The country is planning on reforesting 12% of its landġ8.Wild wolves started coming back to Europe, and for the first time since the American Revolution, wild salmon began spawning in the Connecticut Riverġ9.Sea World agreed to stop breeding captive killer whalesĢ0.Humpback whales were removed from the endangered species list, having fully recovered in the last 46 yearsĢ1.And in 2016, for the first time, we heard that the number of tigers in the wild rose for the first time in 100 yearsĢ2.At the beginning of the year, we heard that global spending on aid and development increased by 7%, and spending on refugees has doubledĢ3.In 2016, charitable giving in China rose to $15 billionĢ4.Online crowdfunding raised almost $1 million for the kids of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile to go to collegeĢ7. Scientists now think it will now be fully healed by 2050ġ7.In July, more than 800,000 volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in one day. We've gathered more than 5 Million Images uploaded by our users and sorted them by the most popular ones. As of 2016, that proportion has dropped to 3.5%ġ1.Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriageġ2.Gambia and Tanzania banned child marriageġ3.Global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels did not grow at all in 2016ġ4.In July, the USA, Mexico and Canada committed to getting 50 per cent of their electricity from renewables by 2025ġ5.Norway became the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestationġ6.In June, a new survey showed that the ozone hole has shrunk by more than 3.9 million square kilometres since 2006. Explore a curated colection of Tumblr Wallpapers 2016 Images for your Desktop, Mobile and Tablet screens. 1.The World Health Organisation released a report showing that, since the year 2000, global malaria deaths have declined by 60%Ģ.some of the world’s biggest diseases, like colon cancer, dementia and heart disease, started declining in wealthy countriesģ.Malawi achieved a 67% reduction in the number of children acquiring HIVĤ.Child mortality rates came down by 12% in Russiaĥ.Harvard scientists created a new platform for antibiotic discovery that may help solve the crisis of antibiotic resistanceĦ.Liberia was officially cleared of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in West Africaħ.93% of kids around the world learned to read and write this yearĨ.In 2016, for the first time ever, the amount of money it would take to end poverty dropped below the amount of money spent on foreign aidĩ.World hunger reached its lowest point in 25 yearsġ0.In 1990, more than 60% of people in East Asia lived in extreme poverty. It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. Just For Fun TV Deep Quotes Quotes Tumblr Love Life Dark Celebrities Matthew Gray Gubler Marvel.
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