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  • Why these farmers are welcoming muskrats, birds, and snakes

    Marsha McLeod

    August 12, 2021 |

    TVO |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    In Canada, farmers are rewilding their farmlands, a process where a farmer restores their habitat to a more natural state. It includes things like planting trees, building hedgerows, and creating ponds. Rewilding can prevent soil erosion, carbon sequestering, and filtering water, among many other things, reversing some of the adverse effects caused by farming. One non-profit, the Alternative Land Use Services is funding these rewilding projects by paying farmers. ALUS projects span 31,000 across Canada.

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  • Evidence Indigenous burning works is growing. Could Australia offer a model for B.C.?

    Stefan Labbé

    August 07, 2021 |

    Tri-City News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    A review of 120 years of data found that traditional indigenous fire burning practices, which are low-intensity and controlled, lead to an increase in biodiversity. The practice has been done for years in indigenous communities to clear forage space, stimulate growth, or clear waterways. In Australia, where the practice has wide support, traditional low-intensity fires have led to a reduction in the intensity of large wildfires. They have also reduced and methane and nitrous oxide emissions by close to 40 percent. Other countries like Canada face hurdles to implementing the practice on a wider scale.

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  • Ostional, retando el paradigma de la conservación desde 1987

    Mónica Quesada Cordero

    August 06, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    El aprovechamiento de huevos de tortuga lora (tortuga marina) que se realiza en la comunidad de Ostional desde 1987 genera controversia, pero las investigaciones demuestran que no es perjudicial para la especie, sino más bien que la relación que se ha establecido con la comunidad ha permitido no sólo proteger a la tortuga, y a la vez generar estabilidad económica en la comunidad y fortalecer su identidad como protectores de la especie.

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  • PA cities have a sewer-system problem. Green infrastructure can help — but comes with its own risks

    Madison Goldberg

    August 05, 2021 |

    StateImpact Pennsylvania |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    In many cities, rainwater is drained through "grey infrastructure" things like pipes, streets, etc. In some cities, this system is combined with the sewage system. Rainwater drains into the sewage system, is then cleaned, then emptied into the river. However, with strong storms some sewage systems overflow. A problem that will worsen with climate change. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, rain gardens are one solution to overflowing sewage systems. Cities like Harrisburg are turning to green infrastructure, things like rain gardens, roofs with gardens, and parks, to ease the burden on gray infrastructure.

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  • The social enterprise that takes on ‘Big Air' with data

    Laura Joffre

    August 05, 2021 |

    Pioneers Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Beijing

    Smart Air is a social enterprise in Beijing that educates people about clean air and debunks myths about expensive air purifiers marketed by large corporations. Smart Air instead offers effective products at a more affordable price, making clean air more accessible.

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  • Argentinien: Die Rückkehr der Jaguare

    Michael Stocks Matthias Ebert

    August 04, 2021 |

    Phoenix |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Argentina

    Im argentinischen Feuchtgebiet Esteros del Iberá läuft eines der größten Wiederansiedelungsprojekte weltweit. Neben anderen Tierarten, die schon zurückgekehrt sind, wird nun auch der Jaguar wiederangesiedelt. Das hilft, das ganze Ökosystem ins Gleichgewicht zu bringen.

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  • California's Yurok Tribe grows solutions in soil of crises

    Mackenzie Wilkes

    August 04, 2021 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Yurok Tribe, located in Northern California, depends on fishing to sustain a living. However, a severe drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a crumbling highway severely affected the tribe. So, leaders are turning towards new ways of making an income: a community garden.

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  • Giving Mother Nature a Hand

    Zdenka Kovarikova

    August 03, 2021 |

    Transitions Online |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Cervene Pecky and Dolany, two small towns in Prague, were able to fix their flooding problems through a process known as land consolidation. Prior to the land consolidation, the towns would get flooded by rainwater. Through land consolidation, property owners are able to redraw property lines. Thanks to the consolidation, the field that emptied into Dolany is now covered in grass, trees, and ditches.

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  • Beirut Is Greening the Aftermath of Disaster

    Laure Delacloche

    August 03, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    In 2020, a devastating explosion in Beirut that came from a warehouse released 800,000 and one million tons of construction and demolition waste and 20,000 tons of shattered glass into the city. The waste was being thrown into landfills. However, landfills are notoriously bad for the environment. Out of that rubble an idea was created; disposing waste sustainably. Rubble Mountains was created specifically to do this. They've been able to restore four quarries, use materials to create public amenities, and diverting up to 50 tons of demolition waste from landfills.

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  • This German startup offers a simpler way to recycle your coffee cup

    Marianne Dhenin

    August 03, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    About 16 billion paper cups are used every day for coffee consumption. In small towns in England, and in the countries like New Zealand and Germany, a deposit-based reusable cup system is being used to create less waste. Under this program consumers pay a small fee to use a reusable cap and get their cashback once they return it. One such program in Germany called "RECUP" estimates its saved 43,000 trees every year.

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