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  • The outliers in urban residential landscaping

    Allen Best

    December 08, 2023 |

    Greeley Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Homeowners in Colorado are replacing their turf with rock and native plants and grasses, to save water and save money on water wills.

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  • Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up

    Breanna Draxler

    December 07, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    After they were socially, economically, and politically forced from their agricultural land, the people who have used regenerative farming principles for millennia are reimplementing the practice in their communities. This allows them to improve soil health and reconnect with the land.

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  • A Community-Driven Path to Replenishing Groundwater in a Parched Region

    Geetanjali Krishna

    December 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Jakhni, Uttar Pradesh

    The community in Jakhni, India, reimplemented old farming practices, like building embankments to trap rainwater and planting trees to prevent erosion, to combat severe drought.

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  • Copenhagen: How to flood-proof a city

    Aditi Rajagopal

    December 06, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The city of Copenhagen uses a combination of green and gray infrastructure for flood prevention. It installed more plants, ponds with pumping systems, and green roofs to collect rainfall along with a giant underground tunnel system and walls that close off areas of the city to store water.

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  • In France, zero-waste experiments tackle a tough problem: People's habits

    Joseph Winters

    December 06, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: France, Roubaix

    Local governments in France are educating residents about waste reduction and finding ways to incentivize the behavior change necessary to meet the country’s ambitious zero-waste goals. Roubaix, for example, teaches residents simple lifestyle changes that will also save them money. Whereas, Smicval transitioned from door-to-door waste collection to a central collection point where residents drop off trash themselves.

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  • The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

    Hannah Kirshner

    December 06, 2023 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

    The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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  • Climate change is ravaging the oceans. Some startups see a solution in marine carbon capture

    Chris Bentley

    December 05, 2023 |

    WBUR |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Sequim, Washington

    Marine carbon capture, a term for various methods that trap carbon deep in the ocean, can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Startups around the U.S. are advancing helpful technologies.

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  • Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah's mental health crisis

    Emma Penrod

    November 28, 2023 |

    Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    The officials and experts working on the plan for the future development of Salt Lake Valley are taking into account what didn’t work from previous urban design choices to ensure water conservation is a design priority going forward.

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  • Female Rangers ‘Don't Go All Alpha Like the Men' to Protect a Forest

    Muktita Suhartono

    November 27, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Damaran Baru

    A team of rangers primarily made up of women is protecting 620 acres of forest around their village in Damaran Baru, Indonesia. The rangers' main priority is having conversations with squatters to prevent them from clearing the trees to use the soil, but they also provide important ecological information to researchers and act as environmental stewards.

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  • Holding back the tides of climate change with 'living shorelines'

    Shawne K. Wickham

    November 25, 2023 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    Researchers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are using native plants, rocks, and other natural materials to create living shorelines that combat erosion and tidal surges. Choosing this option instead of relying on manmade structures like concrete allows wildlife like barnacles and fish to return to those areas.

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