http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ten_african_nations_pledge_to_transform_their_economies_to_take_nature_into/?source=rss Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania 2012-06-14T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/international_bird_area_in_kenya_saved_from_conversion_into_biofuel_crop/?source=rss A campaign by NGO Nature Kenya has saved the Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area (IBA) from destruction for planting biofuel crops, reports BirdLife International. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2012-03-02T07:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/exciting_stone_tool_find_in_kenya/?source=rss The world's earliest sophisticated stone tools have been found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-09-01T22:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/text_messages_boost_malaria_care/?source=rss Daily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Health, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-08-04T03:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_place_where_girls_matter/?source=rss In Kenya's largest slum, the Kibera School for Girls is providing little girls with the chance of their lives—a refuge from abuse and hunger. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-05-26T02:26:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/how_carbon_credits_are_saving_lives_in_kenya/?source=rss Vestargaard Frandsen is a Swiss for-profit company that's in business to save lives in the global south. Its products include Lifestraw, a portable water filter and Permanet, a long-lasting bednet to protect people from malaria. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Europe, Switzerland 2011-05-14T03:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/puma_goes_carbon_neutral_by_protecting_lions_in_kenya/?source=rss PUMA, the sporting goods brand, and its parent company PPR will offset their 2010 carbon dioxide emissions by purchasing carbon credits generated through conservation of wildlife habitat in Kenya. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-03-24T01:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/church_leader_reverses_stance_on_hiv_reaches_out_to_those_affected/?source=rss Patricia Sawo used to believe that HIV was a curse -- until she learned she was HIV-positive. Now she educates her community about the virus, and through her Discover to Recover Centre she supports nearly 100 children who have been impacted by it. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-02-28T07:55:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kenya_sees_rise_in_elephant_population_despite_poaching/?source=rss Despite increased poaching and a recent severe drought, Kenya has recorded a rise in elephant population in its flagship park, wildlife authorities announced Saturday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-02-15T06:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kenyas_fisheries_management_promotes_species_that_grow_larger_and_live_long/?source=rss Marine conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society working in Kenya have found that better fisheries management that includes restricting fishing gear is producing more predatory and longer-lived species and is improving fishing even in adjacent areas where no management is taking place. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2011-02-15T06:53:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pneumonia_vaccine_to_save_thousands_of_lives/?source=rss A vaccine against pneumonia - the world's biggest killer of children - is being introduced in Africa and other poor countries across the world. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Central America, Honduras, Middle East, Yemen 2011-01-26T00:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saving_lives_with_solar_powered_lights/?source=rss KENYA - Wadongo, 23, not only is giving his country's rural families a way to replace the smoky kerosene and firelight with solar power, he says he also hopes his invention will ultimately improve education and reduce poverty and hunger. And he's providing it for free. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya 2010-11-07T16:27:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/four_year_old_girl_helps_build_water_well/?source=rss Four-year-old Heather Bailey saw footage of a grandma and her grandchildren talking about their difficulties obtaining clean water and decided she wanted to help. Environment, Water, Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, North America, United States 2009-09-04T12:56:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/global_fiscal_stimulus_funds_could_jump_start_world_economyun_report/?source=rss Investing one-third of the roughly $2.5 trillion planned stimulus funds in "greening" the global economy will give a large boost to efforts to lift the world out of recession, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released today. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Kenya, East Asia, China, South Korea, United Nations, United Nations related 2009-02-17T11:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_christmas_a_joy_for_halgrim_orphanage_children/?source=rss Recently I wrote about a group of Southwest Floridians who traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to help realize the dying wish of a Fort Myers teenager. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, North America, United States, Florida 2009-01-11T12:02:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/young_people_create_new_life_and_lush_urban_garden_in_former_kibera_waste_d/?source=rss It took the Kibera Youth Reform Group just 105 days from the time they started clearing a site that was waist-deep in garbage to the first harvest of vegetables from a lush green garden that is the first of its kind in Africa’s largest slum. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-12-15T09:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/malaria_vaccine_trials_show_promise/?source=rss British researchers, reporting success with malaria vaccine trials, are calling for the next phase of development -- a broader vaccination base. World, Human Rights, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-12-14T10:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/top_un_official_upbeat_as_many_member_states_commit_to_emergency_relief_fun/?source=rss The United Nations humanitarian chief announced today that around $380 million was pledged to its emergency relief fund that can be quickly accessed by the world body, potentially saving thousands of lives when responding to disasters. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Asia, Afghanistan, East Asia, South Korea, Europe, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Spain, Sweden, Middle East, Oman, Oceania, Australia, Samoa, South-East Asia, Myanmar, North America, Mexico, United Nations, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-12-09T10:11:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/christian_the_lion_w_video/?source=rss I’ll bet you’ve never seen a pet like the one in this Video of the Day. In 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-11-29T10:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/africa_trade_bust_biggest_ever/?source=rss Five African countries have worked with Interpol to arrest dozens of illegal traders and seize a tonne of ivory products. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-11-17T17:00:00+00:00