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  • French Polynesia's pearl farmers combat climate change with sustainable practices

    January 22, 2021 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: French Polynesia, Tahiti

    A rapidly changing climate is shaking up how French Polynesian pearl farmers are doing business. Kamoka Pearl Farm is incorporating more sustainable practices like using its own oysters to create the nuclei that form pearls and using fish to organically clean the oysters instead of power washing them.

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  • How Covid turbocharged the QR revolution

    January 22, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Quick Response (QR) codes have become a popular way to conduct contactless business, and even contact tracing, during the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants and retail stores allow customers to order and pay by scanning the codes with their smart devices, which pulls funds from payment accounts like PayPal, or their bank account, debit, or credit card. Public health agencies in the UK display QR codes that people can scan to “check in” and if someone tests positive for Covid-19 at that location people who scanned the code within 21 days are notified. QR codes hold massive amounts of data reliably and cheaply.

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  • Edmonton Is Making Its Alleyways a Great Place to Live

    January 22, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta, is issuing an increasing number of building permits to create more housing options in already developed areas of the city. The Canadian city is squeezing in living spaces above garages, in backyards, and even alleyways to contain urban sprawl despite having the space to build outward. The environmental benefits are coupled with the ease and affordability granted by smaller living spaces.

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  • How paramedics can help keep older Ontarians healthy — and out of the ER

    January 22, 2021 |

    TVO |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Hamilton, Ontario

    A program started in Hamilton, Ontario that allows paramedics to "hold routine drop-in sessions at social-housing buildings, at no cost to residents" has expanded throughout the entire country after reporting notable success as a health benefit. Although funding for the program isn't certain, the program thus far has helped keep seniors and low-income residents out of emergency rooms and long-term care facilities and has further helped reduce feelings of isolation during the pandemic.

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  • Planting crops — and carbon, too

    January 22, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rock Hall, Maryland

    Maryland farmer Trey Hill became the first seller in a tech startup’s carbon marketplace, paying him $115,000 for initiating regenerative farming practices. By introducing cover crops, he has been able to sequester about 8,000 tons of carbon in the soil, which then buyers can purchase the credits to offset the carbon they produce. If more farmers get on board, supporters say it can be a tangible solution to curbing climate change.

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  • Mutual aid networks find roots in communities of color

    January 21, 2021 |

    Associated Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Although many mutual aid networks have formed to serve a need during the coronavirus pandemic, the concept has been in practice for centuries and has "deep roots in communities of color." While these grassroots community efforts aren't always referred to as mutual aid, they have nonetheless come into existence to provide economic stability for communities and individuals when governmental structures have failed to do so.

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  • In pursuit of self-determined development, Borneo's indigenous tribes turn to homegrown renewables

    January 21, 2021 |

    Eco-Business |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Malaysia, Kampung Buayan, Borneo

    An indigenous-led nonprofit group called Tonibung installed a micro-hydro electrical system for a village deep in Borneo’s rainforests. The project not only supplied much-needed energy for the villagers of Kampung Buayan, but it is also protecting the surrounding ecosystems, creating jobs for people, and encouraging youth to get involved. “We want to advocate for native rights to self-determination and empower indigenous groups to choose the kind of development that meets the aspirations of their people,” says the founder of the organization.

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  • In the trenches: Home healthcare providers take extra steps to keep everyone safe during visits

    January 21, 2021 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    When the coronavirus pandemic impeded how home care professionals could perform their jobs, many organizations had to adapt to new protocols. In Ohio, the Visiting Nurses Association pivoted to create a COVID-19 “SWAT team” of nurses and clinicians. This model allows the nurses to travel in pairs rather than solo, although only one enters the home, while the other stays outside and compiles the record. Meanwhile, Early Intervention (EI) specialists have pivoted to tele-Intervention, which involves therapists virtually watching parent's interaction with their child and then coaching them further.

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  • How Texas Teachers Are Prioritizing Basic Skills as Instruction Time Gets Crunched During the Pandemic

    January 21, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    To counteract learning loss imposed by the pandemic, San Antonio teachers are focusing on the most essential skills- reading and math for kindergartners through second graders. By prioritizing a specific set of skills like phonetics and arithmetic, they anticipate students will stay on track with their grade level. “We knew we had to prioritize in order to stay on grade level.” Based on their own yearly assessments, it seems the strategy is working.

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  • The vehicle that got a village smiling

    January 21, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Bardo

    Community workers in a village in Nigeria worked together to buy a car to use as an emergency vehicle for pregnant women who are in labor. The initiative has caught the attention of local government, which prompted the governor to fund similar programs in other areas.

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