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  • In India, Sacred Groves Are Helping Resurrect a Near-Extinct Forest Ecosystem

    Mahima Jain

    March 02, 2023 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: India

    Auroville is home to foresters, ecologists, and other conservation advocates working on various reforestation efforts like propagating tropical dry evergreen forest species and planting drought-resistant species. Today, community-run nurseries supply about 50,000 saplings a year for tree-planting projects in Auroville. There are also “forest groups” made up of local residents who plant native species, collectively planting more than half a million evergreen saplings of over 200 different species.

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  • The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms

    Anne Marshall-Chalmers

    February 14, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Planting hedgerows as boundaries between, or around, crops can help farmers manage pests, boost pollination, and improve carbon sequestration in the soil around them.

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  • Science for All: A documentary on citizen science

    Manon Verchot Sanshey Biswas

    January 24, 2023 |

    Neighbird |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

    Citizen scientists in India are using apps like iNaturalist to contribute to scientific research on biodiversity. They help fills gaps in data by adding photos of plants and animals to the app for researchers to assess.

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  • From Japan to Brazil: Reforesting the Amazon with the Miyawaki method

    Nieves Zúñiga

    January 24, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    In Brazil, the Friends of the Amazon Forest Institute is using the Miyawaki method in its reforestation projects to see fast results. The method requires planting several species of native trees randomly in organic soil and then allowing nature to run its course with little-to-no human intervention.

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  • Seeds of change: Nepal's local crops raise hopes for food security

    Mukesh Pokhrel

    January 22, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    In an effort to protect and promote Nepal’s local, or traditional, crops, the Raithane Koseli Ghar initiative gathers and sells the hard-to-find seeds. The initiative also provides support and education to farmers looking to grow them.

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  • Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves

    Charlotte Wilkins

    January 22, 2023 |

    France 24 |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Volunteers of a nonprofit tree-planting initiative in Paris are planting pocket forests, based on Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki’s method, to increase biodiversity and combat extreme heat. These mini-forests are made of native species planted close together at random to mimic a natural forest.

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  • Detroit Zoo leads coalition to connect habitat restoration efforts across the city

    Tom Perkins

    January 18, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Organizations like the Detroit Audubon’s Bird City habitat restoration initiative are planting native flowers, grasses, and trees in vacant, underused lots and parks to restore the habitat for wildlife in the city.

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  • The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

    Agostino Petroni

    January 17, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Italy, Parabita, Puglia

    The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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  • Dollars and chainsaws: Can timber production help fund global reforestation?

    Gianluca Cerullo

    January 05, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reforestation project in Brazil is using revenue from timber production to finance restoration costs by growing eucalyptus trees to cut down alongside the native plants they are cultivating.

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  • How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

    Sheri Quinn

    November 16, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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