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  • From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i

    Jeremy Hance

    March 28, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Saving Hawai‘i’s Forests plants koa trees and other native plants to reforest plots of land degraded by grazing livestock. As a result, the group has noticed the return of native wildlife to the plot, many of which are endangered or threatened species.

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  • Indigenous youths keep ancient forestry traditions alive in the Philippines

    Keith Anthony S. Fabro

    March 06, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Misamis Oriental

    A forest management tradition practiced by the Indigenous Higaonon in the Philippines called panlaoy helps to protect the local ecosystems from threats. In this practice tribal elders teach young volunteers to immerse in, observe, assess, and document the condition of the ecosystem.

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  • Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities

    David Njagi

    February 08, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Gatunga

    Small-scale, onshore fishing allows local farmers to increase their income, as well as their food security. Onshore fishing is also a more environmentally friendly practice as it doesn’t require the use of harmful chemicals, like synthetic fertilizers. So far nine counties have adopted the practice, with about 300 fish farmers in the Gatunga region of central Kenya alone.

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  • From Japan to Brazil: Reforesting the Amazon with the Miyawaki method

    Nieves Zúñiga

    January 24, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    In Brazil, the Friends of the Amazon Forest Institute is using the Miyawaki method in its reforestation projects to see fast results. The method requires planting several species of native trees randomly in organic soil and then allowing nature to run its course with little-to-no human intervention.

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  • Dollars and chainsaws: Can timber production help fund global reforestation?

    Gianluca Cerullo

    January 05, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    A reforestation project in Brazil is using revenue from timber production to finance restoration costs by growing eucalyptus trees to cut down alongside the native plants they are cultivating.

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  • Restoring Hong Kong's oyster reefs, one abandoned oyster farm at a time

    Peter Yeung

    December 30, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Hong Kong

    Conservationists in Hong Kong are restoring oyster reefs by refurbishing abandoned oyster farms and creating habitat along the coasts. Their work is increasing the oyster population and providing habitat for numerous other forms of marine life. They hope the oysters will act as filters to help clean the water, too.

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  • Himalayan community takes initiative to help dogs, wildlife and itself

    Abhaya Raj Joshi

    December 27, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    A project in Nepal helped Himalayan communities vaccinate and neuter stray dogs to prevent their ever-growing population and the related spread of diseases. When the project halted due to COVID-19, communities raised money to continue it on their own.

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  • How agroforestry can restore degraded lands and provide income in the Amazon

    Ignacio Amigo Sam Cowie Avener Prado

    December 09, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Nova Califórnia, Rondônia

    Agroforestry is a farming method in which a variety of crops, plants, and trees are planted mimicking the makeup of a forest. The practice is becoming more popular in Rondônia, Brazil, as a sustainable farming option to restore land degraded from livestock ranching while providing an income for small farmers.

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  • Peru is tackling water scarcity with nature-based solutions, leading the way in Latin America

    Kimberley Brown

    November 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Peru, Moyobamba

    Cities in Peru are adopting a nature-based solution project in which they charge residents one Peruvian sol with their water bill each month to fund local watershed and rainforest conservation.

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  • How Indigenous values inspired the largest network of wildlife crossings in USA

    Alexandra Christy

    November 14, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Flathead Reservation, United States, Montana

    The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes worked to design and implement 42 animal crossings along 56 miles of Highway 93 to reduce wild animal collisions. An average of over 22,500 animal crosses happen per year at just 29 of the structures and collisions have reduced by 71%.

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