Abby Young-Powell, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:07:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Abby Young-Powell, Author at Positive News 32 32 The Indigenous model helping defend the Alaskan wilderness https://www.positive.news/environment/the-indigenous-model-helping-defend-the-alaskan-wilderness/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:00:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=423495 Big oil has been eyeing up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for years. The campaign to protect it scored a big win recently

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]]> ‘Be rebellious and creative, kind and gentle, and above all, humble’ https://www.positive.news/environment/be-rebellious-and-creative-kind-and-gentle-and-above-all-humble/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:10:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=422428 From deep in the Amazon, Indigenous activist Nemonte Nenquimo shares what she has learned while defending the rainforest

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]]> The refugee who created a refuge for nature in a conflict zone https://www.positive.news/environment/the-refugee-who-created-a-refuge-for-nature-in-a-conflict-zone/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:06:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=421759 With war and mining threatening Myanmar’s biodiversity, one environmental defender responded with a ‘peace park’

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]]> The Maasai community that took on the Tanzanian government – and won https://www.positive.news/environment/the-maasai-community-that-took-on-the-tanzanian-government-and-won/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=420395 Evicted from its ancestral land in the 1970s, a Maasai community has made good on its promise to reclaim the territory

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]]> The ‘David and Goliath’ battle that saved swathes of the Amazon https://www.positive.news/environment/the-david-and-goliath-battle-that-saved-swathes-of-the-amazon/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:18:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=419872 Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, an Indigenous group has scored a major win against extraction companies and injustice

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]]> How to boost your immune system: 12 science-backed steps https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/how-to-boost-your-immune-system/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=383562 What can we do to help us stay healthy as we head into autumn? We asked some health experts. This is what they had to say

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]]> This fashion label turns refugee lifejackets into statement clothing https://www.positive.news/society/this-fashion-label-turns-refugee-lifejackets-into-statement-clothing/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:00:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=395812 A refugee fashion entrepreneur is turning lifejackets worn by asylum seekers into fashion items that support other refugees

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]]> ‘I play his favourite reggae songs’: the joyful ways people remember loved ones https://www.positive.news/society/how-families-channel-joy-when-remembering-loved-ones/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:45:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=384453 Marking the anniversary of a loved one’s death is an important ritual. But these events don’t need to be only sorrowful

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]]> 12 ways to love your community this Valentine’s Day (and beyond) https://www.positive.news/society/12-ways-to-love-your-community-this-valentines-day-and-beyond/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:25:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=384202 From leading a litter pick, to sharing tools with neighbours, here's how to show love for your community this Valentine's Day

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]]> Fancy discussing your demise over tea and cake? The rise of the ‘death cafe’ https://www.positive.news/society/the-rise-of-death-cafes/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:08:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=383515 What are death cafes, why is their popularity surging, and how can we prepare positively for our passing?

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