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  • B.C. caribou pens found to be an 'unequivocal' success

    July 05, 2024 |

    North Shore News |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    The West Moberly First Nations and the Saulteau First Nation are working together to save the local Klinse-Za caribou herd from disappearing. They created a large fenced habitat where caribou and newborn calves can survive away from predators and keep a careful watch on the animals.

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  • Could maggots fed on Kenya's food waste replace wild-caught fish feed?

    July 04, 2024 |

    Dialogue Earth |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

    Kenya-based Project Mila collects food waste from households and businesses in Mombasa and feeds it to black soldier fly larvae. Then, the larvae are harvested for livestock feed and their excrement is used to create a sustainable fertilizer.

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  • How Native Nations Forced Federal Investment in Salmon Reintroduction

    July 02, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Colville Indian Reservation, United States, Washington

    The Upper Columbia United Tribes are working to reintroduce salmon along the Upper Columbia River after the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams altered the environment, preventing the salmon from returning. Their research on the impact of the dam on the river, salmon, and their culture has pressured the U.S. government to uphold its obligations to them. So far, it’s committed $200 million for the reintroduction efforts as a result.

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  • Ensuring Sustained Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Internally Displacement Camps - Nigeria Health Watch

    July 01, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja

    The Durumi camp for internally displaced persons was suffering from unsanitary, unsafe water conditions until the Rotary Club and Nigerian Institution of Water Engineers installed water tanks to provide clean, easily accessible water to the community. In addition, the groups also hosted educational sessions about personal hygiene to help prevent the spread of bacteria and waterborne diseases.

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  • How the Nez Perce are using an energy transition to save salmon

    July 01, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: Nez Perce Reservation, United States, Lapwai, Idaho

    The Nez Perce Tribe is installing solar panels on homes and community buildings across their reservation with the goal of producing enough energy to replace the hydroelectric dams on the Snake River responsible for the diminishing salmon and steelhead populations.

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  • Songs for saving

    June 28, 2024 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    A nonprofit conservation organization, Greenhod Nepal, works with local musicians to create songs inspired by traditional Nepali music about the consequences of poaching. The songs tell stories of real-life events or use the imagined perspectives of animals to educate the public in an accessible way.

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  • California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

    June 27, 2024 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The California-based startup Magrathea Metals is producing magnesium with renewable energy to make the process less expensive and material-intensive. The company aims to make the more environment-friendly metal competitive with steel and aluminum.

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  • With prayers and well wishes, students release thousands of salmon fry in Okanagan waters

    June 27, 2024 |

    IndigiNews |

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    Response Location: Okanagan Nation, Canada, Penticton, British Columbia

    The Okanagan Nation Alliance leads a Fish in Schools program that donates fish spawn and the equipment to raise them to elementary and secondary schools near their territory. Thousands of fish raised by the students are released into local waterways during ceremonies at the end of the school year as a part of their efforts to bring salmon back to the area.

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  • Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

    June 27, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Researchers, conservationists, and shellfish farmers on both U.S. coasts are starting and studying seaweed farms as a way to soak up excess nutrients in acidic water to help shellfish survive and grow.

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  • Need a new outfit? Try the library.

    June 26, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Dover, New Hampshire

    A pilot project at the Dover Public Library in New Hampshire provided locals with an alternative to fast fashion by hosting a clothing library. Like borrowing a book, people could check out up to five occasion-wear garments, which are the type of pieces you might only wear once, for two weeks at a time.

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