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Can the bioeconomy replace oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon?

Gabriela Barzallo

June 22, 2023 |

El País |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ecuador

Communities in Ecuador are building a “bioeconomy” through ecotourism and sustainable agriculture instead of relying on oil extraction. This can help protect the country’s biodiversity and increase locals’ incomes.

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Volunteers, First Nations work to bring back a disappearing oak prairie

Spoorthy Raman

June 19, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

The volunteer-run Friends of Uplands Park Society works to restore and protect Uplands Park in Victoria, British Columbia. The members have helped native species, many of which are designated as at risk, thrive again by removing invasive species, planting more native species, and educating the community.

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A Powerful Climate Solution Just Below the Ocean's Surface

Tatiana Schlossberg

May 24, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Virginia

A project at the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve has restored 10,000 acres of seagrass meadow. For two decades, scientists and volunteers have worked together to collect, process, and plant seeds to grow the carbon-storing underwater plants.

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How indigenous women farmers in Mexico are using agroforestry to save the world's favorite drink

Magdalena Rojo

May 15, 2023 |

Unbias The News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Guadalupe Buenavista, Oaxaca

Coffee growers in Oaxaca, Mexico, are renovating their plantations into agroforestry systems to adapt to the effects of climate change. The new growing style integrates native trees and shrubs to diversify the fields. This makes the plants more resistant to unpredictable weather, diseases, and pests.

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New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

Michael Taylor Asad Asnawi

May 12, 2023 |

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Response Location: Indonesia

The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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Amid changing climate, Bangladesh farming groups conserve indigenous rice seeds

Abu Siddique

April 03, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge runs a rice breeding initiative to preserve and encourage the planting of indigenous seeds. The program trains farmers how to problem solve, cultivate, and save the different seed varieties.

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How Planting Grasslands Fights Climate Change

Michelle Lotker

April 03, 2023 |

PBS North Carolina |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

In North Carolina, planting native grassland plants instead of typical turf for lawns, landscaping, and roadside areas can create a carbon sink as the plants trap carbon underground in their long root systems.

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From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i

Jeremy Hance

March 28, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Saving Hawai‘i’s Forests plants koa trees and other native plants to reforest plots of land degraded by grazing livestock. As a result, the group has noticed the return of native wildlife to the plot, many of which are endangered or threatened species.

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In the Extinction Capital of the World, A Native School Is Restoring Indigenous Forests

Jenna Kunze

March 11, 2023 |

Native News Online |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Led by Native Hawai’ians, Kamehameha Schools owns thousands of acres of land dedicated to stewardship and conservation. The school partners with Native Hawaiian organizations and conducts eco-cultural education programs for students and members of the community to foster connections between them and the environment.

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The Wollemi Pine's Survival Proves We Can Save More Trees

Elizabeth Hewitt

March 06, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Australia, New South Wales

Conservation efforts in Australia are saving the Wollemi pine tree from extinction. The Wollemi Pine Recovery Team works with a variety of experts to study and repopulate the plant while saving the remaining wild pines from disease and fire. The team also gets some help from the public who buy pines to care for at home.

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