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Contents Feat u res 32 COVER FEATURE The rise of the renegade rewilders As the tide of species extinctions grows, a movement of guerrilla rewilders is responding to government inaction by secretly breeding lost species for release into wild spaces across Britain. From storks to beavers and butterf ies, these illegal introductions are forcing a debate that goes all the way to parliament 56 48 Sewing up our futures 44A f xing factory run by refugees is helping Amsterdam to go circular Speak your mind 48TheFinnish approach to psychosis set to revolutionise UK mental healthcare The whole model of psychiatry could be f l i pped on its head p48 06 68 52 54 The activists that sparked Norway’s EV revolution 54How an unlikely, star-studded trio forced the government into action The race to save Britain’s rarest native tree 56Bringing back the ‘ballerina poplar’ that was once found across the UK Catching the bug 60The Devon-based insect farm shaking up the dog food sector Use your bean 68The tiny but mighty solution that could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation To build a home 72Transforming derelict properties into homes with fair rents Positive News turns 30 82Celebrating three decades of trailblazing publishing
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Issue 115 / October – D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 Regulars 40 The golden age of medicine From cancer to HIV, scientif c breakthroughs are curing our ills 62 Buildings that heal The architectural movement transforming prisons and homeless shelters 08 08 In sight Inside the super sewer that’s set to clean up London 27 Positive picture The woman who turned her apartment into a hummingbird hospital 30 Good f gures We crunch the numbers on some of this quarter’s most constructive developments 74 10 News in brief Immerse yourself in 17 pages of the good news that matters 28 Our community The readers ripping up tarmacked front gardens to plant f owers 47 Sparks Five enriching free courses to invigorate the cooler months 74 For the love of Why this BBC news anchor is retraining as a psychedelic therapist 78 Life lessons Charlotte Church on what life has taught her 76 Silver linings The quiet revolution transforming our food chain 80 Life after How an ‘honour killing’ ignited this birdwatcher’s love of nature 07

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Feat u res

32 COVER FEATURE The rise of the renegade rewilders

As the tide of species extinctions grows, a movement of guerrilla rewilders is responding to government inaction by secretly breeding lost species for release into wild spaces across Britain. From storks to beavers and butterf ies, these illegal introductions are forcing a debate that goes all the way to parliament

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48

Sewing up our futures 44A f xing factory run by refugees is helping Amsterdam to go circular

Speak your mind 48TheFinnish approach to psychosis set to revolutionise UK mental healthcare

The whole model of psychiatry could be f l i pped on its head p48

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68

52

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The activists that sparked Norway’s EV revolution 54How an unlikely, star-studded trio forced the government into action

The race to save Britain’s rarest native tree 56Bringing back the ‘ballerina poplar’ that was once found across the UK

Catching the bug 60The Devon-based insect farm shaking up the dog food sector

Use your bean 68The tiny but mighty solution that could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation

To build a home 72Transforming derelict properties into homes with fair rents

Positive News turns 30 82Celebrating three decades of trailblazing publishing

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