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  • How Kenyans help themselves and the planet by saving mangrove trees

    Geoffrey Kamadi

    September 14, 2022 |

    Science News |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, the Mikoko Pamoja project promotes the preservation and restoration of mangrove forests by selling carbon offset credits. The revenue is used to improve local villages by providing things like water, healthcare, and education.

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  • How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

    Sheri Quinn

    November 16, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    Stephanie Hanes

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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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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  • Climate Change Is Pushing Pacific Northwest Farmers to Protect Crops from Extreme Heat

    Michael Crowe

    December 05, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Fruit farmers in the Pacific Northwest are implementing mitigation strategies like shade, produce coatings, and water misters to protect their crops from extreme heat.

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  • Is This Biochar's Big, Carbon-Rich Moment?

    Lisa Held

    December 06, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Biochar, charcoal made by heating organic biomass like forest debris, can be used as an amendment to improve soil health and sequester carbon. The charcoal is incredibly porous, so it holds nutrients, water, and carbon.

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  • Mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help filter Missouri's lakes and ponds

    Ulaa Kuziez

    October 01, 2024 |

    St. Louis Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Missouri

    The Missouri Department of Conservation is installing artificial wetlands in small bodies of water across the state to improve the water quality. The floating plastic islands are anchored to the seabed and hold native plants, allowing the roots to reach into the water below. The plants soak up excess nutrients and toxins, mimicking natural wetlands.

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  • Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda

    Geetanjali Krishna

    October 10, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Farmers in Rwanda are adopting a terracing technique that’s helping to improve soil health and reduce erosion on the steep slopes they farm on. Called radical terraces, they slope back towards the hill to significantly slow water runoff and trap soil during intense rainfall.

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  • Volunteers spring to survey water in Patagonia Mountains before mine begins pumping

    Daniel Shailer

    September 01, 2023 |

    Tucson Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

    In the race to survey and catalog natural springs in Patagonia, Arizona, before they dry up, the Sky Island Alliance created an app-based volunteer program to collect more information. Locals can pick out coordinates to search for a spring and fill out a survey about what they find.

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  • A Year After Historic Civil Rights Settlement, Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities

    Dennis Pillion

    October 12, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Hope Hull, Alabama

    The nonprofit Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Projects is installing advanced, three-stage wastewater filtration systems at homes in Lowndes County, Alabama, where effective wastewater treatment options are urgently needed. The nonprofit installs and maintains the systems for $20 per month, using two major federal grants to cover the upfront costs.

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