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The Harmony Report - Issue #17 - 09.02.26


Good morning from Fossoway Stables. As another week begins, it’s meaningful to pause and look at stories that show how people, places and ecosystems are choosing care, whether through community action, cultural shifts or innovative sustainability practices. Today’s highlights remind us that progress often happens through persistence, partnership and purpose.


🌍 This Week’s Curated Highlights


1. Local fishers restoring mangroves in Brazil’s Guanabara Bay

In Rio de Janeiro’s historic Guanabara Bay, local fishers have led a long-running effort to restore mangrove forests in the Guapi-Mirim Environmental Protection Area. Community-based planting and protection have brought back biodiversity, with more than 60 animal species returning to the revitalised coastal habitat and the forest now acting as a natural barrier against storms. Why this matters: Mangroves are climate-friendly powerhouses. They store carbon, support marine life and protect shorelines and this success story shows how grassroots care can rebuild vital ecosystems.


2. Massive Attack’s sustainable live event benchmark inspires wider change

In Bristol here in the UK, the band Massive Attack’s Act 1.5 event set a new standard for eco-conscious live music events powering a main stage using batteries (avoiding diesel backup), using 100% vegan catering, electric transport options and minimising single-use plastics. This approach has inspired city-wide decarbonisation plans for 2026 music events.

Why this matters: Culture can lead climate action. When creative communities experiment with greener models, they show others what’s possible.


3. Olympic athletes call for fossil-free winter sports ahead of 2026 Games

Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Italy, international athletes have delivered a petition signed by over 21,000 people asking the IOC and sports federations to drop fossil-fuel sponsorships and rethink their partnerships in ways that align sport with sustainability.

Why this matters: When influential communities, like athletes, push for change, it elevates climate conversations in unexpected arenas, connecting climate advocacy with cultural moments like global sport.


🌿 Reflection from Fossoway

This week’s stories share a deeper message: progress is built through intentional choices supported by community and creativity.


🌱 Local fishers caring for mangroves in Brazil remind us that ecological healing can come from deep connection to place.

🎵 Artists and audiences in Bristol show that even celebrations and culture can be reimagined for sustainability.

⛷️ And athletes speaking up for cleaner sport demonstrate that hope can come from voices we might not expect.


At Fossoway, our own rhythms caring for woodland corners, teaching children outdoors, gathering community around land and garden, echo the same truths ... that small actions matter, and that when people act with purpose, others can follow.


🌱 How This Could Ripple at Fossoway

  • We might spotlight a local ecosystem under active care mapping where restoration is happening and celebrating each sign of life returning.

  • Could we share stories from creative collaborations in our area ... farmers, artists or educators who are redefining sustainability in their own fields?

  • What if we invited community members to share one way they wish their favourite activities could become more sustainable turning imagination into collective intention?


✨ Parting Thought

Hope often arrives in unexpected forms ... through mangroves regrowing, musicians imagining greener gatherings, or athletes lifting their voices toward a fossil-free future. This week, may you notice the quiet yet powerful ways people are choosing care for nature, for places, for one another.


Thank you for reading. Here’s to a week of nurture, harmony and meaningful steps forward.


With gratitude,


The Harmony Report Team


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