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Taking Responsible Palm Oil from Aspiration to Implementation

Catherine Cheney

December 10, 2015 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

Palm oil production is driving deforestation at alarming rates across the globe. Anti-palm-oil activists have shifted their focus to advocating for responsible and environmentally sustainable sourcing of this commodity. By doing so, they've gained a seat at the table with the industry’s corporations.

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African Farmers Are Building Sustainable Beehive Fences to Protect Their Crops From Wild Elephants

Rafi Schwartz

December 09, 2015 |

GOOD Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

A team of entrepreneurial zoologists have devised a way to help farmers in rural Africa protect their property from the persistent threat of wild elephants trampling their crops. Christened the Beehive Fence, it’s a remarkably simple solution to this elephantine problem.

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Building Greener Ships, to Keep the Sea From Rising

Henry Fountain

December 08, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico, San Juan, San Juan

With projections that global shipping could account for 16 percent of carbon emissions by 2050, experts are looking to natural gas and so-called "slow steaming" to limit energy consumption.

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Africa's Future is Clean Energy

Wanjohi Kabukuru

December 04, 2015 |

African Business Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

At the mention of “clean energy” in Africa, six countries stand out as beacons of the change to new, clean future energy sources on the continent, boosted by foreign investment.

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Another Giant Leap

Ndoni Khanyile

December 04, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Sukhrali, Haryana

The rapid development of emerging economies across Asia and Africa is lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - but there is much debate as to how to best structure this growth. If these economies evolve in the same way as in the West - with unchecked, excessive resource consumption and heavy pollution - the planet may be on the fast track to disaster. Earthrise explores how these nations can grow sustainably using improved, eco-conscious technologies like renewable energy and eco-friendly farming practices.

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12 Strategies for Moving from Water Scarcity to Abundance

Seth M. Siegel

December 03, 2015 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District

Israel has an abundance of water and independence from climate conditions through public ownership and government management of all water, a water-respecting culture, and innovative agriculture practices.

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The Solar Company Making a Profit on Poor Africans

Stephan Faris

December 02, 2015 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Since its commercial launch in 2012, M-Kopa has grown to exceed expectations for its revenue--now making more than $12 million a year. The company does this all while expanding access to affordable technology to the poorest rural population in Kenya, as well as providing them with credit and promoting green practices.

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Safe Passage

Benjamin Goldfarb

December 01, 2015 |

Orion Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Creston, British Columbia

North America’s protected areas are too small and scattered to sustain wildlife, so conservationists are fighting for Yellowstone to Yukon, a continent-wide network of protected areas which would preserve lifesaving migration routes.

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Seaweed cultivation ushers waves of change in the Sundarbans

Oishanee Ghosh

November 25, 2015 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Jharkhali, West Bengal

Algaculture offers a sustainable and empowering alternative to rice farming in coastal areas of India threatened by sea level rise. With the assistance of The Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the South Asian Forum for Environment, women engage in algae farming training workshops. Harvesting algae like a crop provides a vital source of additional income to women, who are often the caretakers of their family.

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A Billboard That Acts Like 1,200 Trees

Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

November 21, 2015 |

OZY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Peru, Lima Metropolitan Area

Lima has the worst air quality of any city in Latin America due to its mostly windless climate, growing economic developments and ongoing construction. A local engineering school, however, has set out to transform billboards throughout the region to act as air purifiers and water generators.

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