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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚌♻️🍎 A new #electric school bus fleet is rolling out in New York City! Amid high diesel prices, ten battery-powered school buses just launched as part of a project to replace the city’s polluting diesel buses while being cost-effective and energy efficient! 📰 buff.ly/EBQUd8J #environment #goodnews
NEW ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS FLEET ROLLS OUT IN NEW YORK CITY. A background image of an American yellow school bus driving down a New York City street.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Have you heard? A new fund will provide $200 million to aid 100 #criticallyendangered species — from the Fuzzy Belly Button, a plant whose unique looks match its equally unique name, to the woolly mammoth's closest living relative, the Sumatran rhino! 🐾🌱 #goodnews #animals #conservation #endangered
nytimes.com
100 Animals and Plants Just Got Some Much-Needed Help (Gift Article)
A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Commercial whale hunting peaked in the 1960s, with some whale species being pushed near extinction. But, thanks to #conservation efforts and policies, including a commercial whaling ban in the 1980s, whaling levels have plummeted. 🐋 📰 Read more: buff.ly/P0ogjyQ #goodnews #whales #wildlife
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s been almost 30 years since cheetahs were last seen in one of Zambia’s most important ecosystems — but six relocated cheetahs have just become part of a reintroduction plan to bring the species back home! 🐆 #goodnews #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #environment #animals
news.mongabay.com
Cheetahs reintroduced to Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem
Cheetahs are back in Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem, nearly 30 years after the big cats’ last recorded presence in the massive landscape. Six cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), three males and three fem...
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PeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 22/09/2026
Colorado's largest wildlife overpass is a game-changer, achieving an incredible 91% reduction in collisions! 🎉 This is fantastic news, making roads safer for both animals and drivers. #WildlifeConservation #Colorado #GoodNews #Infrastructure
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Largest wildlife overpass in North America located in Colorado with 91% reduction in collisions: "Big success"
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🍲🗑️💪 South Korea cut household food waste going to landfill from 97% to near zero! #Foodwaste once polluted South Korea's air and soil, but recycling strategies provided a lifeline — food waste recycling rose from 2.6% in 1996 to nearly 97% in 2023! (1/2) 📰 buff.ly/MdqucB3 #goodnews #fossilfuels
SOUTH KOREA CUTS HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE TO LANDFILL FROM 97% TO NEAR ZERO. A background image of zoomed-in hands scraping food scraps into a garbage can.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Decades after 90% of the world’s black rhinos were slaughtered due to poaching, these #endangered animals have made a remarkable comeback! 🦏 A huge effort between Zimbabwe’s government, conservationists, and private landowners has given the species a lifeline! #goodnews #wildlifeconservation
nationalgeographic.com
The Extraordinary Comeback of Zimbabwe's Endangered Black Rhinos
Decades after commercial poaching killed over 90 percent of the world’s black rhinos, a longshot plan by government officials, conservationists and private landowners is restoring the endangered speci...
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🐶🩺💪 Bhutan just eliminated dog-transmitted rabies as a #publichealth problem! Through the efforts of health workers, veterinarians, and communities, Bhutan has maintained zero human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies since June 2023! (1/2) 🔗 buff.ly/b2hnusS #goodnews #diseases #disease #health
BHUTAN ELIMINATES DOG-TRANSMITTED RABIES AS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM. A background image of a black puppy.
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 13/09/2026
Communities in Gary, Indiana have had their power restored, but the weeks without electricity left the food in refrigerators and freezers rotted. WCK held farmers markets to ensure residents could access fresh, local produce now that they can cook for themselves. (1/2)
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fifteen years ago, one nature reserve in Indonesia's island of Sumatra had no orangutans — years later, it’s now home to a growing wild orangutan population, consisting almost entirely from rescued and relocated animals! 🦧 #goodnews #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #endangered #environment
news.mongabay.com
How rescued orangutans are rebuilding a new wild population in Sumatra
Sumatra — Fifteen years ago, Jantho Pine Forest Nature Reserve in Indonesia’s western Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, had no orangutans. Today, it is home to a growing wild population, built ...
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
After Myanmar's 2025 #earthquake, many families were left with houses that may have physically survived but no longer felt safe. An initiative is helping 5,600 families rebuild their homes for future disasters, shaping everything from the layout to even where shade falls.🏠 #goodnews #naturaldisaster
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To dream again - United Nations Development Programme | UNDP
By mid-afternoon, the heat had settled over a village in Mandalay, central Myanmar. Sunlight filtered through the tamarind trees, casting broken shadows across the road. Somewhere nearby, a pot clatte...
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🥣🌎 Good news! Global hunger has declined for the third consecutive year, declining to 7.8% of the world’s population in 2025. This is down from 8.1% in 2024 and 8.6% in 2022 — nearly 14 million fewer people and 43 million fewer respectively! #goodnews #hunger #foodinsecurity #globalhunger
who.int
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sus...
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
💍🏳️‍🌈⚖️ Bolivia just recognized its first same-sex marriage, marking a historic step towards equality! Fabiana Banzer and Scarlett Rocha became the first same-sex couple to be civilly married in Bolivia after a four-year legal battle. (1/2) 🔗 buff.ly/5CwfPkH #goodnews #lgbtq #lgbt #equality #pride
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Some very good news!! 👏🏽 Hopefully we’ll be seeing the remaining US states where child marriage is still legal follow suit soon! #goodnews #childrights #progress
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 20/08/2026
The town of Santa Cruz de la Seros in Huesca has been evacuated for more than a week as wildfires still threaten the region. Residents, volunteers, and first responders are working tirelessly to save their village—and WCK has been with them every step of the way. (1/2)
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PeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 20/08/2026
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling significantly since the late 1990s. 🌳 The decline accelerated after 2015 thanks to lower deforestation and higher restoration, reforestation and afforestation.
carbonbrief.org
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling significantly since the late 1990s. 🌳 The decline accelerated after 2015 thanks to lower deforestation and higher restoration, reforestation and afforestation.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
☀️♻️⚡ Wind and solar power generated more energy than fossil fuels for the first time in Germany! In 2025, wind and solar generated 44% of Germany’s electricity, while #fossilfuels trailed behind at 43%. (1/2) 🔗 e360.yale.edu/digest/germa... #goodnews #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #climate
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 06/08/2026
Many communities in La Guaira, Venezuela still don't have access to electricity in the aftermath of the earthquakes, leaving families in complete darkness after sunset. To help meet this immediate need, WCK is distributing solar-powered lights to residents living in temporary shelters. (1/2)
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Good Good Good News @goodgoodgood.news · 04/08/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his team just broke ground on the first of what will be 50,000 new affordable homes on over 100 city-owned sites across New York City — exactly eight months after he signed three executive orders to achieve his housing agenda.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
👁️💪 El Salvador has eliminated the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness as a #publichealth problem! Between 2023 to 2026, El Salvador found no evidence of active transmission or advanced cases of trachoma, a contagious eye disease. (1/2) 🔗 buff.ly/ICqRlwF #goodnews #medicine #healthcare
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🤖🚫 New York has become the first US state to impose an AI #datacenter ban! A new moratorium temporarily pauses the construction of new large data centers for up to a year, allowing the state to create protections for the #environment, energy demand, and water use! #goodnews #cleanwater #ai
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New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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PeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 03/08/2026
India’s rooftop solar scheme has already reached more than 4.7 million households, while installed solar capacity has surged 57 fold to 162.15 GW since 2013-14, showing how fast the country’s clean energy rollout is accelerating.
winssolutions.org
India’s rooftop solar scheme has already reached more than 4.7 million households, while installed solar capacity has surged 57 fold to 162.15 GW since 2013-14, showing how fast the country’s clean energy rollout is accelerating.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Strength in the face of adversity! 💪🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #goodnews #lgbtq #pride
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The Optimist Daily @optimistdaily.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Usually, plastic is the villain in ocean conservation stories, but using water bottles may help prevent dolphins from ending up as fishing bycatch. www.optimistdaily.com/2026/07/the-...
optimistdaily.com
The Newcastle researcher turning ocean plastic into a dolphin rescue strategy | The Optimist Daily
A Newcastle University researcher found that empty plastic bottles attached to gillnets help dolphins detect them, a cheap fix for a deadly bycatch problem.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A dose of #goodnews — and hope — to brighten your day! 📰☀️ Check out the article below for more #progress the world has made! 🔗 tinyurl.com/4u7sdcu5 #hope #hopecore #cleanwater #sanitation #hiv #equality #optimism
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
♻️⚡️🔋 Scientists have developed a breakthrough 3D-printed battery capable of storing #renewableenergy even when the sun isn’t shining and wind isn’t blowing! These batteries, known as flow batteries, could be could be the key to scaling up #cleanenergy! #goodnews #sustainability #climatesolutions
bbc.com
Renewable energy: QUB flow battery breakthrough
A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
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PeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 22/07/2026
Scientists using underwater drones discovered a coral reef off Benin that was thought to be dead for 60 years. Instead they found a thriving deep water ecosystem filled with corals and reef fish
frontiersin.org
Scientists using underwater drones discovered a coral reef off Benin that was thought to be dead for 60 years. Instead they found a thriving deep water ecosystem filled with corals and reef fish
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In response to rising fuel prices due to the war on Iran, people in the Philippines are flocking to install rooftop solar… making the Philippines the world’s largest purchaser of #solarpanels! ☀️♻️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfvpcym #goodnews #sustainability #cleanenergy #greenenergy
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🐋🌊💪 Humpback whale sightings are surging in Rio de Janeiro! Following a 1982 ban on commercial whaling of all whale species, the #humpbackwhale population has recovered from 2,000 to 35,000 in just 40 years — close to their pre-whaling population! #goodnews 🔗 tinyurl.com/2x9h8nx5 #conservation
HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTINGS SURGE IN RIO DE JANEIRO AS SPECIES RECOVERS. A background image of a humpback whale breaching the ocean surface.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Come take a look at three recent good news stories you might have missed! 🌎🩵 (1/4) #goodnews #optimism #positivity #hope #hopecore
An image of a lightbulb, hands cupping under a running water faucet, an HIV test vial, solar paneling on a rooftop, and a forest.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Great news to hear!! 💚🌱🌳 #climate #goodnews #reforestation #environmentalrestoration
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🦍💚 Local women’s #conservation groups in Nigeria are working to protect a critically #endangered gorilla species, patrolling key habitats, investigating #wildlife crimes, and ensuring that environmental protection rules are upheld with accountability! 🔗 tinyurl.com/2pfj7f88 #goodnews #feminism
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 14/07/2026
All children need safe spaces to play, connect with each other and begin to heal. That's exactly what UNICEF is providing in #Venezuela. UNICEF's Catalina Fernández takes us inside a new child-friendly space, where children displaced by the earthquakes are finding a place to play, belong and heal:
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🌱💼🇸🇪 A new initiative in Sweden is creating youth summer jobs in #conservation! With Sweden's high youth unemployment rate, a non-profit is seeking to help young people gain paid work experience while also making a difference in tackling #climatechange. 🧵 🔗 buff.ly/R3Mo2cj #goodnews #environment
NEW INITIATIVE IN SWEDEN CREATES YOUTH SUMMER CONSERVATION JOBS. A background image of two hands cupping a small plant sprout in soil.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🦍💚♀️ Local women are defending endangered gorillas in Nigeria! Women’s #conservation groups in the villages surrounding Nigeria’s Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary protect an #endangered gorilla species, of which only 300 live in the wild. 🧵 🔗 mongabay.cc/LXeotj #goodnews #feminism #environment
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Another miracle of modern medicine! 🩺 This time, it's a well-deserved win for women's health! 🚺💪🏽 A new study showed that young women and girls in England vaccinated against HPV now have a near ZERO risk of cervical cancer death — another milestone in the fight against cancer! 🔗 tinyurl.com/94p32k78
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fantastic news for #renewableenergy! ♻️⚡️ #goodnews #renewables #sustainability
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🏜️ #GoodNews! Over 45K acres of land are set to be transferred to the Hopi Tribe in Arizona! The transfer is a historic milestone for the #native tribe’s control over its land and future, as part of a series of actions expected to place over 270K acres under Hopi ownership! 🔗 buff.ly/NuYVvlQ
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
June has had plenty of sun and good news stories to brighten our day! Let’s welcome July by looking at five good news headlines from June ( + some extras!) ☀️🩵(🧵) #goodnews
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Good Good Good News @goodgoodgood.news · 30/06/2026
Breaking news from the Supreme Court
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Always grateful for WCK's incredibly important work around the globe. Thank you for all you do! ❤️‍🩹 #venezuela
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈🇯🇵 #Japan is set to roll out a first-ever nationwide #LGBTQ education program! Schools, workplaces, and universities will promote LGBTQ+ public awareness and understanding, a step forward for Japan’s LGBTQ+ community! 🔗 buff.ly/FABNRg1 #goodnews #pridemonth
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🍼💼 In Chile, doubling #maternityleave boosted women's employment by 16%! Increasing employment with no long term harm to wages or employment, mothers also showed lower stress levels and their children better health, a win for #maternalhealth and #genderequality! #goodnews #feminism 🔗 buff.ly/s6rWgz0
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Love seeing so many good news headlines this #pridemonth! 🏳️‍🌈💗 #goodnews #lgbtq #pride2026
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊ Japan is set to roll out a first-ever nationwide LGBTQ+ education program! Schools, workplaces, and universities, as well as homes will promote #LGBTQ public awareness and understanding to foster inclusion and combat discrimination. 🧵 🔗 buff.ly/xWzSNkl #goodnews #lgbt #pridemonth #pridemonth2026
JAPAN TO ROLL OUT FIRST-EVER NATIONWIDE LGBT+ EDUCATION PROGRAM. A background image of an LGBTQ+ Pride flag flying. Overlaying the background is a white-bordered circular image graphic of the Japanese flag flying.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🪸 Papua New Guinea is protecting one of the world’s most diverse and unexplored #ocean regions… and it’s almost the size of the UNITED KINGDOM?! This unique “marine highway” will home a variety of marine life like #coralreefs, dolphins, and whales! #goodnews 🔗 buff.ly/5XQ153S
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 16/06/2026
Theres a bit of good news for coral reefs, writes the @nytimes.com. A study, led by WCS and presented at #OurOcean, identified 5,800+ square miles of climate-resilient ocean in 72 countries. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/c...
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There’s a Bit of Good News for Coral Reefs
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🌴🌊 #GoodNews! After years of damage, #mangroves are staging a major comeback! Crucial to #climateresilience, new studies show that since 2010, the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing, thanks to stronger legal protections and public awareness! 🔗 buff.ly/FR0opAQ #environment
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🌴🌊❤️‍🩹 Mangroves are making a major comeback after years of damage! Crucial in absorbing carbon, housing #marinelife, and shielding millions of people from storms, #mangroves had been deforested for decades for farming and housing — but new studies are turning the tide! (🧵) 🔗 buff.ly/FR0opAQ #goodnews
MANGROVE FORESTS MAKING A MAJOR COMEBACK AFTER YEARS OF DAMAGE. A background image of a mangrove tree in shallow waters.
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Good News from Our Pale Blue Home @palebluehome.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🌊 #GoodNews! Papua New Guinea is protecting a stretch of ocean nearly the size of the UK! The marine protected #conservation area will guard one of the most biologically diverse and least explored #ocean regions, functioning as a "marine highway” for marine #wildlife! buff.ly/5XQ153S
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