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🌱💡When rewilding is resilience
Today's good climate and environment news
Happy Friday!
Here are today’s stories of progress in the fight against the climate crisis and nature loss.
The war in Ukraine has ravaged ecosystems as well as human lives, but soldiers and civilians alike are finding hope in the act of rewilding their land. The organization Rewilding Ukraine has restored 13,500 hectares of wetlands and grassland since the start of the conflict, and has introduced species like hamsters, eagle owls, and fallow deer. Its Nature for Veterans initiative is now helping soldiers with PTSD restore nature as a form of therapy.
In a country where destruction is still ongoing, rewilding has become a rare story of renewal: a reminder that even in times of conflict, life finds a way to begin again
In Ecuador, the Pakayaku community have for generations defended the Amazon from environmentally-harmful and extractive industries like mining and logging. In the female arm of their patrol, 45 warrior women monitor the rainforest for trespassers and any evidence of industrial activity. While threats are mounting, the community is determined to protect its territory and identity, which is entwined with the survival of the rainforest.
A new lighting system for fishing boats is dramatically reducing the number of sea turtles that get accidentally swept up in the nets. While it’s not new knowledge that light keeps away bycatch, this solar-powered system cuts out the logistical headache of changing batteries, making it much more likely to be consistently used by fishers. Currently, the lighting system means that 63% fewer turtles are being caught, a number which it’s hoped will be further driven down as the design evolves.
📝 The Green Light is written by freelance writer Molly Millar.