One peninsula tribe's journey through a year of coronavirus
https://crosscut.com/news/2021/01/olympic-peninsula-quinault-indian-nation-beats-back-pandemic?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Manola Secaira
Crosscut
21 January 2021
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In Washington state, the Quinault Indian Nation has taken an aggressive and proactive approach to control the spread of COVID-19 amongst their community, and these efforts are showing success. Using a combination of tactics including contact tracing, closing the borders to their reservation, isolation procedures, and partnering with the local county, the tribal region has seen fewer cases compared to other areas.
Mutual aid networks find roots in communities of color
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-7b1d14f25ab717c2a29ceafd40364b6e?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Christine Fernando
Associated Press
21 January 2021
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Although many mutual aid networks have formed to serve a need during the coronavirus pandemic, the concept has been in practice for centuries and has "deep roots in communities of color." While these grassroots community efforts aren't always referred to as mutual aid, they have nonetheless come into existence to provide economic stability for communities and individuals when governmental structures have failed to do so.
Israel trades medical data for vaccine doses
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-trades-medical-data-for-vaccine-doses-1001356436?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Danny Zaken
Globes
8 January 2021
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A collaboration between Israel's Ministry of Health and pharmaceutical company Pfizer has resulted in the country receiving thousands of COVID-19 vaccination doses. In return, the country is collecting and delivering data back to Pfizer and WHO, which will inform "vaccination strategies in the rest of the world and also [assist] the pharmaceutical companies in continuing R&D for coronavirus vaccinations and other treatments."
The bold plan to save Africa's largest forest
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210107-congo-basin-a-bold-plan-to-save-africas-largest-rainforest?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Peter Yeung
BBC
7 January 2021
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Under an innovative scheme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, indigenous communities are obtaining the legal right to own and manage the forests where they reside. This ownership has shown success in slowing deforestation of the Congo rainforest and creating new economic opportunities for residents in these villages. “Rather than just being an add-on, community forestry is now being considered as a mainstream model for forest management,” says a coordinator for the Rainforest Foundation UK.
Make Way for the ‘One-Minute City'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-05/a-tiny-twist-on-street-design-the-one-minute-city?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Feargus O'Sullivan
CityLab
5 January 2021
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The Street Moves initiative in Sweden is pushing local communities to become the designers of their own streets’ layouts and look at urban planning through the lens of the “one-minute city.” Through a public-private partnership, residents in four sites in Stockholm can help determine how much street space is used for parking, outdoor dining, and children’s play spaces. The goal is to increase participation in the community, address climate resilience, and create a more livable city.
A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/business/mental-health-facilities-design.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jane Margolies
The New York Times
5 January 2021
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Across the U.S. an influx of new mental health facilities are being designed through a lens of "evidence-based" architecture that aims to use the design itself as a means of treatment. With studies indicating that access to nature and green space can reduce stress, these new facilities aren't "just about being warm and fuzzy."