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Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms

Adele Peters

March 22, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Mozambique, Beira

Climate change is causing storms to intensify across the world, resulting in mass destruction that ruins peoples homes. Mozambique has recently experienced this reality when a tropical storm resulted in a massive flood that overtook parts of the country. To help prevent future destruction, cities are focusing efforts on building more resilient homes that stand a better chance of surviving similar events.

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A women's squad in Odisha defends its forest for 20 years

Sahana Ghosh

March 21, 2019 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Gundalba, Odisha

Biodiversity and forest cover in Gundalba rebounded after a women-led group started using whistles and rotational patrols to scare away timber smugglers and woodcutters. The group also helped neighboring villages coordinate fuelwood gathering and avoid conflicts.

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Restoring Indonesia's peatlands to their natural soggy glory

Daniel Grossman

March 20, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Borneo

The Indonesian government is working with family farmers in Borneo to spread the cultivation of sago crops, which requires the restoration of the country's historic, boggy swamps. This type of agriculture, called paludiculture, makes the lands less prone to devastating wildfires, protects residents' health, reduces CO2 emissions, and offers a long-term farming solution.

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How pinwheels and Play-Doh could address post-tornado trauma in Lee County

Andrew Yawn

March 14, 2019 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

Comfort kits provide children with a therapeutic outlet during times of disaster recovery. With disaster relief often centered on adult needs, the kits of Play-Doh, books and various toys distributed in the aftermath of tornado damage in Lee County, Alabama, specifically address stressors borne by the youngest members of families.

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Paradise from a desert, the proven benefits of regenerative agriculture

David Claughton

March 09, 2019 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, Boorowa, New South Wales

Multiple farmers in New South Wales have overcome drought and transformed their farming practices through regenerative agriculture. They decreased pesticide use, increased the planting of native vegetation, and increased profit over time. The profit-generating effects of regenerative agriculture are supported by a 10-year study of 16 Australian farms.

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Climate change is fueling wildfires around the world. Can indigenous knowledge help us manage them?

Viki Cramer

March 07, 2019 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia, East Perth

The indigenous practice of setting regular fires to manage land hasn’t been used in generations, but it’s now being brought back to help manage wildfires in Australia. With support from the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation and 10 Deserts Project, indigenous people are re-learning old traditions to help the land, though they are still learning to navigate complex relationships with the government about which land can be used.

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Adapting to the Anthropocene

Janice Cantieri

March 07, 2019 |

Atmos |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Kiribati

Around the world, communities are creating new technologies, processes, and relationships to the land in an effort to adapt to the changing climate. From the I-Kiribati using new hydroponic systems to grow food amidst rising sea levels, to farmers in Telangana using sustainable greenhouse technology, to the use of solar panels on Indigenous lands like Little Buffalo, those that depend on the land the most are having to adapt first. Underscoring each response is a collaborative, collective resilience.

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In India, New Tactics Are Being Implemented to Prevent Human-Elephant Clashes

Vasudevan Sridharan

March 07, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Valparai

Elephant-human interaction has too often led to conflict or danger in India. New research supports a forest authority’s early-warning system to send text, phone, and visual alerts when elephants are nearby. The integrated system has reduced fatalities to almost zero.

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Oregon Wineries Come Together To Save Grapes Rejected For Smoke Taint

Shana Clarke

March 06, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Turner, Oregon

Grape growers and winemakers in Oregon recently worked together after a fire burned thousands of acres of land. After contracts were turned down due to smoke taint of the grapes, the Oregon Solidarity project was formed. It sourced winemakers willing to accept these grapes (which were still considered safe), created three special wines, and is funneling all profits back to the growers.

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This new neighborhood in Amsterdam is made of floating houses

Adele Peters

March 04, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

A community in North Amsterdam tackles the issue of rising water levels head on by building homes that can float. The houses are built to include solar energy grids using blockchain so neighbors can share electricity, and the structures rise and fall with the ebbs and flows of flooding.

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