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The Unlikely Upside of Cape Town's Drought

Eve Fairbanks

April 19, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

When faced with the dire likelihood that the city would run entirely out of water, Cape Town communities responded by looking at the challenge with resiliency, rather than complacency or inconvenience. Though not without limitations, those that were able to implement a perspective shift created a social shift that allowed for greater communal efforts and resulted in successful water conservation, including a 40% city-wide decrease in water use.

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Can Dirt Save the Earth?

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

April 18, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Marin, California

One tactic for combatting climate change has to do with soil health. Soil can withdraw and store carbon from the atmosphere—at a higher rate when covered by manure—and also supports long-term soil sustainability and saves farmers money. Because agriculture already consumes much of the world's surface, proponents of carbon farming envision a world where large swathes of land act as a carbon sink. Potential drawbacks and things left to explore include how to produce compost without creating more energy than it saves and how to use cows effectively when they also contribute much of the carbon in the atmosphere.

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Can Religion Save the Environment?

Joseph Darius Jaafari

April 17, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The "creation-care" movement advocates for action on climate change from an evangelical, human-centered perspective. These activists stress the impacts of climate change on daily life, human beings, and the creation made by a higher power and have had success with engaging people across political lines.

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How One Country Is Restoring Its Damaged Ocean

Tik Root

April 11, 2018 |

National Geographic |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Belize, Belize City

Belize, cited by Darwin as home to “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies," recently became the first country to issue a moratorium on all offshore oil exploration and drilling in order to protect the reef and the species that rely on it.

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Farmers in Some of the Toughest Places to Do Agriculture Are the Ones Innovating for Climate Change

Frani Halperin

April 01, 2018 |

H20 Radio |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vona, Colorado

It's not easy sustaining historical agricultural practices amidst a backdrop of climate change. Nate McCaffrey of eastern Colorado knows this all too well. So, instead of continuing the conventional ways of farming he had grown up to know, he decided to try out a no-till farming approach, and then went a step further and planted cover crops. Although not without its limitations, this switch in both mindset and practice has allowed him to cultivate healthier soil and save on fuel costs previously allocated towards his old tilling machinery.

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Malawian Farmers Fight Climate Change Head On

Deogracias Benjamin Kalima

March 14, 2018 |

Greentumble |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi

While climate change continues to complicate the realities of creating seasonal viable crops, farmers in Malawi are adopting conservation agriculture in at attempt to salvage what they can from their crops. Through a variety of "climate change resilience farming methods," local farmers have seen an increase in their crops' resiliency.

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Chocolate and agroforestry accelerate in El Salvador

Anna-Catherine Brigida

March 14, 2018 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador, Zacatecoluca

Agroforestry has become a powerful tool in El Salvador communities and is helping farmers grow crops they otherwise wouldn't be able to. The practices which has played a major role in bringing cacao back to the region, is also beneficial for the climante and ecosystem.

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Subsistence hunters adapt to a warming Alaska with new tools

Zachariah Hughes

February 22, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Shishmaref, Alaska

Adapting to climate change means making pragmatic choices for subsistence hunters. In Alaska, island communities in the Bering Strait are changing the way they secure food for their families. Where once hunters had largely relied on marine mammals for their diets, today, musk oxen and caribou make up a larger part of the local diet. Hunters are also learning to adapt to changing ice conditions by using drones to monitor large areas.

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The Hydroponics Revolution

Sam Judah

February 06, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

Hydroponics works by growing plants in water without soil, fields or farms. Across the globe, this method is already being implemented as a more cost-effective way of growing food. Farmers and scientists are debating whether it will be the method of farming in the future.

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Farmers Are Using Flowers To Beat Back Pests Instead Of Chemicals

Aimee Lutkin

February 06, 2018 |

Green Matters |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Lancaster, Lancashire

Scientists are experimenting with a natural form of pesticide by planting flowers amongst their crops to attract insects that eat the pests that damage the crops. One study in Switzerland found a 61% reduction in leaf damage after ladybugs visited the mixture of wheat, poppies, cilantro, and dill.

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