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  • Darfur's women refugees lead reforestation of war-blighted Sudan–Chad borderland

    The Safe Space for Women and Girls plants neem trees around the Adré refugee camp with the goal of combatting the effects of deforestation while also providing purpose and hope for refugees living at the camp. Women involved in the organization are trained to craft products such as bags and jewelry from the neem tree oil and wood, with the proceeds of these goods reinvested into conservation efforts. So far, the organization has planted more than 300 trees.

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  • Sani Isla: A Kichwa community that found alternatives to oil in conservation and tourism

    The indigenous community of Sani Isla in Ecuador receives financial incentives for conserving thousands of hectares through the state-run Socio Bosque program. This economic support helps them sustain their ways of life, safeguard more of the environment, and showcase the area’s biodiversity to tourists.

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  • When AI Meets Conservation

    Okala, a technology company, has developed smart camera traps equipped with a mini-computer and a satellite connection that, with the help of artificial intelligence, send researchers real-time notifications about which species pass by. Real-time camera alerts are not only helping researchers, but also surrounding communities intent on keeping people and crops safe from wild animals.

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  • GHGSat and Carbon Mapper satellites take flight as landfill gas monitoring tech matures

    Monitoring satellites are starting to play an important role in helping nations find and address greenhouse gas emissions; from space, new satellites' data and other technologies are identifying methane plumes around the world.

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  • A building wave: The corporate-Indigenous partnerships doing things differently

    New philanthropic funding models are distributing to Indigenous peoples and local communities in climate and biodiversity hotspots, enabling them to continue traditional practices that greatly benefit the environment. One core principle is the building of strong on-the-ground relationships, then providing “no-strings” grants with little follow-up reporting required.

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  • A Colorado Groundwater Experiment Tackles Urgent Conservation Needs

    Farmers in arid, drought-prone regions are creating groundwater conservation easements with nonprofits to reduce their water use in a financially feasible way. For these agreements, farmers reduce the acres they grow crops on in perpetuity in exchange for payment and tax benefits.

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  • Your lawn could host an endangered ecosystem

    The Phoenix Conservancy is restoring the critically endangered Palouse Prarie across Washington and Idaho one small plot of land at a time. Using native species, the group plants and maintains micro-prairies in yards, school parking lots, roadcuts, and any piece of land they can access.

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  • How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

    Farmers in Garoua, Cameroon, are repopularizing a traditional agricultural technique called Zai to restore the soil they’re growing on and combat human-caused desertification. To do so, they dig holes across their fields so compost, grain, and rainwater can sink into them and prevent erosion.

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  • Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments

    Local communities in Bhutan are developing ecotourism sites to create jobs, generate income, and protect endangered species and ecosystems. They’ve created ecolodges and campsites, host traditional dining experiences with food from local farmers, and host nature-based activities, all while leading conservation efforts on the land they use.

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  • Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands

    Water buffalo are becoming a crucial species in many conservation projects. Their natural habits like grazing and wallowing in water and the spreading of seeds through their dung increase biodiversity and create microhabitats for other important species.

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