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  • Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?

    November 13, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Through a combination of strict outdoor water use restrictions, water waste enforcement, recycling of indoor use water, and the installation of new pump technology, the Southern Nevada Water Authority was able to reduce water use by roughly 26 billion gallons over one year.

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  • Las Vegas incentivizes removal of green turf. Should Utah?

    November 13, 2022 |

    Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    The Southern Nevada Water Authority pays Las Vegas residents $3 for every square foot of lawn they tear out and replace with alternatives, like artificial turf, that use less water.

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  • Solar empowers Pala'wan indigenous women to save basketry tradition, natural forest

    November 12, 2022 |

    Rappler |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    The installation of solar panels in communities in the Philippines without electricity allows Pala’wan indigenous women to weave more baskets at night and increase their household income.

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  • Amid conflict and chaos, a reforestation project surges ahead in Haiti

    November 10, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Haiti

    Nonprofits and communities in Hati are working together to reforest land with native plants. Using a public-private land approach, the nonprofits bought land around, and in, Grand Bois National Park to create a private reserve and avoid potential bureaucratic complications.

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  • Rat killers in paradise: An eradication program remakes a tropical atoll

    November 10, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: French Polynesia, Tetiaroa Atoll

    Conservationists and scientists eradicated invasive rats from Tetiaroa Atoll in French Polynesia with targeted rat poison bates. The island’s wildlife, including endangered species, and its ecosystem have flourished in response.

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  • A Building Material That Consumes CO2 Has Finally Come to the US

    November 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Belgium

    A building material made of hemp fibers, water, and clay or lime is a sustainable alternative to other options like concrete. Dubbed hempcrete, the product has many benefits including a very low carbon footprint, active sequestration of carbon dioxide, and using a sustainable, fast-growing crop as its base.

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  • The Forest Underground: How an Australian Missionary Regrew the African Sahel

    November 10, 2022 |

    Christianity Today |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Niger, Maradi

    Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) allows local farmers who faced devastation to their crops due to drought to bring their land back to life and aid in reforestation. Over 20 years, the project has regenerated 200 million trees, improved crop yields by 30% and the concept of FMNR is practiced in 29 countries around the world.

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  • Farming fog for water? Canary Islands tap a new reservoir.

    November 09, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Spain, La Vega

    Where rain is sparse, farmers are collecting fog as a water supply. The collection systems typically consist of nets that catch the droplets and allow them to drip down into a storage container.

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  • When raptors and urbanization collide, these volunteers are there to help

    November 08, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boyds, Maryland

    Volunteers at the Owl Moon Raptor Center in Maryland rehabilitate injured birds by treating their injuries and exercising them. Healed birds are released back into the wild.

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  • How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming

    November 07, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Belize

    The Nature Conservancy made a deal with Belize to lend the country over $350 million to pay off its international debts. In return, Belize agreed to use some of the money it would have spent repaying those debts each year to protect its endangered marine resources like coral reefs.

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