The Good News thread

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Since 2000, the number of people without electricity worldwide has been halved:

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-number-of-people-without-electricity-has-halved-since-2000-but-it-has-increased-in-sub-saharan-africa

New South Wales establishes 5000 squares kilometre Koala refuge that will protect 20% of the state's Koalas:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-02/removing-tidal-barriers-on-farmland-to-create-wetlands/106496784

Deforestation in Brazil fell by 42% in 2025:

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/meio-ambiente/noticia/2026-04/brazils-deforestation-falls-42-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shanghai-achieves-98-industrial-45-home-recycling-rates-after-2019-waste-management-plan/

Shanghai achieves 98% recycling rate:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shanghai-achieves-98-industrial-45-home-recycling-rates-after-2019-waste-management-plan/

Once extinct in the the wild, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot has been released across Australia following breeding program:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/once-extinct-in-the-wild-bandicoot-marsupial-released-across-australia-after-being-bred-for-survival-look/

The seeds of the Moringa tree can filter over 98% of microplastics out of water:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seeds-from-miracle-tree-can-filter-more-than-98-of-microplastics-from-tap-water/

Sudan and South Sudan have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus:

https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/maternal-and-neonatal-tetanus-eliminated-south-sudan-and-sudan

World's oldest penguin turns 38:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/celebrating-with-a-cake-topped-with-fish-worlds-oldest-penguin-turns-38/

In Australia, which led the world in rolling out HPV vaccination, new data shows ZERO new cervical cancer cases in women under 25:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6w15vgp7lo

Last edited by curl-6 - on 20 May 2026