Positive News editors select the week’s top stories of progress, bringing you the essential briefing about what's going right. Sign upOne answer – or rather, dozens of them – came courtesy of the Rewilding Futures conference in Cambridge earlier this year. Ravaged by civil war in the 80s, landmines and poaching had taken a devastating toll on its elephants, hippos and zebras. But now a sustained conservation programme, including protected corridors that straddle national borders, has seen wildlife recover to above pre-war numbers. Clover points to a rise in marine protected areas (MPAs) under UK control, which is giving stocks a chance to recover.