Ada PalmerDec 20, 2023

Guys, Amazon deforestation is down 50% this year!

It's worth saying twice: Amazon deforestation is down 50% this year!!!!!!! 2023 was also the best year ever for reforestation and carbon reduction! We're doing it! We're really doing it! #ShareGoodNewsToo

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/amazon-rainforest-destruction-slows-sharply-year-date-report-says-2023-11-28

Show threadRudie V.
@adapalmer Thank you for posting this. I too often only see negative stories shared on here, and it's important that we not lose hope. Because hope is still very much alive.
Dec 20, 2023 at 5:01amWeb
Show threadJack Groundhog 📷📸🪶Dec 21, 2023

@thegardendude @adapalmer

I hear you — and I have a couple suggestions for counteracting that:

Good News app (they are funded by donations) https://apps.apple.com/de/app/good-news-app/id1321856447?l=en-GB

Daily Climate Good News https://www.dailyclimate.org/good-news/

…and I have cut my consumption of doomer mass media to a minimum. Helps my sanity.

Hope that helps!

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