{"id":17234,"date":"2023-04-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=17234"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:29:39","slug":"monthly-good-news-8-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/monthly-good-news-8-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Good News #8: April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back to Monthly Good News, the blog series in which I try to convince you that the world is not a wholly terrible place and not only do people want to do good things, they <em>are <\/em>doing good things. As unlikely as it may sound to you, humans are inherently good and want to make the world around them a better place; compassion for one another is a driving motivator for good and people, by design, love people and want them to have a good life on a healthy planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So here\u2019s a round up of all the good, life-affirming news I could find from this month. Please, sit back, relax, and feel good about the world for a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many things are not terrible.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previously undiscovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.ac.uk\/news\/2023\/04\/17\/scientists-discover-pristine-deep-sea-coral-reefs-in-galapagos\">extensive coral reefs have been found<\/a> in the Gal\u00e1pagos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During work to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/environment\/ocean-rewilding-englands-largest-seagrass-restoration-project-gets-under-way\/\">restore the UK\u2019s marine seagrass meadows<\/a>, a new one has been found, the largest yet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new study has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2209046?query=featured_home\">unravelled the genetic causes for developmental disorders<\/a> in thousands of children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to a new study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/social-trends\/2023\/04\/13\/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same\/\">US husbands and wives are equal breadwinners<\/a> in households now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/environment\/food\/lab-grown-meat-can-it-save-our-bacon\/\">\u00a312 million has been injected into the lab-grown meat industry<\/a> by the UK government, a trailblazing research topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book publishing is bigger than ever as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishers.org.uk\/publishing-industry-shows-resilience-with-record-breaking-growth\/\">more people are reading now than in previous years<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/support-us\/give\/appeals\/snaizeholme\/\">reforesting project in the Yorkshire Dales<\/a> has begun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Brecon Beacons has changed its name to restore its Welsh heritage \u2013 Bannau Brycheiniog \u2013 as the first step in a <a href=\"https:\/\/future.bannau.wales\/\">five-year plan to \u2018halt and reverse\u2019 the ravages of climate change<\/a> across the mountains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/environment\/the-worlds-first-rewilding-centre-has-opened-in-scotland\/\">World\u2019s first rewilding centre has opened<\/a> in Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A UK community rewilding fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveourwildisles.org.uk\/community\/fund\">Save Our Wild Isles,<\/a> was launched<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new study states that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/environment\/the-climate-solution-that-not-enough-people-are-talking-about\/\">rewilding just nine species<\/a> could sequester enough carbon to cap the temperature change to 1.5C<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>England is on track to become <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcvaction.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Taking%20the%20initiative%20-%20how%20England%20is%20eliminating%20hepatitis%20C.pdf\">the first country to eliminate hepatitis C<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The BBC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/mediacentre\/2023\/world-service-launches-education-series-for-afghan-children-barred-from-school#:~:text=Search-,BBC%20World%20Service%20launches%20%E2%80%9CDars%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%93%20the%20first%20multi%2D,BBC%20News%20Afghanistan%20satellite%20channel.&amp;text=BBC%20World%20Service%20is%20launching,for%20young%20audiences%20in%20Afghanistan.\">launched a new show to teach Afghani children<\/a> barred from schools \u2013 girls, especially \u2013 from home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASA\u2019s first lunar expedition in over half a century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/artemis-mooon-astronauts-crew\/\">includes both a woman and a Black man on the crew<\/a>; all lunar missions before were completed by exclusively white men<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport for London has published their <a href=\"https:\/\/content.tfl.gov.uk\/tfl-cargo-bike-action-plan-2023.pdf\">cargo bike plan,<\/a> for more environmentally sustainable travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wild campers have won the right to appeal to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/BackpackCampingAppeal?fbclid=PAAabUlHqR900px7K5PNeMtYJC7C6hwacaTGeuZV_wfeoCbb5bLOEkxDQDrhk\">allowed to once again camp at Dartmoor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/ghana-first-approve-oxfords-malaria-vaccine-2023-04-12\/\">Ghana approved a pioneering malaria vaccine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Britain\u2019s loudest bird has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/apr\/06\/uk-loudest-bird-bittern-bumper-breeding-season#:~:text=Bitterns%20became%20locally%20extinct%20in,its%20most%20successful%20breeding%20seasons.\">comeback after going extinct here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/the-ozone-layer-is-healing-and-on-track-to-meet-targets\">The Ozone Layer is healing and on track to meet its healing targets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/the-u-s-has-saved-227-species-from-extinction\">The US has saved 227 species from extinction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/40-of-americas-energy-is-now-supplied-by-renewable-energy-beating-previous-record\">40% of America\u2019s energy is now being provided by renewable energy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Ah, positivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you need some more, here\u2019s a picture of the fox cub that was briefly living in the Wellbeing Garden behind the Johnson Building:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/669\/2023\/04\/fox-cub-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re welcome.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Bethany Climpson, Sustainability Engagement Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Monthly Good News, the blog series in which I try to convince you that the world is not a wholly terrible place and not only do people 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