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  • The divers rescuing a drowning island

    February 02, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Vaan Island

    Vaan Island, off the coast of Indian in the Gulf of Mannar, is rapidly sinking. But scientists are working to prevent that erosion by replanting seagrass, which is an important plant in a marine ecosystem. Despite fishermen pulling up the seagrass with their nets, so far, nine acres of seagrass have been rehabilitated in the area.

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  • A Vannes, une aire de jeux inclusive pour tous les enfants

    February 02, 2020 |

    Le Monde |

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    Response Location: France, Vannes

    Le parc de Tohannic, dans le Morbihan, a adapté balançoires, toboggans et autres « tape-cul » aux enfants porteurs d’un handicap. Une manière ludique de rompre avec l’isolement et de jouer comme et avec les autres.

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  • WFP uses new tech to fight refugee food shortages in Jordan

    February 01, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Jordan

    Jordan is dealing with an influx of Syrian refugees that are putting a strain on already scarce resources like water. In response, the United Nations World Food Program has started to grow barley and other foods hydroponically in a process that uses 90% less water than traditional methods. Beyond the innovations in the lab, new technology is also allowing refugees to shop freely in local supermarkets and use their irises—checked with eye scans—to pay for their groceries from their given funds. This eliminates the threat of theft and is improving food access across Jordan.

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  • Mountain Towns Face Big-City Traffic. Maybe It's Time for Big-City Transit.

    January 31, 2020 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Park City, Utah

    With rural areas and mountain towns increasingly facing traffic issues during peak outdoor season or other temporary population growth periods, some have modeled responses after urban transit plans. Park City, the host of the Sundance Film Festival offers free buses throughout the weekend to cut back on commuter traffic; other towns have planned shuttle services between towns and dedicated e-bike routes to reduce car usage in their communities.

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  • Making a home for fish in the desert takes a little help – and a lot of PVC

    January 31, 2020 |

    Planet Forward |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rio Verde, Arizona

    Volunteers in Arizona are building plastic cube structures to create a fish habitat in some of the state’s lakes. Since many of the lakes are in the desert, the shoreline is often not very hospitable for fish. These “fish cities,” made out of PVC pipe, plastic tubes, and glue, create an ecosystem in the lake. The Arizona Game & Fish Department dropped 500 cubes in Bartlett Lake and received positive feedback from anglers. They would like to implement the cubes in other lakes, but the project has been suspended because of limited funds.

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  • Phoenix replacing diesel-fueled garbage trucks with natural gas ones

    January 31, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizona has the second most-polluted air of any state in America, but local government leaders are championing the Cleaner Trucks Initiative as one tool to improve air quality. The city of Phoenix received $1 million from the EPA to transition garbage trucks from diesel to compressed natural gas to reduce emissions and pollution.

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  • Mountain athletes push progress over perfection in climate fight

    January 31, 2020 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Since 2007, Protect Our Winters (POW) has engaged outdoor athletes to advocate for climate change. They believe in “imperfect advocacy,” in which they focus on corporate polluters whose habits can create larger-scale change, rather than putting the impetus for change solely on individuals. In doing so, they have been able to successfully engage athletes in their mission, build a partnership with the Climate Action Corps, a coalition of outdoor outfitters working for change at a corporate-level, and host rallies to sway public officials.

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  • How Nigeria's seed regulator is fighting fake seed

    January 30, 2020 |

    The Nigerian News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Nigerian government is cracking down on fake seed peddlers by enacting a system that detects fraudulent bags of seeds and removes them from distribution. The technology places a scratch code with a unique, one-time PIN on the bag of seed to help users identify the authenticity of the product.

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  • A Muslim women's netball team brings competition — and a sense of inclusion

    January 30, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Grassroots initiatives are empowering Muslim women to bring their faith onto the court. Across several universities in London, new clubs are offering a safe and inclusive space for Muslim women to participate in sports like netball. The ISOC club team, started by students at the London School of Economics, accepts Muslim women from other universities and participates in matches against other university clubs. Several other initiatives provide Muslim women with access to sports clubs, from kickboxing to fencing.

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  • ‘IKEA, but for Parks' Project Streamlines Community Green Space Development

    January 30, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Vacant lots in the city are being greened with an idea dubbed “IKEA, but for parks” which provides preassembled options to create parks in vacant lots. Community members are given layout and design options to choose from based on how the neighborhood decides to utilize their empty lots. Residents are then provided with supplies and training to build and maintain a public green space. The model allows for efficiency and speed while promoting civic participation.

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