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  • Jeans-to-bag: Promoting education, environmental sustainability in rural communities

    February 27, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    The SecureCycle initiative collects jeans that would otherwise be discarded and turns them into backpacks for low-income students in rural communities in Nigeria. Having access to a sturdy bag to carry their school supplies encourages students to attend school and keeps them from losing their books so they stay engaged in class.

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  • Améliorer les rendements agricoles grâce aux déchets ménagers et agro-industriels

    February 26, 2024 |

    SciDev.Net |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Burkina Faso

    Avec le compostage, les biodéchets ménagers, agricoles et agro-industriels peuvent être transformés en fertilisants organiques, qui aident à améliorer la qualité du sol au fil du temps. Le processus créé par l’Institut de recherche en sciences appliquées et techniques du Burkina Faso a reçu l’un des trophées de l’innovation de l’Institut de recherche pour le développement, et la recherche a conduit à l’ouverture d’installations de compostage dédiées dans le pays.

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  • Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save the species?

    February 26, 2024 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    The United States National Park Service is planting giant sequoia tree seedlings in groves that were decimated by extreme wildfires in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The effort aims to preserve the endangered species as the organization doesn’t believe the trees in these areas will regenerate on their own.

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  • Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

    February 25, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tharu community, Nepal, Kathmandu

    A coalition of local businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal, is sorting non-recyclable waste collected from mountaineering activities in the Himalayan mountains. Once it is sorted, skilled Indigenous craftswomen make it into new products, like placemats and jewelry boxes, to earn a living.

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  • The 15-Minute City Is Saving My Life

    February 22, 2024 |

    Next Avenue |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that encourages planners to develop neighborhoods that are easily accessible within a 15-minute walk, bike or public transit ride. The 15-minute city idea promotes health and wellness by encouraging residents to walk and bike more, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fosters a sense of community among locals.

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  • Wildlife Crossings Can Mend a Landscape

    February 21, 2024 |

    Sierra Club |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    The Netherlands built nearly 3,000 wildlife crossings over and under roads, railways, and waterways to reduce habitat fragmentation, allowing wildlife to roam freely without becoming roadkill.

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  • How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

    February 19, 2024 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

    The Quinault Indian Nation is building new housing for its community about a mile from its current village on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The goal is to relocate the whole village to a place further above sea level to avoid flooding and sea-level rise.

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  • Online game educating Africans on Climate Change

    February 18, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Ghana

    Agric Connect is raising climate change awareness in Ghana with a video game called “The Planet Saver.” The game is structured like a quiz and incorporates a leaderboard, social sharing and a forum to ask experts questions.

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  • These farmworkers created America's strongest workplace heat rules

    February 17, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    To fight for safer working conditions, a coalition of farmworkers staged protests and led boycotts of corporations such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell, which helped persuade the companies to join their push for better treatment. This led to the creation of the Fair Food Program, an initiative that certifies farms that comply with strict safety standards and gives them access to some of the largest buyers of produce. Farms in 10 states now participate in the program, providing protections for roughly 20,000 workers.

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  • The all-women crew fighting Indonesia's peatland fires

    February 16, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Borneo

    The Power of Mama is an all-female firefighting unit that protects the health and livelihoods of the local community and environment by working with village authorities to educate local farmers on safe practices to prevent wildfires and preserve the ecosystem. The unit formed in 2022 with just 44 volunteers, but has since grown to 92 members aged 19 to 60 across six villages.

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