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  • ‘We Are the People of the River'

    May 23, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, United States, Arizona

    By strategically restoring native riparian plants, removing invasive species, and implementing efficient water management practices, the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe has successfully revitalized ecosystem health and cultural traditions along the Colorado River.

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  • Out of the Wild: How A.I. Is Transforming Conservation Science

    May 19, 2025 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Using artificial intelligence, scientists and conservationists can rapidly analyze vast environmental data sets—from audio recordings of nocturnal birds to millions of camera trap images—which has led to quicker and more efficient wildlife monitoring and decision-making, while also growing concern about ecological knowledge biases and decreased field engagement.

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  • Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai's endangered primates

    May 15, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, West Sumatra

    An Indigenous-led grassroots organization, Malinggai Uma Tradisional Mentawai, works to protect endangered primates in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands by reviving traditional hunting practices, forest patrols, and conservation education; initial qualitative evidence suggests incremental community mindset shifts, though broader systemic impacts remain limited by socioeconomic challenges.

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  • Ditch Democracy: Northern New Mexico's Acequia Culture

    May 14, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    An acequia irrigation system depends on an indigenous coordinated community governance designed to sustainably manage water for agriculture and daily life. Via democratic control, shared participation in annual cleaning, Mayordomo authority, and cooperative decision-making, the system fosters community cohesion and ecological sustainability.

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  • Could This Arizona Ranch Be a Model for Southwest Farmers?

    May 12, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Oatman Flats Ranch has implemented regenerative organic farming practices—including cover cropping, drought-tolerant crops, indigenous agricultural knowledge, and rotational grazing—to successfully restore degraded desert farmland, significantly improving soil health, biodiversity, and water conservation in a climate-stressed region.

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  • Amid Ongoing Threats to Local Food Systems, Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan Leaders Imagine Alternatives

    April 23, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Metlakatla Indian Community, United States, Alaska

    Gatgyeda Haayk's community garden tackles food access challenges in Metlakatla by patiently building rich soil over many years, enabling diverse crops to flourish despite Alaska's difficult growing conditions. This effort not only provides fresh food but also revitalizes cultural heritage by cultivating traditional plants like "Indian potatoes" and fostering community sharing.

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  • Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

    April 15, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India

    The Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, an NGO based in India, is restoring special Himalayan freshwater springs known naulas. Since 2008, the organization has been involved in the restoration of more than 6,000 springs.

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  • How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations

    April 07, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Yemen

    In Yemen, incorporating the age-old practice of seasonal beehive migration, known as Tazeeb, increased the number of hives in the country by over 100,000 between 2017 and 2020.

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  • How the Klamath Dams Came Down

    March 19, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The coordinated response involved decades of persistent advocacy, strategic coalition-building among Indigenous nations, environmentalists, and government officials, sustained direct activism, and innovative legal and corporate negotiations, ultimately leading to the historic removal of four dams along the Klamath River. This effort successfully restored salmon habitat and ecosystem health, setting a groundbreaking precedent for addressing environmental justice, tribal sovereignty, and dam removal conflicts nationwide.

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  • Yaku Raymi: The Quechua Ritual to Save a Glacier

    March 06, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Santa Fe

    In Santa Fe, Peru, an ancestral system of water storage is helping communities cope with water scarcity: qochas are artificial lagoons built to store rainwater during the wet season, which is later used during droughts. The use of qochas has allowed Santa Fe to have 41 reservoirs that store 2.9 million cubic meters (102.4 million cubic feet) of water, three times more than before.

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