• Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone. BBC.
• Eastern and Southern Africa have nearly achieved gender parity in primary education, with 25 million more girls enrolled in primary school today than in the early 2000s. The World Bank.
• Twenty-two states increased their minimum wages in January. The Washington Post.
• Hennepin County, Minnesota, has reduced its homeless population by almost 36% in just two years. Bloomberg.
• 2023 was one of aviation’s safest years on record with zero jet aircraft crashes. Simple Flying.
• The scimitar horned oryx has been brought back from the brink of extinction. ZSL.
• Deforestation rate of the Amazon rainforest halved in 2023. BBC.
• Global annual renewable capacity additions increased by almost 50% to nearly 510 gigawatts in 2023, the fastest growth rate in the past two decades. IEA.
• Renewables hit 55% of German electricity mix. ReNews.

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