How community football is helping youth stay out of trouble
From knife-crime prevention to mental health support, grassroots football is being taken seriously as a tool for social change
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Scientists flew into ‘fire clouds’, Finland cut emissions with a sand battery, and food banks turned waste into meals, plus more
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Did a tourist tax save Magaluf?
As Edinburgh introduces a visitor levy, we look at what a decade of tourist tax-funded investment has done for one of Europe’s resorts
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A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians
In east Africa, Maasai men are redefining what it means to be brave by helping people and lions co-exist
Conservation Environment Sustainable Development
Leopards recover in Zambia as communities swap skins for synthetics
Replacing real leopard skins with synthetic furs has helped leopards recover in western Zambia, researchers say
Conservation Culture Environment
What went right this week: global road safety progress, plus more
The world’s roads got much safer, global hunger levels eased, and Brazil set a welcome record for deforestation, plus more
Culture Environment Health Society
The upside of the global energy crisis
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought renewed urgency to the climate solutions campaigners have long championed
Agriculture Energy Environment Society
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‘It’s brought a sense of community back to the town’
A growing backlash against the Premier League has sparked huge interest in community clubs, which make football affordable for everyone
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A bold new building in the Netherlands promises to showcase solutions to global problems – and encourage positive action
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In pictures: how forensic science is helping tackle wildlife poaching
Advances in forensic science are disrupting the illegal wildlife trade – and are documented in a new photo series
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How a farming programme in Sierra Leone helps amputees rebuild lives
An empowering initiative teaches people with limb loss how to farm sustainably, enabling many to start businesses
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