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  • Envases biodegradables hechos con algas: una alternativa al plástico

    Nieves Zúñiga

    November 17, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Casi el 40% de la demanda de plástico en Europa es de envases que se usan una sola vez y contaminan cientos de años. Con el objetivo de reducir a los envases de plástico de usar y tirar, docenas de empresas en el mundo están trabajando con un nuevo enfoque: su sustitución por envases biodegradables o comestibles hechos con algas. Gracias a unos innovadores, ahora es posible.

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  • Desafios e soluções para melhorar a cobertura pré-natal em comunidades ribeirinhas na Amazônia

    Daniel Nardin Marcelo Lélis Márcio Nagano Ney Trindade

    November 17, 2023 |

    Amazônia Vox |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil, Abaetuba

    A abertura de unidades básicas de saúde (UBS) fixas em comunidades ribeirinhas e a existência de uma UBS em barco melhoraram o atendimento de mulheres grávidas. Ainda existem muitas limitações, mas os moradores são atendidos sem precisar fazer deslocamentos longos.

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  • NaloxBoxes: An answer to preventing drug overdose deaths

    Cheryl Splain

    November 16, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    Two municipal court probation officers in Mount Vernon, Ohio, are leading an effort to install free-to-use NaloxBoxes across the county to help prevent overdose deaths. The boxes are installed in areas that are accessible 24/7 and contain helpful resources and naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.

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  • The case for collective disaster preparedness

    Colleen Hagerty

    November 16, 2023 |

    Hothouse 2.0 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Neighbors around the country are forming grassroots community groups to prepare for, and respond to, extreme weather and disasters. These groups organize aid and supplies, participate in reconstruction, and help others find shelter amidst the storms.

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  • An effort to increase teen engagement in Gonzales is succeeding, and spreading to neighboring cities

    Celia Jiménez

    November 16, 2023 |

    Monterey County Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

    The Gonzales Youth Council, which allows young people to advise local government on issues that affect them, has inspired other youth councils to sprout up in neighboring communities. Youth commissioners participate in a paid summer fellowship to learn about city and school district processes, and the council has made several recommendations that have gone on to become ordinances, including fines for adults who facilitate underage drinking.

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  • Power Plays

    Siva Vaidhyanathan Emily Burrill

    November 15, 2023 |

    Democracy in Danger |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Belarus

    Following a fraudulent election and violent backlash against demonstrators, activists in Belarus used open source photographs and documents, as well as those submitted by journalists and citizens, to expose police and state actors participating in human rights violations via a secure Telegram channel.

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  • Google DeepMind's weather AI can forecast extreme weather faster and more accurately

    Melissa Heikkilä

    November 14, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    An artificial intelligence model called GraphCast uses historical weather data to find patterns and make predictions about extreme weather events like hurricanes faster and more accurately than the current best methods.

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  • Italian Divers Revive Centuries-Old Tradition to Help Save European Perch

    Vittoria Traverso

    November 13, 2023 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: Italy

    Fishermen in Italy are reviving a 17th-century tradition to help the steadily declining population of European perch bounce back. They’re building bundles of tree branches and dropping them underwater to give the fish a safe, effective place to lay their eggs.

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  • Undoing machismo in Colombia

    Marie-Kristin Boese

    November 13, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    A city-sponsored program in Bogotá, Colombia, sends outreach teams to businesses and events to teach men to do household tasks and help them talk about their feelings. The effort aims to redefine what it means to be a man and undo the traditional idea of machismo, or toxic masculinity.

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  • When you're young, lonely, and chronically ill, online communities are a lifeline

    Julia Métraux

    November 13, 2023 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States

    Online gaming communities are helping people who live with chronic illness by providing forums for social connection and emotional solidarity. The multiplayer game Animal Crossing, for example, helped people meet basic psychological needs during lockdowns.

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