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3. March 2020

1.7 per 1000 children – Finlands under-five mortality rate, the lowest in the world.

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2. March 2020

15% – 40% estimated reduction of carbon emissions in China due to Coronavirus crisis.

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1. March 2020

1,400 pathogens (viruses, bacteria) now detectable quickly by new genetic blood test.

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29. February 2020

100,000 ducks China will be sending to Pakistan to fight plague of locusts.

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28. February 2020

11 billion estimated limit of world population growth by end of this century.

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27. February 2020

28 annual count of new Guinea worm infections in 2018, down from 3.5 million in the 1980s.

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26. February 2020

3 generations of Western Europeans have now lived without war and armed conflict.

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25. February 2020

50% of global population now considered middle class or wealthier.

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24. February 2020

33 hours a year of lessons on climate change for all students in Italy beginning September 2020.

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23. February 2020

150,000 wildlife illustrations now available for free download from Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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