These first happenings came from a newsletter from Anita Sanchez
(There is another Anita Sanchez who has beautiful books as well)
The Netherlands built five artificial islands specifically for the conservation of birds and plants. Two years later, there are already 30,000 birds living there and 127 plant species are growing.
Thai supermarkets have abandoned plastic bags and started wrapping their groceries in banana leaves.
Thai supermarkets have abandoned plastic bags and started wrapping their groceries in banana leaves.
Rice farmers around the world are starting to use duck fields instead of pesticides. Ducks eat insects and nibble on weeds without touching the rice.
The Netherlands plants the roofs of hundreds of bus stops with flowers and plants - specifically for bees.
South Korea organizes dance parties for people over 65. Fighting dementia and loneliness.
In Rome, you can pay for a metro ticket using plastic bottles. Thus, 350,000 bottles have already been collected.
In Rome, you can pay for a metro ticket using plastic bottles. Thus, 350,000 bottles have already been collected.
She listed more...
More can be found on this page: The Year in Cheer
(and on this site, each snippit has a link to more details)
Volunteers have given new life to more than 100,000 abandoned bicycles, shipping them across the globe to people who need them.
Eighty percent of new cars sold in Norway are electric.
The biggest dam removal project in US history — currently underway on the Klamath River — will open up 400 miles of fish habitat.
The biggest dam removal project in US history — currently underway on the Klamath River — will open up 400 miles of fish habitat.
Sixteen schools in Braunschweig, Germany, include happiness as a subject in their curriculums.
Washington is the first US state to put money toward climate change education in K-12 public schools — and at least 11 other states are following suit.
In Minnesota, more than 1,500 seniors signed on for a state agency’s free online fitness program.
Over 10,000 physicians across Canada have written “green” prescriptions instructing patients to spend more time in nature.
In France, anyone who opts to repair their clothes can now get a bonus of up to 25 euros.
In France, anyone who opts to repair their clothes can now get a bonus of up to 25 euros.
In 2022, the Apparel Impact Institute cut 316,451 tons of emissions and saved 2,903,575 cubic meters of water by helping fashion brands be more sustainable.
The Hunger Project is serving about 35,000 people in Uganda — fighting hunger by teaching them how to grow their own food
The UK government offers parents 30 hours of free childcare per week.
A Tunisian school’s solar panels produce four times the power the campus needs, allowing the school to sell energy back to the grid, which funds classes in robotics.
A Tunisian school’s solar panels produce four times the power the campus needs, allowing the school to sell energy back to the grid, which funds classes in robotics.
A company in the UK rents out 1,000 living Christmas trees each year so they don’t end up in landfills.
New Zealand banned the use of single-use plastic produce bags – preventing the use of an estimated 150 million plastic bags annually.
Six US states recently passed legislation for universal free meal programs.
Six US states recently passed legislation for universal free meal programs.
There are now 158 protected ocean ‘Hope Spots’ around the world.
Among California’s 25 largest school districts, more than two-thirds now serve non-meat, non-dairy entrees a minimum of once a week.
In 2022, FoodCycle’s pop-up cafes served nearly 500,000 meals to 62 communities across the UK, saving 209 metric tons of food from going to waste.
One hundred fifty hairdressers in West and Central African cities have become “mental health ambassadors.”
Among California’s 25 largest school districts, more than two-thirds now serve non-meat, non-dairy entrees a minimum of once a week.
In 2022, FoodCycle’s pop-up cafes served nearly 500,000 meals to 62 communities across the UK, saving 209 metric tons of food from going to waste.
One hundred fifty hairdressers in West and Central African cities have become “mental health ambassadors.”
These are a small fraction of the Year in Cheer. There are many truly great things listed.
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