Good News from Planet Earth
Snack size doses of Good News from Planet Earth. Real stories from around the world - the most heartwarming, unexpected, and downright delightful nuggets!
Episodes
In this buzz-worthy finale of our Caring Critters series, we're spotlighting one of the planet's most unexpected environmental heroes: honey bees trained to detect landmines.
Yes - real bees. Real landmines. Real hope.
After the Balkan Wars, Croatia was left with over 90,000 unexploded landmines, making vast landscapes too dangerous for farming, wildlife, or reforestation. But thanks to the sharp sense of smell in these fuz...
This week on Good News from Planet Earth, we’re spotlighting some of the hungriest climate heroes around: firefighting goats.
Across California, Oregon, Colorado, and more, goats are being deployed to munch through dry brush, reduce wildfire risk, and create natural firebreaks - no bulldozers or fuel required! These four-legged landscapers climb steep hillsides, devour invasive plants (even poison oak!), and leave healthier soil beh...
Octopuses & Ocean Climate Wins: The Soft-Bodied Heroes of Blue Carbon
In this Caring Critters episode of Good News from Planet Earth, we dive deep into the surprising role octopuses play in the fight against climate change.
These eight-armed ocean dwellers aren't just camouflage pros and escape artists, they're keystone predators helping to protect fragile blue carbon ecosystems like seagrass meadows and kelp forests. B...
On today’s episode of Good News from Planet Earth, we’re going underground, literally - to meet the wombat: a chunky, cube-pooping marsupial with a surprising role in climate resilience.
During Australia’s devastating Black Summer bushfires, wombat burrows became unexpected wildlife shelters, giving refuge to wallabies, echidnas, reptiles—even birds. But that’s just the beginning.
These furry diggers are quietly helping restore soil ...
How Beavers Saved a Wetland (and $1.2 Million)!
This week on Good News from Planet Earth, we’re heading to the Czech Republic to meet the world’s furriest engineers, Eurasian beavers - who stepped in when a government dam project stalled and saved an entire ecosystem.
With no permits, no budget, and a lot of mud, these beavers rehydrated dried-up wetlands, restored biodiversity, and brought back frogs, birds, and even the rare...
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We're shining a light on stories from around the world, of people, communities and creatures who are helping fight climate change, make a differ...
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