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  • The Seed Queen of Palestine

    December 10, 2018 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Palestine, West Bank

    A Palestinian woman is working to revive ancient heirloom seeds that yield crops used in traditional Palestinian cuisine by providing the seeds to local farmers and educating them on how they can be used.

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  • Is the U.N.'s new migration compact a major breakthrough?

    December 09, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Morocco, Marrakesh

    The Global Compact for Migration, the first international agreement on migration under the United Nations, affirms the human rights of migrants and refugees and notes the benefits of migration. However, the impact of the agreement is limited because it is non-binding and weak on implementation. Key countries, including the United States, also pulled out of negotiations.

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  • With eyes on COP24 in Poland, a Dutch success story offers inspiration

    December 07, 2018 |

    Open Canada |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    With national governments around the world dragging their feet when it comes to honoring their commitments to curb carbon emissions, some citizens are finding success in court. In 2015, a coalition of unlikely Dutch citizens, including a DJ, entrepreneurs and national weathermen, successfully sued the Dutch government for endangering them by not cutting gas emissions enough. The court then ruled that the Netherlands had to cut the nation’s emissions by 25% below 1990 levels by 2020.

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  • Nigeria's Tech Startups Defy the Odds

    December 06, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    In Nigeria, entrepreneurs are overcoming the hurdles of an underdeveloped tech ecosystem to solve problems at the bottom of the pyramid, from health to education to access to money. It’s attracting the attention of investors. New venture capital firms in Nigeria are helping local technology spread. Entrepreneurs are being elevated to the international tech scene, while making sure their solutions still help their own country.

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  • Boston's miracle: how America stopped young men killing each other

    December 06, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    An initiative that aims to keep troubled former criminals from continuing down the same path is technically called group violence intervention, but most know it as the Boston miracle. Piloted in the 90s, this style of intervention has shown so much success in reducing shooting rates that it has began scaling to European countries.

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  • Inspecting bridges is hard and dangerous. Send in the drones

    December 05, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Inspecting bridges for repairs can be a risky protocol for those involved, so Intel is attempting to utilize drones to mitigate the danger. The data collected can be more efficiently shared and analyzed, which in turn reduced the cost of performing bridge inspections.

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  • For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas

    December 05, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    In Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where 54 percent of the world's mountain gorillas reside, NGOs and locals are combining efforts to stem human-gorilla conflict. By funneling tourism dollars into community development projects, conflict resolution, and disease control, conservation goals and development goals are starting to align.

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  • How 'Buddy Benches' are making playtime less lonely

    December 04, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ireland, Cork

    In Ireland, schools across the country have installed "Buddy Benches," a space where children can go to let others know they want to play. The benches, which are built by volunteers from the Men's Shed, are part of a wider movement to practice inclusion and mental health awareness in schools.

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  • Agroforestry ‘home gardens' build community resilience in southern Ethiopia

    December 04, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Ethiopia, Bule

    Farmers in Bule, Ethiopia, are practicing agroforestry, a diverse cropping method that mimics natural ecosystems. A survey found a stunning average of 16 crop species, including 21 species of tree, on farms. The benefits of the practice are myriad: food security, improved soil health, carbon sequestration, diversified revenue streams, and new wildlife habitat, to name several. While the incentive to grow valuable monocultures can be high, many growers stick with agroforestry regardless.

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  • This impoverished region is a hub for the cheetah trade. Now it's fighting back.

    December 04, 2018 |

    National Geographic |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Somalia, Somaliland

    Cheetah cubs are routinely smuggled through Somaliland on their way to being illegally trafficked in United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia. Although small and resource-deprived, Somaliland is taking a stand against this practice through increased regulations and punishments.

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