The world has expanded access to fresh water, restored sight to four million blind people, and made clean energy cost the same (or less) than fossil fuels. We've made some big strides this year.
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10. Some Species Are Returning from the Brink of Extinction
Conservation efforts pay off, and that’s what the Conservation Optimism Summit celebrates every year.
That’s where we learned more than a few species have come back from the brink of extinction. Check out the list of good things to celebrate this year:
- The Reef Manta Ray on South America’s coast
- The Giant Panda in China
- The Large Blue Butterfly in Northern Europe
- The Arabian Oryx in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
- The Tasmanian Devil in—where else?—Tasmania
- The Echo Parakeet on Reunion and Mauritus Islands
One of the largest misconceptions in wildlife conservation is the view that it doesn’t help, or that people can’t do anything in their everyday lives. These efforts do pay off, and we can see it happening every year.
Source: The Guardian
9. Plastic Waste Might Have a Better Solution
