In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the success of a Sumatran rhino conservation programme which has boosted the local creative economy, two teenage boys on a mission to reintroduce Britain’s lost toads, frogs, and lizards, and a self-styled plastic waste superhero in Brooklyn.
Sumatran rhino conservation has resulted in a thriving creative economy
Local communities in a Sumatran rhino stronghold are enjoying a boost to their creative economy, centred around the conservation of the critically endangered species.
Two teenage boys are on a mission to rewild Britain with reptiles
At 17, they were meant to be taking their A-levels this year. But Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst have a big ambition: to replace the toads, frogs and lizards we have lost.
Fresno’s veteran housing initiative tackles the root causes of homelessness
The Fresno Madera Continuum of Care addresses potential causes for housing instability at the source, collaborating with substance abuse programmes before participants end up on the streets.
One-minute cities are hyperlocalising neighbourhoods through urban planning
The Swedish scheme to redesign every street in the nation aims to reduce reliance on private vehicles, making essential services accessible to everyone.
A travelling library is celebrating literature written by Black women
Ola Ronke Akinmowo’s pop-up features over 3,000 books of every genre, and is bringing new ideas and perspectives to those who might otherwise not engage with them.
Plastic Bagman and the Snatchelator are Brooklyn’s latest superheroes
Armed with a $50 telescopic pole, Taylor Mali retrieves plastic waste from hard-to-reach places, with his free-of-charge service cleaning up the streets of New York.
Source: The New York Times
Read more
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
