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Inside New Zealand's Quest to Save Its Rotund, Flightless Parrots

Rina Diane Caballar

December 26, 2023 |

Smithsonian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: New Zealand

The New Zealand’s Department of Conservation and the Ngāi Tahu, the Māori tribe whose people are the traditional guardians of the critically endangered kākāpō bird, are slowly relocating the birds to predator-free sanctuary to give them a chance to thrive.

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Hurt and homeless with no place to heal: Could a successful Oregon program be a model for Clark County?

Alexis Weisend

December 23, 2023 |

The Columbian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Central City Concern’s Evergreen Crossing provides 90 respite beds, as well as a primary care clinic to help those recovering from addiction or other illnesses avoid homelessness. People staying in the facility can recover in a stable environment, undergo further treatment, receive mental health care and work with a case manager to find a job and secure housing.

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Philly residents patrolled Kensington for 36 nights this fall. Now they want the city to back the model.

Sammy Caiola

December 22, 2023 |

Kensington Voice |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Residents of Philadelphia created a neighborhood watch and patrolled streets where violent crime is common between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. The initiative, Operation Hug the Block, aims to reduce gun violence and other crimes by keeping people with strong community ties present on the streets.

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How 'Panda Diplomacy' Led To Conservation Success

Rasha Aridi Aja Drain

December 22, 2023 |

Science Friday |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

China originally gifted pandas to the U.S. as a diplomatic gesture, but it has evolved into a major conservation effort, protecting pandas, their environments and several other species. Researchers studied the pandas in zoos and used assisted reproduction to help increase the population. In the late ‘70s, there were about 1,000 pandas left in the wild. Now, that number has nearly doubled, including the several hundred in captivity, and pandas moved up from an endangered species to a vulnerable one in 2021, thanks to these conservation efforts.

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How Amazon Workers Got a Raise Before a Union

Christopher Salazar

December 22, 2023 |

Capital & Main |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

In the absence of an official union, workers at an Amazon air hub formed an organizing committee to advocate for better conditions, circulating petitions and staging walk-outs to protest low pay and unsafe heat levels. The workers succeeded in persuading the company to change its policy around unpaid holiday closures and have also won incremental wage increases and improved heat protections.

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Beating the Odds on Chronic Homelessness in Minneapolis

Sarah Holder

December 22, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In Minnesota, Hennepin County is using a housing-first approach, working with individuals on their specific needs, and focusing on the most vulnerable populations first to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county.

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2024 Outlook: How tech, incentives could push measurement-based care in behavioral health

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

December 21, 2023 |

Fierce Healthcare |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Measurement-based care (MBC) collects and analyzes symptom data in behavioral healthcare settings to track patient progress over time and provide more effective care. Several companies are launching tech tools that make it easier to gather and measure patient data rather than relying on outdated pen-and-paper methods. Practitioners report that using MBC allows them to provide more accurate treatments and that seeing their progress is therapeutic for patients.

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How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland.

Jake Bittle

December 20, 2023 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A conservation nonprofit’s restoration project in California’s Central Valley turned a farm field back into the flood plains that once existed there. Not only did it restore natural habitat, but the parcel is helping to combat flooding and drought by absorbing excess water that will eventually recharge the groundwater.

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Bird-friendly maple syrup boosts Vermont forest diversity & resilience

Nina Foster

December 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

Several organizations in Vermont banded together to create the Bird-Friendly Maple Project. The program encourages maple syrup makers to safeguard their forest habitats for birds using agroecology practices like keeping a diverse variety of native trees. Operations that meet the requirements receive an official label for their products.

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Las energías renovables compartidas que dinamizan el entorno rural

Gema L. Albendea

December 18, 2023 |

Revista Haz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Castile and León

En 2018 nació la primera comunidad energética rural de España. La iniciativa ahora se está expandiendo a otros municipios que no solo busca el ahorro de costes energéticos, sino también revitalizar los pueblos y luchar contra la despoblación.

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