The Guardian
19 January 2021
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Namibia
Tens of thousands of vulnerable bird species have been saved over the last decade thanks to new equipment that has been installed by Namibian fishing boats. By fitting colorful hosepipe to lines towed behind boats, a study has shown that birds are scared away and don’t end up getting tangled in the lines. The material is also fairly cheap to implement, which allowed the solution to be widely implemented.
http://ensia.com/features/what-will-it-take-to-get-plastics-out-of-the-ocean
Anja Krieger
Ensia
1 February 2016
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The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-12-10/scientists-are-putting-seals-work-gather-ocean-current-data
Chris Benjamin
Public Radio International (PRI)
10 December 2014
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The Seal Mammal Research Unit at the University of St. Andrews is recruiting and tagging pinnipeds to gather details on ocean conductivity, temperature and depth, collectively called “CTD profiles.” When tagged animals surface, the data they’ve collected are relayed to a global satellite system, decoded by computers, and disseminated to researchers.
http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/12/new-yorks-big-climate-plan-really-does-include-oysters/419847
Alec Appelbaum
CityLab
15 December 2015
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Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy rebuilding efforts. The oysters will help revive the ecosystem and sustain the long-term fishing economy.
http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-1-battle-keep-ho-chi-minh-city-above-water
Jesse Hardman
New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)
22 January 2015
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
Geography and climate change challenge the viability of sea-level cities in Vietnam, but architects, researchers, and urban planners work together to find creative solutions. One architect in Ho Chi Minh City designed green roofs to absorb the rainwater that causes floods.
http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-2-when-life-give-you-saltwater-make-shrimp-ponds
Eve Troeh
New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)
29 January 2015
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
Farmers in Vietnam face rising sea levels but rejected the city's water engineering projects. They prefer gradual measures to cope with climate change so scientists have allowed the farmers to steer the conversation.
http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-3-better-together
Eve Troeh
Jesse Hardman
New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)
5 February 2015
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
Louisiana and Vietnam both need affordable solutions to rising sea levels. Leaders from Vietnam visited Louisiana to compare ideas.
http://ensia.com/features/welcome-to-the-wild-world-of-rhino-conservation
Adam Welz
Ensia
18 March 2015
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There are only five northern white rhinos left in existence - all in captivity and unable to breed. Researchers work to identify the most valuable solution to rhino poaching in order to prevent the animal from going extinct.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/harnessing-local-pride-for-global-conservation
David Bornstein
The New York Times
9 February 2012
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The World Conservation Union estimates that 40 percent of the more than 40,000 species it tracks on its Red List are close to extinction and this problem requires humans to change their behavior to fix it. Rare’s the Pride Campaign uses social marketing to attract attention and communicate the conservation message between local communities and government entities. The Pride Campaign has been replicated around the world for different conservation efforts to protect biodiversity.
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/home_on_the_range
Benjamin Goldfarb
Earth Island
1 April 2014
Text / Over 3000 Words
A robust population of grizzly bears can be an indicator of healthy land; however, the bears also can destroy grain bins, consume vegetation, and kill livestock. Ranchers work with the Canadian government and local conservation groups to protect their resources with bear-proof grain bins and electric fences.
http://www.trust.org/item/20140328224703-b3pan/?source=dpagehead
Wanjohi Kabukuru
Thomson Reuters Foundation
29 March 2014
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Warming water has led to the collapse of coral reef systems in the western Indian Ocean, essential to fisheries, protecting shorelines, and reducing beach erosion and sea-level rise. Marine scientists from Nature Seychelles, as part of an international project to protect and restore the reefs, are promoting varieties of coral that they have found to be resistant to the rise in temperature.
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