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Progress roundup: Children’s rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.

Progress roundup: Indigenous art goes home to Brazil, rights are granted to children born to Malaysian mothers overseas, and farms help birds migrate.

Progress roundup: Preschool has lasting positive affects for children in Mexico, Slovenia’s affinity for bees aids in their conservation, and more.

In our progress roundup, an underwater mountain in the Southern Pacific yields new species and South Africa researchers grow fungi to fight river pollution.

Progress roundup: Most of the world wants action on climate change, and would be willing to pay for it. Here’s where clean energy is making gains.

Progress roundup: Galleries marry disciplines to spark creativity, the benefits of greener playgrounds spread to the community, and Oslo, Norway, spreads budget responsibilities.

Barcelona has closed nine-block chunks of the city to traffic and transformed them into green havens, decorating the newly pedestrianized streets.

Tourism is making some top tourist destinations unlivable. Places like Barcelona are seeking a balance between affordability and hospitality.

Despite what feels like a constant flow of bad news these days, a majority around the world say they feel well rested and joyful. And young people are the most positive of all.

Karim Arfa’s work serves to assure those who have long felt abandoned by their national and local governments that regular people can come up with solutions to entrenched problems.