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  • Portland Youth Exercise Power through Participatory Budgeting

    October 12, 2023 |

    Reed Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Through Youth Voice Youth Vote, nearly 800 young people in Portland took part in a participatory budgeting process to decide how to spend $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding. The winning projects, including a paid internship program, expanded access to menstrual products, and a job resource fair, are now in the process of being implemented.

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  • The ancient Sri Lankan 'tank cascades' tackling drought

    September 26, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Maeliya

    A hydraulic network of man-made water tanks built 2,000 years ago, called an ellangawa, collects rainwater that locals in Maeliya, Sri Lanka, can release during the dry season to support the rice crop and recharge the groundwater.

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  • Native health program celebrates first four graduates

    September 26, 2023 |

    Indian Country Today |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    The University of North Dakota’s doctoral program in Indigenous health, which is the first of its kind, takes an interdisciplinary approach to help students apply their research and academic knowledge to real-world projects in Indigenous communities. The program’s first class of graduates completed the program in 2023, with 60 more students currently enrolled.

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  • Miyawaki: A little forest with a towering task

    September 22, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts, are planting Miyawaki forests to help regenerate the local ecosystem, sequester carbon, and cool the air. Originally created in Japan, these forests consist entirely of native plants made to mimic a natural forest in a small area of urban land.

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  • One of Europe's Most Endangered Birds Is Bouncing Back

    September 14, 2023 |

    Smithsonian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Portugal, São Miguel Island

    For two decades, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds has restored native trees on ​​São Miguel Island to increase the food and nesting habitat available for the Azores bullfinch. As a result, the population of the bird increased enough to be downlisted from critically endangered to vulnerable.

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  • Norris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and art

    September 13, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in Philadelphia provides access to fresh food and an inviting place to hold events and art programs for the local community. It also discourages the illegal dumping of trash, which many of the sculptures are made from.

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  • The Goal: Tourism That Regenerates Hawai‘i, Not Degrades It

    September 08, 2023 |

    Hawaii Business Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Two nonprofits came together to manage Hawai'i's Kaua‘i’s Hā‘ena State Park in a community-led way, creating a more equitable relationship between the tourism industry and the local community. Native Hawaiians work at the park, lead restoration projects and run educational programs. And to prevent overtourism, tourists must make reservations and pay to enter.

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  • This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum

    September 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Porterville, California

    Students in Porterville’s Climate Action Pathways for Schools program participate in paid internships that teach them how to lower their community’s carbon footprint and help prepare them for careers in the green jobs industry. Through student-led energy audits and schoolwide efficiency competitions, the program has helped the district save roughly $850,000 in energy costs over the past several years.

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  • Kensington residents are using Park Friends groups to advocate for their parks. Here's how the groups work.

    September 07, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Through the Park Friends Network, local volunteer groups work to preserve public spaces in their neighborhood and communicate with the city about needed repairs or improvements. More than 140 Park Friends groups have formed in Philadelphia, with many hosting events such as cleanup days, school supply giveaways, and neighborhood meet-and-greets.

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  • Clean Water? We've Got a Mussel For That

    September 06, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Scientists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are propagating common species of mussels to restore the once-thick mussel beds in local waterways. The mussels work as filters that purify the water and improve the health of the ecosystem.

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