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  • Como o povo Karipuna expulsou criminosos de suas terras na Amazônia

    December 10, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rondônia

    Indígenas Karipunas monitoraram o próprio território, em Rondônia, para identificar áreas de invasão e fazer denúncias na ONU. O trabalho teve apoio de ONGs, ajudou o desmatamento a diminuir 49% na Terra Indígena Karipuna e fez com que os criminosos fossem presos e tivessem os bens bloqueados.

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  • The Weight of the World

    December 10, 2020 |

    Terrain.org |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Watamu

    Local Ocean Conservation is in Watamu, Kenya has made approximately 21,000 turtle rescues and "treated more than 650 turtles in its rehabilitation center and clinic" since it's inception in 1997. The group responds to fishermen who have accidentally caught turtles in their nets and then remunerates the fishermen for their "time, effort, and phone calls." This incentive-based relationship combined with a ban on the international tortoiseshell trade has helped decrease the poaching of turles, and the group has now expanded their efforts to include more initiatives to protect the endangered species.

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  • Reusing, recycling, rethinking

    December 10, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Virginia

    Mason & Greens is a zero-waste store that reduces environmental impact by selling package-free items, from shampoo bars to organic produce. Dry goods and the wines, oils, and kombucha on tap are bought with reusable containers and priced by the ounce, which reduces plastic waste and allows customers to buy only what they need. In addition to minimizing products' carbon footprints, the store has been profitable since it opened and the owners say that, while prices are initially higher for consumers, reusable products may be less expensive in the long run because they don’t have to be replaced as frequently.

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  • There are worse viruses than Covid-19 out there. How do we avoid the next big one?

    December 08, 2020 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China

    Public health experts are strategizing for how to combat the next pandemic by learning from what failed to prevent the most recent coronavirus pandemic. From increasing surveillance of viruses to using diagnostic technologies to "screen for novel infections more systematically," there are a series of protocols that countries failed to utilize that can be enacted now as a preventative measure.

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  • Budget-strapped Wyo towns bypass state with climate efforts

    December 08, 2020 |

    WyoFile |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Laramie, Wyoming

    Several counties in Wyoming are "breaking with state policy" in order to introduce initiatives and efforts aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Although the state controls financial allocations, city and county governments as well as community-driven efforts have still resulted in a reduction of electrical consumption and fossil fuel consumption.

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  • If Ranching Wants To Survive Drought And Other Climate Hassles, It's Time To Show Soil Some Love

    December 07, 2020 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Steamboat Springs, Colorado

    Thanks to a microloan from a local nonprofit and a willingness to try a new approach, a ranching operation in Colorado has begun introducing regenerative agriculture practices in the form of carbon capture. Using "portable electric fences to keep their cattle moving," the farmers have been able to produce healthier soil which has promoted better grass growth. Although the practice has not caught on across the industry, "regenerative agriculture is considered an important climate solution."

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  • Chimney Sweeps Attack Deadly Pollution Crisis

    December 06, 2020 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

    After banning the burning of raw coal as a way to reduce air pollution in Mongolia, residents of Ulaanbaatar switched to refined charcoal to heat their homes. However, that coal also wasn’t the cleanest and contributed to hundreds suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. To fix that, the government teamed up with a private company to hire more than 1,600 people to clean and inspect people’s chimneys and stoves. While critics say the program doesn’t solve the country’s pollution problem, the service has provided jobs to those who didn’t have steady work and helped those who aren't able to clean their stoves.

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  • A System for Sharing Household Heat Is Growing Beneath France

    December 04, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In Paris, about 7,500 buildings are heated using geothermal energy, a cost-saving and carbon neutral energy source. Water is drawn from deep below ground at a central location and heated by the earth, and then sent via underground pipes to individual buildings. The Bagneux and Chatillon district has scaled up the system, providing heat to over 40,000 people. Districts created joint ventures to reduce construction costs and residents do not notice the energy source shift because when the temperature drops to a point where geothermal energy is not viable, gas boilers automatically keeps the heat flowing.

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  • A grassroots push to save disappearing birds and bees forces change in Germany

    December 03, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Germany, Bavaria

    Environmental advocates got 1.75 million signatures to change Bavarian farming laws to protect biodiversity. The Save the Bees Campaign calls for using subsidies to nearly triple the amount of organic farming, creating a network of wildlife corridors, and other actions to protect bird and insect life. Initial results show that, since the law took effect, the share of organic farmland increased and thousands of more acres of forest have been protected. Farmers have also adjusted their view of productivity, including protecting nature as a way to be productive. Similar efforts are happening across Europe.

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  • Heat Waves Kill More People Than Any Other Weather Disaster. These Cities Have A Plan.

    December 01, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    With rising temperatures occurring all over the world, cities are implementing plans to combat heat waves and protect its residents. The city of Ahmedabad in India has been a model for heat resiliency after it created its first heat action plan that centered around “community-focused social measures.” Because of the plan, a 2015 heat wave resulted in fewer than 20 fatalities compared with thousands of deaths in previous years. Other cities like New York City are also participating in heat resiliency efforts aimed at protecting all of its residents.

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