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  • As Climate Change Depletes Forests, One Of India's Greenest States Turns To Its People

    March 23, 2019 |

    IndiaSpend |

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    Response Location: India, Mawphlang, Meghalaya

    In 2007 a program in Meghalaya, India called The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project was created to bring together the community members in an agreement to protect the sacred groves there. This was part of the larger REDD project within India by the United Nations to mitigate some of the effects of deforestation and forest degradation. The longterm goal is to revive 27,000 hectares (about 66,718 acres) of forests and to serve as an example for other biodiverse areas in the country. The project has since received international funding to support other things as well, like stimulating the tourist economy.

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  • Drone Swarms and Gene-Altered Corals Fight Climate Change

    October 29, 2019 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Replanting and replenishing damaged ecosystems is crucial to mitigating further adverse effects of climate change. From the forests of the American Pacific Northwest, to the coral reefs around the globe, startups and scientists are working to increase the resilience of natural systems. DroneSeed, in Seattle, WA, leverages drone technology to increase reforestation efforts. Meanwhile, biologists in Thailand are working to cultivate hardy corals.

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  • This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees

    November 22, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Mardin

    The Turkish organization, Living Soil, Local Seed, is working with Turkish women and Syrian refugees to help rebuild and diversify the local agricultural system that was once thriving. Using local knowledge and surveys, the organization has gathered different varieties of native crops which it then uses to work with local farmers and employ women in order to create more complex ecological systems. In 2019, the program yielded over 400 tons of wheat and has proven to be more financially beneficial to farmers.

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  • Climate Change Was Killing Northwest Oysters. Growers and Scientists Fought Back

    December 13, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The world's oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is a positive thing in the face of climate change for those living on land, but can harm the animals that rely on certain acidification levels of ocean waters. When it became apparent off the coasts of Oregon and Washington that oysters and other sea life with a shell or a skeleton were suffering the ramifications, researchers created a sensor that could detect acidification levels that could warn oyster growers of potentially harmful areas.

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  • Shouldering the Burden

    December 17, 2019 |

    Comstock's Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Guinda, California

    Drastic solutions to climate change tend not to pan out (like trying to get everyone to stop eating meat), but careful adaptation is making real progress. In California, many smaller-scale farms are trying out new methods of adapting to the new realities of climate change, including not tilling the land so that nutrients build up and the soil strengthens. This article covers a range of approaches that farmers take to protect their livelihood and conserve their resources.

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  • When Residents Support Solar—Just ‘Not in My Backyard'

    November 20, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to install these renewable energy sources while informing neighbors and stakeholders of the benefits of these plants.

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  • How water is helping to end 'the first climate change war'

    December 18, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sudan, El Fasher

    Cooperation and collective action work not only to mitigate the effects of climate change, they can also build bridges to peace. In El Fasher, Sudan, farmers and pastoralists along the Wadi El Ku River have come together to prevent water shortages by building weirs. The community built weirs enable the land to retain more water, and have led to increased cooperation among groups that had former resorted to conflict over scarce water resources in the region.

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  • Explaining 'Citizens Assemblies', a Real Kind of Democracy

    December 18, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Leeds

    In the city of Leeds, England, a group of randomly selected demographically representative citizens came together to solve the climate crisis. This group of twenty-one strangers formed the Leeds Climate Citizens' Jury, which is a smaller version of the better-known Citizen's Assembly. Over the course of several weeks, the members of the assembly or jury learn about and discuss how to tackle a certain political problem, like climate change. Similar assemblies have formed in Ireland, Australia, and Poland to tackle political problems like abortion and nuclear storage.

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  • On the frontline of the climate emergency, Bangladesh adapts

    January 08, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Jessore

    Adapting to climate change requires innovation in farming techniques. In Bangladesh, farmers are switching from cultivating crops to fishing. They are employing adaptive practices such as raising fish in cages, shrimp farming, planting on floating beds, and creating dyke gardens. Some of the initiatives are supported by charities like Practical Action and organizations like the World Ban’s National Agriculture Technology Program.

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  • Indigenous women in Kenya rebuild resilience amidst an eco-cultural crisis

    December 05, 2019 |

    OpenGlobalRights |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Tharaka

    To build resilience against climate change, women in Kenya are spreading the knowledge of traditional farming and grains, offering sustainable alternatives to mass-produced crops like corn and wheat. By reinstating native farming practices, these women have grown less reliant on foreign imports while reinvigorating cultural traditions in their communities.

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