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  • Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia

    March 02, 2017 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    As climate change continues to threaten the survival of native plants species and the health of the eco-systems they support, the North Carolina Arboretum’s Germplasm Repository is taking a clever new approach to the preservation of native plant seeds: pushing to capitalize on their commercial value. Plant physiologists like Joe-Ann McCoy know that the best method for saving many species may also create jobs and boost local economies, when businesses start leveraging the medicinal uses of native plants for products like herbal supplements.

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  • Look who's helping your clothes make the transition to a warmer world

    February 20, 2017 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States

    The cotton industry is turning to a wide variety of innovations such as remote sensing, water regulation, no-till methods etc. in order to combat the varied and complex impacts climate change is having on it.

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  • Farming a warmer planet

    February 12, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Morocco, Ait Hssaine

    Morocco is one of countless regions around the planet facing the challenges of climate change - as rivers dry up and temperatures increase, the livelihoods of millions stand at risk. But the country may serve as an example for how others can mitigate the damages. The government, entrepreneurial individuals, and local communities are making important changes in the face of global warming, from working to reforest arid regions to adapting which crops are planted so as to use less water and maintain "climate-smart" agricultural productivity.

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  • The Most Important Modern Farmer Might Be The Urban Cowboy

    February 10, 2017 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Although urban cities have a variety of options for food, not all food is affordable or healthy. New York City has developed urban agriculture projects, from rooftop gardens to “warehouse hydroponic systems.” The South Bronx’s BLK ProjeK’s Libertad Urban Farm serves the local, low-income community and empowers its women leaders with self-sufficient sustainable food.

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  • Reclaiming native ground: Can Louisiana's tribes restore their traditional diets as waters rise?

    February 09, 2017 |

    Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    Tribal areas in Louisiana are suffering from massive land loss due to flooding, which has taken away a lot of food sources and livelihood. In response, the First People's Conservation Council has been created, which includes tribe members, government representatives and nonprofit representatives in order to develop solutions.

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  • A Mezcal Boom Spurs Creative Approaches to Dwindling Agave

    February 01, 2017 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Miahuatlan, Oaxaca

    There's a mezcal boom happening around the world, but it originates in Oaxaca, Mexico. There some of the biggest players in the game are actively working to influence and stabilize the agave industry through sustainable practices.

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  • The Salvadoran Ex-Guerrilla Who Learned to Read to Stop Corporate Mining

    January 18, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, Canton Las Limas, Chalatenango

    When Maria Lidia Guardado learned that a Canadian mining company was drilling on her land, she educated herself. Through her new found knowledge she learned her rights, and led her community in a nonviolent effort to legally fight for their land.

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  • This Small Town Refused to Settle for Wal-Mart When Its Last Local Grocery Store Closed

    January 02, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Iola, Kansas

    The small town of Iola, KS, and Allen County's GROW Council offer a case study of how local communities across this prairie state have worked to solve the absence of grocery stores in many rural areas. Through local resourcefulness and organizing efforts; knowledge and financial support from the state government; and partnership with Kansas State University's Rural Grocery Initiative, towns have succeeded in bringing grocery stores, from locally-owned coops to school-based distribution hubs, back to their Main Streets.

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  • Costa Rica modernized without wrecking the environment. Here's how.

    December 15, 2016 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, San Jose

    Unlike other countries suffering with an impoverished population, Costa Rica has not destroyed the environment while modernizing its economy. Costa Rica has created a coffee alliance, a collective effort between the government and local farmers to grow and cultivate sustainable coffee agriculture through public policy and land distribution. The coffee alliance has given economic empowerment to the people, while being environmentally green.

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  • Can Mezcal Survive Being Popular?

    December 07, 2016 |

    Roads & Kingdoms |

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    Response Location: Mexico, San Juan Del Rio, Queretaro

    The production of mezcal keeps increasing, drawing the attention of big liquor brands who want to invest in the mezcal market. Entrepreneurs in Mexico, are teaming up with rural farmers, their collaboration could potentially push out big companies from taking over the market.

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