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  • Taking Responsible Palm Oil from Aspiration to Implementation

    December 10, 2015 |

    Devex |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    Palm oil production is driving deforestation at alarming rates across the globe. Anti-palm-oil activists have shifted their focus to advocating for responsible and environmentally sustainable sourcing of this commodity. By doing so, they've gained a seat at the table with the industry’s corporations.

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  • Building Greener Ships, to Keep the Sea From Rising

    December 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Puerto Rico, San Juan, San Juan

    With projections that global shipping could account for 16 percent of carbon emissions by 2050, experts are looking to natural gas and so-called "slow steaming" to limit energy consumption.

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  • Another Giant Leap

    December 04, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Sukhrali, Haryana

    The rapid development of emerging economies across Asia and Africa is lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - but there is much debate as to how to best structure this growth. If these economies evolve in the same way as in the West - with unchecked, excessive resource consumption and heavy pollution - the planet may be on the fast track to disaster. Earthrise explores how these nations can grow sustainably using improved, eco-conscious technologies like renewable energy and eco-friendly farming practices.

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  • Seaweed cultivation ushers waves of change in the Sundarbans

    November 25, 2015 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Jharkhali, West Bengal

    Algaculture offers a sustainable and empowering alternative to rice farming in coastal areas of India threatened by sea level rise. With the assistance of The Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the South Asian Forum for Environment, women engage in algae farming training workshops. Harvesting algae like a crop provides a vital source of additional income to women, who are often the caretakers of their family.

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  • A Billboard That Acts Like 1,200 Trees

    November 21, 2015 |

    OZY |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Peru, Lima Metropolitan Area

    Lima has the worst air quality of any city in Latin America due to its mostly windless climate, growing economic developments and ongoing construction. A local engineering school, however, has set out to transform billboards throughout the region to act as air purifiers and water generators.

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  • The Beaver Whisperer

    November 09, 2015 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Okanogan, Washington

    In different regions of the United States, beavers are considered a predatory pest and have been subjected to lethal trapping by Wildlife Services. However, Methow Valley in Washington has initiated a project that saves beavers by capturing them and taking them to places where they can help revitalize natural resources and the food chain. The Methow Valley Beaver Project has demonstrated that their efforts have provided effective against climate change and reshaping the land.

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  • The Future of Housing Is Now. What Sustainable Homes Look Like

    November 02, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Urbana, Illinois

    Passive houses can generate more energy than they consume but are expensive to build. Non-profits across the nation are getting low income families into these types of renewable homes with state subsidies and volunteer work.

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  • Urban farming takes root in Hartford

    November 02, 2015 |

    Hartford Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    To take advantage of empty buildings and vacant lots, the city of Hartford, Connecticut has begun taking the initiative of utilizing the spaces for urban farms and food-related businesses.

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  • From the roof to the living room, startups tackle urban farming

    October 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Farmland is expensive and scarce in urban areas. In Boston Higher Ground Farm uses green roofs to grow its produce and Grove Lab has designed a cabinet for people to grow their vegetables indoors.

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  • How better seeds make Timor-Leste climate resilient

    September 12, 2015 |

    SciDev.Net |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Timor-Leste

    A Ministry of Agriculture project called "Seeds of Life" grants local farmers genetically-solidified seeds in order to fight food insecurity in the country. The farmers will produce the crops and sell them back to both the Ministry and the community, thus expanding access to quality food and stimulating the local economy. Since the program has started, maize production has increased 50%, rice production increased 25%, and sweet potato production increased 65-130%.

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