#18 The Green Beacon - Female Forest Protectors, Lynx Rebounds and Banning Fossil Fuel Ads

Welcome back to what is a bi-weekly roundup of inspiring news, people and eco solutions from around the world.

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Eco Solution of the Week

? Edinburgh bans polluting ads

The Scottish city has banned all adverts that feature polluting brands like fossil fuel companies, airlines, airports, SUVs and cruise ships. Sheffield Council made a similar move last year.

Read about it and the work of Adfree Cities here: https://adfreecities.org.uk/2024/05/big-win-in-edinburgh-council-approves-high-carbon-ad-ban/?

Conservation Win of the Week

???????? Spain and Portugal’s Lynx population has bounced back

The wild cat is close to being free from the risk of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts from NGOs, landowners and the general public.?20 years ago, there were fewer than 100 catalogued cats, in 2023 more than 2,000 were counted.?

Dive into the incredible rebound here: https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/17/lynx-victory-in-spain-wild-cat-is-almost-free-of-risk-of-extinction-after-population-surpasses-2000/?

Climate Hero of the Week

?? The Yuturi Warmi

The all-female indigenous patrol group are protecting Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest. The group united to take action against the threat of mining activities on their community and to stop the contamination of rivers that are ancestral gifts as well as water and food sources.

Discover their work: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240503-the-indigenous-women-fighting-mining-in-ecuadors-amazon?

Action of the Week

?? End plastic pollution once and for all

Kick off #PlasticFreeJuly by calling on governments to move away from single-use plastic to a reusable system by introducing a global plastics treaty.

Sign the petition courtesy of WaterBear Network and Greenpeace : https://www.waterbear.com/campaigns/calling-for-a-global-plastics-treaty?