• Almost all countries have ended large-scale forced labor. Our World in Data.
• WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya. WHO.
• Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. WHO.
• Deforestation has been reversed in Europe, North and Central America, and large parts of Asia. Our World in Data.
• Electric car sales almost double in India in 2025. Bloomberg.
• One of the world’s largest steelmakers is using a battery that harnesses waste heat to curb emissions. Canary Media.
• Costa Rica once had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, but around the turn of the century its forests started growing back. Now, natural forests blanket well over half of Costa Rica, making it one of the few places on Earth that has revived its lost ecosystems. Vox.
• ‘Universal vaccine’ protects mice against multiple pathogens. Nature.

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