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  • How religious worship is boosting conservation in India

    Sacred groves in India protected by religious practices, culture, and communities are helping country-wide conservation efforts for greenery and endangered species.

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  • The 20-Minute Neighborhood

    Cities are revitalizing neglected neighborhoods by turning them into 20-Minute Neighborhoods where all non-work needs are within 20 minutes of travel without a car.

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  • Corps member's advocacy on dumpsites clearing helped fight malaria in Kwara

    A public health campaign effectively reduced the incidence of malaria by sensitizing the community to the health risks of dumping waste indiscriminately, providing medical outreach and treatment for malaria, and cleaned up existing waste, which was moved to designated dumpsites.

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  • Lawn gone: ‘Localscaping' may save water, but can it rescue the Great Salt Lake?

    Utah’s Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is encouraging “localscaping” to conserve water by reducing lawns. The concept uses efficient irrigation, native and low-water vegetation, less turf overall, and discourages unnecessary lawns.

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  • Sale of Carbon Curbing Mangrove Loss Along Kenyan Coast

    The Vanga Blue Forest group manages mangrove regrowth to conserve the plants, prevent deforestation, and sell carbon credits. These credits are purchased by individuals or companies to offset their carbon emissions by supporting a project limiting or eliminating emissions elsewhere.

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  • On Greece's recycling islands, no trash goes to waste

    Tilos, a Greek Island, has implemented a number of policies towards reaching a goal of zero waste. As of now, it recycles 86 percent of its trash, and has cut carbon and created jobs as a result.

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  • Is Tree Planting A Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card On Climate?

    Many tree-planting projects are too poorly designed and maintained to benefit the environment. Long-term upkeep, increased transparency, and listening to scientific evidence can help these projects succeed, but tree planting should not be the only practice relied on to midigate climate change.

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  • Au Cameroun, des réfugiés nigérians ayant dégradé leur camp sont maintenant à l'avant-garde du reboisement

    Au Cameroun, le camp de Minawao accueille plus de 50 000 réfugiés fuyant Boko Haram. Pour subvenir à leurs besoins, les bois clairsemés autour du camp ont été coupés pour du bois de chauffe ou pour construire des abris. Le projet « Reverdir Minawao », soutenu par les Nations-Unies, permet d'impliquer les réfugiés dans le reboisement de la zone et le choix des espèces plantées. Environ 400 000 arbres se dressent maintenant dans le camp. Le projet a aidé à réduire la tension avec les habitants alentours.

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  • What the Weeds Are Telling Us

    The Palmer amaranth weed improves the health of disturbed soils like agricultural fields. Throughout its lifecycle, the plant’s deep roots loosen the compacted soil, bring nutrients to the surface and utilize excess nitrogen in the soil.

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  • Flip Your Strip gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf

    In order to use less water in drought-ridden Utah, many residents are replacing their grassy park strips with vegetation and rocks that don’t need as much irrigation. As part of the “Flip Your Strip” initiative, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District provides participants with money per square foot of grass removed. While the program is new, this idea has been tried and tested in California, where studies have shown that it is making an impact.

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