she will be donating the prize money to charitable projects that are combating 'the climate and ecological crisis'. (more) The revolutionary boat powered by the ocean 23 July 2020 - The Philippines' traditional three-hulled boat is being redesigned, to draw its power not from fossil fuels, but from the energy of the waves. A new design of ship in the Philippines is hoping to pose a low-carbon alternative to the country's usual bangka, by working with the power of waves rather than against them.The ship is a hybrid model, using multiple internal combustion engines for initial propulsion but switching to wave energy while cruising in open waters. (more) 11 billion years of history in one map: Astrophysicists reveal largest 3D model of the universe ever created 22 July 2020 - A global consortium of astrophysicists have created the world's largest three-dimensional map of the universe, a project 20 years in the making that researchers say helps better explain the history of the cosmos. (more) Brazil's indigenous seed collectors in demand for forest restoration 22 July 2020 - Since 2008, more than 560 collectors -- most of them women -- have gathered almost 250 tonnes of seeds from 220 native species as part of an effort now known as the Xingu Seed Network. The work has helped them earn an income, reconnect with their forests, and restore more than 6,600 hectares of degraded land, according to Ashden, a British charity that this week awarded the group one of its sustainability prizes for 2020. (more) In green jobs boost, communities get bigger role running Pakistan's national parks 22 July 2020 - In its latest move to generate jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic while boosting conservation and curbing the impacts of climate change, Pakistan has announced the creation of Pakistan's first National Parks Service, modeled on the U.S. agency. Under it, the country aims to get more local communities involved in running national parks and earning an income as they protect nearby conservation areas. (more) Add fruit, vegetables, and grains to diet to reduce type 2 diabetes risk by 25 percent, studies say 21 July 2020 - Adding about a third of a cup of fruit or vegetables to your daily diet could cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 25 percent, while higher consumptions of whole grains such as brown bread and oatmeal could cut the risk by 29 percent, according to two new studies published Wednesday [8 July] in the journal BMJ. (more) Apple plans to be totally carbon neutral by 2030 21 July 2020 - Apple made a major commitment to fighting climate change Tuesday [21 July], announcing plans to be entirely carbon neutral by 2030. The pledge would cover its entire business, including its supply chain, manufacturing process, and the life of its products. An iPhone bought in 2030 will have net zero climate impact, including the energy a consumer uses to power the device, according to Apple. (more) Chicago restaurateur joins mission to feed America's hungry 21 July 2020 - Mallick is a South Side regular -- and a popular one. He regularly arrives bearing food for the hungry from his Indian restaurant several miles to the north, in Chicago's downtown. Verna Swan, a volunteer for I Grow, an organization that serves the neighborhood, says these meals also have connected the residents with new people and cultures. Several had never tasted Indian food before. (more) Uber offers COVID-19 contact tracing help 21 July 2020 - Uber Technologies Inc has quietly launched a service to give public health officials quick access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19, company officials told Reuters. ... Now being promoted to government health officials in all the countries where it operates, the service provides health departments with data about who used Uber's services and when and allows health agencies to urge affected users into quarantine, the company officials said. (more) Sisters in Zambia fend off hunger with organic farming 20 July 2020 - Under the scorching sun on the outskirts of this town located 15 miles south of the capital, Lusaka, a group of religious sisters has slowly been practicing organic farming amid a biting drought that has affected millions of residents and their livestock countrywide. On their 15 acres, sisters practice organic farming, which excludes all synthetic chemical inputs. The farm bears a variety of indigenous vegetables, fruits, cabbage, kale, maize, tomatoes, onions, beans, and livestock that includes chickens. The Daughters of the Redeemer sisters do not rely on rainfall to farm due to shifting weather patterns. After drilling a borehole, they installed an irrigation system that has given their crops a lifeline. Even with temperatures soaring to nearly 38 degrees Celsius, 100 Fahrenheit, the lush green healthy crop of maize and vegetables stands firm. (more) Cuba: Splendor of the living mangrove 20 July 2020 - In Cuba, ecosystem-based adaptation is a cost-effective way to preserve and restore natural habitats and protect coastal communities. To restore Cuba's mangroves, the 'Reduction of vulnerability to coastal flooding through ecosystem-based adaptation in the south of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces' project focusses specifically on an 84km long stretch of coastline between Punta Sucia and Punta Mora. Funded by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by UNDP, the project is working together with the Cuba's Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, to restore these mangroves through an intensive water rehabilitation project. (more) UK: Wild bison are heading back to the English woods for the first time in 6,000 years 20 July 2020 - In an effort to make the UK more of a refuge for wildlife, the Kent Wildlife and Wildwood Trusts are bringing back wild bison that haven't roamed the area in thousands of years. The trusts are embarking on a 1 million pound project funded by the players of the People's Postcode Lottery to give nature a little space in the woods near Canterbury, England. The Kent Wildlife Trust owns the West Blean woods, one of the UK's largest nature reserves. (more) Adorable photos of endangered gorillas in Nigeria may prove the species is bouncing back 20 July 2020 - Conservationists have captured the first-ever images of a group of Nigeria's ultra-rare Cross River gorillas. The images, released by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), depict a group of the world's most endangered gorilla subspecies and provide hope for the species as the gorillas are seen with several babies on their backs. (more) Storyteller entertains kids in Mexico City apartment complex 19 July 2020 - Percibald Garcia recognized that confinement during the coronavirus lockdown is especially tedious for children. So the young architect decided to read them stories. Almost every day since the beginning of May, the 27-year-old has gone out in an enormous Mexico City apartment complex with his 'wandering microphone' to broadcast stories to children who gather at their windows to listen. (more) New view of old light adds twist to debate over universe's age 19 July 2020 - From a mountain high in Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers with the National Science Foundation's Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) have taken a fresh look at the oldest light in the universe. Their new observations plus a bit of cosmic geometry suggest that the universe is 13.77 billion years old, give or take 40 million years. The new estimate matches the one provided by the standard model of the universe and measurements of the same light made by the Planck satellite. (more) Singing in challenging times: Eric Whitacre's virtual choir takes on new meaning 19 July 2020 - Here's a surprising statistic: According to a survey by Chorus America, one in six Americans, or 54 million people, sing in choral groups, whether that's community, school and children's choirs, religious groups, or professional ensembles. But since stay-at-home orders have been issued across many states, choral music in the U.S. and around the world has completely stopped. So, what's a choral singer to do? Well, one could join a virtual choir, and that's what over 17,000 people from 129 countries did. (more) 10 global cities charting a green recovery from coronavirus 17 July 2020 - More than 40 mayors of major cities from Montreal to Medellin pledged on Wednesday [15 July] to push for a 'green and just' economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The mayors, part of a global network of cities fighting climate change, said they are committed to investing in green jobs and low-carbon transport as part of efforts to stimulate economies flattened by virus shutdowns. Thomson Reuters Foundation looks at what 10 mayors across the world are doing to promote greener cities. (more) Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood test 17 July 2020 - Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough. The researchers at Monash University said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have been infected in the past. Hundreds of samples can be tested every hour, the researchers said ... (more) More nature, more jobs? Green investment seen as driver of coronavirus recovery 15 July 2020 - Building back greener could create millions of jobs and trillions in economic opportunity, the World Economic Forum says. (more)

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