All Points of Progress
Coral reefs in Fiji rebound at unexpected paceThis global progress roundup includes signs that the needle can move on even the most obdurate problems, from sewage pollution to human trafficking.
Cacao without deforestation? Land reform in Brazil bears fruit.This week鈥檚 Points of Progress includes a decadeslong effort to restore fisheries in California and a breakthrough in earthquake and tsunami detection.
Points of Progress: Lab-grown meat sold in Singapore, and moreIn good news this week: The country is the first to allow eco-friendly lab-grown meat to be sold to the public聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Seeking silver linings: Points of Progress in a pandemicThis聽special installment of Points of Progress highlights moments from this past year of pandemic where聽people turned adversity into an advantage.
Points of Progress: Foldable solar cell breakthrough, and moreIn good news this week: Researchers have developed foldable solar cells, paving the way for new solar-powered tech 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Atlanta tackles gentrification, and moreIn good news this week: A new community-owned real estate model is working against gentrification in southwest Atlanta聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: New Zealand recognizes M膩ori new year, and moreIn good news this week: Matariki celebrations have long been organized locally, but now they're official nationwide聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Mexico City cuts out plastic, and moreIn good news this week: The city now prohibits the distribution of plastic products like straws, cups, and balloons聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: India鈥檚 Karnataka state outlaws bonded labor, and moreIn good news: Bitti chakri,聽in which Dalit caste members work in upper-caste homes for little pay, is now banned聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Seabirds take off in Namibia, and moreIn good news this week: Fishermen and conservationists have saved thousands of seabirds over the past decade聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Moscow hires first female metro drivers since 鈥�80sIn good news this week: In a change to laws barring women from certain jobs, Moscow hired women to drive metro trains 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: FIFA guarantees maternity leave, and moreIn good news this week: The world's largest soccer organization ensures female players will receive聽maternity leave 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Denmark ends hunt for oil deposits, and moreIn good news this week: Denmark will no longer search for new oil deposits as part of its emissions reduction goals 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Bolivia recognizes same-sex civil union, and moreIn good news this week: After a two-year legal battle,聽David Aruquipa and Guido Monta帽o can now register聽their union聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
The other 2020: 274 ways the world got better this yearIt might not feel like it, but in 2020聽every single continent saw incredible progress, in areas ranging from聽conservation to human rights.
Points of Progress: Urban farming takes off in Seattle, and moreIn good news this week: Community leaders are seeing payoffs in the fight to help urban farmers succeed 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Solar power use boosts teacher pay, and moreIn good news this week: Savvy school administrators saved money with solar power, then gave teachers a pay bump 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Norway updates hate speech laws, and moreIn good news this week: Norway鈥檚 parliament approved new legal protections for聽transgender and bisexual聽people聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Personal freedoms increase in UAE, and moreIn good news this week: Legal reforms in the United Arab Emirates have given citizens have more personal liberty 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Lynxes make a comeback, and moreIn good news this week: Iberian lynxes nearly disappeared in the early 2000s, but they鈥檙e on their way to recovery聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
