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Philippine tribe boosts livelihoods and conservation with civet poop coffee

Bong S. Sarmiento

April 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Mindanao

Members of the B’laan ethnic group in a community in the Philippines are improving their livelihoods by foraging for coffee beans excreted by wild palm civets. They can sell the beans at a premium price because they are used to make a luxury coffee brew. And the practice encourages the locals to protect the wild animals, which benefits the ecosystem, too.

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Over 2,000 Companies Buy and Sell Recycled Plastic at This Online Marketplace

Michaela Haas

April 17, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

A startup in Germany created an online platform, Cirplus, that connects recycling companies with manufacturers and distributors in the plastic industry. The site encourages the move towards a circular economy by improving transparency for buyers and sellers.

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Restoring Hope For The Displaced Girl In Nigeria's Borno State

Aisha Tijjani Jidda

April 16, 2023 |

HumAngle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

After a local school was destroyed during conflict with Boko Haram, Mallam Thabit began offering night classes for girls who were left without access to education. Thabit advocated for the school to be rebuilt and helped establish a new education program.

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How Recycling Wastewater Could Help Quench the West's Thirst

Alexandra Ossola

April 14, 2023 |

Wall Street Journal |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Drought-stricken cities in California are turning to direct potable reuse of water to combat drinking water shortages. This process involves treating wastewater and returning it to the drinking water supply.

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Cleaning the city to breathe easier

Alastair Macdonald

April 14, 2023 |

WoW! News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Delhi

One Step Greener collects trash from residents of Delhi, India, and sorts the recyclables to be sold to recyclers. This practice keeps trash out of landfills and improves the air quality of the city.

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Zipline's AI drones are boosting access to medical products at rural hospitals in Kaduna

Francis Annagu

April 14, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Delivery company Zipline uses drones to get medical supplies to rural areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Their drones offer on-demand delivery to distribution hubs much quicker than the previous delivery process.

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Can regenerative wool make fashion more sustainable?

Parisa Hashempour

April 13, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: New Zealand

The fashion brand Sheep Inc sources regenerative wool for its clothing products and claims to be carbon-negative. The regenerative farming practices used to make the wool are similar to what would happen naturally, the sheep graze across different grasslands, allowing unused ones to rewild using the manure as fertilizer. On top of that, the farm itself runs on renewable energy and supports native reforestation and the fashion brand uses solar power and a plastic-free supply chain.

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Amid changing climate, Bangladesh farming groups conserve indigenous rice seeds

Abu Siddique

April 03, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge runs a rice breeding initiative to preserve and encourage the planting of indigenous seeds. The program trains farmers how to problem solve, cultivate, and save the different seed varieties.

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Cleveland non-profit sending surplus medical supplies to Ukraine

Courtney Gousman

March 31, 2023 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Local nonprofit Medwish collects surplus medical supplies and equipment to distribute to those in need. Medwish provides supplies both domestically and internationally and has significantly increased its efforts amidst the war in Ukraine. Since the start of the war Medwish has sent out more than 81 shipments to Ukraine or Poland, about 190,000 pounds of medical supplies in total.

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When Wildfires Choke California, This Activist Helps Get Masks To Those Who Need Them Most

Nina Thompson

March 29, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Mask Oakland uses donations to distribute masks to overlooked and marginalized committees that need them most when wildfire smoke fills the sky in California.

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