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  • The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

    March 31, 2022 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

    Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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  • Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry

    March 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Durango

    Four communities in Durango, Mexico, turned to sustainable forestry practices to earn their livings and stop dependence on illegal crop production.

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  • On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

    March 25, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

    Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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  • Tina Turner, Greek tragedy, and the proven poverty cure that empowers women

    March 25, 2022 |

    Matriarchy Report |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Brazil's Bolsa Familia program provides monthly grants to families to help cover the costs of education and health care. The funds, which are specifically disbursed to women, have improved poverty rates and helped empower some women to leave abusive relationships.

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  • Take this cash and call me in the morning

    March 24, 2022 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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  • Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

    March 21, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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  • How football games between persons with albinism and vitiligo are helping fight stigma in Kenya

    March 20, 2022 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Royal Patches and the Black Albinism Football Club both use soccer as a way to create safe and inclusive places for people living with vitiligo and albinism while also educating the public and fostering greater acceptance.

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  • Want to rebuild soil? Build relationships

    March 17, 2022 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Judith Basin, Montana

    Regenerative agriculture is one of the top ways the Biden administration aims to reduce atmospheric carbon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and individual farmers’ work on regenerative agriculture have implications for the future of food production in regards to global supply chain disruptions and combatting climate change.

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  • Can Small Seaweed Farms Help Kelp Scale Up?

    March 16, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Atlantic Sea Farms strives to create sustainable ocean livelihoods by growing seaweed, which is good for both people and the planet. It's nutritionally dense, provides an extra source of revenue for fishermen, and is environmentally low impact. Ongoing studies also indicate it might absorb carbon dioxide in the ocean and tamp down ocean acidification. In 2018, Atlantic Sea Farms was producing 30,000 wet pounds of seaweed a year but expects a harvest of 1.2 million pounds this year, making it the largest in the U.S.

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  • Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Elephant |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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