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  • De cómo El Salvador logró frenar (de momento) la extinción de sus tortugas marinas

    July 09, 2021 |

    Divergentes |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: El Salvador

    Proyectos para crear incubadoras de las cuatro tortugas marinas que anidan en las costas de El Salvador (carey, golfina, prieta y baula) tienen ya más de 15 años de historia, marcados por financiamientos que luego desaparecen y leyes que hacen el consumo de huevos y de tortutas ilegal, permitiendo la incubación y liberación de millones de tortuguitas cada año. La sostenibilidad de estos proyectos y la educación de la población son los principales retos que enfrentan.

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  • When two is a lonely number: Group aims to connect spousal caregivers, ease isolation

    July 09, 2021 |

    WXXI |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Well Spouse Association helps spouses manage the mental and physical challenges of caregiving. The nonprofit offers support groups, respite weekends that give caregivers time to take care of themselves and other responsibilities, and other resources. The relationships members build with each other help combat feelings of loneliness and isolation. With just 20 chapters nationwide, many members travel long distances to access the support and services, though moving meetings online due to the coronavirus pandemic had the effect of expanding membership and several members have also started local chapters.

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  • ‘Know Your Script' initiative shows success in fight against opioid epidemic

    July 08, 2021 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Intermountain Healthcare implemented an opioid reduction plan as part of Utah’s statewide ‘Know Your Script’ initiative. The plan, which includes an opioid-free surgery program that utilizes nerve blockers and non-opioid pain medications, has led to 11 million fewer opioid prescriptions. While not all surgeries can be performed this way, it has given recovering addicts a treatment alternative. The healthcare system also educates medical staff on ways to reduce opioid prescriptions and empowers patients to tell their providers that they do not want opioids.

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  • In Southwest Virginia, Reestablishing a Rural Hospital System Requires Rebuilding Trust

    July 08, 2021 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    When two hospital systems merged to create Ballad Health, agreements ensured all hospitals would stay open for at least five years and essential services in each of the rural and poorly served counties would be maintained. Enforceable price controls lowered patient costs and, in an effort to rebuild community trust and improve overall health, $308 million was committed to community-based care. The community health programs are based on the missions of organizations like Health Wagon, which serves its rural patients by forming personal relationships, being easily accessible, and understanding their needs.

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  • Could casitas help prevent displacement in the West's cities?

    July 08, 2021 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Casitas, also known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs), are being legalized and promoted by several western states. Arizona is the latest to legalize ADUs in a bid to ease the shortage of affordable housing. An ADU pilot in Denver is helping moderate-income homeowners build units in rapidly gentrifying areas. They are incentivized to rent these ADUs at affordable rates, providing a benefit to homeowners as well as future renters.

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  • Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time

    July 08, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Organizations in Egypt and Bangladesh are greening their cities by turning rooftops into urban gardens that can grow food, reduce air pollution, and decrease air temperatures. Green Savers in Dhaka has installed more than 5,000 rooftop gardens in the city and Urban Greens in Cairo partners with sponsors to install hydroponic rooftop gardens for families experiencing economic hardship. It’s been a challenge to convince people that the cost to maintain these spaces is worthwhile, but through community outreach efforts, these organizations have seen an increase in interest in installing rooftop gardens.

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  • Dvi dienos universitete, trys – darbe: Vokietija jaunimo įdarbinimo sėkmės formulę atrado prieš daugybę metų

    July 08, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Vokietijoje jaunimo nedarbas yra itin žemas, nes šalyje skatinamas ankstyvas įsiliejimas į darbo rinką - universitetai, kolegijos, profesinio rengimo centrai siūlo programas, kurių metu dalį laiko studijuoji, o kitą - skiri dirbti su specialybe susijusį darbą.

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  • The Brooklyn Bridge needs a makeover. Is rainforest lumber still in style?

    July 08, 2021 |

    Mongabay |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Guatemala, Petén

    In the 1990s, Guatemala established the Maya Bisphere Reserve to stop the burgeoning rates of deforestation. However, some communities lived within this region. The organization tasked with overseeing the MBP decided to let the communities stay in the area as long as they agreed to a tight supervision of how they used the forest. The arrangement is known as a forestry concessions. Community-owned concessions must follow strict guidelines or face eviction. It worked. Deforestation rates are low, wildlife is thriving, and communities earn an income without depleting the forest.

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  • The ‘prison' with no fence: Go inside a Charlotte women's center changing lives for good

    July 08, 2021 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Charlotte's Center for Women uses a rehabilitative approach to incarceration, letting up to 30 women at a time live in a group home that provides both therapy and connections to employment. Women with one to three years left on their sentences can apply for a spot in the residential work-release program. They and their families – most are mothers – get the counseling they need to adjust to a better life once the residents get released. The women say the small freedoms they are granted in the home, plus the respect and help they get, do for them what prison never could in changing lives.

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  • Can we keep lumber out of the landfill?

    July 08, 2021 |

    Living Here |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Pollution caused by demolition is expected to be 2.2 billion tons by 2021. However, up to 75 percent of materials in a demolition can be recycled. An alternative method to demolition is deconstruction or unbuilding. The method always for lumber and other materials that are recyclable to be salvaged. Cities like Vancouver that have passed ordinances encouraging recycling saw results. One company, "Unbuilders," that specializes in deconstruction shows that using methods like tax receipts and appraisals can lead to both profit and better results for the environment.

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