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  • The Mexican family who gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

    May 09, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Kino Bay, Sonora

    A family of former fishers created the Kino Bay Turtle Group to monitor sea turtles in Mexico’s La Cruz Lagoon. The conservationists work to rescue and tag turtles entangled in fishing gear, track the population, and educate the public about their importance.

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  • Fortified with Coconuts, 'Living' Shorelines Are Stopping Coastal Erosion

    May 05, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    Shredded coconut husk, known as Coir, is becoming a popular material for shoreline restoration projects. It’s typically used to trap sediment while protecting vegetation and wildlife from the force of waves. Once the vegetation has several years to flourish, the natural coconut fibers will have decomposed.

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  • Kelp Me, Kelp You

    May 04, 2023 |

    Planet A Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The RETI Center, an environmental justice nonprofit, is growing kelp in Booklyns incredibly polluted Gowanus Canal in an effort to remove pollutants from the water and restore the ecosystem. It plans to eventually sell carbon capture credits and sell the kelp to make products like more sustainable cement.

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  • A Philippine town and its leaders show how mangrove restoration can succeed

    May 04, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Prieto Diaz

    With support from the local government, a community-based program in the Philippines trains residents in mangrove reforestation, then teaches them how to sustainably manage the marine ecosystem. The program also helps them find livelihoods that don’t involve cutting the mangroves down.

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  • The world's best rainforest guardians already live there

    May 01, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    Empowering Indigenous peoples in Indonesia with land rights allows them to protect and manage rainforests and biodiversity. One tribe that’s doing so, the Kajang, relies on substance agriculture and does not allow practices like cutting down trees, hunting, or using technology on most of the land.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • Counterintuitive conservation: Fire boosts aquatic crustaceans in U.S. savannas

    April 21, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States

    Prescribed burns remove shrubs and invasive plants from habitats that vernal pool fairy shrimp and different species of crayfish live in — making it easier for them to thrive and populations to increase.

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  • Over 2,000 Companies Buy and Sell Recycled Plastic at This Online Marketplace

    April 17, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    A startup in Germany created an online platform, Cirplus, that connects recycling companies with manufacturers and distributors in the plastic industry. The site encourages the move towards a circular economy by improving transparency for buyers and sellers.

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  • Biological Breaks Helping Improve Fish Production on Lake Kivu

    April 14, 2023 |

    The Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    The Rwandan government bans fishing on Lake Kivu during August and September for what they call a “Biological Break.” They pause fishing when the climate is best for fish reproduction and growth to ensure the fish population remains stable.

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  • The Mexican women breathing new life into Yucatán's mangrove forests

    April 10, 2023 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

    A group of women from a fishing village in southern Mexico are restoring mangroves on the Yucatán Peninsula. While the group, known as las chelemeras, is reviving the local ecosystem, the members also find personal empowerment from the work and the pay.

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