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  • A River's Right to Flow

    October 22, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    In order to preserve and protect rivers a new movement that grants rivers personhood rights is growing. In places like New Zealand and Oregon, where some of these measures have passed rivers have the right to flow without having to be used as a resource for consumption. In New Mexico, the state engineer approved a water lease submitted by the National Audobon Society. The lease allows about 13 million gallons of water to flow annually solely for its own sake, similiar to personhood rights. The creative approach is one way conservationists are fighting for water preservation.

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  • Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn't Easy.

    October 17, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    While much of the state is still facing a severe drought, San Diego has access to plenty of water. Restrictions - like not allowing restaurants to serve water unless it’s asked for and barring residents from watering their yards during the day – have helped. Diversifying where the city gets their water from and investing in water-saving infrastructure, like lining Imperial Valley canals with concrete to prevent water from seeping into the earth, growing desalination capabilities, and adding more capacity to the reservoir, have also helped diversity and save water.

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  • From Felon to Fighter: The Redemption of Jose Santana

    October 14, 2021 |

    Santa Barbara Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    When California adopted a new law in 2020 allowing formerly incarcerated firefighters to petition to have their criminal records expunged and parole waived, the law excluded people with the most serious, violent offenses. But it left others with violent offenses in a gray area, subject to objections that could deny them a chance to become professional firefighters, using the skills they learned at one of the state's 43 prison fire camps. This story profiles the first man from Santa Barbara County to win this right, and the obstacles he faced in the process.

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  • Women on storm-hit Philippine island lead Indigenous effort to restore mangroves

    October 07, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    When Typhoon Haiyan hit the island of Busuanga in the western Phillipines it brought imminent destruction. It prompted residents, especially the women of the island, to rehabilitate the mangrove forests. Apart from storing high amounts of carbon, mangroves acts as buffers against storms and protect the coast. The indigenous women of the island monitor the growth of the mangroves.

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  • Drones from scraps: How a Malawian startup is transforming medical supply delivery

    September 29, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    Micromek builds low-cost drones using mostly 3D printers and recycled materials and delivers supplies to rural health clinics and relief organizations during natural disasters. The company’s drones can access a drone-friendly air corridor set up by the Malawian government to make the journeys more successful.

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  • How one town put politics aside to save itself from fire

    September 01, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Oregon

    The Ashland Watershed Protection Project is a collaboration between the community, the Forest Service, and environmental activists. The community leads the process, with input from local Native American leaders, to clear brush and cut down trees for fire maintenance while minimizing forest destruction and preventing logging companies from profiting. Instead, a is in charge of determining which areas, trees, and brush should be cleared for fire safety.

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  • Haiti's citizen seismologists helped track its devastating quake in real time

    August 18, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    Volunteer citizen seismologists in Haiti are collecting data on earthquakes and aftershocks with equipment provided by researchers to better understand seismic hazards and fault locations in the country.

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  • Education first

    August 15, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    The Grand Canyon National Park launched a “hike smart” campaign as a way to educate hikers about the risks of traversing in the canyon and to decrease the number of search and rescue incidents. While measuring the success of such preventative measures can be difficult, the number of incidents has remained flat since the campaign was introduced in the 1990s, despite an increase in visitors.

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  • Pitching in on rescues

    August 14, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Several years ago, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department created a form of insurance as a way to raise money for search and rescue operations for people hiking in the mountains. These voluntary insurance cards cost $25 per person and protect them from covering the costs of their rescues. In 2020, the state sold 7,752 cards, which generated over $200,000 of income for rescue missions. While the revenue can be inconsistent year to year, the cards can usually cover their costs.

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  • Evidence Indigenous burning works is growing. Could Australia offer a model for B.C.?

    August 07, 2021 |

    Tri-City News |

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    Response Location: Australia

    A review of 120 years of data found that traditional indigenous fire burning practices, which are low-intensity and controlled, lead to an increase in biodiversity. The practice has been done for years in indigenous communities to clear forage space, stimulate growth, or clear waterways. In Australia, where the practice has wide support, traditional low-intensity fires have led to a reduction in the intensity of large wildfires. They have also reduced and methane and nitrous oxide emissions by close to 40 percent. Other countries like Canada face hurdles to implementing the practice on a wider scale.

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