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  • How India's First 'Green Village' Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

    May 02, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Khonoma

    A community-led conservation project spurred by traditional knowledge allowed the residents of Khonoma, India, to become self-sustaining and earn additional income from ecotourism, as opposed to relying on hunting and logging.

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  • Solar Microgrids Providing Energy to Disadvantaged Rural Communities in Kisii County

    May 01, 2023 |

    Rongo University |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

    PowerHive’s solar microgrid project provides electricity to those living in remote areas where power isn’t easily accessible. Since starting five years ago, the project has benefitted 1,500 households and has also led to a decrease in violence as nighttime robberies and attacks are less common when houses in the community are lit.

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  • Waste Management; Turning Plastic Waste into Wealth.

    May 01, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    A digital marketplace called Trash Coin is increasing the amount of waste that gets recycled in Nigeria. People can find the nearest drop-off location on the company’s mobile app to exchange recyclables for payment vouchers. Payment is based on the weight of the waste and can be transferred to bank accounts or used to pay for services like electricity.

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  • The world's best rainforest guardians already live there

    May 01, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    Empowering Indigenous peoples in Indonesia with land rights allows them to protect and manage rainforests and biodiversity. One tribe that’s doing so, the Kajang, relies on substance agriculture and does not allow practices like cutting down trees, hunting, or using technology on most of the land.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • Easy as ABC? Athens B Corporations Pave New Ways to Sustainability by ‘Getting Down to Business'  

    April 28, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    B Local Georgia helps local businesses become B Corp certified, which means the business is sustainably operated and works to promote sustainable economic processes. The program has helped 34 companies across the state become B Corp certified.

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  • Philly's plastic bag ban is working, study finds

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s ban on businesses’ use of single-use plastic bags reduced plastic bag use by 94%. The ban also extended to paper bags not made of recycled content.

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  • How Floating Farms Are Helping Bangladesh Adapt to Climate Change

    April 27, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Barisal

    Farmers in Barisal, Bangladesh, are returning to the traditional practice of growing crops on rafts to adapt to frequent floods and rising sea levels. The floating gardens made from woven water hyacinth have a layer of manure on top.

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  • Mayor's Youth Climate Action Council

    April 27, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles’ Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council allows a group of 14 local youth to work with the mayor and city council on climate goals and initiatives. They meet monthly to set their own agenda, vote on priorities, connect with city resources and organizations, and bring their projects to life.

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  • California's Methane Climate Solution Rewards Dairy Gas. Other States Take a Harder Line.

    April 26, 2023 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California pays farmers to turn cow manure into biogas in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Harvested in various ways, the gas collected from the waste is used to power farms.

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