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Plateau Farmers Turn to Land Documents to Reclaim Their Fields Amid Violence

Johnstone Kpilaakaa

August 29, 2025 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Norwegian Refugee Council's land documentation project helped over 2,000 farmers in Plateau State obtain formal land tenure documents, providing legal security and reducing land disputes, but cannot protect them from ongoing violent attacks that continue to threaten their lives and livelihoods.

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Recicla Ricaurte detiene la muerte antes de que llegue al mar

Andrés Gómez

August 03, 2025 |

El Turbión |

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Response Location: Colombia, Ricaurte

Recicla Ricaurte por la Paz es una asociación comunitaria liderada por mujeres que desde 2017 ha desarrollado un sistema integral de recolección, clasificación y comercialización de residuos plásticos y cartón, creciendo de procesar 800 kilogramos cada tres meses a 7-8 toneladas mensuales, evitando así que estos materiales contaminen el río Güiza y lleguen al océano Pacífico, mientras genera ingresos económicos para sus integrantes en un territorio afectado por el conflicto armado y la falta de oportunidades laborales.

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Can rainwater-fed ponds revive Bangladesh's hilly streams?

Sadiqur Rahman

August 01, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Khagrachhari

In Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, conservationist Mahfuz Ahmed Russel is reviving dying streams by building artificial ponds that harvest rainwater to use in streambeds during dry seasons. Over seven years, aquatic life and vegetation have begun to repopulate and streambeds have remained wet throughout the dry season.

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How one California community is turning an old oil field into protected habitat

Amal Ahmed

August 01, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Fullerton, California

The Friends of Coyote Hills led a 30-year community campaign that successfully protected 24 acres of threatened habitat from development through voter mobilization, strategic fundraising, and federal wildlife protections, while securing $70 million toward purchasing the remaining 483 acres and demonstrating how grassroots organizing can leverage multiple funding sources and environmental laws to preserve urban green spaces.

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Where the garbage goes

Jaclyn Moyer

June 01, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Soap Creek, Oregon

A grassroots community initiative (VNEQS) organized local expertise, advocacy, labor activism, and legislative collaboration to oppose a landfill expansion and push for stronger environmental monitoring and accountability, resulting in increased public awareness, regulatory scrutiny, and pending policy reforms.

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"We Are the People of the River"

Morgan Sjogren

May 23, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, United States, Arizona

By strategically restoring native riparian plants, removing invasive species, and implementing efficient water management practices, the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe has successfully revitalized ecosystem health and cultural traditions along the Colorado River.

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How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

Cara Buckley

May 20, 2025 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Farmers in Oklahoma adopted the practice of fencing cattle away from streams and providing alternative clean water sources, dramatically improving water quality, restoring local wildlife, and enhancing veterinary outcomes and productivity for local ranchers.

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Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai's endangered primates

Ana Norman Bermúdez

May 15, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Indonesia, West Sumatra

An Indigenous-led grassroots organization, Malinggai Uma Tradisional Mentawai, works to protect endangered primates in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands by reviving traditional hunting practices, forest patrols, and conservation education; initial qualitative evidence suggests incremental community mindset shifts, though broader systemic impacts remain limited by socioeconomic challenges.

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As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model

Alex Brown

May 09, 2025 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

New Mexico's new legislation fundamentally transforms its wildlife agency through three key reforms: expanding the mission beyond hunting/fishing to include all species conservation, securing new funding through increased license fees, and overhauling governance to require expertise-based appointments. While the state is still waiting for all the changes to take effect, early indicators show this new legislation is inspiring other states, providing a model to refer to for modernizing wildlife management.

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The Future of California's Climate-Smart Farming Programs

Naoki Nitta

May 05, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, California

California’s climate-smart agriculture programs—funded via the state's Cap-and-Trade revenues—provide grants enabling farmers to adopt sustainable practices like drip irrigation, soil regeneration, and manure management, significantly reducing water use, greenhouse gases, and economic vulnerability to climate change while boosting long-term farm resilience.

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