In today’s edition of Squirrel News, a school alert system helps mental health and security, New Zealand expands free childcare and blind women help detect breast cancer in India.
Anonymous Alert system helps students and staff at schools in Georgia
An anonymous platform to share concerns, suspicious activity and other issues has been implemented in schools in Oglethorpe County, as a method to help students with mental health and safety.
New Zealand to give more free childcare, free prescriptions
In an attempt to help citizens and residents deal with the increasing cost of living, the government of New Zealand has announced sweeping plans to provide multiple new benefits. Highlights include more free childcare, removing the cost of prescriptions and more infrastructure spending.
Incentivising land restorations brings cost-efficiency environmental benefits
Across Latin America, governments paid landowners to conserve forests instead of utilizing them for crops. The result was a cost-effective alternative to traditional preservation.
Oysters help recycle nitrogen in the water, which improves the health of the whole ecosystem. Now Oyster restoration programmes are finding some success in boosting their numbers, but only if given enough time.
Seniors fight climate change to preserve the world for grandkids
Climate Action Now! is just one of many senior-led climate advocacy movements that demand an end to fossil fuels. The organisers and members cite concern for the world after they pass as a driving motivation.
The National Forest Foundation in Colorado builds small dams based on designs learned from beavers to help local river ecosystems. They function as speed bumps, helping plants grow.
Mexican farmers using agroforestry to produce sustainable coffee
Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca utilise agroforestry, which surrounds the “crop” with other plants to build a more resilient ecosystem. The result is coffee with a steady price.
Medical Tactile Examiners is the name given to a group of blind women in India who help detect breast cancer using their hands. They have a higher success rate than non-blind doctors.
