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  • How farmers in Punjab are using the practice of mulching to fight climate change

    November 30, 2018 |

    Daily O |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Sunam, Punjab

    In Punjab's Sangrur district, some farmers are choosing to mulch rather than burn crop residue. The benefits of mulching are two-fold: increased soil health and reduced air pollution. But a lot of growers in the area still burn, and many are frustrated that the government offers no incentives to mulch.

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  • Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

    February 01, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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  • Tour Tahoe's Local Food Hub

    November 28, 2017 |

    Mountain Independent |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tahoe City, California

    Dubbed an agro-ecology center, Tahoe is embracing a different approach to food stability through teaching local residents how to grow food in alpine climates. By picking up food from local farmers and transporting their food to market in a fair and equitable way, the Tahoe Food Hub was born to create and grow a local food system.

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  • Subsistence hunters adapt to a warming Alaska with new tools

    February 22, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Shishmaref, Alaska

    Adapting to climate change means making pragmatic choices for subsistence hunters. In Alaska, island communities in the Bering Strait are changing the way they secure food for their families. Where once hunters had largely relied on marine mammals for their diets, today, musk oxen and caribou make up a larger part of the local diet. Hunters are also learning to adapt to changing ice conditions by using drones to monitor large areas.

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  • Empowering black moms to say: 'I want to breastfeed'

    August 27, 2018 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Centers in Los Angeles are holding breastfeeding support groups targeted specifically for black mothers. Since its inception 3 years, it has encouraged and assisted more than 500 moms acclimate to breastfeeding. Similar models are now popping up all over the country as well.

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  • Bringing back historic wildlife migration corridors to the mountains

    January 04, 2019 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, a group of planners and conservationists are working to install wildlife corridors along a stretch of I-40, allowing animals like elk and bears to cross safely. The plan has myriad benefits: stopping fatalities, reducing traffic accidents, and improving wildlife habitat. Climate change only makes such corridors more crucial, because wildlife will be increasingly on the move.

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  • How African scientists are improving cassava to help feed the world

    January 08, 2019 |

    Nature |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ikenne

    Cassava, a root plant that feeds and supports over 800 million people across the globe, is ready for an improvement. As part of the Next Generation Cassava Breeding project, scientists are exploring how to increase the plant’s yield and help it withstand climate conditions to feed more people. Through hydroponics and technological testing of seed varieties, cassava is finally getting the attention and funding it needs.

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  • Is seaweed the solution to climate change?

    January 14, 2020 |

    Planet Forward |

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    Response Location: United States

    Agricultural and marine scientists teamed up to tackle methane emissions from cow belches. They created a formula made up of red algae seaweed that cut methane emissions from the animals by 70 percent. While tests still need to be done to figure out how to mass produce the seaweed without disturbing native ecosystems and ensure that it doesn’t affect meat and milk quality, this could be one way to combat the effects of climate change.

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  • How the Mental Health Community Is Bracing for the Impact of Climate Change

    May 16, 2019 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Climate change is impacting not just the environment but the way in which humans are able to exist within the altered landscape. As ecosystems shift, storms worsen and loss of homes continues to rise, the mental health industry is looking towards changing traditional practices in order to account for clients presenting with "eco-anxiety and climate grief."

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  • Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms

    March 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Mozambique, Beira

    Climate change is causing storms to intensify across the world, resulting in mass destruction that ruins peoples homes. Mozambique has recently experienced this reality when a tropical storm resulted in a massive flood that overtook parts of the country. To help prevent future destruction, cities are focusing efforts on building more resilient homes that stand a better chance of surviving similar events.

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