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  • One Tree at a Time

    August 22, 2025 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Republic of Moldova

    Moldova's National Reforestation Project, launched in 2023 with a €739 million budget, has planted over 10,000 hectares of new forest (36+ million trees) with a 67% survival rate, demonstrating early success in restoring degraded land and supporting rural communities, though it's currently achieving only half of its annual planting targets due to personnel shortages, supply chain issues, and weather challenges.

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  • الزراعة الحراجية في تونس.. حل مستدام لمواجهة التصحر وتدهور الموارد الطبيعية

    August 18, 2025 |

    كوسموس ميديا |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Tunisia

    تساهم الزراعة الحراجية في تونس في مواجهة التصحر وتقليل فقد المياه وتعزيز التنوع البيولوجي. يتم تطبيقها عبر دمج زراعة الأشجار المقاومة للجفاف مع المحاصيل الزراعية، مما يقلل التبخر بنسب تتراوح من 30 إلى 50% عبر توفير الظل الجزئي للمحاصيل، كما تتحول أوراق الأشجار المتساقطة بعد تحللها إلى مادة عضوية تغذي التربة، وتقلل الأشجار من زحف الرمال وتدهور الأراضي الزراعية، وتعيد الموائل الطبيعية للطيور والحشرات.

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  • 'Historic': how Mexico's welfare policies helped 13.4 million people out of poverty

    August 18, 2025 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    During the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico roughly tripled its minimum wage and instituted universal cash transfers for elderly residents and others in need, which helped reduce the number of people living under the poverty line by nearly 26 percent. But some people are still falling through the cracks and advocates say more could be done to reach the country’s most vulnerable.

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  • الشمس تروي ظمأ ديالي وتعيد الأمل لمزارعيها

    August 17, 2025 |

    شرق العراق |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Iraq

    اعتماد المزارعين في ديالي في العراق على الطاقة المتجددة ساعدهم على تجاوز أزمة انقطاع الكهرباء وخفض تكاليف الري، وانعاش الإنتاج الزراعي. قام المزارعون بتركيب أنظمة ري تعمل بالطاقة الشمسية حيث تولد الألواح الكهربائية الطاقة اللازمة للتشغيل، مما يقلل من قيمة فواتير الكهرباء، ويساهم في تحسين الدخل، علاوة على كونها أقل تلويثا للهواء وأكثر استدامة.

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  • Despite federal cuts to higher ed, Mass. free community college presses on, transforming students' lives

    August 17, 2025 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The MassReconnect program makes community college free for students over 25 without a bachelor’s degree, while the MassEducate program helps cover tuition and fees for all Massachusetts residents. Since the programs were launched, the state has seen both enrollment and student retention rates go up, and students are transferring from community colleges to four-year universities.

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  • Dallas ended downtown homelessness. White House wants to change the rules.

    August 16, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Dallas has emerged as a national model for addressing homelessness with its systematic approach combining strict enforcement of anti-camping laws with comprehensive support services and permanent housing placement. The city works with over 150 partners, including police, shelters, and housing providers through its Continuum of Care program to patrol downtown, direct people to shelters, and transition them to permanent housing with wraparound services. They’ve moved more than 270 people off the streets and declared an end to downtown homelessness in May 2025.

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  • Living Traditions Podcast: The Appalachian Rekindling Project Is Restoring Indigenous Relationships With the Land

    August 13, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The Appalachian Rekindling Project uses strategic outreach and holistic education tactics to spread awareness of and teach about seed saving and land rematriation, strengthening connections between Indigenous peoples and the Appalachian region.

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  • For Homeless Cyclists, Bikes Bring an Escape From the Streets

    August 12, 2025 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Father Joe’s Villages leads weekly cycling rides for people experiencing homelessness, and each ride brings participants closer to receiving a free bike of their own from the organization. The program provides not only a vital mode of transportation for residents who struggle most to get around, but also opportunities to build community and take advantage of the health benefits of cycling.

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  • As drought, climate change pressure El Paso water supply, farmers innovate to sustain orchards in one of nation's biggest pecan-growing hubs

    August 11, 2025 |

    El Paso Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    El Paso pecan farmers are implementing innovative water conservation techniques—including cover crops, polymer soil treatments, and improved tillage practices—that are showing promising results in reducing water usage and salt buildup, with cover crops alone reducing weed populations by 80-90% while creating cooler, more moisture-retentive soil conditions that help orchards survive in increasingly drought-prone conditions.

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  • How Baltimore became a rising star in America's worker cooperative movement

    August 08, 2025 |

    Baltimore Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Worker cooperatives like the bookstore/cafe Red Emma's partnered with other organizations to create Seed Commons, a national financing network that provides loans without requiring individual collateral. Seed Commons has distributed over $100 million in loans supporting 15,000 workers nationwide. In the Baltimore region specifically, the network has invested $25 million, created 250 ownership-track jobs, and supported 23 cooperatives.

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