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  • Inside Nassarawa community where crop farmers, herders coexist

    March 11, 2022 |

    Premium Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ga'ate, Nasarawa

    As violence between herders and farmers continues in other parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society in the Ga’ate community has found a way to coexist and benefit from each other. By setting up grazing areas for cattle, using the manure to fertilize farms and sharing security responsibilities, the community is able to grow several crops and provide basic aid to its people.

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  • Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

    March 11, 2022 |

    Flatwater Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Albion, Nebraska

    A number of new amenities and businesses in Boone County are the result of fundraising and community development. Local leaders have brought nearly two dozen new major projects to completion in the past ten years. Almost all of the money has been raised by local residents as a result of a “years-long effort to educate residents about the importance of keeping some of their money in their hometowns.”

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  • When to take the keys away? Driver evaluation takes burden off caregivers to decide

    March 11, 2022 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    The Erie County Medical Center’s Driver Rehabilitation Program tests drivers' physical and cognitive abilities, to recommend whether or not they should remain behind the wheel.

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  • Through Online Platforms, Thousands Open Their Homes to Ukraine's Refugees

    March 10, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, online home-sharing platforms such as Host a Sister provided an avenue for thousands of people around the world to offer temporary housing to refugees leaving the country. Host a Sister in particular is geared at women looking for a safe place to stay, making it a valuable resource for families who have had to flee while men have stayed behind to fight.

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  • Could Sacramento's Surreal Estates experiment be the key to more housing for the creative economy?

    March 10, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Surreal Estates, a tiny housing community in a city block, gives creatives a place to own homes and studios near like-minded people.

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  • The ‘timber detectives' on the front lines of illegal wood trade

    March 09, 2022 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    At the Thünen Institute in Germany, a team of 15 people are working to identify culprits of the world’s third largest criminal sector: the illegal wood trade. Since 2013, they have been analyzing and identifying the origin of wood products to determine if they were made from endangered or protected tree species. In 2021, they analyzed about 10,000 samples and are working with organizations and authorities around the world to prevent illegal logging.

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  • AirBnB regs may impact housing markets. But what about housing local workers?

    March 09, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Truckee, California

    In response to a tight housing market that's left locals with few options to buy a home, communities like Truckee, Calif. instituted short term rental regulations intended to curb purchases by part-time residents. But there's not enough data to prove that these rules are having the intended effect, and in many communities, housing prices haven't budged.

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  • Researchers use waste glass to clean up polluted sea

    March 09, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Japan, Nagasaki

    The beach in Omura Bay in Japan isn’t a normal beach covered in sand: It’s covered in glass. This glass beach, developed by the Nagasaki Prefectural Environmental Health Research Center, is meant to recycle waste from the ocean and promote the growth of shellfish to maintain the water’s health. After five years, the center has seen about 525 clams per square meter, an increase over previous years.

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  • How progressives are winning over the rural voters Democrats abandoned

    March 08, 2022 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Stands Up has effectively built support for progressive causes in rural areas using deep canvassing techniques, which emphasize active listening and asking non-judgemental questions instead of political sloganeering.

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  • Comment l'Espagne a fait baisser de 24% les féminicides en moins de 20 ans

    March 08, 2022 |

    L'humanité |

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    Response Location: Spain

    L'Espagne a adopté en 2004 une loi spécifique contre les violences de genre et mis en place des tribunaux spéciaux. Depuis, la législation évolue en permanence. Avec des résultats probants : les féminicides ont diminués de 24 % en moins 20 ans.

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