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7 stories of optimism this week (05.01.26-12.01.26)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
The Manly Dam Biodiversity Project: The power of small stories in a planet-sized crisis
When I set out to write about conservation optimism, I found myself asking, ‘How does one hold onto hope amid this drumbeat of loss?’ As I often do when I need inspiration, I went for a walk in the bush — the Manly Warringah War Memorial State Park, known simply as “Manly Dam” to locals...
Wildlife Crime Prevention Zambia launches co-created Pangolin Protection Campaign in Solwezi
WCP Zambia leads the project in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), designed through dialogue with traditional leaders, healers, and local communities. Every step is rooted in cultural understanding and shared responsibility. After research identified belief-based use as a key driver of the illegal pangolin trade, the team behind the program has ensured the community is at the heart of the solution, engaging with healers and community leaders to design messages together and to select communication channels that resonate with local values, traditions, and lived experiences.
12 stories of optimism this year (01.01.25-31.12.25)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a round-up of what went right in the conservation world in 2022!
7 stories of optimism this week (15.12.25-22.12.25)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
Saving Sharks – a tribute to shark conservationist and our dear friend Bethany Smith
Bee's Dad shares that when she was just twelve she set out her mission: “to save the sharks; because someone has to.” Her life was far too short, but her legacy lives on in all the people she reached with her message of curiosity and compassion for these misunderstood and oft-maligned creatures.
Meet the Optimists – Yara Barros
In the December 2025 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Yara Barros talks about her work as a conservation biologist and Executive Coordinator of Project Jaguars of Iguaçu.
7 stories of optimism this week (9.12.25-15.12.25)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
7 stories of optimism this week (25.11.25-1.12.25)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!