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Passarinheiras: presença feminina na observação de aves se fortalece a cada dia

Alice Sales

September 06, 2020 |

Agência Eco Nordeste |

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Response Location: Brazil

A reportagem é sobre o aumento da presença de mulheres na observação de aves e ornitologia, ramo da zoologia que estuda aves.

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Hawaii Marines Now Guarding The Nests Of Endangered Species

Kevin Knodell

September 06, 2020 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Members of the Marine Corps in Hawaii often pull double duty: military training and endangered species protection. For example, in June, the Marines roped off 13 green sea turtle nests on a local beach. Part of their job is to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of where they perform their training exercises. Sometimes there are military members or residents who might not understand why they have to preserve and manage the land, but education outreach has led to a ramp up in conservation efforts for turtles, birds, and other creatures.

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Negócios da floresta: empresas e povos da Amazônia mostram como fazer extração sustentável e promover desenvolvimento para todos

Carlos Minuano

September 03, 2020 |

UOL |

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Response Location: Brazil

Povos originários da Amazônia fazem extração sustentável na natureza e negociam produtos com empresas. Além de proteger o meio ambiente, o trabalho gera independência financeira para as comunidades locais.

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Cities are using poop to look for early Covid-19 outbreaks

Katherine Ellen Foley

September 03, 2020 |

Quartz |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Wastewater-based epidemiology is helping scientists and public health experts track the prevalence of coronavirus in communities. Although this practice can be complicated by the size of cities and lacks a standardized testing protocol, it has already helped identify outbreaks at two universities.

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Coastal Louisiana tribes team up with biologist to protect sacred sites from rising seas

Ty Baniewicz

September 02, 2020 |

Southerly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Indigenous communities in Louisiana are working with scientists to restore wetland ecosystems and protect tribal mounds along the Gulf Coast through backfilling projects. Depleted oil wells and canals in the area are often abandoned, creating reservoirs of stagnant water that affects freshwater plants and animals. The group has started to identify priority canal sites to fill in and seek funding to kick off the project, which can be challenging to get.

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What sewage can tell us about the spread of COVID-19

Jane C. Hu

September 02, 2020 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

Scientists in Bozeman, Montana are tracking community spread of COVID-19 by studying samples from the city’s wastewater. Although this form of tracking is more tedious and not necessarily as effective as testing individuals via a swab, the wastewater tracking program is able detect the virus and help health officials identify the area where it likely originated from.

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Bitcoin Miner Is Scoring 700% Profits Selling Energy to Grid

Chris Martin

September 01, 2020 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

A cryptocurrency mining company in Texas called Layer1 can power down its data-processing centers and sell its unused electricity back to the power grid. Instead of passively consuming energy, they are able to utilize batteries, smart meters, and artificial intelligence software to use more renewable energy and, at the same time, make a profit. While scaling this response can be difficult due to restrictions from utility companies on how consumers get their energy, Layer1 estimates it will save up to $6.7 million annually by cutting production for 30 minutes during some of the hottest days in the summer.

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Uma floresta em equílibrio: como agroflorestas na Amazônia mostram que diversidade pode garantir solo, ar e água às próximas gerações

Janaína Garcia

September 01, 2020 |

UOL |

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Response Location: Brazil

Agricultores da Amazônia trabalham com agroflorestas para preservar o meio ambiente. Além de diminuir as emissões de carbono na atmosfera, as agroflorestas aumentam a fertilidade do solo.

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Can we harness the Arctic's methane for energy?

Amy Yee

September 01, 2020 |

Arctic Today |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Alternative energy systems in Africa could help inform how to trap methane in the Arctic. Due to permafrost thawing and glaciers melting, methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, is leaking into the atmosphere. In Rwanda, a lake-based methane power plant extracts methane from the water and turns it into electricity. But questions remain about how similar systems and infrastructure could work in the Arctic landscape.

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Em risco de ser extinta, Fundação Zoo SP tem papel importante para conservação

Duda Menegassi

August 31, 2020 |

((o))eco |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo

A Fundação Zoo São Paulo preserva espécies ameaçadas de extinção no Brasil, como a arara-azul-de-lear e o mico-leão-dourado. A organização também possui atividades de pesquisa e conservação na Mata Atlântica, no Cerrado e no Pantanal.

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