NationSwell
24 July 2019
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Florida, United States
Visiting Florida, one will find lionfish served as food, captured in derbies, and hunted as part of ecotourism efforts. The invasive species has become widespread and is having a disastrous effect on the coastal ecosystem. In a multi-pronged effort to rid the area of them, scientists, government agencies, and local communities have teamed up to eradicate them.
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://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.
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
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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://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.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/on-columbia-lsquojust-add-waterrsquo-seems-to-be-working
Lynda V. Mapes
The Seattle Times
2 August 2014
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New water management technology implemented along the Columbia has significantly helped the fish population - specifically salmon - return to healthy numbers and has restored much of the community and industry that revolves around the river, including for native peoples.
http://ensia.com/features/can-bats-reduce-nut-farmers-pesticide-use
Susan Moran
Ensia
21 September 2015
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In California some farms lose up to 10 percent of their crop due to coddling moths. Davis University is measuring the impact bats have on various walnut farms, such as potential savings from reduced insecticide use and crop loss to insects.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/as-wolves-rebound-range-riders-keep-watch-over-livestock
Sandi Doughton
The Seattle Times
2 August 2015
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Wolves in western America were once hunted to near-extinction but have now been reintroduced into certain territories with notable success. More wolves often means more attacks on ranchers' livestock, however, so cowboys are working to track wolf packs by computer to reduce conflicts.
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