All Points of Progress
Environmental justice at work: From New Jersey water to Indonesian airIn our progress roundup, Newark replaces its lead pipes and an Indonesian court grants villagers the right to speak up against a factory spewing waste.
Might without size: Island nations cooperate to control fishing rightsIn our progress briefs, eight small countries are together selling fishing rights to foreign fleets, improving their own economies and sustainability.
Repairing the past: From African American cemeteries to Iraqi artTo honor earlier cultures, communities are protecting more African American burial sites. Two U.S. art collections have returned antiquities to Iraq.
Power tools: From traffic lights for walkers, to zippers for the impairedOur roundup includes a streetlight that gives pedestrians more control over traffic, and fashion designs that enable those with mobility issues.
From Costa Rica to Iraq, keeping culture and history intactOur progress roundup highlights a Brooklyn museum鈥檚 return of artifacts to Costa Rica, and an effort from academia to help Iraq preserve its history.
More inclusive courts, from Canada to ColombiaIn our progress roundup, Canada appoints a nonwhite justice, and Colombia鈥檚 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鈥檚 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聽Indigenous Australians to refugees who鈥檝e 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 鈥榟eat officers鈥�Progress roundup: Women rise to jobs of first-ever 鈥渃hief heat officer鈥� in Miami-Dade, top civilian in the U.S. Army, and head of Paris鈥� Louvre.
From coffee to vultures, preserving forgotten speciesScience progress briefs: A heat-hardy coffee is rediscovered, Gal谩pagos 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鈥檚 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 鈥� 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 鈥渇irsts鈥� in their jobs. Their rise spotlights personal achievement and work left to do for equity.
