In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the development of a COVID-19 vaccine which is over 90% effective, saving community hospitals in rural US towns, and a new emergency services locator system helping those requiring assistance in remote areas.
Conservationists are replacing palm oil plantations with wildlife corridors in Borneo
By planting native tree species in the place of legal palm oil plantations, threatened animals will be able to move between the Tabin and Kulamba wildlife reserves safely.
Asian grassroots activists are tackling the war on plastic waste
“Rubbish cafés”, mango seaweed bioplastic solutions and “trash barrier booms” are just a few of the innovative solutions conservationists are using to clean up their cities and oceans.
A non-profit is helping homeless people find purpose by cleaning up San Diego’s streets
Wheels of Change pays people to pick up litter around San Diego, in an effort to lift them out of homelessness – with some workers now able to afford college.
Source: CNN
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Everlasting wheat, farmstays for women after prison, solar lending for marginalised families
India’s open prisons, emotion coaching for children, chess in slums
Football meets therapy, bakery employs ex-inmates, success against drug-resistant infections