#good-news — Public Fediverse posts

🌊🦭Gyaros, once known as the “Island of Silence,” is now a thriving Marine Protected Area after 15 years of dedicated work by WWF-Greece and partners. A 2026 Presidential Decree has locked in strong protections.
Around 70 Mediterranean monk seals, healthy seagrass meadows, reefs, and a major seabird colony are recovering.
https://wwf.panda.org/?16074941/The-Greek-island-rewriting-marine-protection

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#MarineProtection #MonkSeals #OceanRecovery #GoodNews

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Brasilien: So wenig Regenwald wurde seit 40 Jahren nicht mehr abgeholzt
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/brasilien-so-wenig-regenwald-wurde-seit-40-jahren-nicht-mehr-abgeholzt-a-fe70397f-bfe1-4419-9b45-3586b8908343

-41% vs Vorjahr.

#GoodNews #klimakrise

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Brasilien: So wenig Regenwald wurde seit 40 Jahren nicht mehr abgeholzt

-41% vs Vorjahr.

#GoodNews #klimakrise

Brasilien: So wenig Regenwald ...

🔥🌿 After 180 years, “good fire” returned to Minnesota Point in Duluth.
The Fond du Lac Band, with city, state & federal partners, conducted a cultural prescribed burn guided by Indigenous knowledge and ceremony. It helps restore blueberries, support old-growth red pine, and lower wildfire risk.
Traditional wisdom + modern collaboration healing the land.
https://ictnews.org/news/indigenous-fire-practice-returns-to-minnesota-point-after-180-years/

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#IndigenousKnowledge #GoodFire #LandStewardship #GoodNews

Massive 70lb Dog the Size of Baby Hippo Sheds Pounds and Gets New Home

<p>A massive shelter dog that weighed the same as a baby hippo has shed the pounds—and found a new home. The huge bulldog named Peggy Sue swelled to 7

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/massive-70lb-dog-the-size-of-baby-hippo-sheds-lbs/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

Lucas Jemeljanova, a Belgian boy diagnosed at age 6 with DIPG—a rare, deadly brainstem cancer with <10% 5-year survival—became the first known patient cured. He was in France's BIOMEDE trial, and treated with everolimus, causing his tumor to shrink until MRI scans showed no detectable sign of cancer. #science #medicine #cancer #hope #GoodNews

Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

<p>Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Enlightenment for Rebels: Celebrating Our Wild and Sacred Earthly Selves, provides his weekly wisdom

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-10-17-2026/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

University of West Florida students gave a local wildlife sanctuary professional campaign research it could use to plan a move out of a chronic flood zone. Their analysis is now supporting donor outreach and grant work for a safer 10-acre campus.
Read more: https://news.uwf.edu/uwf-marketing-students-help-local-wildlife-sanctuary/

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#GoodNews #Wildlife #Education #Community #Conservation

Good News in History, October 17

<p>166 years ago today, the Open Championship, also known as the British Open, was first played in Scotland, at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire. T

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061017/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

heise online: Straßen aus Asphalt mit recyceltem Kunststoff können länger halten
https://www.heise.de/news/Strassen-aus-Asphalt-mit-recyceltem-Kunststoff-koennen-laenger-halten-11490586.html

„Ein mit recyceltem Kunststoff versehener Asphalt ist abriebfester. Wird der enthaltene Kunststoff dabei wieder als Mikroplastik freigesetzt?“

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#GoodNews: Natur hilft gegen Einsamkeit

Schon zwei Stunden wöchentlich Gärtnern, Vögel beobachten oder Kunstprojekte in der Natur bewirken noch Monate danach, dass sich Menschen weniger einsam fühlen.

https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten/ob-allein-oder-in-gruppen-natur-hilft-gegen-einsamkeit

#Mitwelt #Vogelbeobachtung #Garten #Kunst

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https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/45178/ Georgia gas station standoff leads prices to hit $1.14, causing major lines and police involvement #Business #ChangeTheWayYouGetAround #DriveAsEfficientlyAsPossible #Energy #Energy&Utilities #ExtremeWeather #GoodFossilFuelIndustryNews #GoodNews #home #utilities #YahooFinance

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/44272/ Solar factories can make 1.2 TW more panels than the world needs, and US buyers may still pay more #AndWater #Business #ChangeTheWayYouUseElectricity #CleanEnergy #gas #GoodEnergyNews #GoodNews #home #HomeEnergy #infrastructure #InstallSolarPanels #Manufacturing #Manufacturing&Infrastructure #YahooFinance

North America’s Largest Wildlife Overpass Is Working: Animal Collisions on I-25 Down 91%

<p>In March, GNN reported that North America&#8217;s largest wildlife overpass had opened in December over Interstate 25 near Larkspur, in Colorado. N

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/north-americas-largest-wildlife-overpass-is-working-animal-collisions-on-i-25-down-91/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

🌷 Emergency medical care is part of reproductive freedom. Maryland has strengthened patient protections. newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/resist-ris...

#ReproductiveFreedom #GoodNews

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Mal ein Versuch guten Wind in deine Nachrichtenwelt zu bringen.

Sehr gerne dürft ihr mir Feedback zu meinem neuesten Projekt geben.

#goodnews #gutenachrichten

Drape Some of This ‘Plant Armor’ Fabric Over a Strawberry Patch to Triple Yields with Less Pesticides

<p>A new textile used to cover strawberry plants more than tripled fruit yields in field tests, without negatively impacting plant health. Importantly

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/drape-some-of-this-plant-armor-fabric-over-a-strawberry-patch-to-triple-yields-with-less-pesticides/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

Podcast Transcript October 16th, 2026— Flu is already spreading: why October is the window to get vaccinated, plus nine more solutions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/10/podcast-transcript-october-16th-2026-flu-is-already-spreading-why-october-is-the-window-to-get-vaccinated-plus-nine-more-solutions/

#CounterTheDoomscroll 🌈

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gmE7mMdGk

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Feel Good Friday

What has brought you joy this week?

Check out the Good News Network!

#feelgoodfriday #goodnews #booksky #bookstagram #ShareTheJoy #HappyThoughts #GoodNewsOnly #SpreadPositivity #JoyfulMoments #CelebrateLife #HappinessMatters #GoodVibesOnly

Teen’s Disaster Messaging App Can ‘Hop’ Across Bluetooth When Cellular Networks Collapse

<p>It&#8217;s not just homes that collapse during an earthquake, but cell towers and the networks they maintain. On February 6th, 2023, earthquakes de

🔗 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-disaster-messaging-app-can-hop-across-bluetooth-when-cellular-networks-collapse/

#GoodNews #PositiveNews #Hope

Good news, touch wood: the world may be close to reaching the "30 by 30" conservation goal (30% of global land area being managed for environmental protection) when informal conservation efforts are included. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-world.html #environment #sustainability #conservation #openaccess #opendata #openscience #goodnews

Woman who rescued injured crow keeps getting 'thank-you gifts' from crows! 😄 🐦‍⬛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjNpfz4UzqU

#GoodNews #Crows #Crowstodon #Fediverse #Wildlife

TAGESSCHAU: Brustkrebs: Mammografie-Screening künftig bereits ab 45 Jahren https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/mammografie-ab-45-100.html
#GoodNews