A nonprofit in Berlin called Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income) is awarding cash stipends through a crowdfunded raffle. Recipients say it’s made them more curious, less anxious, and ready to reimagine what “work” could be. FAST COMPANY

Researchers and social movements across Latin America have joined forces to create the Ecosocial Pact of the South, which proposes bigger systemic changes to achieve social and environmental justice in the region. MONGABAY

Why should homeowners get all the perks? How a different type of rental model puts equity back in the pockets of tenants. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Putting a price on the world’s second-largest coral reef off the coast of Cancún. HUFFPOST

A new research programme in Gabon is identifying the ‘isotopic fingerprint’ of the world’s most-trafficked mammal in the fight to beat smugglers. THE GUARDIAN

Plans would pay landowners to keep the ecosystem in a natural state to fight climate change. THE WASHINGTON POST

This was supposed to be the big year for transforming the palm oil industry and ending its environmental toll. HUFFPOST

“Lifers” who get a chance at parole have singular needs. In California, one pioneering program to support them enlists ex-offenders. “They’re going to hold you accountable in ways that nobody else can,” says the relative of a lifer. CS MONITOR

If the technology works for Covid-19, it could pave the way for more of these vaccines for other diseases, including new pathogens that emerge in the future. When the next infectious disease outbreak comes, governments could be better prepared with a safe and effective vaccine technology to quickly test, manufacture, and scale-up. ONE ZERO

After defaulting on its substantial national debt, the Seychelles was offered an unusual deal. BBC FUTURE

While the struggle for "food justice" is decades-old, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how racial inequalities still make it harder for many Black Americans to eat well, affecting their health and ultimately cutting some lives short. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Vaccine research and development is subject to serious economic pitfalls. Could financial engineering be the key to ending pandemics? THE NEW YORKER

Coronavirus has delayed efforts to tackle the biodiversity crisis, but a group of scientists has suggested a bold new target to save endangered species. HUFFPOST

A pioneering method from Africa that protects farms from forest herds is now paying off in India, with more profit and less conflict. THE GUARDIAN

Once declared a major ecological disaster, restoration and rainfall have brought life – both human and animal – flooding back to Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes. POSITIVE NEWS

The city is pinpointing residents who are on the verge of losing their homes and getting them help before it happens. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

To tame traffic after pandemic lockdowns, the Colombian capital has embarked on a bike-lane building spree that could a be model in Latin America. BLOOMBERG

Brazilian-based Swiss agronomist and cocoa farmer Ernst Götsch has created a model of organic farming that he says can replace the Green Revolution that was driven by advances in agrichemistry. His syntropic farming system imitates nature and is based on successful agroforestry methods. MONGABAY

Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease. THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the face of climate change, these sustainable ocean crops provide a lifeline to women in this East African coastal community. HUFFPOST