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An option for death brings a mindset for life

Will Matuska

October 27, 2022 |

Boulder Weekly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Natural organic reduction, also called human composting, is growing in popularity across the U.S. as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional burial practices and cremation. During the process bodies are placed in vessels with organic materials like wood chips to be broken down by bacteria. Once the process is over, families are free to do what they want with the composted remains.

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To get young Filipinos into farming, initiatives reach them via TikTok, school

Janine Peralta

October 27, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines

Kids Who Farm, an initiative co-founded by a 12-year-old in the Phillippines, is working to teach young people how to start micro-farms and grow the waning youth interest in agriculture.

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Could Seaweed Help Slow Climate Change?

Greg Bledsoe

October 26, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

A type of red seaweed can be added to cows' diets to reduce the methane they emit.

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Bike Libraries Are Boosting Access To Bikes Across The U.S.

Cinnamon Janzer

October 24, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

A public library in Madison, Wisconsin, works with an e-bike-sharing company to allow residents with library cards to check out bikes for free for up to a week at a time.

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To Boost Learning Outcomes in Lagos Public Primary Schools, NGO Equips Teachers with 21st-century Skills

Idowu Paul

October 24, 2022 |

Proudly Ladokite |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Bunmi Adedayo Foundation trains public primary school teachers in new methods and boosts their morale to improve their skills and provide students with a higher quality of education.

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How a simple rain water management system transformed a semi arid village in Rajasthan, India

Iqbal Khan, Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

October 21, 2022 |

Earth Solutions Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Laporiya, Rajasthan

Residents of Lapodiya, India, created a Chauka System to manage rainwater and restore groundwater levels in their community. The system is made of shallow holes and canals that hold rainwater for a few days in the monsoon season allowing the water to seep into the soil over time.

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Indigenous activists look to Rights of Nature laws to stop fracking

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 20, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ponca Nation, United States

Indigenous tribes are protecting natural resources and land from harmful practices by passing Rights of Nature laws. These laws set the framework to file legal claims to hold those violating the protections accountable.

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With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

Idowu Adewale

October 17, 2022 |

BONews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Araromi, Lagos

Media Rights Agenda helped a community in Lagos, Nigeria, submit Freedom of Information Act requests to draw attention to the community’s lack of basic amenities like roads and clean water. When government organizations ignored the requests, the organization took legal action and released a documentary about the issue to gain public support.

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Gluten-free and insect-friendly: buckwheat returns to Dutch farms

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

October 14, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

Farmers in the Netherlands are re-establishing buckwheat farming to promote biodiversity and support pollinators.

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A street lit by rotten onions? An Indian market embraces biogas.

Kavitha Yarlagadda

October 13, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Hyderabad

At a vegetable market in Hyderabad, India, food waste is collected and converted into biogas to provide gas and electricity for buildings and streetlights. The process keeps the waste from emitting methane in a landfill and reduces reliance on fossil fuels and coal.

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