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Couple Plants 2.7 Million Trees Over 20 Years To Restore Brazilian Forest

Photo via Intelligent Living Article by Andrea D. Steffen, Intelligent Living A couple of people can literally make a whole forest of a difference! That’s what renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado have proven. With the help of many, they planted 2.7...

How a country reclaimed its rightful name

Photo by Maurice Brand (Alamy) Article by Lindsey Galloway, via BBC For Swaziland’s 50th anniversary of independence from British rule last April, the country’s King Mswati III made a surprise announcement: the African country would no longer be called by its colonial name. Instead, the land would...

7 Pictures Of Kid Activists That Will Melt Your Big Ol’ Heart

Article by Jarry Lee, via Buzzfeed 1. These adorable brothers who believe in gender equality. Xander and Owen, ages 6 and 8. Photo by Viking 2. This 9-year-old who wants to remind young girls that they are valuable and powerful. “Freedom to me means choice," she says. Jayna, age 9. Photo by Viking 3. This 5-year-old cutie...